Carmel (Ind.) vs. Ben Davis (Indianapolis) 
Shakir Paschall, Carmel
Photo by Rob Baker
Conference rivals Carmel and Ben Davis meet Friday night with the Class 6A state championship going to the winner. No. 21 Carmel's 37-14 win over Ben Davis during Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference play was one of its most impressive efforts along the way to its current 13-0 record. One more win would give the Greyhounds their eighth state title overall and first unbeaten season since 1986. On the other side, Ben Davis (11-2) has won seven straight since the Oct. 3 loss to Carmel. The Giants were rewarded with their first trip to the state finals in 13 years after a 49-45 win over Center Grove (Greenwood). Junior running back
Chris Evans ran for a season-high 273 yards with three touchdowns, including the game-winner.
Follow live scoring of this game on Qwixcore Just the facts: Carmel and Ben Davis have a combined 14 state titles – seven apiece – in Indiana's largest classification. National high school hall-of-fame coach Dick Dullaghan had a hand in eight of them. Dullaghan led Carmel to the 3A title in 1978, then guided Ben Davis to seven Class 5A crowns between 1987-2002. … This will be the 13th meeting between these teams in the last 11 seasons. Carmel is 7-5 against Ben Davis during that span, including five wins in the last seven games.
Mitch Stephens: Ben Davis 28, Carmel 27
Kevin Askeland: Ben Davis 35, Carmel 30
Jamie DeMoney: Carmel 28, Ben Davis 27
Stephen Spiewak: Carmel 21, Ben Davis 14
Leland Gordon: Carmel 24, Ben Davis 22
Colin Ward-Henninger: Carmel 17, Ben Davis 14
