Stories from Saturday, August 30, 2014

After a tough loss in week 1, the Eagles' football team hosted its second home game, on Friday, However the Tri-West Bruins were too much for the home team and they took home the win, 59-0. "We've got a lot of things to work on," South Putnam coach Nathan Aker said. "It's nothing scary. We've got to be better at tackling. We've got to be better at playing through the whistle and blocking through the whistle. We've got to play together."...

Cloverdale's football team looked to improve to 2-0 for the first time since 2010 and only the third time in the last 20 years when the Clovers took on Clinton Central Friday night. The hosts tripled their offensive output on the scoreboard from the week prior against Brown County but left themselves too big of a deficit to overcome, falling to the Bulldogs 26-18...

WEST TERRE HAUTE -- Defense was the order of the night Friday when Greencastle traveled to West Vigo. After surrendering a long touchdown pass early in the first quarter, the Tiger Cub defense didn't allow another point all night, holding the Viking offense scoreless for the final 46 minutes of the game...

NEW MARKET--The North Putnam Cougars' football team waited nearly two extra hours to play Friday night because of a nearby storm that delayed the start. The Cougars travelled to Southmont high school and lost to the Mounties 28-14. North Putnam showed vast improvements from its game last week against Edgewood, but it could not make enough plays by the end of the game...