Carmel is 9-1 against North Central since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Carmel Greyhounds will venture away from home to face off against the North Central Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Carmel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Carmel was ranked 13th). Carmel and Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Carmel suffered a 28-27 loss. The contest was a 21-21 toss-up at halftime, but the Greyhounds couldn't quite close it out.
Carmel might have lost, but man, Anthony Coellner was a machine: he threw for 401 yards and four touchdowns. Jacob Bellin was Coellner's top target, picking up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, North Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Cathedral 53-13. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Fighting Irish are ranked fifth).
Carmel now has a losing record at 2-3. As for North Central, their record now sits at 0-5.
Everything went Carmel's way against North Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Carmel made off with a 27-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carmel since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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