The Indiana Football Digest's Top Games – 2015 Week Two
By Paul Condry And Matt Kopsea
AVON (1-0) AT BEN DAVIS (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Giants Stadium.
COACHES: Mark Bless, 41-18 in sixth season at Avon, 190-85 in 26th season overall. Mike Kirschner, 67-27 in ninth season at Ben Davis, 81-53 in 13th season overall.
LAST WEEK: Avon beat Plainfield, 41-0. Ben Davis beat Indianapolis Tech, 63-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Avon 0-1, Ben Davis 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Ben Davis, 5-1.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Ben Davis, 34-27, Oct. 31, 2014, sectional.
UP NEXT: Avon at Hamilton Southeastern and Pike at Ben Davis.
CARMEL (1-0) AT CINCINNATI LASALLE (OHIO) (0-0)
KICKOFF: 6 pm ET Saturday, University of Cincinnati.
COACHES: John Hebert, 1-0 in first season at Carmel. Jim Hilvert, 0-0 in first season at Cincinnati LaSalle.
LAST WEEK: Carmel beat Hamilton Southeastern, 28-7.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Carmel 0-1, Cincinnati LaSalle (Ohio) 0-0.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: No meetings.
UP NEXT: Center Grove at Carmel and Cincinnati LaSalle at East Central.
CHARLESTOWN (1-0) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Blevins Stadium.
COACHES: Jason Hawkins, 1-0 in first season at Charlestown, 67-33 in 10th season overall. Reed May, 219-43 in 23rd season at Brownstown Central.
LAST WEEK: Charlestown beat Madison, 31-30. Brownstown Central beat Paoli, 51-27.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Charlestown 0-1, Brownstown Central 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Brownstown Central, 22-15.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Charlestown, 27-16, Oct. 31, 2014, sectional.
UP NEXT: Clarksville at Charlestown and Brownstown Central at Eastern (Pekin).
COLUMBUS NORTH (1-0) AT COLUMBUS EAST (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Columbus East Field.
COACHES: Tim Bless, 99-73 in 16th season at Columbus North, 111-82 in 18th season overall. Bob Gaddis, 149-30 in 15th season at Columbus East, 267-130 in 37th season overall.
LAST WEEK: Columbus North beat Franklin, 54-7. Columbus East beat Bloomington North, 27-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Columbus North 0-1, Columbus East 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Columbus North, 16-15.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Columbus East, 42-14, Aug. 29, 2014.
UP NEXT: Bloomington North at Columbus North and Columbus East at Seymour.
DEKALB (1-0) AT GARRETT (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Memorial Field.
COACHES: Pete Kempf, 4-7 in second season at DeKalb. Chris DePew, 20-13 in fourth season at Garrett, 97-55 in 15th season overall.
LAST WEEK: DeKalb beat Angola, 26-20. Garrett beat Prairie Heights, 52-12.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: DeKalb 0-1, Garrett 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 YEARS: DeKalb, 14-2.
PREVIOUS MEETING: DeKalb, 26-20, Aug. 29, 2014.
UP NEXT: DeKalb at New Haven and Churubusco at Garrett.
DELTA (1-0) AT SHENANDOAH (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Shenandoah Field.
COACHES: Grant Zgunda, 159-45 in 18th season at Delta, 196-57 in 23rd season overall. Scott Widner, 67-17 in eighth season at Shenandoah, 67-27 in ninth season overall.
LAST WEEK: Delta beat Jay County, 63-0. Shenandoah beat Hagerstown, 44-23.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Delta 0-1, Shenandoah 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Delta, 3-1.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Delta, 49-14, Aug. 30, 1996.
UP NEXT: Delta at Shelbyville and Shenandoah at Centerville.
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (1-0) AT TRI-WEST (0-1)
KICKOFF: 3 pm ET Saturday, Tri-West Field.
COACHES: Mike Goebel, 185-51 in 19th season at Evansville Mater Dei. Chris Coll, 62-38 in 10th season at Tri-West.
