Indiana high school football roundup: Scores, stats, highlights from Week 9
Akeem Glaspie
Rounding up the Week 9 Central Indiana high school football action:
Center Grove 17, Cathedral 13
GREENWOOD – There was magic in the air at Ray Skillman Stadium on Friday night.
In the game of the year, Class 6A top-ranked Center Grove rallied for a touchdown with 16 seconds left to knock off Class 5A No. 1 Cathedral, 17-13.
“It was a big one, definitely,” Center Grove senior Trent Veith said. “It was mostly for bragging rights, but we were able to get the win and now get ready for the playoffs and ready to go get that state championship.”
Veith played a key role in the win, catching a 14-yard touchdown pass from Tayven Jackson with 16 seconds remaining. The catch came at the end of a 54-yard touchdown drive that started when the Center Grove defense got a stop on a fourth-and-1 run by Cathedral with 1:14 remaining.
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Cathedral coach Bill Peebles was faced with the choice of punting or going for the first down. Center Grove was out of timeouts and a first down would have clinched the victory for the Irish (8-1), who came into the game ranked No. 25 in the country by USA Today.
Peebles called for a jet sweep run by Camden Jordan, who was turned back for a 2-yard loss. Peebles said he would go for it again, but might make a different play call.
“Going for it on fourth down was the right call,” Peebles said. “We had not got a lot of yardage on our punts and they were probably going come after it hard. I wish I would have the call back, though. Jake Langdon had been running so hard.”
After the stop by the Center Grove defense, Jackson went to work. On third-and-10 from the Cathedral 43 with 36 seconds left, he completed a 12-yard pass to Connor Delp, then hit Veith for a 17-yard gain to the Cathedral 14.
Jackson, who had been intercepted twice by John Paul Koscielski, including one for a 73-yard touchdown return for the go-ahead score in the third quarter, then found Veith on a flag route for a 14-yard touchdown pass.
“You have to be at your best when it counts and in the last minute he was,” Center Grove coach Eric Moore said of Jackson.
Center Grove, ranked No. 14 in the nation by USA Today, improved to 9-0.
The Trojans led 10-0 midway through the second quarter after a 34-yard field goal by Austin Watson. Center Grove scored its first touchdown on the opening drive of the game on a 7-yard pass from Jackson to Delp.
But Cathedral answered late in the second quarter on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Nathan McCahill to David Perry. Center Grove’s lead was 10-6 at halftime.
Cathedral took a 13-10 lead with 5:10 left in the third quarter when Koscielski intercepted Jackson’s pass in the flat and returned it 73 yards up the right sideline.
Carson Steele rushed for 127 yards on 21 carries for Center Grove. Delp finished with four catches for 88 yards and Veith had six catches for 76 yards. Jackson was 12-for-21 passing for 184 yards.
Nathan McCahill was 10-for-17 passing for 126 yards for Cathedral. Langdon rushed for 48 yards on 16 carries. --- Kyle Neddenriep
Ben Davis 42, North Central 20
Ben Davis. 14. 21. 7. 0. — 42
North Central. 7. 0. 7. 6. — 20
Scoring plays (may not be in order)
NC — Theran Johnson 98 kickoff return (Max McQuistion kick)
BD — Brandon Fuentes 15 run (Angel Torres kick)
BD — Donell Mason 15 pass from Swanson (Torres kick)
BD — Robert Peters 67 pass from J’uan Swanson (Torres kick)
BD — Mason 15 pass from Swanson (Torres kick)
BD — Devon Wiley 22 run (Torres kick)
BD — Fuentes 1 run (Torres kick)
NC — Name, play N/A (McQuistion kick)
NC — Name, play N/A (kick failed)
Rushing — Ben Davis: Brandon Fuentes 15-99, J’uan Swanson 6-40, Devon Wiley 7-26, Titus McCullough 3-15, Drew Martin 2-7, Jarius Evans 1-2. North Central: Not available.
Passing — Ben Davis: Swanson 13-25-0, 206; Daylan Carnell 1-1-0, 18. North Central: Not available.
