Sectional Titles On The Line For Prep Gridders
Sectional championships will be on the line throughout the area Friday night for high school football teams.
Whitko, the lone team remaining in the IFN coverage area, will travel to Woodburn to face No. 4 and undefeated Woodlan for a Class 2-A sectional title.
The Northern Lakes Conference still has a trio of teams set to compete for trophies Friday night. The marquee game is a rematch of the regular season with NorthWood playing at Plymouth in a Class 4-A sectional finale. The Panthers beat the Rockies 33-30 three weeks ago in Nappanee. NorthWood has won five games in a row to improve to 8-3, while Plymouth sits at 9-2.
Concord, which claimed the NLC title under first-year coach Craig Koehler, welcomes in No. 5 Fort Wayne Snider to Dunlap for a Class 5-A sectional title game. The Minutemen are 8-2, while Snider is 9-1.
Another matchup with local interest has Penn (10-1) going on the road to face Merrillville (7-4) in a Class 6-A sectional final. Merrillville is coached by former Warsaw standout Brad Seiss. The Kingsmen, who have won seven in a row, beat the Pirates 31-12 back on Aug. 28 at Penn.
Following is a list of area games Friday night.
Northern Lakes Conference
Fort Wayne Snider (9-1) at Concord (8-2), 7:30 p.m.
NorthWood (8-3) at Plymouth (9-2), 7 p.m.
Three Rivers Conference
Whitko (6-5) at Woodlan (11-0), 7 p.m.
LaVille (9-2) at Northfield (6-5), 7 p.m.
Hoosier North Athletic Conference
Knox (6-5) at Whiting (10-1), 8 p.m.
North Judson (9-2) at Pioneer (11-0), 7:30 p.m.
LaVille (9-2) at Northfield (6-5, 7 p.m.
Northern Indiana Conference
Penn (10-1) at Merrillville (7-4), 7:30 p.m.
South Bend Adams (8-3) at Mishawaka (7-3), 7 p.m.
South Bend St. Joseph (6-5) at South Bend Washington (8-3), 7 p.m.
Hammond (10-1) at Mishawaka Marian (8-3), 7:30 p.m.
Bremen (6-5) at Lewis Cass (8-3), 7 p.m.
Northeast Corner Conference
Culver Academy (6-5) at Garrett (9-2), 7:30 p.m.