LAST WEEK: Evansville Mater Dei beat Indianapolis Northwest, 35-14. Tri-West lost to West Lafayette, 43-23.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Evansville Mater Dei 0-1, Tri-West 1-0.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Tri-West, 1-0.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Tri-West, 35-6, Nov. 17, 1989, semistate.
UP NEXT: Evansville Harrison at Evansville Mater Dei and Tri-West at Frankfort.
EVANSVILLE REITZ (1-0) AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7:30 pm ET Friday, Bob Clements Field.
COACHES: Andy Hape, 20-6 in third season at Evansville Reitz. Tim Herrin, 13-10 in third season at Terre Haute South.
LAST WEEK: Evansville Reitz beat Henderson County (Ky.), 62-14. Terre Haute South beat Evansville North, 26-7.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Evansville Reitz 4-4, Terre Haute South 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: No meetings.
UP NEXT: Evansville Reitz at Castle and Terre Haute South at Terre Haute North.
FISHERS (1-0) AT PIKE (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Pike Stadium.
COACHES: Rick Wimmer, 71-35 in 10th season at Fishers, 235-118 in 33rd season overall. Jimmy Graves, 1-0 in first season at Pike.
LAST WEEK: Fishers beat North Central (Indianapolis), 28-0. Pike beat Brownsburg, 55-34.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Fishers 0-1, Pike 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Pike, 1-0.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Pike, 26-22, Aug. 29, 2014.
UP NEXT: Fishers at Noblesville and Pike at Ben Davis.
FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS (1-0) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Spuller Stadium.
COACHES: Kyle Lindsay, 14-14 in third season at Fort Wayne Bishop Luers. Kurt Tippmann, 62-18 in seventh season at Fort Wayne Snider.
LAST WEEK: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers beat Fort Wayne Dwenger, 28-15. Fort Wayne Snider beat Fort Wayne Wayne, 49-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 0-1, Fort Wayne Snider 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Fort Wayne Snider, 20-4.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Fort Wayne Snider, 31-27, Aug. 22, 2014.
UP NEXT: F.W. Wayne at F.W. Bishop Luers and F.W. Snider at F.W. Northrop.
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (1-0) AT TRITON CENTRAL (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Triton Central Field.
COACHES: Ron Qualls, 87-59 in 14th season at Heritage Christian. Tim Able, 21-5 in third season at Triton Central, 146-103 in 23rd season overall.
LAST WEEK: Heritage Christian beat Osceola Grace, 56-0. Triton Central beat Park Tudor, 57-42.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Heritage Christian 4-4, Triton Central 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 YEARS: Heritage Christian, 7-6.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Triton Central, 36-10, Aug. 29, 2014.
UP NEXT: Heritage Christian at North Knox and Triton Central at Ind. Lutheran.
HOMESTEAD (1-0) AT FORT WAYNE NORTH (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Chambers Field.
COACHES: Chad Zolman, 94-28 in 12th season at Homestead. Ryan Hall, 33-23 in sixth season at Fort Wayne North.
LAST WEEK: Homestead beat Fort Wayne Concordia, 49-33. Fort Wayne North beat Fort Wayne South, 49-13.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Homestead 0-1, Fort Wayne North 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Homestead, 1-0.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Homestead, 40-7, Oct. 29, 1993, sectional.
UP NEXT: F.W. Bishop Dwenger at Homestead and F.W. North at Carroll (F.W.).
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (1-0) AT CINCINNATI MOELLER (OHIO) (0-0)
KICKOFF: 8 pm ET Friday, University of Cincinnati.
COACHES: Rick Streiff, 200-62 in 21st season at Indianapolis Cathedral, 221-94 in 26th season overall. John Rodenberg, 61-19 in eighth season at Cincinnati Moeller.
LAST WEEK: Indianapolis Cathedral beat Lawrence Central, 32-14.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Indianapolis Cathedral 0-1, Cincinnati Moeller (Ohio) 0-0.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Tied, 3-3.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Cincinnati Moeller (Ohio), 35-14, Oct. 18, 2013.
