By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
According to the Sagarin power ratings, there were 17 big games on tap for Week 6 of the 2008 Indiana high school football season. Stay tuned to HoosierAuthority.com for a complete wrap of results and game stories!
Till then, here’s a review of those big contests via the pertinent numbers taken from John Harrell’s Indiana high school football site (rankings are from the latest coaches’ polls):
Northern Indiana
Five biggies …
4A #8 Concord (5-0) at 2A #4 Jimtown (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:30 pm Eastern Time, Knepp Field.
COACHES: Tim Dawson, 123-91 in 20th year at Concord. Mike_Campbell, 4-1 in 1st year at Jimtown.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Concord, 87.89, 8th overall, 3rd in Class 4A. Jimtown, 70.06, 61st overall, 4th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Concord defeated Goshen, 35-14, Sep. 19. Jimtown defeated New Prairie, 34-20, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Concord 1-0, Jimtown 0-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Concord 13-12, Jimtown 16-9.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Jimtown, 9-5.
LAST MEETING: Jimtown, 35-14, Sep. 21, 2007.
SCORE: Concord, 19-7
COMMENT/STORY:
2A #1 Fort Wayne Luers (4-1) at 3A #14 Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (2-3)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Zollner Stadium.
COACHES: Matt Lindsay, 186-87 in 22nd year at Fort Wayne Luers. Dean Doerffler, 46-44 in 8th year at Fort Wayne Concordia, 106-80 in 17th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Fort Wayne Luers, 79.56, 32nd overall, 1st in Class 2A. Fort Wayne Concordia, 68.12, 73rd overall, 7th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Fort Wayne Luers lost to Fort Wayne North, 21-19, Sep. 19. Fort Wayne Concordia defeated Fort Wayne Northrop, 43-14, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Fort Wayne Luers 3-0, Fort Wayne Concordia 2-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Fort Wayne Luers 9-16, Fort Wayne Concordia 14-11.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Fort Wayne Luers, 13-2.
LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne Luers, 17-0, Sep. 21, 2007.
SCORE: Luers, 14-0
COMMENT/STORY:
4A #10 Hobart (5-0) at 4A #2 Lowell (5-0)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Central Time, The Inferno (WTMK, 88.5 FM).
COACHES: Wally McCormack, 43-21 in 6th year at Hobart, 56-23 in 7th year overall. Kirk Kennedy, 140-67 in 18th year at Lowell.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Lowell, 85, 16th overall, 6th in Class 4A. Hobart, 79.91, 30th overall, 10th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Hobart defeated Andrean, 29-3, Sep. 19. Lowell defeated Highland, 55-7, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Hobart 3-0, Lowell 3-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Hobart 7-17, Lowell 6-19.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Lowell, 8-2.
LAST MEETING: Lowell, 10-7, Sep. 21, 2007.
SCORE: Lowell, 35-32
COMMENT/STORY:
1A #13 North Miami (4-1) at Southwood (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Shermon Wagoner Field.
COACHES: Greg Miller, 20-27 in 5th year at North Miami. Dan Snyder, 11-15 in 3rd year at Southwood.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Southwood, 53.82, 143rd overall, 6th in Class 1A. North Miami, 45.94, 194th overall, 15th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: North Miami defeated Manchester, 41-18, Sep. 19. Southwood lost to Rochester, 28-13, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: North Miami 4-21, Southwood 16-9.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Southwood, 9-5.
LAST MEETING: North Miami, 14-13, Sep. 21, 2007.
SCORE: Southwood, 43-42 (3OT)
COMMENT/STORY:
Portage (4-1) at 5A #10 Chesterton (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Central Time, Chesterton Field (WHLP, 89.9 FM).
COACHES: Mark Peterson, 9-6 in 2nd year at Portage, 27-21 in 5th year overall. John Snyder, 42-38 in 8th year at Chesterton, 44-45 in 9th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Chesterton, 83.99, 19th overall, 11th in Class 5A. Portage, 75.81, 40th overall, 20th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Portage lost to Crown Point, 21-6, Sep. 19. Chesterton defeated Valparaiso, 12-10, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Portage 9-16, Chesterton 8-12.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Portage, 10-6.
LAST MEETING: Chesterton, 14-7, Sep. 21, 2007.
SCORE: Chesterton, 37-14
COMMENT/STORY:
Central Indiana
Nine biggies …
Harrison (West Lafayette) (3-2) at Zionsville (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Eagles Stadium.
COACHES: Jeromy Flowers, 8-19 in 3rd year at Harrison (West Lafayette). Larry McWhorter, 113-37 in 13th year at Zionsville.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Zionsville, 85.22, 14th overall, 5th in Class 4A. Harrison (West Lafayette), 80.1, 29th overall, 19th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Harrison (West Lafayette) defeated Fishers, 41-28, Sep. 19. Zionsville defeated Westfield, 35-7, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Harrison (West Lafayette) 2-1, Zionsville 2-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Harrison (West Lafayette) 10-15, Zionsville 11-14.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Zionsville, 8-0.
