GAME DAY PREVIEWS: High school football Week 9, WIC standings, Putnam County stat leaders
Cloverdale (2-6, 2-3) at North Putnam (5-3, 2-3)
The coaches: Tom Winders is in his second year at Cloverdale. Sam Carnes is in his second year at North Putnam.
On the airwaves: WREB-FM 94.3 will air the game.
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, beat Brown County 26-8 and Owen Valley 56-7 and lost 41-0 to Indian Creek. 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, beat West Vigo 26-20 and lost 19-7 to Greencastle.
Per-game scoring averages: Offense — Clovers 16.0, North 27.5. Defense — Clovers 24.8, North 24.8.
Opponents’ records: Cloverdale 31-33, North 34-30.
History: North Putnam won 49-14 in September and has won 30 of the last 40 meetings.
WIC impact: The winner claims seventh place in the final league standings.
John Harrell prediction: North 42, Cloverdale 10.
Edgewood (6-2, 4-1) at Greencastle (7-1, 4-1)
The coaches: Brian Rosenburgh is in his second year at Edgewood. Mike Meyer is in his ninth year at Greencastle.
On the airwaves: WGRE-FM 91.5 will air the game.
Special events: Greencastle will honor its senior players before the game, and the 1973 undefeated football team and state finalist volleyball teams at halftime.
So far: Edgewood beat Mitchell 26-7, lost 42-14 to Northview, beat Cloverdale 45-6, Owen Valley 66-6 and South Putnam 40-16, lost 30-15 to Indian Creek and beat Brown County 54-12 and Cascade 34-7. Greencastle beat Crawfordsville 9-0, Cloverdale 28-18, West Vigo 23-12, South Putnam 12-0, Cascade 49-26 and Sullivan 29-28, lost 42-9 to Northview and beat North Putnam 19-7.
Per-game scoring averages: Offense — Edgewood 36.8, Greencastle 22.3. Defense — Edgewood 15.8, Greencastle 16.6.
Opponents’ records: Edgewood 27-37, Greencastle 29-35.
History: Greencastle won 42-0 in the sectional last year, and has won 16 of the last 30 meetings.
WIC impact: The winner finishes in third place in the conference standings.
John Harrell prediction: Edgewood 28, Greencastle 21
Owen Valley (0-8, 0-5) at South Putnam (2-6, 0-5)
The coaches: Duane Potts is in his 17th year at Owen Valley. Nathan Aker is in his fifth year at South Putnam.
So far: Owen Valley has lost 44-11 to Vincennes Lincoln, 57-14 to South Putnam, 59-8 to Indian Creek, 66-6 to Edgewood, 70-0 to Northview, 61-0 to Cascade, 56-7 to Cloverdale and 62-18 to Brown County. 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, 47-14 to Sullivan and 63-8 to Northview.
Per-game scoring averages: Offense — OV 8.0, South 13.9. Defense — OV 59.4, South 30.0.
Opponents’ records: Owen Valley 35-29, South Putnam 36-28.
History: South Putnam won 57-14 in August. Owen Valley has won 15 of the last 29 meetings between the teams.
WIC impact: The winner finishes 11th in the conference standings.
John Harrell prediction: South Putnam 52, Owen Valley 10.
