Central Indiana high school football roundup: Sectional finals
Matthew VanTryonSectional finals week didn't disappoint. Here's what you might have missed from Friday night.
► Avon stunned No. 2 Brownsburg right from the start, and the punches just kept coming. By the time the game was finished, the Orioles had shut out the Bulldogs and ended the season of a team that came in without a loss. Here's what insider Kyle Neddenriep saw.
► Decatur Central hadn't won a sectional title since 2005. That changed Friday night with an impressive win over perennial power Cathedral. Here's how it happened.
► It was business as usual for Warren Central in a dominant win over Lawrence Central, but it wasn't a dynamic offense that led the way this week. In fact, the Warriors led 14-0 16 seconds into the game, but the offense hadn't touched the ball. Here's how it happened.
► It was a scene 25 years in the making for the North Central football team. The Panthers kept their dream season alive by beating Fishers 42-7 to win their first sectional title since 1993. Next up? Warren Central. Here's how it happened.
Mooresville 49, Greenwood 14
If you've ever wondered what a difference a year makes, just ask the Pioneers.
Nearly one year to the day that Greenwood ran the Mooresville off its own field in the sectional championship game, the Pioneers returned the favor in impressive fashion.
Revenge for the way the 2017 season ended wasn’t a part of the Mooresville gameplan Friday night, but it was the elephant in the room.
“Oh, (last year’s loss) definitely played into it,” Mooresville coach Mike Gillin said. “They were the (experienced) team last year that had the great year, but we were on the other side of it this year with a lot more experience. We wanted to get off to a fast start. We’d been struggling with that the last few weeks. So, we got the big lead and hung on.”
Mooresville got the big lead and kept adding to it. The Pioneers didn’t hang on, they put it in cruise control. Mooresville finished with 438 total yards.
Jon Eineman’s 63-yard touchdown on a swing pass from fellow senior Karson Goodman swung the momentum in Mooresville’s favor and swept away what little bit of gas the Woodmen had left in the tank. The score made it 21-0 Mooresville in the first quarter.
Eineman finished with five receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Goodman completed 10-of-18 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns. Both were well aware of the way this game ended last season.
“We jumped on them early (in the regular season) and then today we did the same thing,” Eineman said. “Everybody remembered (last year’s sectional championship). We all played with a chip on our shoulder. It felt really good to get them back two times this year.”
With Greenwood starting quarterback Oliver Rau out, sophomore Luke Hommell took over under center. Hommell’s first pass attempt sailed past the intended receiver and into a defender’s hands for an interception. Greenwood finished with just six passing yards. Senior Nick Willham and sophomore Ethan Haessig rushed for 109 yards and 102 yards, respectively.
Greenwood coach Mike Campbell emphasized the results of this season does not define the senior class, which played a big role in Greenwood’s 2017 run to the semistate game. Greenwood’s seniors also played in four straight sectional championship games, which had never been done in school history.
“We still have a lot of work to do in our program, but we told those seniors the effort and excellence and that they have given us for four years, playing in four straight sectional finals, those guys have something really to be proud of,” Campbell said. “What I’m really proud of is those (seniors) are fine young men. This is more than football for us.” — Corey Elliot
Mooresville 21 14 14 0 — 49
Greenwood 0 0 7 7 — 14
Scoring Plays
M — James Mabry 1 run (Christian Swigert kick)
M — Mabry 15 run (Swigert kick)
M — Jon Eineman 63 pass from Karson Goodman (Swigert kick)
M — Breken Greene 20 run (Swigert kick)
M — Mabry 41 run (Swigert kick)
G — Nick Willham 5 run (Lex Logan kick)
M — Eineman 7 pass from Goodman (Swigert kick)
M — Brayden Evans 39 pass from Goodman (Swigert kick)
G — Luke Hommell 2 run (Logan kick)
Rushing — Mooresville: Mabry 12-93, Kalija Perry 2-31, Greene 1-20, Caden Napier 1-8, Nick Gregory 2-2. Greenwood: Ethan Haessig 15-104, Willham 31-109, Anthony Williams 6-14, Dylan Wheatley 4-9, Luke Raker 2-6, Hommell 2-3, Logan 1-(minus-14).
Passing — Mooresville: Goodman 11-19-0 280, Perry 2-2-0 11. Greenwood: Hommell 2-7-3 7.
