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FOOTBALL FRIDAY: Football ticket sales expanded in Putnam County
Thanks to a recent change by Gov. Eric Holcomb in regard to attendance at outdoor gatherings, Putnam County high schools have received approval to expand their ticket sale for football games.
Cloverdale plays at Greencastle this week, while South Putnam hosts Brown County and North Putnam hosts West Vigo.
Greencastle athletic director Doug Greenlee said he will be selling more tickets, but some safety precautions will still be observed.
Fans are still required to wear masks and maintain a safe social distance. Seating will be allowed in alternating rows, and those not to be used will be marked.
At South Putnam, the Eagles will have a limit of 700 tickets available.
North Putnam will also be selling more tickets than was permitted in the first six weeks of the season.
Fans are advised to check with their school for more ticket information.
Odds and ends
• South Putnam has wrapped up the “Green Division” of the Western Indiana Conference.
The Eagles are unbeaten through four games, and hold a tiebreaker over the winner of tonight’s West Vigo North Putnam game — between the only two teams who could tie them.
Northview and Indian Creek are both 2-0 in the “Gold Division” and are headed for a likely championship matchup in the final week of the regular season.
• South Putnam moved up two spots from last week in the Indiana Football Coaches Association Class 1A rankings.
The undefeated Eagles were seventh last week, and have moved up to fifth this week. The Eagles also moved up one spot from seventh to sixth in the Associated Press poll.
South Putnam is one of four Class 1A teams to have a 6-0 record. Two other teams are also undefeated but have not played a full schedule.
The Eagles will play winless Indianapolis Shortridge on Oct. 9 before closing out the regular season on Oct. 16 at home against Class 2A No. 5 Heritage Christian.
Sectional action begins Oct. 23. The sectional draw will be televised on ihsaatv.org on Thursday, October 8.
• Two of the best games in the state were played nearby last week, as Northview topped Class 1A No. 1-ranked Indianapolis Lutheran 26-25 in double overtime and South Vermillion scored with 10 seconds left to edge Parke Heritage 51-44 to take over first place in the Wabash River Conference .
At Northview, fullback Ilias Gordon caught a five-yard touchdown pass at the end of the second overtime.
Kicker Patrick Corrigan, who had his point-after attempt blocked in the first overtime, drilled the game winner this time and the Knights improved to 5-1.
At Rockville, South Vermillion quarterback Anthony Garzolini scored on a quarterback sneak with 10 seconds left and his team trailing 44-43.
The Wildcats scored the two-point conversion and got back on the winning track after losing to Sullivan the previous week.
Friday night high school football previews
Cloverdale (0-6,0-3) at Greencastle (2-4, 1-2)
Brown County (3-3, 1-2) at No. 5/6 South Putnam (6-0, 4-0)
West Vigo (4-2, 2-1) at North Putnam (1-5, 1-1)
Associated Press high school football polls
The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, rating points and previous rankings:
Class 6A
| Rank-School (FPV) | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Center Grove (13) | 6-0 | 260 | 1 |
| 2. Merrillville | 5-0 | 218 | 3 |
| 3. Lafayette Jeff | 6-0 | 200 | 4 |
| 4. Westfield | 5-1 | 166 | 7 |
| 5. Brownsburg | 5-1 | 154 | 2 |
| 6. Elkhart | 5-0 | 144 | 6 |
| 7. Carmel | 4-2 | 106 | 8 |
| 8. Indpls N. Central | 4-2 | 58 | 5 |
| 9. Carroll (Fort Wayne) | 5-1 | 48 | 9 |
| 10. Lawrence North | 4-2 | 30 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Homestead 24. Hamilton Southeastern 22.
Class 5A
| Rank-School (FPV) | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Indpls Cathedral (13) | 6-0 | 260 | 1 |
| 2. Valparaiso | 3-0 | 218 | 2 |
| 3. Ft. Wayne Dwenger | 5-1 | 214 | 3 |
| 4. New Palestine | 4-1 | 164 | 4 |
| 5. Whiteland | 5-1 | 146 | 6 |
| 6. Decatur Central | 4-2 | 122 | 7 |
| 7. Ev. North | 5-1 | 90 | 5 |
| 8. Michigan City | 3-1 | 82 | 10 |
| 9. Castle | 4-1 | 42 | NR |
| 10. Floyd Central | 4-2 | 40 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Zionsville 30. New Albany 14. Lafayette Harrison 8.
