Posted on 28 October 2009 by .
By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
According to the Sagarin power ratings, there are 21 big games on tap in Week 11 – sectional semifinals – of the 2009 Indiana high school football season. Stay tuned to HoosierAuthority.com for a complete wrap of results and game stories.
Till then, here’s a preview of those big games via the pertinent numbers taken from John Harrell’s Indiana high school football site (rankings are from the final regular-season coaches’ polls):
Northern Indiana
Six biggies …
SECTIONAL 10
4A #10 South Bend Washington (8-2) at 4A #7 Lowell (9-1)
GAME TIME: 6:30 pm CT, The Inferno (WTMK, 88.5 FM).
COACHES: Antwon Jones, 15-5 in 2nd year at South Bend Washington. Kirk Kennedy, 157-69 in 19th year at Lowell.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Lowell, 85.23, 16th overall, 6th in Class 4A. South Bend Washington, 78.83, 26th overall, 9th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: South Bend Washington defeated South Bend Clay, 21-20, Oct. 23. Lowell defeated Plymouth, 14-6, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: South Bend Washington 47-53, Lowell 54-46.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Lowell, 1-0.
LAST MEETING: Lowell, 24-7, sectional, Oct. 24, 2008.
SECTIONAL 11
4A #2 Fort Wayne Dwenger (10-0) at Northridge (6-4)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Northridge field.
COACHES: Chris Svarczkopf, 87-17 in 8th year at Fort Wayne Dwenger. Jon Kirkton, 17-54 in 7th year at Northridge.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Fort Wayne Dwenger, 95.58, 4th overall, 2nd in Class 4A. Northridge, 68.69, 77th overall, 20th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Fort Wayne Dwenger defeated DeKalb, 54-0, Oct. 24. Northridge defeated Angola, 35-6, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Fort Wayne Dwenger 43-57, Northridge 54-46.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: No meetings.
SECTIONAL 18
NorthWood (6-4) at 3A #11 South Bend St. Joseph’s (6-4)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, South Bend St. Joseph’s field.
COACHES: Scott Hoover, 6-4 in 1st year at NorthWood. Kevin Downey, 53-28 in 7th year at South Bend St. Joseph’s.
SAGARIN RATINGS: NorthWood, 72.73, 48th overall, 9th in Class 3A. South Bend St. Joseph’s, 70.21, 70th overall, 13th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: NorthWood defeated Lakeland, 25-6, Oct. 23. South Bend St. Joseph’s defeated Tippecanoe Valley, 54-7, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: NorthWood 63-37, South Bend St. Joseph’s 49-51.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Tied, 4-4.
LAST MEETING: NorthWood, 34-28, sectional, Nov. 7, 2008.
SECTIONAL 19
Harding (6-4) at 3A #3 Eastbrook (10-0)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, George Freck Field.
COACHES: Sherwood Haydock, 70-47 in 10th year at Harding, 128-112 in 22nd year overall. Jeff Adamson, 179-61 in 21st year at Eastbrook.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Eastbrook, 75.86, 37th overall, 3rd in Class 3A. Harding, 74.92, 43rd overall, 6th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Harding defeated Norwell, 28-21, Oct. 23. Eastbrook defeated Leo, 33-26, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Harding 53-47, Eastbrook 41-59.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Harding, 1-0.
LAST MEETING: Harding, 15-7, regional, Nov. 14, 2003.
SECTIONAL 28
2A #7 Tipton (8-2) at 2A #10 Cass (7-3)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Owens Memorial Field (WLHM, 102.3 FM).
COACHES: Aaron Tolle, 35-18 in 5th year at Tipton. Scott Mannering, 175-87 in 24th year at Lewis Cass.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Lewis Cass, 68.98, 76th overall, 4th in Class 2A. Tipton, 62.97, 107th overall, 11th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Tipton defeated Delphi, 41-13, Oct. 23. Lewis Cass defeated Frankton, 31-0, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Tipton 45-55, Lewis Cass 56-44.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Tipton, 1-0.
