The Indianola football team may not be in the largest class in Iowa high school football any longer, but they won’t get a taste of playing against schools more similar in enrollment until later this season as they start off hosting the Jaguars of Ankeny Centennial tonight. The Indians are coming off of a playoff appearance last season and return several key skill position players on the offensive side of the ball, but head coach Eric Kluver says it will be how his defense steps up that could determine tonight’s contest.

“How physical are we going to be able to be at the line of scrimmage with a lot of new faces. Lots of question marks on the defense. We feel we are as fast as we’ve ever been as a football team overall and that will help, but going into game one you always have questions and those questions will be answered tonight.”

The game can be heard live on 94.3 KNIA with Andrew Swadner and Rick Wilson on the play-by-play. Pregame coverage begins at 6:30pm, with kickoff scheduled for 7pm.