Will McGarvey takes a handoff from quarterback Tristan Larsh during Warsaw’s season-opening home win over Columbia City last Friday night. The Tigers travel to East Noble this week. (File photo by James Costello)

There are no shortage of plots and subplots this week as the area prep football season rolls into week 2.

Can Warsaw coach Phil Jensen collect his 100th victory in charge of the Tigers?  Warsaw will face a stern road test at East Noble. The Knights, coming off a loss at Plymouth, are 3-1 all-time versus Warsaw.

What does Wawasee do for an encore? The Warriors lit up the scoreboard for 53 points in coach Mike Eshbach’s debut versus Lakeland.

Is Triton a contender or a pretender? The Trojans, fresh off a 70-0 win in their opener, welcome LaVille to Bourbon. The game was moved from LaVille due to construction issues there. The Lancers were 10-2 last year and have gone 33-14 under coach Will Howstrawser, now in his fifth season.

Valley will honor its 1992 squad, the last team in program history to win a sectional championship. Will that be enough to motivate the home team to an upset win over Culver Academy?

NorthWood, still ranked No. 1 in Class 4-A, will host Fairfield. The Falcons, who won just one game a year ago, surprised neighbor Goshen 19-0 last week.

Here is a quick look at the local docket for Friday night.

Warsaw (1-0) at East Noble (0-1), 7 p.m.

There’s only one number on the mind of Jensen this Friday night.

That’s two.

As in a 2-0 start for his team.

The Tiger boss, who is 99-80 on the Warsaw sidelines, knows it will not be easy. East Noble outscored the Tigers 47-42 a year ago enroute to an 8-3 season. Stud quarterback Andrew McCormick, who has committed to Indiana State, is back to lead the way for the Knights. McCormick threw for 452 yards and six touchdowns and also rushed for 89 yards and one score versus the Tigers a year ago.

“He makes everyone better,” said Jensen of the East Noble signal caller. “He can run it. He can throw it. He’s knowledgeable and he goes after your weaknesses.”

Jensen knows that another shootout, Warsaw lost 34-23 two years ago in Kendallville, would not benefit his team.

“We are not designed for a shootout and will have a different approach this year,” said Jensen. “The question is can we do it. We want the control the tempo and keep the ball away from them.”

Warsaw will be healthier this week as linebacker Lance McClone and lineman Dalton Smoker are expected to return to action.

East Noble, which lost 22-18 at Plymouth last week, has had 14 straight winning seasons.

Wawasee (1-0) at West Noble (1-0), 7 p.m.

It should be a confident group of Warriors who board the bus for the short trip to Ligonier Friday night.

Wawasee lit up Lakeland to the tune of a 53-34 win in the opener, scoring the most points since blanking West Noble 53-0 in 1973. The Warriors, who scored two touchdowns on their first three offensive plays of the game, piled up the second most points in program history.

“We still have a lot of things that need to be fixed, but I think that after seeing us put it together for the first time when it counted goes a long way as far as the confidence of our kids,” said first-year Warrior boss Mike Eshbach. “Offensively we did some good things last week.”

Sophomore quarterback Evan Eshbach threw for 322 yards in the opener. He is the starter, although coach Eshbach says that Aaron Evans will still see some playing time too.

West Noble opened its season with a 32-14 win over Central Noble.

“They (WN) played a lot of younger kids last year, to they have a lot of guys back with more experience and confidence this season,” noted Eshbach.

“We need to play well up front on offense and we have to get off the field on defense on third downs. Our third down defense will be really important. Lakeland ran like 81 plays on us and their time of possession was crazy. We need to know and execute our assignments this week.”

Wawasee beat West Noble 48-7 in 2016.

Fairfield (1-0) at NorthWood (1-0), 7 p.m.

Nate Andrews said in the preseason that he thought his team’s defense would be even better this season.

The Panthers proved that point, at least for one week, in shutting down Jimtown in the opener.

“There’s a lot of football to be played, but I feel like our defense is intriguing,” said Andrews.

NorthWood held the young Jimmies to just 108 total yards, including 13 rushing, in a 31-0 rout.

“Fairfield is very impressive,” noted Andrews. “They are big, physical and fast. Their schemes gave Goshen fits. We have to match their intensity this week.”

Fairfield used a new winged-T offense to handle Goshen and snap a 12-game losing streak to Northern Lakes Conference foes in the process. The Falcons have lost their last three matchups with NorthWood by a combined score of 155-13.

Andrews said that there is no update on Bronson Yoder. The junior star tailback had wrist surgery earlier this month and is still sidelined.

The Panthers, who rushed for 347 yards in the opener led by new quarterback Landen Gessinger and Brayton Yoder, are still a work in progress. Willy Will, last year’s offensive coordinator, did not return due to a job promotion.

NorthWood beat Fairfield 54-6 a year ago.

LaVille (1-0) at Triton (1-0), 7 p.m.

Ron Brown said his message was short and simple to his team following an eye-popping 70-0 victory in its season opener.

“Good job and get ready for tough competition,” related Brown of his words.

That tough competition arrives Friday night in the form of LaVille in the Hoosier North Athletic Conference opener for both teams. The Lancers beat the Trojans 55-18 a year ago en route to a 10-win season.

“We don’t know who we are yet, but we will get a better idea this week,” Brown said. “This is just another game. A game where we have to show up and play tough football and play well. We’re not putting any extra pressure on our guys because of last week. Our focus is on getting better each week.”

LaVille opened its season with a 3-0 win over North Newton. Meanwhile, Triton scored on 10 of its 11 possessions and did not punt in overwhelming South Newton 70-0. Bo Snyder completed five passes for 187 yards and three scores, while Max Slusser rushed for 202 yards as Triton piled up 569 yards of offense.

“LaVille will grind it out and our challenge is to get the ball from them,” said Brown. “We need everyone to do their job for us and raise our level of play.”

Culver Academy (1-0) at Tippecanoe Valley (0-1), 7:30 p.m.

There will be plenty to celebrate at halftime of the Valley home opener on Friday night.

First-year coach Stephen Moriarty hopes that the postgame time is just as enjoyable.

The Vikings, who will honor their 1992 sectional championship team, look to get into the win column after a tough opener.

“I want our guys to have a short memory,” said Moriarty, referring to a 41-13 loss at Bremen in the opener. “We’re playing a very good CMA team this week and we have to be ready to fight.”

Valley trailed Bremen just 14-13 at halftime before being outscored 27-0 in the final half.

“I think that we just got tired in the second half,” noted Moriarty.

The halftime ceremony will be a special one for Moriarty, who played defensive end on the 1992 team, the last Valley squad to claim a sectional title. He was then an All-Three Rivers Conference player at linebacker as both a junior and senior for the Vikings.

“That was a pretty special year,” said Moriarty of 1992, when the Vikings finished 6-6. “That kind of got things going for us to be ranked in 1993 and then No. 3 in 1994. that’s what we’re trying to get back to.”

CMA opened its season with a 19-0 win over Twin Lakes.

The Eagles, who went 7-4 last year, beat Valley 47-0 in 2016.