LAST MEETING: Tipton, 41-12, sectional, Oct. 31, 1997.
SECTIONAL 35
Adams Central (4-6) at Southwood (5-5)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Shermon Wagoner Field.
COACHES: Michael Mosser, 4-6 in 1st year at Adams Central. Dan Snyder, 22-21 in 4th year at Southwood.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Southwood, 47.19, 191st overall, 16th in Class 1A. Adams Central, 45.71, 203rd overall, 17th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Adams Central defeated Churubusco, 20-16, Oct. 23. Southwood defeated North Miami, 14-3, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Adams Central 48-52, Southwood 51-49.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Adams Central, 8-2.
LAST MEETING: Southwood, 20-14, Aug. 22, 2008.
Central Indiana
Eleven biggies …
SECTIONAL 4
5A #1 Carmel (9-1) at 5A #10 Fishers (9-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Fishers field.
COACHES: Mo Moriarity, 54-13 in 5th year at Carmel, 237-55 in 25th year overall. Rick Wimmer, 23-19 in 4th year at Fishers, 187-102 in 27th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Carmel, 99.9, 1st overall, 1st in Class 5A. Fishers, 88.75, 8th overall, 6th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Carmel defeated Westfield, 21-7, Oct. 23. Fishers defeated McCutcheon, 37-7, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Carmel 52-48, Fishers 45-55.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Carmel, 1-0.
LAST MEETING: Carmel, 41-0, sectional, Oct. 27, 2006.
SECTIONAL 6
Brownsburg (7-3) at 5A #14 Zionsville (8-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Eagles Stadium (WXRB, 1610 AM).
COACHES: Brett Comer, 19-22 in 4th year at Brownsburg. Larry McWhorter, 127-42 in 14th year at Zionsville.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Zionsville, 85.33, 13th overall, 9th in Class 5A. Brownsburg, 79.51, 25th overall, 15th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Brownsburg defeated Indianapolis Tech, 65-0, Oct. 23. Zionsville defeated Terre Haute South, 17-14, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Brownsburg 48-52, Zionsville 45-55.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Zionsville, 8-1.
LAST MEETING: Zionsville 7, Brownsburg 0, Oct. 9, 2009.
Avon (4-6) at 5A #8 Pike (9-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Pike Stadium.
COACHES: Dave Shelbourne, 60-30 in 8th year at Avon, 210-142 in 33rd year overall. Derek Moyers, 30-5 in 3rd year at Pike, 64-35 in 9th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Pike, 86.15, 11th overall, 8th in Class 5A. Avon, 78.29, 29th overall, 16th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Avon defeated Ben Davis, 28-24, Oct. 23. Pike defeated Terre Haute North, 31-15, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Avon 52-48, Pike 45-55.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: No meetings.
SECTIONAL 7
5A #11 Center Grove (7-3) at 5A #2 Columbus East (10-0)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Columbus East field.
COACHES: Eric Moore, 97-35 in 11th year at Center Grove, 147-42 in 15th year overall. Bob Gaddis, 86-23 in 9th year at Columbus East, 204-123 in 31st year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Center Grove, 91.89, 5th overall, 3rd in Class 5A. Columbus East, 85.24, 15th overall, 10th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Center Grove defeated Bloomington South, 49-6, Oct. 23. Columbus East defeated Columbus North, 27-26, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Center Grove 49-51, Columbus East 43-56.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: No meetings.
SECTIONAL 14
Mooresville (8-2) at 4A #1 Indianapolis Cathedral (9-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Indianapolis Arlington.