Receiving — Ben Davis: Donell Mason 6-68, Robert Peters 1-67, Rylan Richardson 3-51, Dalijah Marks 1-18, Brady Simmons 1-9, Fuentes 1-6, Wiley 1-(minus-5). North Central: Not available.
Danville 45, North Montgomery 20
Kale Payne threw three first-quarter touchdown passes to three different receivers, and Ethan Dutra scored on a 67-yard run to help the Class 3A No. 5 Warriors (7-0, 6-0) clinch the Sagamore Conference championship with an easy win over the visiting Chargin’ Chargers (5-4, 2-4).
North Montgomery. 0. 6. 0. 14. — 20
Danville. 28. 17. 0. 0. — 45
Scoring plays
D — Luke Wooten 29 pass from Kale Payne (Braden Walliser kick)
D — Dominick Wynn 6 pass from Payne (Walliser kick)
D — Ethan Dutra 67 run (Walliser kick)
D — Tyler Dostin 12 pass from Payne (Walliser kick)
D — Matthew McGovern 10 run (Walliser kick)
D — Brayton McMahon 25 fumble return (Walliser kick)
D — Walliser 29 FG
NM — Donaven Haworth 5 run (run failed)
NM — Ross Dyson 3 run (Logan Kelly pass from Haworth)
NM — Drew Norman 1 run (run failed)
Rushing — Danville: Dutra 4-108, McGovern 7-64, Payne 2-22, Derin Sharp 2-5, Ethan Walls 1-4, Mason Stewart 2-3, Wooten 1-2, Sean Robinson 3-1, Colton Mosley 1-(minus-6). North Montgomery: Not available.
Passing — Danville: Payne 11-16-0, 154; Trey Thompson 1-3-0, 17. North Montgomery: Not available.
Receiving — Danville: Wynne 4-63, Wooten 2-58, Dostin 2-19, Caden Collins 1-17, Matthew Brabec 2-13, McMahon 1-1. North Montgomery: Not available.
Lawrence North 31, Pike 7
The visiting Red Devils (3-6, 1-6) put up a stiff defense of IU-bound quarterback Donaven McCulley, limiting him to less than 140 yards passing and just one touchdown, but the Class 6A No. 10 Wildcats (6-3, 4-3) turned to hard-charging Trevon Hegler for 165 rushing yards and got a 75-yard kickoff return TD from Omar Cooper to roll to a MIC victory.
Pike. 0. 7. 0. 0. — 7
Lawrence North. 0. 17. 14. 0. — 31
Scoring plays
LN — David Batie 14 pass from Donaven McCulley (Zach Lotts kick)
P — Adjaye Dandridge 15 pass from Akim Abdur-Rahim (Javier Juarez kick)
LN — Omar Cooper 75 kickoff return (Lotts kick)
LN — Lotts 20 FG
LN — Trevon Hegler 4 run (Lotts kick)
LN — Larry Harris 1 run (Lotts kick)
Rushing — Lawrence North: Hegler 12-165, Ali Richardson 14-46, McCulley 3-28, Anthony Hughes 1-2, Harris 1-1. Pike: Not available.
Passing — Lawrence North: McCulley 12-17-1, 139; Dalys Jett 0-2-0, 0. Pike: Not available.
Receiving — Lawrence North: Jordan Jackson 3-41, Batie 3-30, Duane Montgomery 2-18, JaRon Jordan 2-16, Jayden Longest 1-14, Cooper 1-10, Hughes 1-10. Pike: Not available.
Mooresville 51, Perry Meridian 27
Despite missing injured star running back Breken Greene, the Class 4A No. 3 Pioneers (8-1, 6-1) rolled to a 38-6 halftime lead and coasted home over the visiting Falcons (0-9, 0-7), who lost despite getting two touchdowns and 184 rushing yards from Aiden Warren.
Nick Patterson threw for TDs to Johnny Clampitt and Gideon Brimmage, was an efficient 11-of-14 for 114 yards in the air and added a third score on a short run to lead Mooresville to at least a share of the Mid-State Conference championship.
