Today's football, basketball previews

FOOTBALL

Traders Point Christian (10-1) at South Putnam (5-6)

The coaches: Adam Stevenson is in his second year at TPC. Nathan Aker is in his fifth year at South Putnam.

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

So far: Traders Point Christian beat Indiana Deaf 21-6, Noblesville Home School 20-0, Indianapolis Shortridge 16-7, Park Tudor 15-0, Frontier 34-14, Anderson Prep Academy 54-6 and Rock Creek Academy 46-0, lost 21-7 to Covenant Christian and beat Fremont 28-19, Covenant Christian 14-7 and Indianapolis Tindley 30-8.

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 before beating Owen Valley 42-0, Indianapolis Shortridge 44-13 and Indianapolis Howe 30-14.

Per-game scoring averages: Offense — TPC 25.9, South 20.6. Defense — TPC 8.0, South 24.3.

Opponents’ records: TPC 37-61, South 58-56.

History: The teams have never played in football.

Previous sectional titles: South 10 (1985-89, 1991, 2001-02, 2011, 2013), TPC 0.

The next round: The winner will play the winner of Sectional 46, which will either be Hagerstown or Indianapolis Lutheran.

John Harrell prediction: South Putnam 24, Traders Point Christian 21.

North Putnam (8-3) at No. 1 Western Boone (11-0)

The coaches: Sam Carnes is in his second year at North Putnam. Justin Pelley is in his sixth year at Western Boone.

So far: 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, lost 19-7 to Greencastle and beat Cloverdale 34-0 and 21-7 and Cascade 15-6.

Western Boone has beaten Sheridan 50-12, Lafayette Harrison 26-0, Crawfordsville 69-0, Tri-West 7-0, North Montgomery 60-14, Frankfort 57-0, Southmont 53-7, Danville 46-6, Lebanon 34-20, Indianapolis Washington 49-0 and Tipton 28-20.

Per-game scoring averages: Offense — North 26.4, WeBo 43.5 (third best in Class 2A, 12th best overall). Defense — North 19.2, WeBo 7.2 (second best in Class 2A, seventh best overall).

Opponents’ records: North Putnam 54-61, Western Boone 52-63.

History: The teams have not played in football in the past 30 years.

Previous sectional titles: North Putnam 4 (1990, 2006-07, 2010), Western Boone 8 (1987-89, 1997-99, 2001, 2017).

The next round: The winner will meet the winner between Triton Central and Indianapolis Scecina in the regional.

John Harrell prediction: Western Boone 49, North Putnam 7.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL

Riverton Parke (0-0) at Cloverdale (1-0)The coaches: Derek Cleghorn is in his first year at Riverton Parke. Matthew Langdon is in his eighth year at Cloverdale.

So far: Cloverdale beat South Putnam 65-44 on Tuesday. This will be Riverton Parke’s season opener.

History: Cloverdale 65-34 at Mecca last year, and has won six of the 11 games the teams have played over the past 15 years.

Key players: Sammie Shrum led Cloverdale with 22 points on Tuesday, while Tori Combs added 17.

Riverton Parke’s leading returning scorers are seniors Grace Pharr (6.8), Camryn Clapp (6.4) and Mackenzie Scherman (5.2).