WIC standings
East Division
WIC | All | |
Indian Creek | 5-0 | 5-3 |
Edgewood | 4-1 | 6-2 |
Cascade | 3-2 | 4-4 |
Cloverdale | 2-3 | 2-6 |
Brown County | 1-4 | 2-6 |
Owen Valley | 0-4 | 0-8 |
West Division
WIC | All | |
Northview | 5-0 | 8-0 |
Greencastle | 4-1 | 7-1 |
Sullivan | 3-2 | 6-2 |
North Putnam | 2-3 | 5-3 |
West Vigo | 1-4 | 2-6 |
South Putnam | 0-5 | 2-6 |
Putnam County stat leaders
PASSING (ranked by total yards)
Player | Comp. | Att. | Int. | Yds. | TD |
Evan Davies (N. Putnam) | 65 | 137 | 7 | 1,071 | 10 |
Brayden Baxter (Gcastle) | 40 | 78 | 4 | 560 | 5 |
Parker Watts (Cloverdale) | 35 | 104 | 7 | 437 | 4 |
Riley Stone (South Putnam) | 39 | 87 | 8 | 316 | 4 |
Devin Cashion (S. Putnam) | 21 | 44 | 2 | 263 | 2 |
RUSHING (ranked by total yards)__
Player | Rushes | Yds. | TD | 100+ |
Damon Moody (Greencastle) | 211 | 1,348 | 10 | 8 |
Chris Murray (North Putnam) | 105 | 703 | 7 | 3 |
Evan Davies (North Putnam) | 67 | 496 | 7 | 1 |
Jake Smith (Cloverdale) | 56 | 417 | 2 | 2 |
Dalton Scott (South Putnam) | 116 | 401 | 3 | 0 |
Gavin Bollman (Greencastle) | 60 | 377 | 4 | 1 |
Jake Wilkes (Cloverdale) | 39 | 375 | 4 | 1 |
Logan Abner (Cloverdale) | 99 | 369 | 3 | 1 |
Aidan Baker (North Putnam) | 73 | 329 | 5 | 0 |
Connor Cain (South Putnam) | 33 | 254 | 0 | 1 |
RECEIVING (ranked by total yards)
Player | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Colton Clifford (North Putnam) | 13 | 289 | 3 | 59 |
Kevin Barger (North Putnam) | 12 | 272 | 2 | 87 |
James Johnson (Cloverdale) | 8 | 233 | 4 | 72 |
Gavin Bollman (Greencastle) | 10 | 232 | 2 | 72 |
Alex Costin (Greencastle) | 16 | 223 | 2 | 32 |
Kain Gregory (South Putnam) | 12 | 220 | 2 | 56 |
Lucius Alexander (North Putnam) | 18 | 216 | 3 | 25 |
TACKLES (ranked by combined solo/assisted)
Player | Solo | Asst. | Tot. |
Gavin Bollman (Greencastle) | 56 | 21 | 77 |
Caydhan Stevens (Cloverdale) | 29 | 47 | 76 |
Dalton Scott (South Putnam) | 37 | 36 | 73 |
Logan Abner (Cloverdale) | 30 | 36 | 66 |
Damon Moody (Greencastle) | 42 | 22 | 64 |
Trever Wood (Greencastle) | 45 | 14 | 59 |
Skyler Warren (North Putnam) | 29 | 18 | 47 |
Luke Sanford (North Putnam) | 29 | 17 | 46 |
Devin Cashion (South Putnam) | 14 | 30 | 44 |
Demetrius Leo (South Putnam) | 16 | 26 | 42 |
SACKS
Player | Tot. |
Damon Moody (Greencastle) | 11.0 |
Jake Wilkes (Cloverdale) | 7.0 |
Gavin Bollman (Greencastle) | 7.0 |
Nick Sabin (Greencastle) | 3.0 |
Trever Wood (Greencastle) | 3.0 |
Luke Sanford (North Putnam) | 3.0 |
Blake Boyer (North Putnam) | 3.0 |
FUMBLE RECOVERIES
Player | Tot. |
Jake Wilkes (Cloverdale) | 4 |
Hayden Switzer (South Putnam) | 2 |
Tray 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) | 5 |
Dakota Campbell (Greencastle) | 3 |
Hayden Switzer (South Putnam) | 2 |
Caydhan Stevens (Cloverdale) | 2 |
Parker Watts (Cloverdale) | 2 |
SCORING
Player | TD | XP | FG | 2pt. | Tot. |
Damon Moody (Greencastle) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
Dalton Scott (South Putnam) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 |
Evan Davies (North Putnam) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Chris Murray (North Putnam) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Gavin Bollman (Greencastle) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Hector Lezama (Greencastle) | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 |