Perry Meridian 0 6 7 14 — 27
Mooresville 14 24 7 6 — 51
Scoring plays
M — Caden Robinson 70 run (Brian Houk kick)
M — Johnny Clampitt 18 pass from Nick Patterson (Houk kick)
M — Houk 27 FG
M — Gideon Brimmage 3 pass from Patterson (Houk kick)
M — Patterson 2 run (Houk kick)
PM — Aiden Warren 1 run (kick failed)
M — Robinson 28 run (Houk kick)
PM — Warren 29 run (Nestor Gomez kick)
M — Hogan Denny 39 run (Houk kick)
PM — JaJuan Dale 19 run (Gomez kick)
M — Brandon Wilson 39 run (kick failed)
PM — Warren 9 run (Gomez kick)
Rushing — Mooresville: Robinson 16-178, Denny 7-68, Patterson 4-21, Malachi Warren 1-4, Trevin Babb 2-(minus-4), Wilson 5-55. Perry Meridian: Warren 16-184, Dale 10-56, Team 6-53.
Passing — Mooresville: Patterson 11-14-0, 114; Denny 1-2-0, 42; Babb 1-2-0, 6. Perry Meridian: Gavin Hart 4-14-3, 44.
Receiving — Mooresville: Clampitt 3-31, Brimmage 4-61, Warren 2-22, Tim Kasper 1-13, Dane Stevenson 1-12, Robinson 1-7, Wesley Reeves 1-6. Perry Meridian: S. Bradbury 2-27, Reggie McDonald 1-9, Team 1-8.
New Palestine 28, Delta 21
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New Palestine 14 7 7 0 -- 28
Delta 7 7 7 0 -- 21
Scoring:
New Palestine -- Grayson Thomas 1 run (Brendan Tanksley kick)
Delta -- Riley Wooden fumble recovery (Zion Griffis kick)
New Palestine -- Damon Hockett 70 kickoff return (Tanksley kick)
New Palestine -- Lincoln Roth 25 run (Tanksley kick)
Delta -- Logan Manor 13 pass from Brady Hunt (Griffis kick)
New Palestine -- Thomas 15 run (Tanksley kick)
Delta -- Hunt 4 run (Griffis kick)
Individual stats:
Rushing: New Palestine: Thomas 27-108, Roth 17-72, David Spegal 1-23, Blake Austin 1-7. Totals: 49-208. Delta: Evan Conley 18-144, Brady Hunt 22-100, Abram Stitt 2-4. Totals: 42-248
Passing: New Palestine: Roth 9-14-102. Delta: Hunt: 12-26-1-168
Receiving: New Palestine: Austin 4-54, Matt Brown 4-47, Damon Hockett 1-1. Delta: Manor 5-58, Trevor Edgerton 4-63, Stitt 3-40, Carson Neu 1-7.
Covenant Christian 42, Oldenburg Academy 7
Three defensive touchdowns in the first half -- two on fumble returns and the other on a blocked punt -- were more than enough for the Class 5A No. 5 Warriors (9-0) to wrap up their third unbeaten regular season in five years in routing the Twisters (3-5).
Covenant Christian ran just 22 offensive plays in the game, the biggest one a 56-yard touchdown pass from Austin Frazier to running back Micah Wilson.
Oldenburg Academy 0 0 0 7 — 7
Covenant Christian 28 7 7 0 — 42
Scoring plays
CC — Micah Wilson 56 pass from Austin Frazier (Jack Brough kick)
CC — Frazier 1 run (Brough kick)
CC — Jay Wright fumble return (Brough kick)
CC — Adrian Terry fumble return (Brough kick)
CC — Trey Flatt recovered blocked punt in end zone (Brough kick)
CC — Ty Gossel 9 pass from Tony Flatt (Brough kick)
OA — Tyler Oesterling 14 run (Mark Wolfe kick)
Rushing — Covenant Christian: Brad Nardi 3-42, Wilson 1-14, Tony Flatt 1-11, Nolan Jones 2-1, Carter Bell 1-(minus-4), Frazier 2-(minus-8). Oldenburg: Abe Streator 16-65, Caleb Lehman 9-50, Oesterling 5-25, Dominic McFee 7-15, N/A 1-2, Wolfe 1-(minus-23).
Passing — Covenant Christian: Frazier 1-2-0, 56; To. Flatt 4-9-0, 53; Carter Bell 0-1-0, 0. Oldenburg: Rhett Martin 2-4-0, (minus-2).
