Tonight’s matchup:
Columbus East at Bedford North Lawrence
Game time
7 p.m.
Season’s records
East 9-2, Bedford North Lawrence 8-2
Last week
East beat Seymour 49-13, Bedford North Lawrence beat Floyd Central 35-7
Regular-season meeting
East won 58-48.
Coaches
Bob Gaddis is 313-136 in his 40th year, including 195-36 in his 18th year at East. Steve Weber is 156-62 in his 19th year, including 28-33 in his sixth year at Bedford North Lawrence.
Key players
East QB Cole Gilley, RB Mark McDonald, WR Cody Horner, TE Isaac VanCuren, G Jacob Bolte, DE Julian Greenwell, LB Nash Murphy, S Jonah Wichman; Bedford North Lawrence QB McCall Ray, RB Jamey Deckard, RB Wyatt Martin, WR Drew Shoufler, WR/DB Justice Woods.
What to watch for
This will be a rematch of the regular-season finale in which the teams combined to put 106 points on the board in the game that decided the Hoosier Hills Conference title. The Stars led that game 28-15 in the closing seconds of the first half, but the Olympians scored a touchdown on the final play of the half, then outscored Bedford 26-6 in the third quarter to take control. McDonald ran for 312 yards and four scores for East, while Ray threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns for the Stars. The Class 5A co-No. 3 Olympians have won 94 consecutive games against HHC opponents dating back to a loss at Bedford in the 2006 regular-season finale.
Prediction
Columbus East 42, Bedford North Lawrence 28
