Hoosier Heritage Conference - sectional week 2

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Four teams still alive, including three in the HHC Tournament (aka Sectional 22)

4A 22: Connersville (6-4) at New Castle (3-7), WLTI-1550, WLPK-106.9. The Trojans' regular season schedule was a benefit as they beat Beech Grove last week. New Castle's defense is strong. The question will be can the Trojans get the Air Raid fired up and get the Thrine brothers in space. If they can, they can advance to next week. The two teams have one common opponent - both beat Franklin County by a touchdown. NC's defense forced five turnovers last week and QB Quentin Boatright had 100+ yards both passing and rushing. 

4A 22: Greenfield-Central (7-3) at New Palestine (10-0). WRGF-89.7, NewPalRadio.com, IHSAAtv.org. The Dragons won the regular season matchup 42-7, but G-C was very banged-up and was missing its QB and several other key players. The Cougars aren't quite to full health but Dallas Freeman's return gives them a passing option and they've been scoring points of late. The key is, can their defensive line bookended by Allen & Foley slow down the Dragons' Grayson Thomas & Danny Tippit, and can the Cougars bleed the clock and shorten the game with the wishbone? NP had a season-high 509 yards last week against Mt. Vernon, while G-C ran for 275 against Pendleton Heights. The winner of this game will host the sectional final next week. 

3A 27: Garrett (3-7) at Yorktown (7-3). WMUN-1340, IHSAAtv.org. Yorktown should be a heavy favorite to play in November for the first time since 2014 - when the Tigers won a sectional title. The Tigers struggled with consistency against a stout Delta defense last week, but Kolton Nanko had a huge game with 111 receiving yards and a TD and Yorktown rallied to win 10-7. Winner plays Norwell or FW Concordia next week.