Receiving — Mooresville: Evans 5-130, Eineman 5-125, Kyler Evans 1-20, Dan Swindle 1-9, Austin Gage 1-2. Greenwood: Raker 2-7.
Center Grove 23, Franklin Central 6
The Trojans won their eighth consecutive sectional championship behind sophomore running back Carson Steele’s three rushing touchdowns.
Steele started the game with a 70-yard run on the Trojans’ first play from scrimmage. Two plays later, he found the end zone, and the Trojans never looked back.
It wasn’t all easy for Center Grove, as penalties helped keep Franklin Central close.
“We definitely made some mental errors out there in the first half,” said Trojans coach Eric Moore. “I don’t know who those guys were out there in the second quarter.”
Franklin Central looked to make a comeback late in the game. Center Grove turned the ball over after a snap went over the head of punter PJ Buck. Franklin Central capitalized with a 32-yard pass from Dylan Bishop to Bryce Durn, bringing the Flashes to within 10.
After Franklin Central failed to recover an onside kick, Steele scored his third touchdown of the night four plays later to seal the game.
“I don’t know where eight sectional titles places us in a record book,” Moore told his team after the game. “I do know that we are kings of the Southside.”
Center Grove will host Avon in Friday’s regional. — Mike Williams
Center Grove 13 0 3 7 — 23
Franklin Central 0 0 0 — 6
Scoring Plays
CG — Carson Steele 2 run (kick failed)
CG — Steele 7 run (Luke Eckert kick)
CG — Eckert 46 FG
FC — Bryce Durm 32 pass from Dylan Bishop (pass failed)
CG — Steele 11 run (Eckert kick)
Rushing — Center Grove: Steele 29-211, Charlie Ogega 8-61, Gavin Matheson 4-22, Cameron Petty 1-8, Sam Hohlt 2-4, Dane Young 1-1, Jackson Moore 2-(minus-11), Team 3-(minus-45). Franklin Central: Malieki Parks 17-57, Josh Ruley 5-27, Bryce Durm 1-3, Bishop 2-(minus-9).
Passing — Center Grove: Moore 9-13-0 66. Franklin Central: Bishop 8-20-1 89.
Receiving — Center Grove: Jake Keith 4-45, Jake Gagnon 2-15, Conner Delp 2-10, Steele 1-(minus-4). Franklin Central: Durm 3-43, Caleb Dollnger 2-32, Sam Diehl 3-14.
Bishop Chatard 42, Indian Creek 6
The Trojans took home a Class 3A sectional title for the second straight year.
Chatard had everything go its way early. The Trojans defense forced two turnovers on the Braves’ first two plays, and senior running back Daylen Taylor capitalized off of great field position both times.
“We’ve been really efficient the last four weeks, we’ve jumped up on every team we’ve played since game nine,” Trojans coach Rob Doyle said. “Our goal is always to come out, play fast, and get our defense rocking early, which we did.”
The Trojans kept it on the ground for the majority of the game as they ran for a total of five touchdowns, two of which the running back walked in untouched.
“We’ve done an excellent job up front all year long. I think we’ve only given up two sacks all year,” said senior quarterback and Ball State commit Mark Nondorf. “They did a great job protecting me and creating wide running wholes for our backs.”
Although Nondorf only threw for one touchdown, he led the Trojans offense to the red zone all seven drives, of which the team scored on six.
“Mark is a Division I football player for a reason,” Doyle said. “He’s an extremely efficient quarterback. He makes great decisions, he gets us where we’re supposed to be, and he doesn’t take any unnecessary risks. When you give him time, he’s going to pick the defense apart.”
The Trojans will take on the Tri-West on Friday for the Class 3A regional championship.
“We had a finish we didn’t like last year in the regional,” Doyle said. “We expect a really good matchup, and regardless of who we play, we’re going to come out and give it our best effort.” — Yousef Abdeldaiem
Bishop Chatard 14 14 14 0 — 42
Indian Creek 0 0 0 6 — 6
Scoring Plays
BC — Daylen Taylor 4 run (Ben Schrage kick)
BC — Taylor 2 run (Schrage kick)
BC — Tony Harrison 6 run (Schrage kick)
BC — Schrage 8 pass from Mark Nondorf (Schrage kick)
BC — Harrison 3 run (Schrage kick)
BC — Matthew Coons 10 run (Schrage kick)
IC — Reid Crowell 8 pass from Isaiah Lacey (pass failed)
Rushing — Bishop Chatard: Taylor 20-125, Harrison 10-61, Coons 3-16, Kyle Cheek 2-13, Matthew Duffy 3-9, Ash Weybright 4-7, Andrew Moore 1-4, Darion Gilbert 1-3, Joey Reynolds 1-3, Nondorf 1-0. Indian Creek: Lacey 12-91, Avery Welch 16-38.
