COVID-watch 2020: List of canceled and newly scheduled Indiana high school football games

Wednesday August 12, 2020


With all the uncertainty that comes with COVID-19 this year, there have already been several cancelations and changes in schedules for Indiana High School Football. AlmanacSports.com is tracking these.

Updated as of Nov. 16

Canceled their seasons (3)

  • Indiana Deaf
  • Southern Wells
  • Union (Dugger)

Un-canceled their seasons! (5)

  • Hammond Central
  • Hammond Clark
  • Hammond Gavit
  • Hammond Morton
  • Whiting

Newly scheduled games

Aug. 21

  • Adams Central at Fremont (first meeting since 2011)
  • Attica at Frontier (first meeting since 1983)
  • Carmel at Plainfield (first meeting)
  • Decatur Central at Center Grove (moved from 8/28) (first meeting since 1996; former Mid-State conference rivals)
  • Hamilton Heights at Lapel (first meeting since 1982)
  • Hanover Central at Portage (first meeting)
  • Jeffersonville at Floyd Central (non-conference; also play on 9/18)
  • Purdue Poly at West Vigo (first meeting)
  • South Bend Adams at South Bend Washington (city rivals, weren't scheduled to meet in 2020)
  • Southwood at Knox (first meeting)
  • Speedway at Tri-West (first meeting since 2008)
  • Wabash at Monroe Central (first meeting)

Aug. 22

  • Calumet Christian 28, Tri-State Crusaders 0
  • Landmark Christian (Ohio) 47, Southside HomeSchool 0
  • Noblesville HomeSchool at Switzerland County (first meeting)
  • South Bend St. Joseph at Bremen (first meeting)

Aug. 28

  • Andrean at Lake Central (first meeting since 1997)
  • Benton Central at Sheridan (first meeting since 2010; former Hoosier Conference rivals)
  • Bowman Academy at Lake Station (first meeting since 2013)
  • Chesterton at Pioneer (first meeting)
  • Cloverdale at Madison-Grant (first meeting)
  • Decatur Central at Perry Meridian (also meeting 10/9)
  • East Central at Indianapolis Chatard (first meeting since 2017)
  • Franklin County at Winchester (first meeting)
  • Fremont at Prairie Heights (also meeting on 10/9)
  • Hammond Noll at Calumet Christian (first meeting since last year; weren't scheduled to play)
  • Mishawaka Marian at Knox (first regular season meeting since 1968; met in playoffs last three years)
  • Monroe Central at Union City (met in 2019 but not scheduled for 2020)
  • Mooresville at Leo (first meeting)
  • Mount Healthy (Ohio) at Lawrenceburg (first meeting)
  • Oldenburg Academy at South Decatur (also scheduled for 10/9)
  • Rushville at Covenant Christian (first meeting)
  • Seeger at Twin Lakes (first meeting)
  • South Adams at Lewis Cass (first meeting)
  • Warren Central at Center Grove (originally scheduled for Aug. 21)
  • Washington at Crawford County (first meeting)

Aug. 29

  • Indianapolis Tindley at New Castle (first meeting)
  • Toledo Christian (Ohio) at Tri-State Crusaders (first meeting)
  • Whiteland at Gibson Southern (first meeting)

Aug. 31

  • Attica at Riverton Parke (originally scheduled for 8/21)

Sept. 4

  • Adams Central at Tri (first meeting)
  • Antwerp (Ohio) at Fremont (first meeting)
  • Cincinnati Moeller (Ohio) at East Central (first meeting since 2003)
  • New Haven at Pioneer (first meeting)
  • Noblesville HomeSchool at Indianapolis Manual (first meeting)
  • Purdue Poly at Indianapolis Shortridge (first meeting)
  • Rock Creek Academy at Switzerland County (met in 2019 but not scheduled for 2020)
  • South Bend Clay at Munster (first meeting)
  • Tipton at Heritage Christian (first meeting)
  • Wheeler at Lowell (first meeting)

Sept. 5

  • Grand Valley Christian (Mich.) at Tri-State Crusaders
  • Jay County at Seeger (first meeting)
  • Traders Point Christian at Clinton Prairie (first meeting since 2013)