UP NEXT: Mishawaka at Indianapolis Cathedral and Wayne (Ohio) at Cincinnati Moeller.
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (0-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Marian University.
COACHES: Dave Pasch, 47-35 in eighth season at Indianapolis Lutheran, 112-92 in 19th season overall. Ty Hunt, 101-21 in 10th season at Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter.
LAST WEEK: Indianapolis Lutheran lost to Beech Grove, 74-21. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter beat Monrovia, 22-16.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Indianapolis Lutheran 1-0, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, 4-1.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Indianapolis Lutheran, 42-6, Aug. 29, 2014.
UP NEXT: Triton Central at Ind. Lutheran and Brebeuf Jesuit at Ind. Cardinal Ritter.
LAPORTE (1-0) AT HOBART (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm CT Friday, The Brickyard.
COACHES: Dave Sharpe, 1-0 in first season at LaPorte, 13-10 in third season overall. Ryan Turley, 20-23 in fifth season at Hobart.
LAST WEEK: LaPorte beat New Prairie, 49-21. Hobart beat Gary West, 35-6.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: LaPorte 0-1, Hobart 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 YEARS: Hobart, 14-6.
PREVIOUS MEETING: LaPorte, 21-0, Aug. 30, 2014.
UP NEXT: Valparaiso at LaPorte and Hobart at Griffith.
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (1-0) AT GUERIN CATHOLIC (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Guerin Catholic Field.
COACHES: Kevin O'Shea, 88-9 in eighth season at Lafayette Central Catholic, 188-72 in 23rd season overall. Tom Dilley, 10-4 in second season at Guerin Catholic, 90-81 in 16th season overall.
LAST WEEK: Lafayette Central Catholic beat Delphi, 50-6. Guerin Catholic beat Martinsville, 26-9.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Lafayette Central Catholic 0-1, Guerin Catholic 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Lafayette Central Catholic, 8-1.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Guerin Catholic, 17-7, Aug. 29, 2014.
UP NEXT: Lafayette Catholic at Tipton and Marmion (Ill.) at Guerin Catholic.
MISHAWAKA (1-0) AT CROWN POINT (0-1)
KICKOFF: 6:30 pm CT Friday, Bulldog Turf.
COACHES: Bart Curtis, 67-23 in eighth season at Mishawaka, 178-90 in 25th season overall. Kevin Enright, 22-11 in fourth season at Crown Point.
LAST WEEK: Mishawaka beat Portage, 40-10. Crown Point lost to Lowell, 21-7.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Mishawaka 0-1, Crown Point 1-0.
SERIES LAST 30 YEARS: Crown Point, 3-1.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Crown Point, 35-34, Aug. 29, 2014.
UP NEXT: Mishawaka at Indianapolis Cathedral and Merrillville at Crown Point.
MISHAWAKA MARIAN (1-0) AT JOHN GLENN (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, John Glenn Field.
COACHES: Reggie Glon, 136-92 in 22nd season at Mishawaka Marian. Damon Groves, 1-0 in first season at John Glenn, 34-20 in sixth season overall.
LAST WEEK: Mishawaka Marian beat South Bend Clay, 42-13. John Glenn beat Rochester, 26-20.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Mishawaka Marian 0-1, John Glenn 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Mishawaka Marian, 4-3.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Mishawaka Marian, 35-14, Oct. 24, 2014, sectional.
UP NEXT: St. Joseph at Marian and Glenn at Bremen.
NOBLESVILLE (1-0) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Huskie Stadium.
COACHES: Lance Scheib, 28-45 in eighth season at Noblesville, 126-111 in 24th season overall. Mitch Street, 40-11 in fifth season at Hamilton Heights.