Passing — Bishop Chatard: Nondorf 14-20-1 197, Cooper Lewis 1-2-0 5, Cheek 0-2-0 0. Indian Creek: Lacey 6-16-2 81.
Receiving — Bishop Chatard: Andrew Sowinski 5-62, John Marsella 3-47, Taylor 2-43, Schrage 2-24, Jack Kassenbrock 2-21, Nick Pfledderer 1-5. Indian Creek: Welch 3-57, Crowell 2-13, Vinnie Greene 1-11.
Scecina 34, Triton Central 30
Down three with just over two minutes left in the Class 2A Sectional 37 Championship game, the message between Scecina quarterback Mac Ayres and receiver David Baker was the same.
“Trust each other,” Ayres said.
Everyone at Mendenhall Field saw that trust shine during the Crusaders’ final drive. After moving the ball 40-plus yards, Ayres took a shotgun snap from Triton Central’s 30-yard line and found Baker who, while falling backward, pulled in what ended up being the game-winning touchdown, putting Scecina up 34-30.
“Every Thursday we practice 2-minute offense at the end of practice,” Ayres said. “I knew we were prepared. I knew (Baker) was going to get it. I trust him on every pass.”
That final catch marked Baker’s seventh of the night, two resulting in touchdowns. Still, the score left Triton Central with two timeouts and 1:01 left.
The Tigers almost won, too, driving down to Scecina’s 20-yard line with a pair of Matt Guhl catches. With time expiring Triton Central quarterback Erick Hebauf nearly connected with Keaton Kermode, but Baker was there to deflect it.
“It’s a huge win,” Baker said. “One, it’s a conference win. Two, it’s a sectional championship win. Three, we get to play next week and play with the seniors for one more game.”
From the beginning, it looked like this game was going to be all Triton Central who, after a pair of offensive drives and a blocked punt returned for a touchdown, took a 21-6 first quarter lead.
But, after scoring 28 of the game’s last 37 points, Scecina pulled away with its second-straight sectional title over Triton Central.
“We won’t hang our heads no matter what the scoreboard is,” Baker said. “We’ll fight to the very last second and, you know, we’ve got some ballplayers on this team.” — Robby General
Scecina 6 14 7 7 — 34
Triton Central 21 6 0 3 — 30
Scoring Plays
TC – Keaton Kermode 50 run (Mitch Kleeman kick)
S – David Baker 3 pass from Mac Ayres (kick fail)
TC – Erick Hebauf 1 run (Kleeman kick)
TC – Zach Martin 25 punt block (Kleeman kick)
S – Ayres 2 run (Drew Smith kick)
TC – Kermode 1 run (Kleeman kick)
S – Ayres 1 run (Smith kick)
S – Matthew Funk 17 pass from Ayres (Smith kick)
TC – Kleeman 31 kick
S – Baker 30 pass from Ayres (Smith kick)
Rushing – Scecina: Tavon Middlebrook 18-140, Ayres 10-20; Triton Central: Richard Knowles 12-124, Kermode 26-112, Hebauf 2-(-3)
Passing – Scecina: Ayres 16-30-2 259; Triton Central: Hebauf 4-11-0 43, Kermode: 1-40
Receiving – Scecina: Baker 7-138, Armahn Hillman 3-25, Thiery McCormick-Messer 2-36, Funk 2-26, Jaidon Barnes 1-8; Triton Central: Matt Guhl 3-70, Luke Hornung 1-13
Western Boone 49, North Putnam 8
It didn’t take the Stars long to get rolling. On just the second offensive play of the game, senior running back Kruze Washington burst through the line and scampered for a touchdown.
Western Boone (12-0) never looked back, claiming its second straight sectional title.
“We knew we needed that momentum,” Washington said. “It played a big part in the offense getting going. We knew we had to start strong and keep pounding.”
After securing a lead through the ground, Western Boone took to the air to build on it. Junior quarterback Spencer Wright connected with Washington once and Joe Hendrix twice for touchdowns to give the Stars a 28-0 halftime lead.