Sept. 11

  • Delphi at North Montgomery (first meeting since 1995)
  • East Chicago Central at Andrean (first meeting since 2010)
  • Gibson Southern at Boonville (also meet 10/16)
  • Highland at Lake Station (first meeting since 2015)
  • Monroe Central at Northeastern (first meeting since 2015)
  • Munster at Rensselaer Central (first meeting)
  • Parke Heritage at Carroll (Flora) (first meeting)
  • Penn at East Noble (first meeting)
  • Phalen Academy at Princeton (first meeting)

Sept. 12

  • Crossroads Christian (Ill.) at Calumet Christian (first meeting)
  • Osceola Grace at Tri-State Crusaders (first meeting since last year; weren't scheduled to play)
  • South Vermillion at North Central (Farmersburg) (first meeting since 2008)
  • Indianapolis Tindley at Twin Lakes (first meeting)

Sept. 18

  • East Chicago Central at River Forest (first meeting)
  • Frankfort at South Central (Union Mills) (first meeting)
  • Greensburg at Phalen Academy (first meeting)
  • Lawrenceburg at Indianapolis Tech (first meeting)
  • South Bend Riley at Gary West (first meeting)

Sept. 19

  • Crossroads Christian (Ill.) at Noblesville HomeSchool (first meeting)

Sept. 25

  • Bluffton at Greensburg (first meeting)
  • Bowman Academy at Indianapolis Manual (first meeting)
  • Cincinnati LaSalle (Ohio) at Indianapolis Cathedral (first meeting since 2007)
  • East Chicago Central at Griffith (first meeting since 2016)
  • Indianapolis Lutheran at Northview (first meeting)
  • Roncalli at Harrison (West Lafayette) (first meeting since 2003)
  • Springs Valley at South Decatur (first meeting since 1989)

Sept. 26

  • North Knox at Rensselaer Central (first meeting)

Oct. 2

  • Beech Grove at Park Tudor (first meeting since 2018; former Indiana Crossroads Conference rivals)
  • Bowman Academy at Hanover Central (first meeting since 2015)
  • Central Noble at Logansport (first meeting)
  • Cincinnati Elder (Ohio) vs. Indianapolis Cathedral @ Arlington (met last year, but not scheduled to play in 2020)
  • Crawford County at Paoli (canceled but now back on)
  • Eastside at Concord (first meeting)
  • Hammond at Hammond Morton (canceled but now back on)
  • Merrillville at Indianapolis Chatard (first meeting)
  • Princeton at Tell City (first meeting since 2000; former SIAC & Big Eight Conference rivals)
  • Springs Valley at Forest Park (first meeting)
  • Twin Lakes at Adams Central (first meeting)

Oct. 3

  • Calumet at Gibson Southern (first meeting)
  • Hammond Gavit at Hammond Clark (canceled but now back on)
  • Tri-State Crusaders at Grand Valley Christian (Mich.) (first meeting)

Oct. 9

  • Griffith at Whiting (was canceled but now back on)
  • Guerin Catholic at Decatur Central (first meeting)
  • Hammond at Hammond Gavit (canceled but now back on)
  • Hammond Morton at Hammond Clark (canceled but now back on)
  • Harrison (West Lafayette) at Goshen (first meeting)
  • Indianapolis Manual at Clinton Prairie (first meeting)
  • North Central (Farmersburg) at Traders Point Christian (first meeting)
  • North Harrison at Crawford County (canceled but now back on)
  • Perry Meridian at Roncalli (first meeting since 1982)
  • Prairie Heights at Heritage (first meeting since 1986)
  • South Bend Washington at Gary West (first meeting since 2014)
  • South Spencer at North Posey (NP won 30-6 on Aug. 22)

Oct. 16

  • Crossroads Christian (Ill.) at Lake Station
  • Hammond at Hammond Clark (canceled but now back on)
  • Hammond Morton at Hammond Gavit (canceled but now back on)
  • Indianapolis Crispus Attucks at North Knox (first meeting)
  • Southside HomeSchool at Edinburgh (met last year, but not scheduled to play in 2020)
  • Wes-Del at Fremont (first meeting)

