Week 8 high school football previews, WIC standings, Putnam County stats
Greencastle (6-1, 3-1) at North Putnam (2-2, 5-2)
The coaches: Mike Meyer is in his ninth year at Greencastle. Sam Carnes is in his second year at North Putnam.
On the airwaves: WREB-FM 94.3 will air the game.
Special events: North Putnam will have its homecoming festivities.
So far: Greencastle beat Crawfordsville 9-0, Cloverdale 28-18, West Vigo 23-12, South Putnam 12-0, Cascade 49-26 and Sullivan 29-28 before losing 42-9 to Northview last week. North Putnam beat North Montgomery 28-12, Southmont 48-42 and South Putnam 20-2, lost 48-21 to Sullivan, beat Cloverdale 49-14, lost 41-21 to Northview and beat West Vigo 26-20.
Per-game scoring averages: Offense — Greencastle 22.7, NP 30.4. Defense — Greencastle 18.0, NP 25.6.
Opponents’ records: Greencastle 22-27, North Putnam 23-26.
History: North Putnam won 10-0 last year at Greencastle, and has won 17 of 33 games over the past 30 years.
WIC impact: If Greencastle wins, the Cubs are second in the WIC West. If North Putnam wins, and Sullivan also wins, the three teams will be tied for second in the West.
John Harrell prediction: North 28, Greencastle 24.
Cloverdale (2-2, 2-5) at Indian Creek (4-0, 4-3)
The coaches: Tom Winders is in his second year at Cloverdale. Brett Cooper is in his second year at Indian Creek.
So far: Cloverdale lost 6-0 to South Putnam, 28-18 to Greencastle, 45-6 to Edgewood, 14-8 to Cascade and 49-14 to North Putnam before beating Brown County 26-8 and Owen Valley 56-7. Indian Creek lost 31-22 to Evansville Mater Dei and 43-18 to Greenwood, beat Owen Valley 59-8 and Brown County 55-0, lost 35-14 to Triton Central and beat Edgewood 30-15 and Cascade 45-14.
Per-game scoring averages: Offense — Clovers 18.3, IC 34.7. Defense — Clovers 22.4, IC 20.9.
Opponents’ records: Cloverdale 23-26, IC 21-28.
History: Indian Creek won 34-0 at Cloverdale last year and has won the last two meetings.
WIC impact: Indian Creek has already clinched the WIC East title. Cloverdale will finish in fourth place regardless of tonight’s outcome.
John Harrell prediction: IC 38, Cloverdale 17.
South Putnam (0-4, 2-5) at Northview (4-0, 7-0)
The coaches: Nathan Aker is in his fifth year at South Putnam. Mark Raetz is in his sixth year at Northview.
On the airwaves: WGRE-FM 91.5 and WAMB-FM 99.5 will air the game.
So far: South Putnam beat Cloverdale 6-0 and Owen Valley 57-14 and lost 20-2 to North Putnam, 12-0 to Greencastle, 40-16 to Edgewood, 44-8 to West Vigo and 47-14 to Sullivan. Northview beat Terre Haute North 35-26, Edgewood 42-14, Sullivan 50-20, West Vigo 42-0, Owen Valley 70-0, North Putnam 41-21 and Greencastle 42-9.
Per-game scoring averages: Offense — SP 14.7, Northview 46.0. Defense — SP 25.3, Northview 12.9.
Opponents’ records: SP 25-24, Northview 25-24.
History: Northview won 63-6 last year.
WIC impact: Northview has won the WIC West, while South Putnam will finish in sixth place.
John Harrell prediction: Northview 45, SP 10.