Just as he was in the first half, Washington proved to be the catalyst for the Stars in the second when he sprinted for a 65-yard touchdown on the first play of the half.
In an effort to catch up, North Putnam (8-4) started throwing much more than it did in the first half. The Stars defensive backfield saw an opportunity to feast. Western Boone gobbled up six total turnovers in the game, including four interceptions, one each by Connor Hole, Patrick Shallenberger, Logan Benson, and Josh Benson.
“Our defense played a great role tonight,” Western Boone coach Justin Pelley said. “We were flying to the ball, making the plays, and playing WeBo football.”
Western Boone will take on Scecina next Friday in the regional championship. — Ryan Gregory
Western Boone 7 21 21 0 — 49
North Putnam 0 0 0 8 — 8
Scoring Plays
WB — Kruze Washington 29 run (Elliott Young kick)
WB — Washington 18 pass from Spencer Wright (Young kick)
WB — Joe Hendrix 37 pass from Wright (Young kick)
WB — Hendrix 20 pass from Wright (Young kick)
WB — Washington 65 run (Young kick)
WB — Lucas Kernodle 40 run (Young kick)
WB — Dillon Brown 2 run (Young kick)
NP — Chris Murray 11 run (Luke Sanford run)
Rushing — Western Boone: Washington 12-125, Kernodle 2-38, Brown 7-34, Wright 4-21, Taylor 4-10, Hole 1-8, Young 4-1, Irion 1-0, Team 1-0. North Putnam: .
Passing — Western Boone: Wright 13-17-0 199, Hendrix 0-1-1 0. North Putnam: Davies 15-31-4 103, Clifford 2-2-0 16, Team 1-1-0 11.
Receiving — Western Boone: Hendrix 6-109, Benson 3-48, Washington 1-18, McLendon 1-18, Kernodle 2-6. North Putnam: Murray 5-27, Proctor 4-27, Alexander 3-24, Clifford 3-20, Barger 1-16, Team 2-16.
Lutheran 32, Hagerstown 13
Indianapolis Lutheran defeated Hagerstown 32-13 in the championship game of the IHSAA Class A Sectional 46 tournament, claiming a fifth consecutive sectional title, and a third straight over the Tigers.
Dante Akins and Marcus McFadden each had touchdown runs for Indianapolis Lutheran, while Michael Joseph had touchdown passes to Ben Settlemyre and Luke Snow. Peyton Knight also had a tackle in the end zone for one of two safeties for Lutheran. Hagerstown fumbled and recovered in the end zone for the other. Xavier Hardiman had an interception for Lutheran’s defense.
Cody Swimm caught a 61-yard touchdown pass from Dominic Anderson on Hagerstown’s first offensive drive of the game, and Mason Hicks scored a 2-yard touchdown run with 14 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Swimm and Grant Vinson each had an interception for Hagerstown’s defense.
Hagerstown finishes the season with a 9-3 record, while Lutheran advances to the Class A regional championship game against South Putnam, who defeated Traders Point Christian 55-8 to win Sectional 45.
Hagerstown 6 0 0 7 — 13
Lutheran 0 25 7 0 — 32
H – Cody Swimm 61 pass from Dominic Anderson (kick no good)
L – Safety, Peyton Knight
L – Dante Akins 28 run (Micah Mattes kick)
L – Marcus McFadden 53 run (Mattes kick)
L – Safety, Knight
L – Ben Settlemyre 4 pass from Blake White (Mattes kick)
L – Luke Snow 11 pass from White (Mattes kick)
H – Mason Hicks 4 run (Grant Vinson kick)
Rushing — Hagerstown: Hicks 7-78, Swimm 9-9, Noah Snodgrass 1-0, Dominic Anderson 2-(minus-2), Camden Rhoades 4-(minus-2). Lutheran McFadden 25-160, Akins 10-1-4, Logan Beard 1-2, Bryce Lucas 2-1, Joe Faubion 1-0, Michael Joseph 1-(minus-6).
Passing — Hagerstown: Anderson 4-15-1 83, Clay Cochran 0-1-1 0, Swimm 0-3-1 0. Lutheran: White 16-30-2 143, M. Joseph 0-1-0 0.