COACHES: Mark Bless, 110-52 in 15th year at Mooresville, 149-66 in 20th year overall. Rick Streiff, 141-30 in 15th year at Indianapolis Cathedral, 164-73 in 20th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Indianapolis Cathedral, 99.33, 2nd overall, 1st in Class 4A. Mooresville, 70.21, 71st overall, 18th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Mooresville defeated Indianapolis Manual, 61-18, Oct. 23. Indianapolis Cathedral defeated Lebanon, 47-15, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Mooresville 34-66, Indianapolis Cathedral 49-21.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Indianapolis Cathedral, 1-0.
LAST MEETING: Indianapolis Cathedral, 62-20, sectional, Oct. 22, 1999.
SECTIONAL 21
3A #1 Indianapolis Chatard (9-1) at Southmont (8-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Southmont field.
COACHES: Vince Lorenzano, 83-14 in 7th year at Indianapolis Chatard, 142-81 in 19th year overall. Desson Hannum, 15-17 in 3rd year at Southmont.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Indianapolis Chatard, 82.66, 21st overall, 1st in Class 3A. Southmont, 63.64, 99th overall, 20th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Indianapolis Chatard defeated Crawfordsville, 38-21, Oct. 23. Southmont defeated West Vigo, 23-0, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Indianapolis Chatard 40-60, Southmont 54-46.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: No meetings.
SECTIONAL 29
2A #1 Indianapolis Ritter (9-1) at 2A #6 Heritage Christian (7-3)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Heritage Christian field.
COACHES: Ty Hunt, 47-7 in 4th year at Indianapolis Ritter. Ron Qualls, 51-39 in 8th year at Heritage Christian.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Indianapolis Ritter, 72.26, 52nd overall, 1st in Class 2A. Heritage Christian, 62.89, 108th overall, 12th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Indianapolis Ritter defeated Union County, 55-13, Oct. 23. Heritage Christian defeated Park Tudor, 27-14, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Indianapolis Ritter 50-50, Heritage Christian 46-54.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Indianapolis Ritter, 6-1.
LAST MEETING: Indianapolis Ritter 55, Heritage Christian 31, Oct. 16, 2009.
2A #15 Speedway (5-5) at 2A #15 Centerville (9-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Craig Field.
COACHES: Denny Pelley, 161-69 in 20th year at Speedway, 255-121 in 34th year overall. Matt Holeva, 45-17 in 6th year at Centerville.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Centerville, 58.75, 130th overall, 15th in Class 2A. Speedway, 57.76, 137th overall, 19th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Speedway defeated Indianapolis Washington, 59-0, Oct. 23. Centerville defeated Shenandoah, 41-24, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Speedway 57-43, Centerville 52-48.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Speedway, 3-0.
LAST MEETING: Speedway, 28-6, sectional, Oct. 20, 2000.
SECTIONAL 30
South Putnam (8-2) at 2A #3 Monrovia (10-0)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Monrovia field.
COACHES: Troy Burgess, 16-23 in 4th year at South Putnam, 61-61 in 12th year overall. Kevin Hutchins, 24-10 in 3rd year at Monrovia, 32-30 in 6th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Monrovia, 71.06, 61st overall, 2nd in Class 2A. South Putnam, 58.14, 135th overall, 18th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: South Putnam defeated South Vermillion, 33-28, Oct. 23. Monrovia defeated Cloverdale, 53-0, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: South Putnam 50-50, Monrovia 37-63.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: South Putnam, 10-7.
LAST MEETING: Monrovia 34, South Putnam 0, Oct. 9, 2009.
SECTIONAL 37
1A #13 Clinton Central (6-4) at Lapel (7-3)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, The Boneyard.
COACHES: Mike Quick, 14-8 in 2nd year at Clinton Central, 46-57 in 10th year overall. Nate Andrews, 23-11 in 3rd year at Lapel.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Clinton Central, 53.71, 152nd overall, 10th in Class 1A. Lapel, 44.74, 206th overall, 19th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Clinton Central defeated Tri-Central, 66-7, Oct. 23. Lapel defeated Eastern Hancock, 20-14, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Clinton Central 47-51, Lapel 43-56.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Clinton Central, 3-0.