LAST MEETING: Zionsville, 27-21, overtime, Sep. 21, 2007.
SCORE: Zionsville, 28-21
COMMENT/STORY:
1A #12 Indianapolis Scecina (3-2) at Greenwood (2-3)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Woodman Field.
COACHES: Ott Hurrle, 105-85 in 17th year at Indianapolis Scecina, 106-94 in 18th year overall. Mike Campbell, 8-18 in 3rd year at Greenwood.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Greenwood, 67.85, 76th overall, 20th in Class 4A. Indianapolis Scecina, 52.36, 157th overall, 10th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Indianapolis Scecina lost to Indianapolis Roncalli, 35-14, Sep. 19. Greenwood lost to Mooresville, 11-3, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Indianapolis Scecina 9-16, Greenwood 20-5.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: No meetings.
SCORE: Greenwood, 28-27
COMMENT/STORY:
5A #6 Lawrence Central (5-0) at 5A #13 Bloomington South (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Fred Huff Field.
COACHES: Jayson West, 5-0 in 1st year at Lawrence Central. Drew Wood, 32-16 in 5th year at Bloomington South, 80-26 in 10th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Lawrence Central, 97.64, 3rd overall, 3rd in Class 5A. Bloomington South, 83.63, 21st overall, 13th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Lawrence Central defeated Columbus North, 34-17, Sep. 19. Bloomington South lost to Southport, 48-21, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Lawrence Central 8-17, Bloomington South 12-13.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Tied, 5-5.
LAST MEETING: Lawrence Central, 54-37, Sep. 21, 2007.
SCORE: Bloomington South, 35-21
COMMENT/STORY:
Lawrence North (2-3) at 5A #3 Center Grove (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Center Grove field.
COACHES: Tom Dilley, 33-27 in 6th year at Lawrence North, 68-43 in 10th year overall. Eric Moore, 79-34 in 10th year at Center Grove, 127-39 in 14th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Center Grove, 91.52, 7th overall, 5th in Class 5A. Lawrence North, 81.51, 25th overall, 17th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Lawrence North lost to Carmel, 27-6, Sep. 19. Center Grove defeated Terre Haute South, 35-6, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Lawrence North 0-1, Center Grove 0-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Lawrence North 18-7, Center Grove 8-12.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Center Grove, 9-2.
LAST MEETING: Center Grove, 44-36, Sep. 21, 2007.
SCORE: Center Grove, 45-13
COMMENT/STORY:
Lawrenceburg (5-0) at 3A #16 Batesville (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Batesville field.
COACHES: Bob Brookbank, 44-60 in 10th year at Lawrenceburg, 96-98 in 18th year overall. Eric Heppner, 92-55 in 13th year at Batesville.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Lawrenceburg, 63.15, 97th overall, 11th in Class 2A. Batesville, 59.37, 112th overall, 14th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Lawrenceburg defeated Franklin County, 48-14, Sep. 19. Batesville lost to East Central, 21-6, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Lawrenceburg 1-0, Batesville 1-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Lawrenceburg 8-12, Batesville 11-14.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Batesville, 9-5.
LAST MEETING: Batesville, 34-7, Sep. 21, 2007.
SCORE: Lawrenceburg, 21-14
COMMENT/STORY:
5A #12 Pike (3-2) at Columbus North (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Max Andress Field.
COACHES: Derek Moyers, 17-3 in 2nd year at Pike, 51-33 in 8th year overall. Tim Bless, 62-38 in 9th year at Columbus North, 74-47 in 11th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Pike, 85.15, 15th overall, 9th in Class 5A. Columbus North, 82.16, 23rd overall, 15th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Pike defeated Bloomington North, 41-21, Sep. 19. Columbus North lost to Lawrence Central, 34-17, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Pike 1-1, Columbus North 1-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Pike 12-13, Columbus North 16-9.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Pike, 7-2.
LAST MEETING: Pike, 20-14, semistate, Nov. 16, 2007.
SCORE: Pike, 38-16
COMMENT/STORY:
Roncalli (3-2) at 4A #6 Indianapolis Cathedral (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Indianapolis Arlington (WXLW, 950 AM; WXLW, 950 AM).
