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A look at Friday's football matchups in Putnam County with adjusted kickoff times

As the calendar moves to Week Two of the high school football season, South Putnam looks to move to 2-0, while Cloverdale, North Putnam and Greencastle all look to secure the first win of the season. 

Cloverdale will roll out the red carpet for Edinburgh, while Greencastle heads to Northview, North Putnam hosts Southmont and South Putnam will host Owen Valley. 

Here's a look at all four matchups. 

 

South Putnam (1-0) vs. Owen Valley (1-0)

Kickoff changed to 7:30 p.m., Wildman Field

This one promises to be quite a treat for fans. South Putnam enters ranked 6th in both the Class A AP Poll and IFCA Coaches Poll after knocking off Cloverdale 69-0 last week. Owen Valley, on the other hand, won its first game under first year head coach Joe White, is ranked 13th in the Class 3A AP Poll. 

Head coach Chuck Sorrel told The Putnam County Post he was pleased with the overall play of his team against Cloverdale, but he did single out several players. 

"Kolby Harcourt played great. He's our running back who took over for graduated senior Luke Switzer, who was a workhorse for us the previous three seasons. Kolby stepped right in without missing a beat. On the defensive side, Aiden Beadles looked primed and well, as he was flying around on the field making tackles. He even looked great on special teams. How no one has scooped him up and offered a scholarship to him amazes me. He is a hidden gem and we feel schools should be jumping at him," Sorrel said. 

Owen Valley blew past Brown County, 60-0, last week, as Kyvan Bandy rushed 16 times for 197 yards and three trips to the end zone. 

A season ago, Owen Valley held its own against the Eagles, knocking off South Putnam 57-34.

What will happen tomorrow night at South Putnam? 

According to Sorrel, Owen Valley is again a very tough opponent. 

"Owen Valley looks good. They are big, move well and compete. It should be a great game," he said. 

As for what he sees as the keys to an Eagles victory, Sorrel said it starts and ends up front. 

"Controlling the line of scrimmage for our front six on defense and our offensive line play. They have come together really well this summer, so we are looking forward to seeing how they do with another big line. And just letting our quarterback, Wyatt Mullins, take command of the offense like he did last week," Sorrel said. 

 

North Putnam (0-1) vs. Southmont (1-0), 7 p.m., Cougar Stadium

Pregame coverage has moved to 7:40 p.m. with kickoff adjusted to 8 p.m. 

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After a rough week one outing, the North Putnam Cougars will look to right the ship against a soon to be new conference opponent in Southmont. 

With North Putnam announcing earlier this year it was leaving the Western Indiana Conference for the Sagamore Conference, this will be a rivalry clash as early as next season. 

In last week's 40-16 road loss at North Montgomery, North Putnam fumbled on its first offensive play and it never got any better, as turnovers and missed tackles plagued the Cougars. 

After falling behind 40-0, North Putnam quarterback Christian Kramer hit Brogan Woodall for a touchdown pass and Kramer converted the two point conversion, cutting the deficit to 40-8. North Putnam's second touchdown of the night came when Caiden Hankins found the end zone from 12 yards out. 

As for Southmont, who trails the overall series against North Putnam 18-17, the Mounties upended Fountain Central 49-19. 

In the win, full back Wyatt Woodall rushed 14 times for 196 yards and four touchdowns, as Southmont rumbled for 387 yards on the ground and racked up over 500 yards of total offense. Quarterback Nathan Boyer was 8-of-13 for 129 yards in the win. 

 

Greencastle (0-1) at Northview (1-0), 7 p.m., Knights Stadium

The David Stephens Era got off on the wrong foot last week, as the Greencastle Tiger Cubs suffered a 21-14 loss to Danville, as Stephens said Danville was as big and athletic as advertised. 

"I felt like we played a great game until we had our two best offensive players go down with cramps in the second half. We don't have the depth with where we are at in the development of our program to compete when top guys go down. But we will get there," Stephens said. 

The first year head coach said he was pleased with the play of the following: quarterback Cole Stephens, running back Lamar Moore, wide receiver Ian Williams and defensive end Cam Pingleton. 

As for Northview, Tyler Lee set the tone early and often at running back, rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns in the first quarter, as Northview blew past Terre Haute North, 48-16. 

Northview is 17th in the Class 4A AP Poll and tied for 13th in the IFCA Coaches Poll. 

Stephens said Northview is "big and physical."

"Northview is a big, physical team that is well coached and have an amazing home record over the past 10 years. We will have to come out and execute our offensive and defensive schemes to give ourselves an opportunity to win," Stephens said. 

 

Cloverdale (0-1) vs. Edinburgh (0-1), 7 p.m. Cloverdale 

The Clovers look to get back on the winning side of things this week as they host Edinburgh. 

The Clovers bring back several skill players, including running back Levi Johnson, and Lotz admits he is excited about this season. 

Edinburgh fell 12-7 against Tindley, as Jackson Hartwell scored from three yards out for the Lancers. 

 

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