With Indiana high schools finally able to open their doors, student-athletes are preparing for their seasons.
That includes football players, who are six weeks away from their first game of the 2020 season. The schedules are ready to go, and five Hamilton County teams have at least one new team on their line-up.
Guerin Catholic has two new teams, which necessitated some changes to the second half of its schedule. The Golden Eagles’ regular-season finale with Roncalli is now right in the middle of the season, as Guerin Catholic will play at the Rebels’ field on Week 5.
The Golden Eagles had been playing Columbus North in Week 5 for the past two seasons, but the Bull Dogs are now off the schedule, along with Pontiac (Mich.) Notre Dame, GC’s Week 7 opponent for the past two years. Guerin Catholic will host Northview during Week 7, and has picked up Culver Academies for the Week 9 game.
Noblesville, with new coach Dave Sharpe, will begin the season with two new opponents. The Millers will host Mount Vernon in their season-opener, ending a two-year series with Cathedral. In Week 2, Noblesville plays at Terre Haute South, finishing a four-year regular-season run with Carmel. The Millers’ Hoosier Crossroads Conference schedule remains the same.
As for Carmel, it will renew an old regular-season rivalry. The Greyhounds picked up Cathedral for Week 2, a team they played for their season-opener from 2005-2010. Carmel went 3-3 against the Irish during that series.
Westfield will now host Cathedral in its season opener. The Shamrocks had been hosting Harrison for their Week 1 game since 2005, but have moved the Raiders back to Week 2, dropping Decatur Central. Westfield also has the same HCC schedule as last season.
Hamilton Heights has a change for its opener, but the remainder of the Huskies’ schedule is intact from last year. Heights will begin the season by hosting Monroe Central, ending a five-year series with Mount Vernon.
Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern will have new coaches, with Curt Funk taking over for the Tigers and Michael Kelly coming on board for the Royals. But neither team will have any new opponents, as both Fishers’ and Southeastern’s schedules remain the same from last year. The two teams will play the Mudsock game for their Week 4 contests, this year at the Royals’ field.
Sheridan also has the same regular season schedule as last year. Coach Larry “Bud” Wright is set to return to mentor the Blackhawks for a 55th season.
A list of schedules, courtesy of John Harrell’s website, now follows. All games are scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
CARMEL
- Aug. 21: Louisville Trinity
- Aug. 28: Cathedral
- Sept. 4: at Center Grove
- Sept. 11: Pike
- Sept. 18: at Lawrence North
- Sept. 25: at North Central
- Oct. 2: Ben Davis
- Oct. 9: at Warren Central
- Oct. 16: Lawrence Central
FISHERS
- Aug. 21: at North Central
- Aug. 28: Pike
- Sept. 4: Noblesville
- Sept. 11: at Hamilton Southeastern
- Sept. 18: Brownsburg, 7:30 p.m.
- Sept. 25: at Avon
- Oct. 2: at Franklin Central
- Oct. 9: Westfield
- Oct. 16: at Zionsville
GUERIN CATHOLIC
- Aug. 21: McCutcheon
- Aug. 28: at Lafayette Central Catholic
- Sept. 4: Heritage Christian
- Sept. 11: Brebeuf Jesuit
- Sept. 18: at Roncalli
- Sept. 25: at Bishop Chatard
- Oct. 2: Northview
- Oct. 10: Bloomfield Hills (Mich.) Rice, 3 p.m.
- Oct. 16: Culver Academies, 7:30 p.m.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS
- Aug. 21: Monroe Central
- Aug. 28: at North Montgomery
- Sept. 4: West Lafayette, 7:30 p.m.
- Sept. 11: at Northwestern
- Sept. 18: Western
- Sept. 25: at Twin Lakes, 7:30 p.m.
- Oct. 2: Tipton
- Oct. 9: at Lewis Cass
- Oct. 16: Hoosier Conference playoff game
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
- Aug. 21: at Lawrence Central
- Aug. 28: North Central
- Sept. 4: at Avon
- Sept. 11: Fishers
- Sept. 18: at Westfield
- Sept. 25: Zionsville
- Oct. 2: at Noblesville
- Oct. 9: at Franklin Central
- Oct. 16: Brownsburg
NOBLESVILLE
- Aug. 21: Mount Vernon
- Aug. 28: at Terre Haute South, 7:30 p.m.
- Sept. 4: at Fishers
- Sept. 11: Westfield
- Sept. 18: at Zionsville
- Sept. 25: Franklin Central
- Oct. 2: Hamilton Southeastern
- Oct. 9: at Brownsburg
- Oct. 16: Avon
SHERIDAN
- Aug. 21: Western Boone
- Aug. 28: at Clinton Central
- Sept. 4: at Tri-Central
- Sept. 11: at Delphi, 7:30 p.m.
- Sept. 18: at Clinton Prairie
- Sept. 25: Taylor
- Oct. 2: Seeger, 7:30 p.m.
- Oct. 9: Eastern
- Oct. 16: at Carroll
WESTFIELD
- Aug. 21: Cathedral
- Aug. 28: Harrison
- Sept. 4: Zionsville
- Sept. 11: at Noblesville
- Sept. 18: Hamilton Southeastern
- Sept. 25: at Brownsburg
- Oct. 2: Avon
- Oct. 9: at Fishers
- Oct. 16: Franklin Central