Canceled games

Aug. 21

  • Anderson Prep Academy at Frontier
  • Attica at Tri-County
  • Bellmont at Adams Central
  • Bethlehem (Ky.) at Providence
  • Bowman Academy at Calumet
  • Bremen at LaVille
  • Bronson (Mich.) at Prairie Heights
  • Brownstown Central at Corydon Central
  • Cambridge City Lincoln at Union County
  • Decatur Central at New Palestine
  • Delta at Muncie Central
  • Elkhart at Concord
  • Elwood at Lapel
  • Fairfield at Goshen
  • Fremont at Southern Wells
  • Greenfield-Central at Plainfield
  • Hammond at South Bend Washington
  • Hammond Morton at Portage
  • Hanover Central at East Chicago Central
  • Highland at Griffith
  • Hilltop (Ohio) at Fremont
  • Indianapolis Tech at Indianapolis Washington
  • Jeffersonville at Louisville Fern Creek (Ky.)
  • Louisville Male (Ky.) at Floyd Central
  • Louisville Trinity (Ky.) at Carmel
  • Mitchell at Springs Valley
  • Monroe Central at Hamilton Heights
  • Monroe Central at Union City
  • Muncie Central at Hamilton Heights
  • New Castle at Franklin County
  • Noblesville HomeSchool at Traders Point Christian
  • North Central (Farmersburg) at West Vigo
  • NorthWood at Jimtown
  • Parke Heritage at Seeger
  • Purdue Poly at Indiana Deaf
  • Richmond at Connersville
  • Roncalli at Southport
  • South Bend Adams at Northridge
  • South Bend St. Joseph at Heritage Christian
  • Southmont at Fountain Central
  • Southside HomeSchool at Indianapolis Shortridge
  • Southwood at Maconaquah
  • Speedway at Indianapolis Crispus Attucks
  • Switzerland County at Crawford County
  • Tipton at Madison-Grant
  • Tri-West at Lafayette Central Catholic
  • Wabash at Rochester
  • Warren Central at Center Grove

Aug. 22

  • Knox at Winamac
  • Whiting at Hammond Clark

Aug. 28

  • Chesterton at Chicago St. Rita (Ill.)
  • Chicago Mount Carmel (Ill.) at Calumet
  • Cloverdale at Twin Lakes
  • Connersville at Franklin County
  • Covenant Christian at Traders Point Christian
  • Danville at Mooresville
  • East Central at Cincinnati Oak Hills (Ohio)
  • East Chicago Central at Bowman Academy
  • Fountain Central at Riverton Parke
  • Gallatin County (Ky.) at Switzerland County
  • Garrett at DeKalb
  • Griffith at Valparaiso
  • Guerin Catholic at Decatur Central
  • Guerin Catholic at Lafayette Central Catholic
  • Hammond at Burbank Reavis (Ill.)
  • Hammond Clark at Lake Station
  • Hammond Gavit at Thornton Fractional South (Ill.)
  • Hammond Noll at Calumet Christian
  • Immaculate Prep (Ill.) at Andrean
  • Indiana Deaf at South Decatur
  • Indianapolis Tindley at Monroe Central
  • Joliet Catholic (Ill.) at Indianapolis Chatard
  • Lake Central at Hammond Morton
  • LaVille at Triton
  • Leo at Angola
  • Maconaquah at Lewis Cass
  • Madison-Grant at Southern Wells
  • Mishawaka Marian at Whiting
  • Mississawana Valley (Ohio) at Union City
  • Owensboro (Ky.) at Gibson Southern
  • Park Tudor at Anderson Prep Academy
  • Park Tudor at Madison-Grant
  • Rochester at Knox
  • Rushville at New Castle
  • Seeger at Benton Central
  • Sheridan at Clinton Central
  • South Adams at Bellmont
  • Southport at Perry Meridian
  • Taylor (Ohio) at Lawrenceburg
  • Union (Dugger) at Rock Creek Academy
  • Warren Central at Louisville Trinity (Ky.)
  • Washington at Mount Carmel (Ill.)
  • West Washington at Crawford County
  • Whiteland at Greenfield-Central
  • Winamac at Pioneer
  • Winchester at Knightstown

Aug. 29

  • Jackson (Mo.) at Gibson Southern
  • North Central (Farmersburg) at North Daviess