Class 4A
| Rank-School (FPV) | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Mt. Vernon (H) (11) | 6-0 | 256 | 1 |
| 2. Mooresville (2) | 6-0 | 238 | 2 |
| 3. Ev. Central | 6-0 | 188 | 6 |
| 4. E. Central | 5-1 | 174 | 5 |
| 5. Indpls Roncalli | 4-1 | 142 | 7 |
| 6. Lowell | 5-0 | 108 | 8 |
| 7. Jasper | 5-1 | 102 | 3 |
| 8. Leo | 5-1 | 90 | 9 |
| 9. Hobart | 3-2 | 58 | 4 |
| 10. Columbia City | 6-0 | 38 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Northridge 14. Delta 12. Silver Creek 8. Pendleton Hts. 2.
Class 3A
| Rank-School (FPV) | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Indpls Chatard (11) | 5-1 | 256 | 1 |
| 2. Mish. Marian (1) | 6-0 | 230 | 2 |
| 3. Southridge (1) | 6-0 | 200 | 3 |
| 4. W. Lafayette | 5-1 | 192 | 4 |
| 5. Danville | 4-0 | 154 | 5 |
| 6. Lawrenceburg | 5-1 | 112 | 7 |
| 7. Indpls Brebeuf | 2-2 | 110 | 6 |
| 8. Norwell | 5-1 | 52 | NR |
| 9. N. Montgomery | 5-1 | 48 | 10 |
| 10. FW Concordia | 3-3 | 40 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Indpls Ritter 8. Mt. Vernon (Posey) 8. Tri-West 6. Gibson Southern 6. Franklin Co. 4. Brownstown 2. Hanover Central 2.
Class 2A
| Rank-School (FPV) | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Andrean (12) | 5-1 | 258 | 1 |
| 2. Eastbrook | 5-1 | 214 | 2 |
| 3. Pioneer | 5-1 | 202 | 4 |
| 4. Eastside (1) | 6-0 | 182 | 5 |
| 5. Heritage Christian | 4-1 | 126 | 3 |
| 6. Triton Central | 4-1 | 106 | 7 |
| 7. Tell City | 5-1 | 98 | 6 |
| 8. Tipton | 4-1 | 82 | 8 |
| 9. Eastern (Greentown) | 6-0 | 66 | 9 |
| 10. S. Vermillion | 5-1 | 36 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Fairfield 26. LaVille 14. Eastern Hancock 12. Ev. Mater Dei 6. Lapel 2.
Class 1A
| Rank-School (FPV) | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. S. Adams (10) | 6-0 | 254 | 2 |
| 2. Indpls Lutheran (3) | 5-1 | 222 | 1 |
| 3. Southwood | 6-0 | 202 | 4 |
| 4. W. Washington | 5-0 | 152 | 6 |
| 5. Covenant Christian | 6-0 | 148 | 8 |
| 6. S. Putnam | 6-0 | 124 | 7 |
| 7. Parke Heritage | 4-1 | 120 | 3 |
| 8. Adams Central | 4-2 | 86 | 5 |
| 9. N. Judson | 5-1 | 56 | NR |
| 10. Lafayette Catholic | 1-2 | 24 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Monroe Central 18. Sheridan 12. Covington 8. Indpls Park Tudor 2. N. Daviess 2.
Indiana Football Coaches Association polls
Western Indiana Conference football standings
“Gold Division”
| WIC | All | |
| Northview | 2-0 | 5-1 |
| Indian Creek | 2-0 | 4-2 |
| Edgewood | 1-1 | 4-2 |
| Sullivan | 1-1 | 4-2 |
| Owen Valley | 0-4 | 1-5 |
Today’s games
Edgewood at Sullivan
Indianapolis Manual at Indian Creek
Northview at Guerin Catholic
Owen Valley at Eastern Greene
“Green Division”
| WIC | All | |
| South Putnam | 4-0 | 6-0 |
| West Vigo | 2-1 | 4-2 |
| North Putnam | 1-1 | 1-5 |
| Brown County | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Greencastle | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Cloverdale | 0-3 | 0-6 |
Today’s games
Brown County at Greencastle
North Putnam at Cascade
Riverton Parke at Cloverdale
South Putnam at West Vigo
Sectional football standings
Class 3A Sectional 29
| Danville | 4-0 |
| West Vigo | 4-2 |
| Tri-West | 4-2 |
| Indian Creek | 4-2 |
| Cardinal Ritter | 3-2 |
| Greencastle | 2-4 |
| Indpls Manual | 1-3 |
| Indpls Washington | 1-4 |
Class 2A Sectional 37
| South Vermillion | 5-1 |
| Seeger | 4-1 |
| Speedway | 3-3 |
| Western Boone | 3-3 |
| Southmont | 2-3 |
| Cascade | 2-4 |
| Monrovia | 1-5 |
| North Putnam | 1-5 |
Class 2A Sectional 37
| South Vermillion | 5-1 |
| Seeger | 4-1 |
| Speedway | 3-3 |
| Western Boone | 3-3 |
| Southmont | 2-3 |
| Cascade | 2-4 |
| Monrovia | 1-5 |
| North Putnam | 1-5 |