Tonight's prep football capsules

Thursday, September 14, 2017

North Putnam (1-3, 1-1) at Cloverdale (1-3, 1-1)

Media coverage: WREB-FM 94.3 will broadcast the game.

The coaches: Sam Carnes is in his first season at North Putnam. Tom Winders is in his first season at Cloverdale.

The history: North Putnam won 55-0 at home last year, and has won 28 of the last 37 meetings.

So far: North Putnam lost 34-10 to Indian Creek, lost 49-27 to Southmont, defeated South Putnam 48-21 and lost 47-27 to Sullivan. Cloverdale lost 20-6 to South Putnam, lost 21-13 to Greencastle, defeated Edgewood 19-10 and lost 27-0 to Cascade.

Opponents’ records: North Putnam 10-6, Cloverdale 6-10.

WIC impact: This is a non-conference game.

Per-game point averages: Offense – North Putnam 28.0, Cloverdale 9.5. Defense – North Putnam 37.8, Cloverdale 19.5.

Coach Carnes on his team: “We have to continue to get closer to our full potential as a team. We have to out block and out tackle whoever it is that we play. We have to eliminate mistakes that hinder us from putting together entire drives. We’ve had a lot of individuals grow a tremendous amount this year, and we are excited for what Team 49 can produce in the second half of the season.”

Coach Carnes on Cloverdale: “Coach Winders’ team has a lot of talent. They will use a wide variety of looks to spread out the field. They are a good team that will play hard on Friday.”

Coach Winders on his team: “Our focus this week has been mostly on what we can do better ourselves. Last week we lost focus of the task that was in front of us. We allow other distractions take us out of our game plan. This week that won’t happen. I believe in my players and we will be ready and focus on the task in hand.”

Coach Winders on North Putnam: “I know that Coach Carnes will have his team ready to go. North Putnam has been playing very good football and getting better each week. Should be an exciting Friday night under the lights in Cloverdale Country.”

Cascade (2-2, 2-0) at Greencastle (3-1, 1-1)

Media coverage: WGRE-FM 91.5 will broadcast the game.

Special events: Homecoming.

The coaches: Mike Meyer is in his eighth year at Greencastle with a record of 31-44. Steve Spinks is in his second year at Cascade with a career record of 5-10.

The history: Greencastle won 31-13 at Clayton last year, and has won 18 of the last 32 meetings.

So far: Cascade lost 47-13 to Danville, lost 57-20 to Monrovia, defeated Brown County 15-8 and defeated Cloverdale 27-0. Greencastle won 10-0 over Crawfordsville, won 21-13 over Cloverdale, lost 14-0 to West Vigo and won 49-7 over South Putnam.

Opponents’ records: Cascade 8-8, Greencastle 4-12.

WIC impact: This is a non-conference game.

Per-game point averages: Offense – Greencastle 20.0, Cascade 18.8. Defense – Greencastle 8.5 (21st best in state among all classes, fourth in Class 3A), Cascade 28.0.

Coach Meyer on his team: “We need to continue the offensive momentum from last week’s game and continue to play aggressive defense for four quarters. We must minimize penalties and mental mistakes.”

Coach Meyer on Cascade: “Cascade has size on their lines and a very aggressive running game and defense. We must be ready.”

South Putnam (1-3, 0-2) at Edgewood (0-4, 0-2)

Media coverage: WCLS-FM 97.7 will broadcast the game.

The coaches: Nathan Aker is in his fourth year at South Putnam with a career record of 19-18. Brian Rosenburgh is in his first year at Edgewood.

The history: South Putnam won 45-13 on its home field last year, and has won two of the past three meetings.

So far: South Putnam defeated Cloverdale 20-6, lost 21-14 to Brown County, lost 48-21 to North Putnam and lost 49-7 to Greencastle. Edgewood has lost 36-7 to Mitchell, 56-0 to Northview, 19-10 to Cloverdale and 31-7 to Owen Valley.

Opponents’ records: South Putnam 7-9, Edgewood 8-8.

WIC impact: This is a non-conference game.

Per-game point averages: Offense – South Putnam 15.5, Edgewood 6.0. Defense – South Putnam 31.0, Edgewood 35.5.

Coach Aker on his team: “We are looking forward to seeing how our guys will step up in the face of adversity. We’ve got some key injuries but I’ve been impressed with those who have earned the opportunity to see varsity action. The only way to treat this is as a positive since it will greatly help us build depth for the remainder of the season. The experience that we gain daily will only help us as we go forward.”

Coach Aker on Edgewood: “Edgewood is an improved ball club from the year before. They have several good looking athletes that they can distribute the ball to. This is a great opportunity for our team.”

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