High school football game day capsules

Southmont (0-1) at North Putnam (0-1)

Game time: 7 p.m.

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

The coaches: Desson Hannum is in his 11th season at Southmont with a career record of 46-62. Sam Carnes is in his first year at North Putnam.

The history: North Putnam won 12-6 last year at New Market, and has a 17-13 lead over the past 30 years.

Last week: Southmont lost 18-14 to Class A No. 7 Fountain Central, while North Putnam lost 34-10 to Indian Creek.

Key players: Quarterback Hunter Chadwick threw a 65-yard TD pass to Kyle Nunemaker and a 44-yard touchdown pass to Ty Williams for the Mounties’ two scores.

North Putnam was limited offensively last week by the Indian Creek defense. Quarterback Hayden Rudes and running backs Ethan Christy, Chris Murray and Aidan Baker lead the Cougar offense.

Christy is the defensive leader from his linebacker position.

Coach Carnes on his team: “The players have done a great job preparing this week. We have had the most physical week of practice of the year, and we have gotten better at the fundamentals, which we need to continue to do every day.”

Coach Carnes on Southmont: “Southmont is a very large, physical team, and we will have to win in the trenches first in order to be successful. They bring all of the challenges of a wishbone team, and they are even better at throwing the ball.”

Greencastle (1-0) at Cloverdale (0-1)

Game time: 7 p.m.

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

The coaches: Mike Meyer is in his eighth year at Greencastle with a career record of 30-43. Tom Winders is in his first year at Cloverdale.

The rankings: Greencastle is No. 17 in this week’s Class 3A Associated Press poll.

The history: Greencastle won 46-0 last year on its home field and has won 23 of the last 31 meetings.

Last week: Greencastle won 10-0 at Crawfordsville, with quarterback Alex Costin scoring the only touchdown on a six-yard run. Evan Crowe added a field goal. Cloverdale lost 20-6 at South Putnam

Key players: Greencastle junior running backs Andrew Fajt and Andrew Buttery combined for 155 yards on the ground. Tyce Jackson scored Cloverdale’s only touchdown last week.

Logan Abner led the Clovers with 31 yards on three carries. Drew Boyette completed 10 of 25 passes for 127 yards, with Jake Wilkes catching three for 67 yards and Nick Winders five for 47 yards.

Coach Meyer on his team: “We have spent the week working on developing consistency in our offensive, defensive and special team units. The team has stayed focused on Cloverdale and what we need to do.”

Coach Meyer on Cloverdale: “Cloverdale is a team with some very good players who are working hard to improve. Playing at Cloverdale is not easy and we will need to be ready for their aggressiveness.”

Coach Winders on his team: “Last Friday’s game against South Putnam. We started out well. Thought our team played with a lot energy. There was some momentum changes that happen in the game that we mentally didn’t really overcome.”

Coach Winders on Greencastle: “This Friday we face a very wellcoached team and know they will have a game plan for us. They have the size on us as most teams do that we face. We have to execute and control the turnover battle.”

Brown County (1-0) at South Putnam (1-0)

Game time: 7 p.m.

The coaches: Nathan Aker is in his fourth year at South Putnam with a career record of 19-15. Former NFL player Randy Minniear is in his second year at Brown County with a career record of 2-9.

The history: South Putnam won 30-0 at Nashville last year, and has won three straight meetings.

Last week: Brown County defeated Edinburgh 46-14, while South Putnam defeated Cloverdale 20-6.

Key players: South Putnam’s Nick Theis tied a school record last week with three quarterback sacks. Quarterback Christian Zeffel ran for a TD and threw for another.

Coach Aker on his team: “Coaches all across the state are talking about the opportunity to show a great deal of improvement from week 1 to week 2. We are no different in that regard. We’ve got plenty of areas in which we have been working to improve. Our young offensive line continues to improve. If we can continue to sustain blocks though the whistle, we will be able to piece together long scoring drives. We will continue to invest in our special teams. We made a couple big plays there last week and must continue to do so while cleaning up any technique issues or missed assignments.”

Coach Aker on Brown County: “Brown County is a much-improved football team. They’re coaching staff is doing a great job turning that program around. They had a few dynamic players on offense, most notably their quarterback. He’s a mobile passer who is able to extend plays."