WIC standings
East Division
WIC | All | |
Indian Creek | 4-0 | 4-3 |
Edgewood | 3-1 | 5-2 |
Cascade | 3-1 | 4-3 |
Cloverdale | 2-2 | 2-5 |
Brown County | 0-4 | 1-6 |
Owen Valley | 0-4 | 0-7 |
Tonight’s games
Cloverdale at Indian Creek
Cascade at Edgewood
Brown County at Owen Valley
West Division
WIC | All | |
Northview | 4-0 | 7-0 |
Greencastle | 3-1 | 6-1 |
North Putnam | 2-2 | 5-2 |
Sullivan | 2-2 | 5-2 |
West Vigo | 1-3 | 2-5 |
South Putnam | 0-4 | 2-5 |
Tonight’s games
Greencastle at North Putnam
South Putnam at Northview
Sullivan at West Vigo
Putnam County football stat leaders
PASSING (ranked by total yards)
Player | Comp. | Att. | Int. | Yds. | TD |
Evan Davies (N. Putnam) | 60 | 118 | 6 | 1,024 | 9 |
Brayden Baxter (Gcastle) | 36 | 71 | 4 | 546 | 5 |
Parker Watts (Cloverdale) | 32 | 92 | 7 | 418 | 4 |
Riley Stone (South Putnam) | 31 | 74 | 7 | 316 | 3 |
Devin Cashion (S. Putnam) | 21 | 44 | 2 | 263 | 2 |
RUSHING (ranked by total yards)
Player | Rushes | Yds. | TD | 100+ |
Damon Moody (Greencastle) | 193 | 1,246 | 10 | 7 |
Chris Murray (North Putnam) | 87 | 622 | 7 | 3 |
Evan Davies (North Putnam) | 63 | 482 | 7 | 1 |
Dalton Scott (South Putnam) | 103 | 371 | 3 | 0 |
Logan Abner (Cloverdale) | 93 | 368 | 3 | 1 |
Aidan Baker (North Putnam) | 71 | 326 | 5 | 0 |
Connor Cain (South Putnam) | 28 | 243 | 0 | 1 |
Aidan LeBlanc (South Putnam) | 44 | 186 | 2 | 1 |
RECEIVING (ranked by total yards)
Player | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Colton Clifford (North Putnam) | 13 | 276 | 3 | 59 |
Kevin Barger (North Putnam) | 12 | 272 | 2 | 87 |
James Johnson (Cloverdale) | 8 | 233 | 4 | 72 |
Gavin Bollman (Greencastle) | 8 | 228 | 2 | 72 |
Kain Gregory (South Putnam) | 12 | 220 | 2 | 56 |
Alex Costin (Greencastle) | 14 | 213 | 2 | 32 |
Lucius Alexander (North Putnam) | 16 | 204 | 2 | 25 |
Steven Schnepp (South Putnam) | 14 | 168 | 1 | 51 |
TACKLES (ranked by combined solo/assisted)
Player | Solo | Asst. | Tot. |
Caydhan Stevens (Cloverdale) | 27 | 43 | 70 |
Dalton Scott (South Putnam) | 33 | 34 | 67 |
Gavin Bollman (Greencastle) | 49 | 18 | 65 |
Logan Abner (Cloverdale) | 29 | 33 | 62 |
Trever Wood (Greencastle) | 41 | 13 | 54 |
Damon Moody (Greencastle) | 36 | 16 | 52 |
Skyler Warren (North Putnam) | 29 | 16 | 45 |
Devin Cashion (South Putnam) | 13 | 28 | 41 |
Demetrius Leo (South Putnam) | 15 | 25 | 40 |
Luke Sanford (North Putnam) | 24 | 13 | 37 |
SACKS
Player | Tot. |
Damon Moody (Greencastle) | 11.0 |
Jake Wilkes (Cloverdale) | 7.0 |
Gavin Bollman (Greencastle) | 7.0 |
Trever Wood (Greencastle) | 3.0 |
Logan Abner (Cloverdale) | 2.5 |
Tray Dickison (Cloverdale) | 2.5 |
Nick Sabin (Greencastle) | 2.0 |
Dalton Matthews (Greencastle) | 2.0 |
FUMBLE RECOVERIES
Player | Tot. |
Jake Wilkes (Cloverdale) | 4 |
Hayden Switzer (South Putnam) | 2 |
Trey Dickison (Cloverdale) | 2 |
Dakota Campbell (Greencastle) | 2 |
Damon Moody (Greencastle) | 2 |
Gavin Bollman (Greencastle) | 2 |
Brandon West (Greencastle) | 2 |
Dylan Arnold (North Putnam) | 2 |
INTERCEPTIONS
Player | Tot. |
Alex Costin (Greencastle) | 4 |
Dakota Campbell (Greencastle) | 3 |
Hayden Switzer (South Putnam) | 2 |
Caydhan Stevens (Cloverdale) | 2 |
Parker Watts (Cloverdale) | 2 |
SCORING
Player | TD | XP | FG | Saf. | Tot. |
Damon Moody (Greencastle) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
Evan Davies (North Putnam) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Chris Murray (North Putnam) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Dalton Scott (South Putnam) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 42 |
Hector Lezama (Greencastle) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Aidan Baker (North Putnam) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Jake Wilkes (Cloverdale) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Elliot Sabens (North Putnam) | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Logan Abner (Cloverdale) | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Gavin Bollman (Greencastle) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
James Johnson (Cloverdale) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |