GAME DAY PREVIEWS: High school football Week 5

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Cloverdale (0-4) at North Putnam (3-1)

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.

Special events: Cougar parents are sponsoring a Hawaiian Tailgate Party from 5:30-7 p.m. Cost is $5 for a hot dog, chips, cookie and drink. Cornhole and music will also be enjoyed. It is “Youth Night,” and kids can enjoy inflatables during the game.

So far: Cloverdale lost 6-0 to South Putnam, 28-18 to Greencastle, 45-6 to Edgewood and 14-8 to Cascade. North Putnam beat North Montgomery 28-12, Southmont 48-42 and South Putnam 20-2 before losing 48-21 at Sullivan.

Per-game scoring averages: Offense — Clovers 8.0, North 29.3. Defense — Clovers 23.3, North 26.0.

Opponents’ records: Clovers 12-4, North 8-8.

History: North Putnam won 23-19 in the WIC crossover game last year, and leads the series 29-10 over the past 30 years.

WIC impact: This is a non-conference game.

John Harrell prediction: North Putnam, 31-17.

Greencastle (4-0) at Cascade (3-1)

The coaches: Mike Meyer is in his ninth year at Greencastle. Steve Spinks is in his third year at Cascade.

On the airwaves: WGRE-FM 91.5 will air the game.

So far: Greencastle has defeated Crawfordsville 9-0, Cloverdale 28-18, West Vigo 23-12 and South Putnam 12-0. Cascade has beaten Danville 28-21, lost 38-0 to Monrovia and the past two weeks has beaten Brown County 42-20 and Cloverdale 14-8.

Per-game scoring averages: Offense — Cubs 18.0, Cadets 21.0. Defense — Cubs 7.5 , Cadets 21.8.

Opponents’ records: Greencastle 3-13, Cascade 5-11.

History: Greencastle won 37-0 last year and leads the series 19-14 over the past 30 years.

WIC impact: This is a non-conference game.

John Harrell prediction: Greencastle 21, Cascade 17.

Edgewood (3-1) at South Putnam (2-2)

The coaches: Brian Rosenburgh is in his second year at Edgewood. Nathan Aker is in his fifth year at South Putnam.

Special events: South Putnam will have its homecoming festivities.

So far: Edgewood has beaten Mitchell 26-7, lost 42-14 to Northview and beaten Cloverdale 45-6 and Owen Valley 66-6 the past two weeks. South Putnam beat Cloverdale 6-0 and Owen Valley 57-14 to open the season and has lost 20-2 to North Putnam and 12-0 to Greencastle the past two weeks.

Per-game scoring averages: Offense — Edgewood 37.8, South 16.3. Defense — Edgewood 15.3 , South 11.5.

Opponents’ records: Edgewood 6-10, South Putnam 7-9.

History: Edgewood won 21-0 last year and has won three of the four games played in the past 30 years.

WIC impact: This is a non-conference game.

John Harrell prediction: Edgewood 31, South 14.

WIC Standings

East Division

 WICAll
Cascade2-03-1
Edgewood2-03-1
Indian Creek2-02-2
Brown County0-21-3
Cloverdale0-20-4
Owen Valley0-20-4

Tonight’s games

Beech Grove at Brown County

Cloverdale at North Putnam

Indian Creek at Triton Central

Greencastle at Cascade

Northview at Owen Valley

Edgewood at South Putnam

West Division

 WICAll
Greencastle2-04-0
Northview2-04-0
North Putnam1-13-1
Sullivan1-13-1
South Putnam0-22-2
West Vigo0-21-3

Tonight’s games

Sullivan at South Vermillion

Greencastle at Cascade

Cloverdale at North Putnam

Edgewood at South Putnam

West Vigo at North Daviess

Northview at Owen Valley