Tonight’s matchup:
Columbus East at Floyd Central
Game time
7 p.m.
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Season’s records
East 3-2 (3-0 HHC), Floyd Central 3-2 (2-1 HHC)
Last week
East beat New Albany 20-19; Floyd Central beat Jeffersonville 23-0
Last year’s meeting
East won 55-7.
Coaches
Bob Gaddis is 307-136 in his 40th year, including 189-36 in his 18th year at East. James Bragg is 3-2 in his first year at Floyd Central.
Key players
East QB Cole Gilley, RB Lance Greiwe, WR Dalton Back, TE Isaac VanCuren, G Jacob Bolte, LB Nash Murphy, LB Julian Greenwell, S Jonah Wichman; Floyd Central QB Trace Willman, RB Tyler Edwards, RB Wenkers Wright, WR Calvin Brown, WR Landon Deweese, LB Levi Hamby.
What to watch for
The Class 5A No. 5 Olympians had their closest call in a Hoosier Hills Conference game in the past 11-plus years. The one-point win at New Albany extended their conference winning streak to 80 games. The Highlanders have posted shutouts in two of their three HHC games, beating Madison 59-0 in their conference opener. Two weeks ago, Floyd Central lost 27-22 to a Seymour team that East had beaten 42-6 a week earlier.
Prediction
Columbus East 42, Floyd Central 20
Tonight’s matchup:
Terre Haute North at Columbus North
Game time
7:30 p.m.
Season’s records
Columbus North 4-1 (1-0 CI), Terre Haute North 2-3 (1-2 CI)
Last week
Columbus North lost to Guerin Catholic 17-10, Terre Haute North beat Bloomington North 24-6
Last year’s meeting
Columbus North won 38-14.
Coaches
Tim Bless is 138-91 in his 21st year, including 126-82 in his 19th year at Columbus North. Chris Barrett is 103-139 in his 24th year, including 75-107 in his 17th year at Terre Haute North.
Key players
Columbus North QB Trenton Kelley, RB Blake Huffman, WR Preston Terrell, TE/DE Mitchel Collier, OT Noah Algee, DE Will Redding, LB Tay Wells, S Jalen Paswater; Terre Haute North QB Tristan Elder, RB Zach Simoneaux, WR Jace Russell, WR Deven Stilwell, LB Conner Lutz, K Jackson Guptill.
What to watch for
The Class 6A No. 9 Bull Dogs are coming off their first loss of the season against a Guerin Catholic team that moved up to No. 6 in the 3A rankings this week. The Patriots, meanwhile, have been road warriors. They played their first four games on the road before playing its home opener last week. Elder is a three-year starter and has thrown for 895 yards and eight touchdowns in five games this season.
Prediction
Columbus North 52, Terre Haute North 7
Tonight’s other matchups
Connersville at Jennings County, 7 p.m.
Brown County at Cloverdale, 7 p.m.
Milan at Edinburgh, 7 p.m.
Eastern Hancock at South Decatur, 7 p.m.
Next week’s matchups
Madison at Columbus East, 7 p.m.
Columbus North at Bloomington South, 7 p.m.
Jennings County at Seymour, 7 p.m.
Edgewood at Brown County, 7 p.m.
Edinburgh at Eastern Greene, 7 p.m.
South Decatur at Switzerland County, 7 p.m.