COACHES: Bruce Scifres, 179-52 in 19th year at Indianapolis Roncalli. Rick Streiff, 125-29 in 14th year at Indianapolis Cathedral, 146-72 in 19th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Indianapolis Cathedral, 91.66, 6th overall, 2nd in Class 4A. Indianapolis Roncalli, 80.94, 27th overall, 9th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Indianapolis Roncalli defeated Indianapolis Scecina, 35-14, Sep. 19. Indianapolis Cathedral defeated Indianapolis Arlington, 37-21, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Indianapolis Roncalli 0-1, Indianapolis Cathedral 1-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Indianapolis Roncalli 16-9, Indianapolis Cathedral 12-3.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Indianapolis Roncalli, 8-6.
LAST MEETING: Indianapolis Cathedral, 42-7, sectional, Oct. 19, 2007.
SCORE: Cathedral, 17-3
COMMENT/STORY:
2A #16 Tipton (4-1) at Clinton Central (2-3)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Bulldog Stadium.
COACHES: Aaron Tolle, 23-13 in 4th year at Tipton. Mike Quick, 2-3 in 1st year at Clinton Central, 34-52 in 9th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Tipton, 67.98, 74th overall, 6th in Class 2A. Clinton Central, 44.97, 206th overall, 19th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Tipton lost to West Lafayette, 35-14, Sep. 19. Clinton Central defeated Tri-Central, 54-12, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Tipton 13-12, Clinton Central 15-10.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Tipton, 2-1.
LAST MEETING: Tipton, 30-8, Sep. 21, 2007.
SCORE: Clinton Central, 28-7
COMMENT/STORY:
Tri-West Hendricks (4-1) at Crawfordsville (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Athenian Field.
COACHES: Chris Coll, 12-12 in 3rd year at Tri-West. Rex Ryker, 27-32 in 6th year at Crawfordsville.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Tri-West, 58.07, 121st overall, 17th in Class 2A. Crawfordsville, 56.95, 126th overall, 19th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Tri-West defeated Southmont, 30-14, Sep. 19. Crawfordsville lost to Beech Grove, 41-28, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Tri-West 8-17, Crawfordsville 11-14.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Tri-West, 7-2.
LAST MEETING: Crawfordsville, 38-35, Sep. 21, 2007.
SCORE: C-ville, 35-33
COMMENT/STORY:
Southern Indiana
Three biggies …
Evansville Central (4-1) at 4A #9 Evansville Reitz (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Central Time, Reitz Bowl.
COACHES: Andy Owen, 11-5 in 2nd year at Evansville Central. Tony Lewis, 4-1 in 1st year at Evansville Reitz.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Evansville Reitz, 77.96, 36th overall, 14th in Class 4A. Evansville Central, 70.14, 60th overall, 18th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Evansville Central defeated Evansville Bosse, 35-21, Sep. 19. Evansville Reitz defeated Castle, 42-28, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Evansville Central 1-1, Evansville Reitz 2-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Evansville Central 11-14, Evansville Reitz 9-11.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Evansville Reitz, 12-5.
LAST MEETING: Evansville Reitz, 40-10, Sep. 14, 2007.
SCORE: Reitz, 7-6
COMMENT/STORY:
1A #6 Linton (5-0) at 1A #11 North Daviess (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Cougar Valley (WQTY, 93.3 FM; WRZR, 94.5 FM).
COACHES: Steve Weber, 76-19 in 9th year at Linton-Stockton. Scott Helms, 69-77 in 14th year at North Daviess.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Linton-Stockton, 53.12, 150th overall, 8th in Class 1A. North Daviess, 47.76, 181st overall, 14th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Linton-Stockton defeated Springs Valley, 67-0, Sep. 19. North Daviess defeated Union (Dugger), 22-21, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Linton-Stockton 1-0, North Daviess 1-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Linton-Stockton 6-19, North Daviess 13-12.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Linton-Stockton, 10-5.
LAST MEETING: Linton-Stockton, 14-0, Sep. 21, 2007.
SCORE: Linton, 22-7
COMMENT/STORY:
2A #7 Evansville Mater Dei (4-1) at 3A #10 Evansville Memorial (3-2)
GAME TIME: SATURDAY 4:00 pm Central Time, Enlow Field (WYFX, 106.7 FM).
COACHES: Mike Goebel, 116-31 in 12th year at Evansville Mater Dei. John Hurley, 3-2 in 1st year at Evansville Memorial.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Evansville Memorial, 65.9, 86th overall, 8th in Class 3A. Evansville Mater Dei, 65.49, 88th overall, 8th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Evansville Mater Dei defeated Evansville Harrison, 8-0, Sep. 20. Evansville Memorial defeated Evansville North, 34-17, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Evansville Mater Dei 2-0, Evansville Memorial 2-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Evansville Mater Dei 9-16, Evansville Memorial 10-10.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Evansville Mater Dei, 17-1.
LAST MEETING: Evansville Mater Dei, 20-3, Sep. 14, 2007.
SCORE: Check back Saturday!
COMMENT/STORY:
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