Receiving — Covenant Christian: Wilson 1-56, John Nabors 1-24, Ty Gossel 2-22, Gavin Tindall 1-7. Oldenburg: C. J. Grote 2-(minus-2).
Cardinal Ritter 46, Cascade 0
Cascade 0 0 0 0 — 0
Cardinal Ritter 26 14 0 6 — 46
Scoring plays
CR — Gavin Crooke 34 pass Justin Browder (kick failed)
CR — Crooke 27 run (Ben Valle kick)
CR — DeJuan Brown 21 run (Valle kick)
CR — Brown 1 run (kick failed)
CR — Austin Sultzer 14 run (Valle kick)
CR — Sultzer 1 run (Valle kick)
CR — Jay Roberts 1 run (run failed)
Rushing — Cardinal Ritter: Crooke 10-125, Browder 4-46, Brown 7-72, Sultzer 5-42, Roberts 10-44, Ashton Roberson 2-(minus-1), Kemari Robinson 2-24. Cascade: Stephen Alderson 4-10, Makye Tharp 5-(minus-1), Dane Dubois 7-23, John Hurst 1-7, Liam Farmer 2-9, Anthony Passwater 1-4.
Passing — Cardinal Ritter: Browder 3-6-0, 66. Cascade: Tharp 5-11-0, 31; Logan Gibbs 0-2-0, 0.
Receiving — Cardinal Ritter: Crooke 1-34, Sultzer 1-20, Jordan Johnson 1-12. Cascade: Henry Smith 1-5, Hurst 1-(minus-2), Zarek Chmielewski 3-28.
Zionsville 38, Fishers 7
Fishers 0 0 7 0 — 7
Zionsville 7 7 14 10 — 38
Z — Colin Price 65 run (AJ Vinatieri kick)
Z — Luke Baumgartner 7 pass from Josh Stone (Vinatieri kick)
Z — Price 33 run (Vinatieri kick)
Z — Trey Firestone 11 pass from Stone (Vinatieri kick)
F — Landon Morris 39 pass from Lucas Prewitt (Justin Sharkey kick)
Z — Baumgartner 13 pass from Stone (Vinatieri kick)
Z — Vinatieri 19 FG
Rushing — Zionsville: Colin Price 13-142, Gage Bankert 5-26, Josh Stone 6-25, Jacob Horten 7-20, Ryker Bednar 1-3. Fishers: Carson Dunn 11-52, Dominic Oliverio 6-27, Shaun Kim 8-13, Lucas Prewitt 9-22.
Passing — Zionsville: Josh Stone 11-17-0-135. Fishers: Lucas Prewitt 16-32-1-161.
Receiving — Zionsville: Luke Baumgartner 6-62, Trey Firestone 3-46, Colin Price 1-14, Dane Phillips 1-13. Fishers: Jeffrey Simmons 7-54, Landon Morris 3-74, Caleb Gates 2-2, Carson Dunn 1-13, Silas Martin 1-11, Shaun Kim 1-5, Dominic Oliverio 1-2.
Carmel 48, Lawrence Central 0
Scoring Plays
C — Zachary Osborne 5 run (Spencer Hanna kick)
C — Zachary White 10 run (Hanna kick)
C — Osborne 7 run (Hanna kick)
C — Ethan Hall 3 run (Hanna kick)
C — Colton Parker 18 pass from Osborne (Hanna kick)
C — Osborne 4 run (Hanna kick)
C — Hall 11 run (Nicholas McGill kick no good)
Rushing — Carmel: White 10-66, Hall 10-59, Osborne 11-40, Jordan Jones 6-33, Nicholas Bendl 2-8, Lleyton Lukowski 2-8, Colton Parker 1-6. Lawrence Central: Qeyuntay Swanigan 2-13, Ahmad Duff 1-9, Charles Vaden 8-1, Elijah Jackson 9-(-1).
Passing — Carmel: Osborne 2-3-1-52. Lawrence Central: Vaden 11-23-0-71
Receiving — Carmel: Desmond Duffy 1-34, Colton Parker 1-18. Lawrence Central: May 5-40, Jordan Shelton 2-15, Darian Miller 1-6, Duff 1-5, Jobey West 1-4, Jackson 1-1.
