Our broadcast schedule. Listen to all games here
Friday, 6:30 p.m.: Eastern Hancock (1-6) at Shenandoah (6-1)
Saturday, 10:30 a.m.: New Palestine (5-2/4-1) vs. Greenfield-Central (1-6/0-6)
Saturday, 6:45 p.m.: Mt. Vernon (5-2/4-1) vs. No. 6 Delta (7-0/5-0)
The first games are previewed in previous posts. Today, we preview the second half of tomorrow's HHC Classic.
CCSN HHC CLASSIC GAME NOTES
Mt. Vernon Marauders (5-2/4-1) vs. No. 6/6 Delta Eagles (7-0/5-0)
The series: Delta won last year’s meeting 51-21, and then won again 49-13 in the sectional semifinals. Delta has won six straight going back to 2004. Last MV win was a 56-34 game at the RCA Dome in 2003 when Delta was unbeaten and ranked #1 in 4A. Delta is 11-5 against MV since the HHC was formed in 1994, although Delta is 8-4 in conference games (and 1-0 in sectional games) since joining the league in 1997. MV’s wins came in 1997, 1999, 2001 (against a DHS team that was a state runner-up) and 2003.
The Marauders
Coach: Doug Peacock (16th year at MV, 101-71; 20th year overall, 121-91).
Scouting report (Off. Average 23.4, Def. Average 16.1)
MV is coming off three strong defensive games in a row, two of which were victories. MV has won 5 of 6 since falling to Kokomo in Week 1.MV is a second-half team: 143 of the Marauders’ 213 points have come after halftime. Last week, the Marauders trailed 3-0 at half and then scored 3 TDs in the second half, building leads of 13-3 and 20-10 late in the fourth quarter. MV has outscored teams 143-61 after half. The leading rusher is FB Trey Ross, who sat out last week’s game with a hamstring injury. In 6 games, he’s rushed for 567 yards and 10 TDs, carrying 9.6 yards per carry. HB Zach McKinney (10-62), FB Brandon Lockart (10-72, nearly all in 2nd half) and speedy sophomore HB Corey White (8-68, 2 TDs) all ran for 60+ yards last week, as MV ran for 238 yards. White also had an 18-yard catch. McKinney averages 7.1 ypc and is MV's second-leading rusher. White is a kickoff return guru, as he has two returns for TDs this season. MV’s defense is a strength of its team, allowing 13.6 ppg in HHC games. Held PH without a first down for 2.5 quarters in Week 5 game (PH scored two late TDs after it was 38-0), held G-C to 48 rushing yards and 162 total yards last week. David Reimlinger had a huge game last week, with 10+ tackles.
The Eagles
Coach: Grant Zgunda (12th year at DHS, 117-23; 17th year overall, 154-35).
Scouting report (Off. Average 43.4, Def. Average 10.4)
Delta has been loaded, and is averaging 491 yards per game – 283 on the ground and 208 passing. Delta's all-time HHC record: 74-14 (MV is 58-45), making this a matchup of the 2 winningest programs in HHC. Delta has won 16 straight regular-season games, and has won 28 of its last 29 regular-season games dating back to 2006. The offense is by its “triplets”: QB Ozzie Mann (59% completion, 1,405 yards, 14 TDs); WR Logan Young (IU recruit, 36-874, 9 TDs) and RB Teddy Dawson (116-1,074, 8 TDs; 11-182 receiving). Change-of-pace back Zach Overfield is averaging 11 yards per carry and has 104 receiving yards. Delta has won at least 8 games each season since 1997, and this will be its 14th consecutive winning season. On defense: Jake Bryan & Logan Young have 3 INTs each. Jordan Anderson 4 sacks, 52 tackles. Bruce Benbow 38 tackles, 6 TFL.
Notable
- Peacock & Zgunda are two of the three longest-tenured coaches in the conference (PH’s John Broughton has a longer tenure than both). They also rank Nos. 2 & 3 behind Broughton (184 wins, 34 years) in total wins among conference coaches. NP’s Tim Able (100 wins) is 4th.
- Delta possesses the HHC Helmet trophy, and has since beating Shelbyville in 2008 finale.
- Delta has won six HHC titles (00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 08). MV has won 3 (99, 01, 03)
- These teams have a history at neutral sites. MV and Delta were both unbeaten in the HHC (Delta was #1 in 4A) when they met in the RCA Dome in 2003. MV won 56-34 and went on to win the HHC title. In 2001, MV beat Delta’s eventual state runner-up team 21-14 in a game played at Greenfield-Central HS.
Also: In the 4:30 p.m. game, Pendleton Heights meets Rushville. The Arabians were impressive last week in a 42-0 shutout of Olympic Conference foe Jay County. It is one of two non-conference games PH will play to end the season. This game is effectively a playoff for 6th place in the conference, as both teams have one HHC win. Rushville has a game coming up against Yorktown next week (and could take fifth place with two wins), while this is PH's final league game. PH has one of the league's top passing attacks, led by Grant Hendershot and Mitch Patishall. The Arabians' defense has also pitched two shutouts this season. Rushville is coming off a strong two-game stretch in which it rallied from a 15-0 deficit to beat Greenfield-Central in Week 6, and then tied Delta at halftime last week before falling. Its veer-option offense is led by athletic quarterback Spencer Comer.
The HHC schedule on Saturday
11 a.m.: New Palestine vs. Greenfield-Central (LISTEN HERE)
1:45 p.m.: Shelbyville vs. Yorktown
4:30 p.m.: Pendleton Heights vs. Rushville
7:15 p.m.: Mt. Vernon vs. Delta (LISTEN HERE)
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