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 take on the North Central Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
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.
Despite the defeat, Carmel got top-tier performance from Anthony Coellner, who threw for 401 yards and four touchdowns. Jacob Bellin also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Carmel's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Nathan Williams. Carmel got some further help from Brandon Adams: he made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, North Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 53-13 defeat at the hands of Cathedral. 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 is now 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 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carmel since the team 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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