Plainfield 38, Martinsville 14
Plainfield 28 3 7 0 — 38
Martinsville 0 0 0 14 — 14
Scoring Plays
P — Jack Beebe 1 run (Harris Nichols kick)
P — Cael Vanderbush 18 pass from Aiden Moyers (Nichols kick)
P — Beebe 12 pass from Moyers (Nichols kick)
P — Beebe 2 run (Nichols kick)
P — Nichols 27 field goal
P — Beebe 15 pass from Moyers (Nichols kick)
M — Tyler Cox 62 run (Ethan Haenlein kick)
M — Cox 38 run (Haenlein kick)
Rushing — Plainfield: Juan Nieto 18-96, Grant Stames 5-49, Vanderbush 2-9, Carson Works 2-3, Moyers 6-(-3), Beebe 3-(-5). Martinsville: Cox 21-194, Matthew Lafary 3-5, Tyler Adkins 6-(-8).
Passing — Plainfield: Moyers 11-15-0-131. Martinsville: Adkins 9-21-2-66.
Receiving — Plainfield: Vanderbush 6-80, Beebe 3-34, Noah Hessong 1-12, Blake Woodard 1-5. Martinsville: Lafary 6-47, Cox 2-13, Garrett Skaggs 1-6.
Terre Haute North 28, Brebeuf Jesuit 14
Quarterback Jace Russell exploded for more than 400 yards of offense and all four Patriot (4-5) touchdowns in an upset win over the visiting Braves (3-4), handing Brebeuf its second straight loss.
Russell rushed for 293 yards and threw for another 130 -- including TDs to Jaden Ward (twice), Connor Lutz and Donavin Cherry to leading the game wire-to-wire. Drake Hagerman threw for a pair of scores for the Braves, but Brebeuf couldn’t hit its stride.
Brebeuf Jesuit 0 6 0 8 — 14
Terre Haute North 7 14 7 0 — 28
THS — Connor Lutz 17 pass from Jace Russell (Jack Dailey kick)
BJ — Anthony Annee 10 pass from Drake Hagerman (kick failed)
THS — Jaden Ward 14 pass from Russell (Dailey kick)
THS — Donavin Cherry 3 pass from Russell (Dailey kick)
THS — Ward 14 pass from Russell (Dailey kick)
BJ — Robert Tuttle 20 pass from Hagerman (Tuttle pass from Hagerman)
Rushing — Brebeuf Jesuit: Nolan Buckman 10-26, Jeremiah Jackson 8-56, Hagerman 5-6, Will Dapp 1-(minus-6). Terre Haute North: Russell 26-193, Cherry 7-7, Lutz 3-25.
Passing — Brebeuf Jesuit: Hagerman 15-32-2, 159. Terre Haute North: Russell 14-22-0, 130.
Receiving — Brebeuf Jesuit: Annee 5-43, Brendan Petrie 3-39, Tuttle 3-34, Buckman 2-36, Merrick Macaluso 2-7. Terre Haute North: Deven Stillwell 6-51, Ward 4-55, Lutz 2-14, Cherry 2-10.
Western Boone 21, Lebanon 6
The Stars (5-4, 5-2) ran for touchdowns in each of the second, third and fourth quarters to overcome an early 6-0 deficit and knock off the Sagamore Conference rival Tigers (2-4, 2-2) to finish third in the league.
Robby Taylor scored one of the TDs and led all runners with 88 yards.
Western Boone 0 7 7 7 — 21
Lebanon 0 6 0 0 — 6
Scoring plays
L — Trevor Winkles 1 run (run failed)
WB — Robby Taylor 3 run (Josiah Smith kick)
WB — Luke Marsh 8 run (Smith kick)
WB — Elliott Young 1 run (Smith kick)
Rushing — Western Boone: Raylor 21-88, Marsh 4-42, Young 6-3, Casey Baird 1-1, Mitch Miller 1-(minus-3). Lebanon: Winkles 19-81, Team 7-12.
Passing — Western Boone: Young 5-10-0, 50. Lebanon: Garrett Harker 10-19-2, 125.