Receiving — Hagerstown: Swimm 1-61, Vinson 1-25, Hicks 1-(minus-1), Rhoades 1-(minus-2). Lutheran: Snow 5-47, Beard 4-40, Jalen Elliott 1-22, Akins 2-16, Faubion 1-9, Settlemyre 3-9.
Carmel 41, Lafayette Jeff 21
The Carmel hurdle remains uncleared for the Lafayette Jeff football team.
The Greyhounds scored 35 unanswered points Friday on its way to a 41-21 Class 6A, Sectional 4 victory, the program's 30th sectional title.
Fifth-ranked Lafayette Jeff (9-2), seeking its first sectional title since defeating Carmel in 2002, looked like it would give the third-ranked Greyhounds (10-2) everything they could handle early. Instead, it suffered its fifth consecutive postseason loss to Carmel.
After Jeff raced out to a 14-0 lead, Carmel woke up.
Shifting to a power running game behind sophomore Zach White, the Greyhounds marched 64 yards in nine plays to halve the Jeff lead on White's 3-yard run. White finished with 94 yards on 19 carries before leaving with an injury in the second half.
A busted coverage led to Carmel's tying touchdown, a 35-yard pass from Gabe Quigley to Sam Rogers.
Carmel went 3-for-3 on scoring drives to end the first half, with White bouncing off tacklers to score from 11 yards out and make it 21-14.
Two big plays by Carmel linebacker Joey Schmidt ensured Lafayette Jeff wouldn't make a second half comeback.
Schmidt intercepted a Grimes pass and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown that made it 35-14 early in the fourth quarter. After the Bronchos scored on a Grimes to Jenkins 31-yard touchdown pass, Schmidt picked up the onside kick and carried a tackler into the end zone for the game-clinching score. — Ken Thompson
Carmel 7 14 0 20 - 41
Jeff 14 0 0 7 - 21
LJ - Jenkins 50 pass from Grimes (Marquez kick)
LJ - Matthews 67 pass from Grimes (Marquez kick)
C - White 3 run (Hanna kick)
C - Rogers 35 pass from Quigley (Hanna kick)
C - White 11 run (Hanna kick)
C - Van Beynen 17 pass from Quigley (Hanna kick)
C - Schmidt 30 interception return (Hanna kick)
LJ - Jenkins 31 pass from Grimes (Marquez kick)
C - Schmidt 43 kickoff return (run failed)
RUSHING — Carmel, White 19-94, Downing 12-59, Quigley 2-4, Allen 3-7, Team 1-(minus 2). Lafayette Jeff, Munoz 19-79, Grimes 2-(minus 9).
PASSING — Carmel, Trent 3-5-0, Quigley 9-12-0. Lafayette Jeff, Grimes 24-42-1.
RECEIVING — Carmel, Rogers 3-60, Van Beynen 3-35, Williams 2-12, Ellison 1-18, Gish 1-14, Lewis 1-8, Allen 1-5. Lafayette Jeff, Jenkins 11-146, Matthews 7-104 Johnson 4-14, Munoz 2-17.
New Palestine 78, Anderson 0
Charlie Spegal racked up a school-record eight touchdowns, ran for 364 yards and had 418 yards of total offense as the Class 5A No. 1 Dragons (11-0) blasted the Indians (3-8) to repeat as a sectional champ. Spegal moved over the 7,000-yard mark as a rusher, the ninth player in Indiana history to reach that mark.
Anderson 0 0 0 0 — 0
New Palestine 21 27 23 7 — 78
NP — Charlie Spegal 50 run (Alex Kropp kick)
NP — Spegal 7 run (Kropp kick)
NP — Spegal 9 run (Kropp kick)
NP — Spegal 2 run (Kropp kick)
NP — Spegal 42 run (kick blocked)
NP — Luke Ely 0 fumble recovery in end zone (Kropp kick)
NP — Spegal 54 pass from Zach Neligh (Kropp kick)
NP — Spegal 5 run (Kropp kick)
NP — Spegal 16 run (Kropp kick)
NP — Safety, receiver tackled in end zone
NP — Luke Canfield 8 run (Kropp kick)
NP — Grant Wiegand 13 run (Kropp kick)
Rushing — New Palestine: Spegal 23-364, Wiegand 6-104, Canfield 7-43, Lincoln Roth 6-21, Colby Jenkins 1-17, Brody Luker 1-13, Eric Ely 1-4, Devon Spegal 2-(minus-7). Anderson: Xander Stokes 13-(minus-42), Willie Dennison 2-(minus-6), Jack Gray 1-(minus-5), Tym Neathery-Carter 1-(minus-3).
