Friday night football

Another big night as the HHC race hits the homestretch of the season. Two of the four teams in the thick of the race face off as the Greenfield-Central Cougars host the Mt. Vernon Marauders.

Mt. Vernon (5-1/3-1) at Greenfield-Central (4-2/3-1): Kickoff is 7 p.m. Join Andrew, Mike and Chris for the pregame at 6:30 p.m. from G-C's Cougar Stadium. Listen LIVE link.The Marauders feature the county's top rusher in Tyler Dicks (728 yards in 5 games). He had 126 yards and two touchdowns (and an interception) in the 20-5 victory over Shelbyville last week. G-C is on a three-game win streak, and a big reason why is the return game. The Cougars have six return touchdowns in the last two weeks. Matt Dickerson leads an athletic group of Cougars. The winner stays in the HHC race. The team that is unsuccessful will need some help.

Shelbyville (1-5/1-3) at #1/4 New Palestine (6-0/4-0): The Dragons have one of the state's most potent passing attacks, with 1,500-yard passer Connor Simmons throwing to 500-yard receivers Josh Penley and Brandon Collins. The Dragons' defense has also been solid. Shelby has struggled, but the Bears moved the ball for the last couple of weeks, but struggled to finish drives. The Bears have shown huge strides and can play spoiler. Our friends at WSVX.com will have the broadcast.

Wes-Del (0-6) at Eastern Hancock (1-5): The Royals have been *just* close the last several weeks, but the homestretch hasn't been kind. Tonight, they host winless Wes-Del in Senior Night. The Royals are much better than 1-5 -- they get a chance to show it here.

Also in the HHC
#10/9 Pendleton Heights (5-1/3-1) at Yorktown (3-3/1-3): The Arabians have had two 100-yard rushers in the last two weeks in Jacob Lyons and Jon Furrow. Throw in a veteran line and QB Mitch Patishall, and PH is a solid team. Yorktown has big-play capability led by Brendon Barnes, and the Tigers have been right there.

Rushville (2-4/0-4) at Delta (1-5/1-3): Delta is actually 3-3 on the field, but the Eagles have dropped three straight after beating Greenfield-Central to open the HHC season. Ozzie Mann is strong, but the Eagles miss Austin Fuatavai at RB. Rushville has allowed 42, 53 and 49 points the last three weeks, but all to top HHC contenders. The Lions have a sold running game led by Kaleb Lambert and Garrett Hittle, but they are young.