Receiving — Western Boone: Connor Garrity 2-32, Marsh 1-7, Miller 1-7, Baird 1-4. Lebanon: Trey Ries 5-76, J.C. Reese 2-25, Hunter Crew 1-7, Team 2-17.
Westfield 35, Franklin Central 0
Franklin Central. 0. 0. 0. 0. — 0
Westfield. 21. 14. 0. 0. — 35
Scoring plays
W — Mason Piening 98 kickoff return (Sean Sullivan kick)
W — Micah Hauser 11 run (Sullivan kick)
W — Piening 67 pass from Maximum Webster (Sullivan kick)
W — Brody Boehm 2 run (Sullivan kick)
W — Webster 1 run (Sullivan kick)
Rushing — Westfield: Hauser 9-63, Webster 4-47, Jack Pfeiffer 5-21, Cole Ballard 1-10, Porter Rode 1-6, Reece Weyer 2-4, Nick Talley 1-1, Ryan Creager 2-1. Franklin Central: Not available.
Passing — Westfield: Webster 7-9-0, 126; Ballard 5-8-0, 43; Talley 2-3-0, 42. Franklin Central: Not available.
Receiving — Westfield: Piening 4-89, Reid Schepers 3-32, Jackson Wasserstrom 2-29, Collin Lindsey 1-23, Pfeiffer 2-19, Nic Depasquale 1-17, Hauser 1-2. Franklin Central: Not available.
Pendleton Heights 55, Shelbyville 8
Pendleton Heights. 21. 21. 7. 6. — 55
Shelbyville. 8. 0. 0. 0. — 8
Scoring Plays
PH — Rickey Howell 93 kickoff return (Nick Taylor kick)
PH — Luke Candiano19 run (Taylor kick)
PH — Tyler McKinley 28 pass from Candiano (Taylor kick)
S — Aidan Tong 2 run (conversion successful)
PH — Braden Gustin 30 run (kick failed)
PH — Evan McMillan 9 run (conversion successful)
PH — McKinley 46 pass from Luke Candiano (Taylor kick)
PH — Gavin Greer 3 run (conversion failed)
Rushing — Pendleton Heights: Caden McClain 6-101, Luke Candiano 5-48, Luke Bays 5-43, Jack Elijah 3-3, Schyler Altherr 2-19, Tyce Tomey 2-7, Braden Gustin 1-30, Aiden Clay 1-15, Evan McMillan 1-9, Gavin Greer 1-3, Quinton Devault 1-0, Jalen Jordan 1-(minus-2). Shelbyville: Skylar Pickett 12-0, Jet Kolls 4-13, Aidan Tong 3-8, Ethan Adkins 2-(minus 6), Cael Lux 1-4.
Passing — Pendleton Heights: Luke Candiano 8-8-0-122, Tyce Tomey 0-1-0-0. Shelbyville: Ethan Adkins 4-11-0-78.
Receiving — Pendleton Heights: Tyler McKinley 3-78, Marvin Jones 2-16, Javon Cole 2-22, Ethan Summerall 1-6. Shelbyville: Aidan Tong 2-78, Keythen Norris 1-2, Jet Kolls 1-(minus 2).
Mt. Vernon 47, Yorktown 7
Mt. Vernon. 26. 21. 0. 0. — 47
Yorktown. 0. 0. 0. 7. — 7
Scoring Plays
M — Ronnie Foster 17 pass from Gherig Slunaker (2 pt fail)
M — Tanner Kozoil 19 pass from Slunaker (2 pt fail)
M — Keagan Labelle 3 run (AJ Swingle kick)
M — George Burhenn 28 interception return (Swingle kick)
M — Labelle 11 run (Swingle kick)
M — Rylan Cole 8 run (Swingle kick)
M — Kozoil 18 pass from Slunaker (Swingle kick)
Y — Walker Moore 18 pass from Mason Moulton (Joey Hazen kick)
Rushing — Mt. Vernon: Cole 7-45, Labelle 10-70, Ashden Gentry 1-5, Ashton Julian 4-14. Yorktown: Jamarius Evans 10-11, Alex Gibson 1-2, Zach Carter 3-3.
