By Nick Jenkinson-SCINN Sports Director
Tonight is the last night of the Regular Season of High School Football in the State of Indiana, and all three Monroe County Teams will be on the road with the Postseason starting next week. Bloomington South will travel to Center Grove, Bloomington North will travel to Whiteland and Edgewood will face Indianapolis Scecina at Beech Grove with all three games kicking off at 7 PM.
Bloomington South is 7-1 on the season and looking complete a perfect regular season against Indiana teams since the Panthers only loss was 37-0 shutout at Ironton, Ohio on October 3. The Panthers bounced back to beat Berebuf Jesuit in 52-7 in the regular season home finale last Friday Night. The Panthers have outscored their opponents 344-92 as the offense averages 43 points per game while the defense is giving up 11.5 points. Head Coach Gabe Johnson is72- 58-19 in his 7th year in charge of the Panthers and 72-29 in 9 years overall.
Center Grove is 6-2 on the season with their only loss to Warren Central at home to start the season 20-14 and last week at Lawrence North 28-20. The Trojans have outscored their opponents 251-161 averaging 31.4 points per game on offense and giving up 20.1 points per game on defense. Edgewood Graduate and former Indiana University Football Player Eric Moore have a record 271-85 in his 29th year at Center Grove and has an overall record of 319-90 in his 32nd year overall. Center Grove won the last meeting on October 17, 2025, 33-12 at Bloomington South. Bloomington South leads the series the last 40 years 10-9.
Bloomington North is 4-4 on the season and bounced back with a 53-7 win over Franklin last week in the regular season home finale last Friday Night. It was an emotional game for the Cougars who honored their fallen teammate Hunter Chitwood who passed away three days before the game at age 18. The Cougars snapped a three-game losing streak. Bloomington North has outscored their opponents 177-85 in their four wins and been outscored 165-26 in their four losses for first year head coach Andy Harding.
Whiteland is 2-6 on the season and after a 0-5 start the Warriors won back-to-back games against at Martinsville 26-0 and Mooresville at home 24-21. The Warriors lost at Plainfield 28-27 last Friday Night. Whiteland has been outscored 201-128 with a shutout win and been shut out twice. The Warriors are averaging 16 points on offense and giving up 25.1 points on defense. Head Coach Darrin Fisher is 152-92 in his 22nd year at Whiteland and has an overall record of 213-164 in his 36th year overall. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since Bloomington North beat Whiteland on November 5, 2010, in the Sectional Championship game at Bloomington North. The Cougars won the only other meeting in the last 40 years on October 30, 2009, 49-42 at Bloomington North.
Edgewood is looking to finish above .500 for the second straight season as the Mustangs were 5-3 in the regular season a year ago and dropped the Sectional Opener at Scottsburg 31-7 losing their last four games after starting the season 5-0. The Mustangs suffered a 47-14 loss at Home to Northview last Friday Night as the Knights beat the Mustangs for the 16th straight time. Edgewood is averaging 23.8 points on offense and allowing 28.5 points on defense.
Indianapolis Scecina is 1-7 on the season with their only win coming on October 2, at home against Heritage Christian 43-18. The Crusaders lost at Indianapolis Ritter 33-18 last week and have been outscored 281-152 averaging 19 points on offense and giving up 35.1 points on defense. Head Coach Dan Harris is 9-19 in his third year at the school, and this is the first meeting between the Mustangs and Crusaders.