Aug. 31

  • Phalen Academy at Decatur Central JV

Sept. 4

  • Adams Central at Monroe Central
  • Angola at Orchard Lake St. Mary's (Mich.)
  • Calumet at Wheeler
  • Calumet Christian at Wheeler
  • Center Christian at Park Tudor
  • Central Christian Academy at Indianapolis Shortridge
  • Clinton Central at Clinton Prairie
  • Danville at Lebanon
  • East Central at Harrison (Ohio)
  • Evansville Bosse at Castle
  • Goshen at Mishawaka
  • Hammond Morton at Lowell
  • Heritage Christian at Guerin Catholic
  • Indianapolis Tindley at South Decatur
  • LaVille at Pioneer
  • Munster at East Chicago Central
  • New Haven at DeKalb
  • Norridge Ridgewood (Ill.) at Hammond Noll
  • North Knox at Tecumseh
  • River Valley (Mich.) at Fremont
  • Rock Creek Academy at Indiana Deaf
  • South Bend Clay at Hammond
  • Southern Wells at Jay County
  • Switzerland County at Trimble County (Ky.)
  • Tipton at Twin Lakes
  • Traders Point Christian at South Newton
  • Tri at Cambridge City Lincoln
  • Whiting at Hammond Gavit

Sept. 5

  • Attica at Seeger
  • Union (Dugger) at Anderson Prep Academy

Sept. 11

  • Anderson Prep Academy at Indianapolis Tindley
  • Boonville at North Knox
  • Calumet at Whiting
  • Cambridge City Lincoln at Northeastern
  • DeKalb at East Noble
  • Hammond at Andrean
  • Highland at Hammond Gavit
  • Indiana Deaf at North Central (Farmersburg)
  • Lake Station at Hammond Clark
  • Lebanon at North Montgomery
  • Milan at South Decatur
  • Munster at Hammond Morton
  • NorthWood at Goshen
  • Osceola Grace at Monticello (Ill.)
  • Parke Heritage at Attica
  • Penn at Cincinnati St. Xavier (Ohio)
  • Rensselaer Central at Twin Lakes
  • Sheridan at Delphi
  • South Newton at Carroll (Flora)
  • South Vermillion at Marshall (Ill.)
  • Southport at Gibson Southern
  • Southern Wells at Monroe Central
  • Valparaiso at Michigan City

Sept. 12

  • Union (Dugger) at Southside HomeSchool

Sept. 18

  • Calumet at South Central (Union Mills)
  • Columbus North at Mount Healthy (Ohio)
  • Culver Military Academy at Brebeuf Jesuit
  • Crawford County at Mitchell
  • East Chicago Central at Hammond Gavit
  • Frankfort at Lebanon
  • Greensburg at South Dearborn
  • Hammond Morton at Gary West
  • Hobart at Lowell
  • Indiana Deaf at Anderson Prep Academy
  • Indianapolis Manual at Scott County (Ky.)
  • Lawrenceburg at Franklin County
  • Madison-Grant at Blackford
  • Michigan City at Merrillville
  • Muncie Central at Indianapolis Tech
  • Phalen Academy at Indianapolis Scecina
  • River Forest at Whiting
  • Southern Wells at Woodlan

Sept. 19

  • Crossroads Christian (Ill.) at Noblesville HomeSchool

Sept. 25

  • Anderson Prep Academy at South Decatur
  • Bluffton at Southern Wells
  • Churubusco at Fremont
  • Crown Point at Valparaiso
  • Franklin County at Greensburg
  • Gary West at Hammond
  • Griffith at Calumet
  • Hammond Clark at East Chicago Central
  • Harrison (West Lafayette) at Muncie Central
  • Indianapolis Lutheran at Indianapolis Scecina
  • New Albany at Bloomington North
  • North Knox at Pike Central
  • Phalen Academy at Indianapolis Crispus Attucks
  • Rensselaer Central at Lafayette Central Catholic
  • Roncalli at Brebeuf Jesuit
  • Springs Valley at Crawford County
  • Triton Central at Indianapolis Ritter
  • Wheeler at Whiting

Sept. 26

  • Detroit Downriver Wolfpack (Mich.) at Osceola Grace
  • Edwardsburg (Mich.) at Northview
  • Middletown Christian (Ohio) at Tri-State Crusaders
  • Oblong (Ill.) at Union (Dugger)

