Friday night basketball previews

FRIDAY

BOYS

No. 16 Greencastle (3-0) at South Putnam (2-1)

Tipoff: 7:30 p.m.

The coaches: Bryce Rector is in his third year at Greencastle. Greg Dean is in his fifth year at South Putnam.

On the air: WREB-FM 94.3 will broadcast the game.

So far: Greencastle has defeated Crawfordsville 67-55, Danville 58-48 in overtime and West Vigo 45-35.

South Putnam beat Clay City 67-50, lost 44-40 in overtime to North Putnam and beat Eminence 58-53.

Per-game scoring averages: Offense — Greencastle 56.7, South 55.0. Defense — Greencastle 56.0, South 49.0.

Opponents’ records: Greencastle 4-6, South 5-6.

History: Greencastle won 55-40 last year in the Putnam County tourney semifinals, and leads the series 27-20 over the past 30 years.

WIC impact: Greencastle is 1-0 and South Putnam is 0-1 in conference play.

Key players: Sophomore Brody Whitaker leads Greencastle in scoring with 15.0 points per game, while Benny Parmley adds 12.7 and Gavin Bollman adds 11.0.

Allen Plunkett is South Putnam’s leading scorer.

John Harrell prediction: Greencastle 64, South 39.

Sullivan (3-0) at North Putnam (2-1)

Tipoff: 7:30 p.m.

The coaches: Jeff Moore is in his 29th year at Sullivan. Collin McCartt is in his fifth year at North Putnam.

So far: Sullivan has beaten South Knox 57-50, Northview 61-45 and Shakamak 55-47.

North Putnam beat Southmont 58-33, South Putnam 44-40 in overtime and lost 96-45 to Covenant Christian.

Per-game scoring averages: Offense — Sullivan 57.7, North 49.0. Defense — Sullivan 47.3, North 56.3.

Opponents’ records: Sullivan 2-6, North Putnam 6-6.

History: Sullivan won 83-42 at home last year and has won both meetings in the past 30 years.

WIC impact: Both teams are 1-0 in conference action.

Key players: Sullivan has three players averaging in double figures — freshman Randy Kelley (14.0), junior Kevin Figg (13.0) and junior Caleb Thrasher (11.7).

John Harrell prediction: Sullivan 60, North Putnam 45.

Cloverdale (1-2) vs. Indian Creek (3-1)

Tipoff: 9 p.m. at Bankers Life Fieldhouse

The coaches: Patrick Rady is in his fourth year at Cloverdale. Drew Glentzer is in his second year at Indian Creek.

So far: Cloverdale lost 45-42 to Terre Haute South and 88-47 to Edgewood before beating Southmont 56-46..

Per-game scoring averages: Offense — Cloverdale 48.3, IC 62.0. Defense — Cloverdale 59.7, IC 49.8.

Opponents’ records: Indian Creek 7-9, Cloverdale 6-6.

History: Cloverdale won 77-75 at Trafalgar last year, and have split two games since the Braves joined the WIC.

WIC impact: Indian Creek is 1-0 in conferfence play and Cloverdale is 0-1.

Key players: Freshman Kyle Thomas leads Cloverdale with 19 points per game. Senior Parker Watts is next at 10.7.

John Harrell prediction: Indian Creek 72, Cloverdale 38.

GIRLS

Greencastle (7-4) at South Putnam (5-4)

Tipoff: 6 p.m.

The coaches: Tod Windlan is in his first year at Greencastle. Brian Gardner is in his fourth year at South Putnam.

On the air: WREB-FM 94.3 will broadcast the game.

So far: Greencastle has lost three of its last five games after starting the season 5-1. South Putnam has won four of its last five games after starting the season 1-3.

Per-game scoring averages: Offense — Greencastle 58.3, South 50.2. Defense — Greencastle 43.4, South 44.8.

Opponents’ records: Greencastle 51-49, South 40-43.

History: Greencastle won 63-58 in overtime last December at home, and leads the series 16-10 over the past 15 years.

WIC impact: Greencastle is 1-0 in league play and South is 0-1.

John Harrell prediction: Greencastle 55, South 43.

Sullivan (5-4) at North Putnam (3-5)

Tipoff: 6 p.m.

The coaches: Julie Meeks is in her 16th year at Sullivan. Jarrod Duff is in his third year at North Putnam.

So far: Sullivan has won four of its last five games since starting the season 1-3.

North Putnam ended a four-game losing streak with its win over South Putnam last Friday.

Per-game scoring averages: Offense — Sullivan 58.9, North 36.5. Defense — Sullivan 48.1, North 44.4.

Opponents’ records: Sullivan 38-41, North 42-30.

History: Sullivan won 55-25 at home last year and has won both games in the past 15 years.

WIC impact: North Putnam is 1-0 in league play and Sullivan is 0-1.

Key players: Junior Asia Povlin leads Sullivan in scoring with 18.0 points per game.

Freshmen Brie Miller (10.0) and Kyla Willis (8.9) lead the Cougars in scoring.

John Harrell prediction: Sullivan 53, North Putnam 41.

Indian Creek (5-4) at No. 15 Cloverdale (9-1)

Tipoff: 6 p.m.

The coaches: Brian Ferris is in his second year at Indian Creek. Matthew Langdon is in his eighth year at Cloverdale.

So far: Indian Creek has won its last two games after losing three of its previous four.

Cloverdale’s only loss was at Class 3A No. 7 Danville.

Per-game scoring averages: Offense — IC 49.0, Cloverdale 62.3 (28th in state). Defense — IC 43.7, Cloverdale 43.8.

Opponents’ records: Indian Creek 38-36, Cloverdale 39-53.

History: Indian Creek won 49-36 at home last year and has won both games in the series since joining the WIC.

WIC impact: Indian Creek is 1-1 and Cloverdale 1-0.

Key players: Seniors Caitlin Snyder (11.0) and Katie Burkman (10.5) lead IC in scoring. Tori Combs leads Cloverdale in scoring (17.1) and rebounding (13.9) per game.

John Harrell prediction: Cloverdale 55, IC 44.