Passing — New Palestine: Neligh 5-11-0 132, Roth 1-1-0 (minus-1). Anderson: Stokes 24-37-1 150.
Receiving — New Palestine: Kade Large 3-70, C. Spegal 1-54, Ryker Large 1-8, Canfield 1-(minus-1). Anderson: Malachi Qualls 16-120, Octavious Anderson 4-28, Dennison 4-3.
Brebeuf Jesuit 42, Blackford 13
Brebeuf Jesuit 7 14 21 0 — 42
Blackford 7 0 0 6 — 13
Bl – Isaac Justice 55 pass from Caleb Mealy (Bode Malott kick)
BJ – Isaiah Martin 3 run (Alex Potts kick)
BJ – Simon Banks 11 pass from Caleb Ellison (Potts kick)
BJ – Adam VanderKooy 16 pass from Ellison (Potts kick)
BJ – Martin 28 pass from Drake Hagerman (Potts kick)
BJ – Ellison 31 run (Potts kick)
BJ – Gabe Wright 28 run (Potts kick)
Bl – Justice 1 run (kick no good)
Rushing — Brebeuf Jesuit: Ellison 8-36, Martin 5-43, Hagerman 5-(minus-6), Wright 4-53, VanderKooy 4-12, Charlie Dapp 2-10, Andrew Penca 1-10, Will Dapp 1-4. Blackford: Justice 19-122, Melvin Hernandez 6-16, Shane Elam 6-13, Austen Lancaster 5-13, Jacob Deavers 3-5, Mealy 2-(minus-7), Malott 1-(minus-11).
Passing — Brebeuf Jesuit: Ellison 6-9-0 87, Hagerman 4-6-0 54. Blackford: Mealy 3-8-0 54.
Receiving — Brebeuf Jesuit: Michael Bales 3-28, Martin 1-28, Wright 1-24, Jay Higgins 1-16, VanderKooy 1-16, Jeremiah Jackson 1-13, Banks 1-11, C. Dapp 1-5. Blackford: Elam 1-34, Justice 1-19, Hernandez 1-1.
Bloomington South 28, Martinsville 25, 2OT
Martinsville 14 0 8 0 0 3 — 25
Bloomington South 0 12 7 3 0 6 — 28
M – Travis Griffey 53 run (Caleb Urban kick)
M – Isaac Osborne 6 pass from Griffey (Urban kick)
BS – Trent Richardsron 8 run (kick no good)
BS – Sean Azcui 5 pass from Richardson (kick no good)
BS – Maveric Thiery 4 run (Bailey Zurface kick)
M – Griffey 1 run (Urban kick)
BS – Carson Adams 26 FG
M – Urban 21 FG
BS – James Bomba 13 pass from Richardson
Rushing — Martinsville: Griffey 26-141, Osborne 9-10, Tyler Cox 1-(minus-6), Xavier Tuntis 1-10. Bloomington South: Thiery 32-122, Richardson 12-35.
Passing — Martinsville: Griffey 15-28-0 118. Tuntis 1-3-1 7. Bloomington South: Richardson 20-28-2 217.
Receiving — Martinsville: Andy Myers 6-42, Osborne 3-8, Matt Thomas 5-49, Michael Hoppel 1-20, Seth Galyan 1-6. Bloomington South: Azcui 7-63, Bomba 7-62, Maddix Blackwell 4-69, Alex Salyers 1-12, Thiery 1-11.
South Putnam 55, Traders Point 8
South Putnam 12 16 6 21 — 55
Traders Point 0 0 8 0 — 8
Scoring Plays
SP — Kain Gregory 36 pass from Riley Stone (pass failed)
SP — Conner Cain 14 run (pass failed)
SP — Gregory 20 interception return (Hayden Switzer run)
SP — Dalton Scott 3 run (Aidan Leblanc run)
SP — Scott 3 run (run failed)
TP — Kye Johnson 12 pass from David Hart (Myles Cox run)
SP — Scott 1 run (Scott run)
SP — Gregory 50 pass from Stone (kick failed)
SP — Jackson Wood 44 pass from Stone (Kole Bemish kick)
Rushing — Traders Point: Kye Johnson 2-14, Hart 12-6, Elias Underwood 4-(minus-20). South Putnam: Scott 27-124, Cain 8-56, Switzer 7-44, Leblanc 4-32, Andrew Gilliland 5-28, Stone 5-12.