LAST WEEK: Noblesville beat Lawrence North, 55-50. Hamilton Heights beat Mount Vernon (Fortville), 21-6.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Noblesville 0-1, Hamilton Heights 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Noblesville, 3-0.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Noblesville, 34-0, Aug. 29, 2014.
UP NEXT: Fishers at Noblesville and Hamilton Heights at Lewis Cass.
PIONEER (1-0) AT WINAMAC (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Roudebush Field.
COACHES: Mike Johnson, 203-77 in 25th season at Pioneer. Tim Roth, 228-134 in 35th season at Winamac.
LAST WEEK: Pioneer beat Lewis Cass, 50-0. Winamac beat Knox, 18-7.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Pioneer 0-1, Winamac 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Winamac, 19-14.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Pioneer, 28-6, Nov. 14, 2014, regional.
UP NEXT: Triton at Pioneer and Culver at Winamac.
SOUTHRIDGE (1-0) AT JASPER (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7:30 pm ET Friday, Alumni Stadium.
COACHES: Scott Buening, 18-7 in third season at Southridge, 30-35 in seventh season overall. Tony Ahrens, 116-29 in 13th season at Jasper.
LAST WEEK: Southridge beat Corydon Central, 28-20. Jasper beat Evansville Memorial, 28-14.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Southridge 0-1, Jasper 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Jasper, 26-4.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Jasper, 43-14, Aug. 29, 2014.
UP NEXT: Forest Park at Southridge and Jasper at Boonville.
SULLIVAN (1-0) AT LINTON-STOCKTON (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Roy Williams Field.
COACHES: Trent Olson, 41-41 in ninth season at Sullivan, 59-65 in 13th season overall. Brian Oliver, 25-3 in third season at Linton-Stockton.
LAST WEEK: Sullivan beat North Knox, 62-12. Linton-Stockton beat Speedway, 35-19.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Sullivan 0-1, Linton-Stockton 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 YEARS: Linton-Stockton, 18-12.
LAST MEETING: Sullivan, 24-21, Aug. 29, 2014.
UP NEXT: Northview at Sullivan and Linton-Stockton at Tecumseh.
WARREN CENTRAL (0-1) AT CINCINNATI COLERAIN (OHIO) (0-0)
KICKOFF: 8:30 pm ET Saturday, University of Cincinnati.
COACHES: Jayson West, 20-7 in third season at Warren Central, 72-19 in eighth season overall. Tom Bolden, 76-13 in eighth season at Cincinnati Colerain.
LAST WEEK: Warren Central lost to Center Grove, 42-38.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Warren Central 1-0, Cincinnati Colerain (Ohio) 0-0.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: No meetings.
UP NEXT: North Central (Ind.) at Warren Central and St. Xavier (Ohio) at Cincinnati Colerain.
WESTFIELD (1-0) AT SOUTHPORT (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Perry Stadium.
COACHES: Jake Gilbert, 28-20 in fifth season at Westfield, 58-56 in 11th season overall. Bill Peebles, 55-53 in 11th season at Southport.
LAST WEEK: Westfield beat Harrison (West Lafayette), 38-21. Southport beat Indianapolis Roncalli, 27-21.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Westfield 0-1, Southport 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Southport, 1-0.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Southport, 37-26, Aug. 29, 2014.
UP NEXT: Westfield at Zionsville and Perry Meridian at Southport.
WHITELAND (1-0) AT CENTER GROVE (1-0)
KICKOFF: 7 pm ET Friday, Center Grove Field.
COACHES: Darrin Fisher, 75-42 in 11th season at Whiteland, 136-114 in 25th season overall. Eric Moore, 148-54 in 17th season at Center Grove, 197-60 in 21st season overall.
LAST WEEK: Whiteland beat South Dearborn, 66-0. Center Grove beat Warren Central, 42-38.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Whiteland 0-1, Center Grove 0-1.
SERIES LAST 30 SEASONS: Center Grove, 4-0.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Center Grove, 14-13, Aug. 29, 2014.
UP NEXT: Decatur Central at Whiteland and Center Grove at Carmel
