Greencastle first year head coach David Stephens knows what's at stake Friday night when his Tiger Cubs roll out the red carpet and host Owen Valley. 
The tough part is going to be keeping his emotions in check, as Stephens spent the last two years as the offensive coordinator at Owen Valley before heading over to Greencastle. 
He admits it will be a challenge when the Tiger Cubs host the Patriots (2-5) at 7 p.m. with pregame coverage starting at 6:40 p.m. on WREB GIANT fm. 

"No doubt, it's a circle game for me, personally. No doubt, they will be fired up and there will be emotions on both sides. We will do what we need to do. I want us to come out and execute. Our goals are to win the county, win the conference and our job is not completed yet," Stephens said. 

Last week, Greencastle rolled past Cloverdale, 68-7. In that game, Lamar Moore found the end zone early and often, taking a handoff 27 yards for his first score and then catching a pass from quarterback Cole Stephens for an 84 yard strike. Moore would catch another touchdown pass, this time a 41 yard bomb. Moore's final touchdown came as he took a direct snap in the wildcat formation and scored. 

"Lamar played well. He only played one side of the ball and a half," Stephens said. 

The performance by Moore summed up Greencastle's offensive philosophy, according to Stephens. 

"Our offensive philosophy is to throw the ball short as many times as possible to guys who can score touchdowns. Can you get five guys who can contribute to the offense? We have confidence in everybody. There isn't a single guy who plays offense for us that we don't have confidence in. Our offensive line has done a great job and have not allowed a sack all season," Stephens said. 

The last two weeks, the Tiger Cubs have picked up wins over Brown County (84-0) and Cloverdale and were able to see a lot of different players under the lights. 

"I am really happy with the last two weeks. We played a lot of guys on defense and built a lot of depth. Guys have done a great job communicating and executing in our communication based defense. They are hungry, pursue and fly around the ball. I am excited about the maturity of our defense," Stephens said.  

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