Cougars set for home opener

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Indpls. Shortridge (0-0)

at Greenfield-Central (0-0)

GAME TIME: 7:30 p.m. at Greenfield-Central football stadium.

COACHES: Roger Dodson, 33-63 in 10th year at Greenfield-Central, 97-122 in 23rd year overall. Christopher Edison, 0-0 in 1st year at Indianapolis Shortridge.

LAST YEAR’S SAGARIN RATINGS: Greenfield-Central, 44.01, 165th overall, 41st in Class 4A. Indianapolis Shortridge, 31.05, 223rd overall, 26th in Class 1A.

SERIES LAST 30 YEARS: Greenfield-Central, 1-0.

LAST MEETING: Greenfield-Central, 48-18, Aug. 22, 2014.

NOTES: Greenfield-Central finished 4-6 overall and 2-5 in the Hoosier Heritage Conference in 2014 … Indianapolis Shortridge closed its season with an 8-3 record after its season-opening loss to the Cougars … Senior Jeremiah Fields returns at quarterback for Greenfield-Central after throwing for 697 yards and six touchdowns last season … Gone to graduation is running back Cameron Nuchols, who ran for 841 yards and nine touchdowns in 2014 … Senior Andy Kim returns as the team’s leading rusher (670 yards) … Junior Gerald Garrett returns as the Blue Devils top threat as the then sophomore led Shortridge in passing and rushing a season ago … He threw for 412 yards and two touchdowns.