Football Game Preview: Carmel Greyhounds vs. Ben Davis Giants

Carmel and Ben Davis are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Greyhounds will challenge the Giants at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carmel will be strutting in after a win while Ben Davis will be coming in after a defeat.

Carmel is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past North Central 63-14 on Friday. With the Greyhounds ahead 56-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Anthony Coellner

Passer Rating (Career)

09/26/25 vs North Central	169.5
09/19/25 vs Columbus North	155.7
08/22/25 @ Fishers	152.7
09/05/25 vs Centerville	137.7
09/20/24 vs Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory	108.4

Anthony Coellner produced another solid performance throwing for 149 yards and three TDs while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 41 yards and one touchdown. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (169.5). Spencer Sell also helped with two scores in total.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Carmel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 15 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Jacob Bellin, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Ben Davis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Lawrence North and fell 48-19. While the Giants had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Wildcats 6-0.

Carmel's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points over those games. As for Ben Davis, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Carmel was taken down by Ben Davis 58-30 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Greyhounds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.