Tonight’s matchup:
Madison at Columbus East
Game time
7 p.m.
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Season’s records
East 4-2 (4-0 HHC), Madison 1-5 (1-2 HHC)
Last week
East beat Floyd Central 45-0; Madison lost to Mitchell 42-20
Last year’s meeting
East won 56-3.
Coaches
Bob Gaddis is 308-136 in his 40th year, including 190-36 in his 18th year at East. Patric Morrison is 14-43 in his sixth year at Madison.
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; Madison QB Luke Ommen, QB/RB Jace Humes, DL Nolan Willhite, OL/DL Noah Caswell.
What to watch for
The Class 5A No. 5 Olympians bounced back in a huge way last week at Floyd Central after a close call the previous week at New Albany. East will be trying for its 82nd consecutive Hoosier Hills Conference victory. The Cubs lone victory came two weeks ago, a 36-14 triumph against Jennings County. Madison has lost 20 consecutive games against the Olympians (including playoffs) since winning three in a row against East from 1997-99.
Prediction
Columbus East 49, Madison 7
Tonight’s matchup:
Columbus North at Bloomington South
Game time
7 p.m.
Season’s records
Columbus North 5-1 (2-0 CI), Bloomington South 3-3 (3-1 CI)
Last week
Columbus North beat Terre Haute North 42-10, Bloomington South lost to Southport 35-28
Last year’s meeting
Columbus North won 23-0.
Coaches
Tim Bless is 139-91 in his 21st year, including 127-82 in his 19th year at Columbus North. Mo Moriarity is 294-33 in his 33rd year, including 190-52 in his 21st year at Bloomington South.
Key players
Columbus North QB Trenton Kelley, RB Blake Huffman, WR Preston Terrell, TE/DE Mitchel Collier, C Noah Algee, DE Will Redding, LB Tay Wells, S Riley Ables; Bloomington South QB Trent Richardson, RB Maveric Thiery, WR Sean Azcui, LB Charlie Abel.
What to watch for
The Class 6A No. 9 Bull Dogs can take a huge step toward winning the Conference Indiana title with a win, while the Panthers would clinch at least a share of the title with a victory. North is the lone remaining unbeaten team in the conference, while Bloomington South and Southport each have one loss. The Panthers will be done with conference play after tonight. The Bull Dogs snapped a four-year losing streak to Bloomington South with last year’s shutout at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Prediction
Columbus North 38, Bloomington South 17
Tonight’s other matchups
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.
Next week’s matchups
Jeffersonville at Columbus East, 7 p.m.
Bloomington North at Columbus North, 7 p.m.
Floyd Central at Jennings County, 7 p.m.
Brown County at Owen Valley, 7 p.m.
Wes-Del at Edinburgh, 7 p.m.
Oldenburg Academy at South Decatur, 7 p.m.