LAST MEETING: Clinton Central, 32-28, sectional, Oct. 28, 2005.
SECTIONAL 38
1A #9 Milan (8-2) at Indianapolis Scecina (4-6)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, U. of Indianapolis (WXCH, 103.1 FM).
COACHES: Ryan Langferman, 26-28 in 5th year at Milan. Ott Hurrle, 112-93 in 18th year at Indianapolis Scecina, 113-102 in 19th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Milan, 58.68, 131st overall, 6th in Class 1A. Indianapolis Scecina, 47.31, 190th overall, 15th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Milan defeated South Decatur, 27-13, Oct. 23. Indianapolis Scecina defeated Eastern Greene, 43-26, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Milan 45-54, Indianapolis Scecina 59-41.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Indianapolis Scecina, 1-0.
LAST MEETING: Indianapolis Scecina, 14-0, sectional, Oct. 19, 2007.
Southern Indiana
Four biggies …
SECTIONAL 16
Boonville (8-2) at 4A #3 Jasper (10-0)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Alumni Stadium (WITZ, 104.7 FM).
COACHES: James Blankenship, 53-71 in 12th year at Boonville, 63-92 in 15th year overall. Tony Ahrens, 66-18 in 7th year at Jasper.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Jasper, 87.56, 10th overall, 3rd in Class 4A. Boonville, 72.25, 53rd overall, 16th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Boonville defeated Owen Valley, 35-6, Oct. 23. Jasper defeated Northview, 50-0, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Boonville 45-44, Jasper 58-41.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Jasper, 17-2.
LAST MEETING: Jasper 41, Boonville 13, Sep. 4, 2009.
SECTIONAL 31
Providence (6-4) at 2A #2 Paoli (10-0)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Cook Field.
COACHES: Gene Sartini, 262-153 in 39th year at Providence, 273-163 in 41st year overall. Brian Balsmeyer, 26-17 in 4th year at Paoli.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Paoli, 65.49, 89th overall, 6th in Class 2A. Providence, 58.51, 134th overall, 17th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Providence defeated Triton Central, 21-14, Oct. 23. Paoli defeated Clarksville, 48-16, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Providence 52-48, Paoli 38-62.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: No meetings.
SECTIONAL 32
Evansville Mater Dei (5-5) at 2A #7 South Spencer (8-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm CT, L. Fred Ayer Field.
COACHES: Mike Goebel, 121-41 in 13th year at Evansville Mater Dei. Bruce Green, 76-37 in 10th year at South Spencer.
SAGARIN RATINGS: South Spencer, 65.35, 91st overall, 7th in Class 2A. Evansville Mater Dei, 58.66, 133rd overall, 16th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Evansville Mater Dei defeated Forest Park, 61-21, Oct. 24. South Spencer defeated Sullivan, 30-20, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Evansville Mater Dei 45-45, South Spencer 45-45.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Evansville Mater Dei, 7-0.
LAST MEETING: Evansville Mater Dei, 21-0, Aug. 22, 2008.
SECTIONAL 40
1A #4 North Daviess (9-1) at 1A #5 Perry Central (9-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm CT, Perry Central field (WRZR, 94.5 FM).
COACHES: Scott Helms, 81-76 in 15th year at North Daviess. Mike Spencer, 105-19 in 10th year at Perry Central, 190-90 in 24th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: North Daviess, 61.12, 115th overall, 4th in Class 1A. Perry Central, 59.85, 122nd overall, 5th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: North Daviess defeated Wood Memorial, 64-0, Oct. 23. Perry Central defeated Springs Valley, 55-0, Oct. 23.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: North Daviess 35-65, Perry Central 36-64.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Perry Central, 4-1.
LAST MEETING: North Daviess, 7-6, sectional, Oct. 31, 2008.

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