Games Of The Week: Week 1

<p>Each and every week, there are a ton of exciting games all around the state.  This weekly report will look into some of the best games each day of the upcoming week.</p><h3>Monday</h3> <p><strong>Andrean (0-0) @ Lake Central (0-0) - 8:00 PM ET</strong><br /> -Andrean looks to be one of the best teams up north this year.  Lake Central is always able to reload.  Good early season matchup between two top region schools.</p> <p><strong>Bowman Academy (0-0) @ Gary Roosevelt (0-0) - 8:00 PM ET</strong><br /> -Bowman is under a new head coach and their look this year could be different.  Still some talent left on the board but Gary Roosevelt has quite a few players as well.  Post play the difference.</p> <h3>Tuesday</h3> <p><strong>Carmel (0-0) @ Zionsville (0-0) - 7:30 PM ET</strong><br /> -No longer Sectional foes, Carmel and Zionsville are both in reboot mode after losing tons of senior talent.  Riley Bertram vs. Sterling Brown might be best matchup at the point.</p> <p><strong>Floyd Central (0-0) @ Christian Academy (0-0) - 7:30 PM ET</strong><br /> -Floyd Central could be one of the best teams in the southern part of the state this year with some good young talent.  Nic Reed and Christian Academy will be great early challenge.</p> <h3>Wednesday</h3> <p><strong>Brownsburg (0-0) @ Lawrence Central (0-0) - 7:30 PM ET</strong><br /> -Brownsburg lost a trio of talent and will be a completely new look led by Landon Hall and Michael Fowlkes.  LC trying to get off to a better start than last season.</p> <p><strong>Franklin Central (0-0) @ Ben Davis (0-0) - 7:30 PM ET</strong><br /> -Franklin Central could be a really good team that goes under-the-radar for a bit this year.  Ben Davis is going to be smaller and faster but potentially more potent on offense.</p> <p><strong>Warren Central (0-0) @ Arsenal Tech (0-0) - 7:30 PM ET</strong><br /> -WC got a new head coach but lost their best player, Djimon Henson, due to transfer. Will rely on Bishop Smith and Trequan Spivey early on but Tech presents a real challenge stopping Florida State commit C.J. Walker.</p> <h3>Thursday</h3> <p><strong>THANKSGIVING DAY</strong></p> <h3>Friday</h3> <p><strong>New Castle (0-0) @ Greenwood (0-0) - 7:30 PM ET</strong><br /> - Both Greenwood and New Castle are young and looking to get off to a good start and gain confidence.  Watch out for to underclassmen, Jeff Reynolds (Greenwood) and Mason Gillis (New Castle).</p> <p><strong>Anderson (0-0) @ Lapel (0-0) - 7:30 PM ET</strong><br /> -New head coach Ryne Smith is looking to take Anderson in a new direction but he is without two of his best players from last season (transfer).  Lapel is stacked with a handful of senior wing players.  </p> <h3>Saturday</h3> <p><strong>Lapel (0-0) @ Frankton (0-0) - 7:15 PM ET</strong><br /> -Lapel and Frankton is one of the more underrated rivalries in the state. Great competition and great fanbases.  Frankton lost all but one player due to graduation.  Still, atmosphere will be as good as any Saturday night.</p> <p><strong>Merrillville (0-0) @ Southport (0-0) - 7:30 PM ET</strong><br /> -Merrillville travels down to Indy to take on the best team in the state. D.J. Wilkins, Jonah Jackson, and Cameron Wilbon is a nice trio but the high-level combo of Joey Brunk and Paul Scruggs might be best in state.</p> <p><strong>Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (0-0) @ Hamilton Heights (0-0) - 5:15 PM ET</strong><br /> -Hamilton Heights is in a bit of a reboot with Hunter Crist now leading the way.  They will take on one of the teams looking to take a big jump in Mt. Vernon.  They might be a legit Sectional Champion this season.</p> <p><strong>New Albany (0-0) @ Bloomington South (0-0) - 7:30 PM ET</strong><br /> -New Albany has the best sophomore in the state and a pretty solid group around him. Bloomington South is deep and could give them a great early season test on the road.</p> <p><strong>South Bend St. Joseph (0-0) @ NorthWood (0-0) - 7:30 PM ET</strong><br /> -In maybe the best early season matchup of 3A teams, SBSJ and NorthWood take on each other.  Both could be a State Championship contender so to say this is a big game is a little understated.</p> <p><strong>Warsaw (0-0) @ Columbia City (0-0) - 7:45 PM ET</strong><br /> -Warsaw was one of the best teams in the state last year outside of the Indy area but fell quickly in Sectionals.  Columbia City also fell a little early in Regional semifinals. Now, both are looking to get a second chance.</p>