Passing — Traders Point: Hart 8-20-4 72. South Putnam: Stone 6-8-3 176.
Receiving — Traders Point: Cox 6-42, Underwood 2-30. South Putnam: Gregory 2-86, Scott 3-46, Wood 1-44.
Tri-West 31, Sullivan 27
Brayden VanSlyke caught a pair of second-half touchdown passes from Luke Robertson, giving the visiting Bruins (8-4) just enough momentum to knock off the host Golden Arrows (9-3) in the Sectional 30 championship contest. Bryce Hendershot also had two TDs for Tri-West, one on a 68-pass from Robertson, and the other short run before halftime.
Tri-West 7 10 7 7 — 31
Sullivan 7 7 7 6 — 27
S — Kyle Vernelson 9 pass from Jack Conner (Kathleen Ming kick)
TW — Bryce Hendershot 68 pass from Luke Robertson (Blake Newton kick)
S — Karter Vernelson 33 pass from Conner (Ming kick)
TW — Newton 32 FG
TW — Hendershot 2 run (Newton kick)
TW — Brayden VanSlyke 40 pass from Robertson (Newton kick)
S — Kar. Vernelson 7 run (Ming kick)
S — Conner 2 run (kick failed)
TW — VanSlyke 11 pass from Robertson (Newton kick)
Rushing — Tri-West: Sam Fulton 18-50, Hendershot 8-32, Roberton 4-(minus-8). Sullivan: Not available.
Passing — Tri-West: Robertson 11-20-0 265. Sullivan: Conner 21-35-2 232.
Receiving — Tri-West: Hendershot 2-83, VanSlyke 3-68, Fulton 4-48, Cody Syester 1-37, Aaron Milbourne 1-29. Sullivan: Kyle Vernelson 9-108, Karter Vernelson 8-94.
Lapel 42, Shenandoah 41, OT
Cole Alexander threw four touchdown passes and ran for two more to help the Bulldogs (8-4) repeat as a sectional champion with an overtime road victory over the Class 2A No. 8 Raiders (10-2). Alexander’s heroics, which included 285 passing yards and 121 yards on the ground, helped Lapel avenge a 52-7 regular-season loss on the same field eight weeks later. For the victors, Luke DesNoyers played a pivotal role, hitting all six of his extra points, including the game-decider.
Lapel 14 0 14 7 7 — 42
Shenandoah 14 0 7 7 6 — 41
L — Justin Engle 6 pass from Cole Alexander (Luke DesNoyers kick)
S — Andrew Bennett 35 pass from Peyton Starks (kick failed)
S — Gabe Young 65 pass from Starks (Dallas Pugsley run)
L — Charlie Prough 36 pass from Alexander (DesNoyers kick)
L — Connor Gill 27 pass from Alexander (DesNoyers kick)
L — Gill 17 pass from Alexander (DesNoyers kick)
S — Dallas Pugsley 2 run (Borru Kishpaugh kick)
S — Gabe Young 34 run (kick failed)
L — Alexander 15 run (DesNoyers kick)
S — Young 66 pass from Starks (Starks run)
S — Young 6 run (run failed)
L — Alexander 5 run (DesNoyers kick)
Rushing — Lapel: Alexander 28-121, Sparky Manis 11-29, Josiah Scott 4-1. Shenandoah: Not available.
Passing — Lapel: Alexander 15-28-3 285. Shenandoah: Not available.
Receiving — Lapel: Engle 7-148, Gill 4-75, Prough 3-60, Dane Bush 1-2. Shenandoah: Not available.
Final scores
Avon 38, Brownsburg 0
Bloomington South 28, Martinsville 25
Brebeuf 42, Blackford 13
Carmel 41, Lafayette Jeff 21
Center Grove 23, Franklin Central 6
Chatard 42, Indian Creek 6
Decatur Central 21, Cathedral 14
Lapel 42, Shenandoah 21
Lutheran 32, Hagerstown 13
Mooresville 49, Greenwood 14
New Palestine 78, Anderson 0
North Central 42, Fishers 7
Scecina 34, Triton Central 30
South Putnam 55, Traders Point 8
Tri-West 31, Sullivan 27
Warren Central 55, Lawrence Central 7
Western Boone 49, North Putnam 8