Oct. 2

  • Carroll (Flora) at Clinton Central
  • Central Christian Academy at Anderson Prep Academy
  • Central Noble at Churubusco
  • Fremont at Eastside
  • Indianapolis Cathedral at Louisville Trinity (Ky.)
  • Indianapolis Ritter at Beech Grove
  • Kokomo at Logansport
  • Lake Station at Calumet
  • Mount Vernon at Gibson Southern
  • North Posey at Forest Park
  • Phalen Academy at Park Tudor
  • Pike Central at Tell City
  • Plymouth at Concord
  • Princeton at Boonville
  • Salem at Eastern (Pekin)
  • Southern Wells at Adams Central
  • Springs Valley at Tecumseh
  • Twin Lakes at Lafayette Central Catholic
  • Union (Dugger) at Indiana Deaf
  • Valparaiso at Merrillville
  • Whiting at Hanover Central

Oct. 3

  • Lima Central Catholic (Ohio) at Mishawaka Marian

Oct. 9

  • Anderson Prep Academy at Traders Point Christian
  • Bluffton at Adams Central
  • Boonville at South Spencer
  • Chesterton at Crown Point
  • Clinton Prairie at Carroll (Flora)
  • Cloverdale at West Vigo
  • Covington at Tri-County
  • Decatur Central at Perry Meridian
  • East Chicago Central at Hammond Morton
  • Griffith at Whiting
  • Hammond Clark at Gary West
  • Hammond Gavit at Hammond
  • Harrison (West Lafayette) at Kokomo
  • Indianapolis Manual at Indiana Deaf
  • Mishawaka Marian at Elkhart
  • Mount Vernon at North Posey
  • Parke Heritage at Riverton Parke
  • Plymouth at Goshen
  • Prairie Heights at Fremont
  • Prairie Heights at Heritage
  • Roncalli at Bloomington South
  • Southern Wells at Heritage
  • Tecumseh at Tell City

Oct. 10

  • Guerin Catholic at Bloomfield Hills Rice (Mich.)
  • Middletown Christian (Ohio) at Southside HomeSchool
  • Model Deaf (D.C.) at Indiana Deaf

Oct. 16

  • Brownsburg at Hamilton Southeastern
  • Columbus Sycamore (Ohio) at Warren Central
  • Crown Point at Michigan City
  • East Chicago Central at Gary West
  • East Chicago Central at Hammond
  • Edinburgh at Union (Dugger)
  • Franklin at Decatur Central
  • Fremont at Decatur (Mich.)
  • Greenwood at Whiteland
  • Hammond Gavit at Gary West
  • Indiana Deaf at Southside HomeSchool
  • Indianapolis Chatard at Bloomington South
  • Jay County at Benjamin Logan (Ohio)
  • Jay County at Heritage
  • Kankakee Valley at Highland
  • Mount Carmel (Ill.) at North Knox
  • North Newton at Tri-County
  • Northwest HomeSchool at Lake Station
  • NorthWood at Plymouth
  • Parke Heritage at Fountain Central
  • Riverton Parke at Covington
  • Salem at West Washington
  • South Adams at Southern Wells
  • South Newton at Frontier
  • South Vermillion at Attica
  • Wes-Del at Anderson Prep Academy

Oct. 23 (Sectional First Round)

  • Covington*** at Cloverdale
  • East Chicago Central* at Gary West
  • Fort Wayne Concordia at Peru*
  • Indianapolis Manual*** at Danville
  • Northfield at Southwood**
  • River Forest at Hammond Clark*
  • Rock Creek Academy* at North Central (Farmersburg)
  • Rushville* at Scottsburg
  • * - had to pull out due to COVID-19
  • ** - had initially pulled out due to COVID-19 but was able to play the game after all
  • *** - had to forfeit due to not having enough players

Oct. 30 (Sectional Semifinals)

  • Cloverdale* at Parke Heritage
  • Mitchell* at Providence
  • New Albany at Bedford North Lawrence*
  • Northeastern* at Heritage Christian
  • South Bend Adams at Concord*
  • South Newton*** at Winamac
  • Traders Point Christian at Clinton Prairie*
  • * - had to pull out due to COVID-19
  • *** - had to forfeit due to not having enough players

Nov. 6 (Sectional Championships)

  • Lafayette Central Catholic at Traders Point Christian*
  • Washington* at Sullivan
  • Zionsville at McCutcheon*
  • * - had to pull out due to COVID-19
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