By KEVIN HARRIS
Kevin.Harris@newsandtribune.com
> SOUTHERN INDIANA —
CHARLESTOWN AT CLARKSVILLE
• TIME: 7 p.m.
• PLACE: Clarksville High School
• RECORDS: Charlestown 1-1, 0-1 Mid-Southern Conference; Clarksville 0-2, 0-1.
• SERIES RECORD: Clarksville leads 23-17.
• SERIES RECORD LAST 15 YEARS: Clarksville leads 9-8.
• LAST MEETING: Sept. 4, 2009 at Dutch Reis Field — Charlestown 43, Clarksville 8.
• KEY FACTS: Charlestown head coach Jason Hawkins has won all three meetings against Clarksville, his alma mater, since he took over the Pirates in 2007. In that stretch, Charlestown has outscored the Generals, 107-26. … Hawkins served as an assistant coach under current Clarksville coach Steve Cooley for one season when Cooley was the head coach at Jeffersonville. … The Generals have not started a season 0-3 since 2004 when they went 5-5.
• MATCHUP TO WATCH: Hawkins vs. Cooley — Even though this will be the first time they have squared off as head coaches, they know each other’s styles very well. They have coached together and they were on opposite sides of the New Albany-Jeff rivalry when Hawkins was a Bulldog assistant under head coach Kevin Roth.
NEW ALBANY AT JENNINGS COUNTY
• TIME: 7 p.m.
• PLACE: Jennings County High School
• RECORDS: New Albany 1-1, 0-0 Hoosier Hills Conference; Jennings County 0-2, 0-0.
• SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: New Albany leads 10-5.
• LAST MEETING: Sept. 4, 2009 at Buerk Field — Jennings County 30, New Albany 14.
• KEY FACTS: Prior to last year’s loss to the Panthers, the Bulldogs had won five games in a row in their series with Jennings. In those victories, New Albany averaged 35.6 points per game. … The Bulldogs have already scored 30-plus points in both of their games this season. That matches the two games they scored more than 30 all of last season. … Prior to this year, New Albany had split its first two contests only once in the past five seasons, which occurred in 2008. It started 0-2 in the other four years.
• MATCHUP TO WATCH: New Albany’s rushing duo of Chris Whitehead and Jalen Forrest vs. the Jennings County defense — Forrest ran for 151 yards, while Whitehead had 135 in the Bulldogs’ 31-22 home victory over Castle last Friday. Plus Whitehead rushed for 344 yards in New Albany’s 47-46 overtime loss to Providence in Week 1. The Panthers’ defense gave up 360 yards on the ground in their 33-21 loss last Friday at Greensburg.
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE AT JEFFERSONVILLE
• TIME: 7 p.m.
• PLACE: Blair Field
• RECORDS: Jeff 0-2, 0-1 HHC; Bedford 1-1, 0-0.
• SERIES RECORD: Jeff leads 25-9.
• SERIES RECORD LAST 15 YEARS: Jeff leads 11-7.
• LAST MEETING: Sept. 4, 2009 at BNL Stadium — Bedford 16, Jeff 12.
• KEY FACTS: If the Red Devils lose on Friday night, it will mark the third time in six seasons they have started a season 0-3. The other two times were in 2005 and 2008. … The Stars have won the last two meetings with the Red Devils by a combined margin of five points. Prior to that streak, Jeff had won four in a row in the series. … The Red Devils have dropped four straight home games. Their last home victory was last season against Floyd Central, 14-0.
• MATCHUP TO WATCH: Bedford’s defense vs. Jeff’s offense — Last Friday, the Stars allowed only 14 points in a seven-point loss to Bloomington North, which scored 28 points against the Red Devils in the season opener. Jeff’s offense showed some improvement last week in a 26-21 loss at Seymour after going scoreless versus North.
MADISON AT FLOYD CENTRAL
• TIME: 7 p.m.
• PLACE: Ron Weigleb Stadium
• RECORDS: Floyd 1-1, 0-0 HHC; Madison 0-2, 0-0.
• SERIES RECORD: Floyd leads 29-15.
• SERIES RECORD LAST 15 YEARS: Floyd leads 12-3.
• LAST MEETING: Sept. 4, 2009 at Cubs Field — Floyd 38, Madison 29.
• KEY FACTS: Highlander head coach Brian Glesing has owned the Cubs since he arrived in Floyds Knobs in 2007. Floyd has won all three matchups against Madison in the Glesing era, averaging 39 points per game in those victories. … Prior to the Highlanders’ current three-game winning streak in the series, the Cubs won back-to-back matchups against Floyd in 2005 and 2006. … Madison has gone 3-18 in HHC play the past three seasons.
• MATCHUP TO WATCH: Madison running back Ryan Fish vs. Floyd’s rush defense — Fish rushed for 216 yards on 25 carries in the Cubs’ 23-12 loss to South Dearborn last Friday. So far this season, the Highlanders have given up 259 yards on the ground per contest.
PROVIDENCE AT MITCHELL
• TIME: 7 p.m.
• PLACE: Terry Cole Field
• RECORDS: Providence 1-1, Mitchell 0-2.
• SERIES RECORD LAST 15 YEARS: Providence leads 4-0.
• LAST MEETING: Sept. 4, 2009 at Murphy Stadium — Providence 42, Mitchell 0.
• KEY FACTS: The Pioneers have met the Bluejackets four times in the past three seasons, with all four being Providence victories. In those four games, Providence outscored Mitchell, 168-14. … This season is the fourth consecutive year that Providence has started with New Albany and Floyd Central in back-to-back weeks. The Pioneers are 4-4 against the two Class 5A schools in that span.
• MATCHUP TO WATCH: Providence’s offense vs. Mitchell’s defense — The Pioneers’ offense has averaged 30 points per game so far in 2010. The Bluejackets have surrendered 40 points a clip in their first two contests.