Passing — Mt. Vernon: Slunaker 9-15-2-144. Yorktown: Moulton 3-14-2-36.
Receiving — Mt. Vernon: Foster 3-65, Gentry 2-46, Kozoil 3-30, Eli Bridenthal 1-3. Yorktown: Evans 1-5, Moore 2-31.
Roncalli 34, East Central 27
Quarterback Aidan Leffler threw for two touchdowns and a season-high 212 yards, then ran for a winning TD with just over a minute left to play to lift the visiting Class 4A No. 5 Rebels (7-1) to a hard-fought win over the 4A No. 4 Trojans (7-2). Baron Huebler ran for two TDs and 121 yards, his eighth straight 100-yards-plus effort this season and 14th in his last 15 games over two years.
Roncalli. 0. 13. 6. 15. — 34
East Central. 0. 6. 7. 14. — 27
Scoring plays
EC — Josh Ringer 1 run (kick failed)
R — Cole Beckman 14 pass from Aidan Leffler (kick blocked)
R — Kyle Lockard 3 pass from Leffler (Joe Parrett kick)
R — Baron Huebler 51 run (kick failed)
EC — Samuel Ringer 10 run (Sophie Browndyke kick)
EC — S. Ringer 13 run (Browndyke kick)
R — Huebler 2 run (John Troxell pass from Leffler)
EC — J. Ringer 1 run (Browndyke kick)
R — Leffler 5 run (Parrett kick)
Rushing — Roncalli: Huebler 15-121, Leffler 15-40. East Central: J. Ringer 21-167, S. Ringer 13-57, Kole Viel 6-38, Nathan Griffin 1-5, Ryan Bond 2-(minus-18).
Passing — Roncalli: Leffler 14-20-0, 212. East Central: Bond 4-9-1, 36; S. Ringer 1-2-0, 17.
Receiving — Roncalli: Troxell 3-73, Lockard 5-51, Beckman 3-45, Michael Gallagher 3-43. East Central: Trey Warner 1-17, Griffin 1-15, Hunter Sohn 1-11, Tyler Brotherton 1-5, Derek Richter 1-5.
Northview 24, Indian Creek 7
The Braves (6-3, 3-1) jumped in front early, but saw the host Knights (7-2, 4-0) rally in the second half to notch their latest Western Indiana Conference championship in a Gold Division title clash. Quarterback Keegan Garrison ran for two touchdowns and passed for a third to lift Northview, which fell behind 7-0 on a Connor Fruits TD run in the opening period. Braxton Sampson hauled in the TD pass and intercepted a pair of Aiden Neathery passes in the second half, both setting up scoring drives.
Indian Creek. 7. 0. 0. 0. — 7
Northview. 7. 0. 10. 7. — 24
Scoring plays
IC — Connor Fruits 8 run (Larry Hicks kick)
N — Keegan Garrison 1 run (Patrick Corrigan kick)
N — Corrigan 26 FG
N — Garrison 2 run (Corrigan kick)
N — Braxton Sampson 21 pass from Garrison (Corrigan kick)
Rushing — Indian Creek: Fruits 23-87, Aiden Neathery 10-14, Tyler Ross 1-14. Northview: Korbin Allen 22-110, Vincent Bonomo 2-29, Garrison 10-18, Ilias Gordon 2-14.
Passing — Indian Creek: Neathery 8-14-2, 88. Northview: Garrison 5-12-1, 83.
Receiving — Indian Creek: Brandon Murray 2-31, Fruits 2-20, Ross 1-17, Ethan Garriott 1-10, Jordan Gorham 2-10. Northview: Sampson 1-21, Easton Morgan 1-21, Bonomo 2-21, Allen 1-20.
Beech Grove 28, Franklin County 21
Gavin Mitchell ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more, including the game-winner in the fourth quarter to erase a one-point deficit, leading the Hornets (6-3) to a comeback win over the visiting Wildcats (4-2). Mitchell passed for 195 yards and ran for another 65 to offset a big night for Franklin County quarterback Adam Kelly, who hit the 100-yards plus mark both rushing and passing.
Franklin County. 6. 8. 0. 7. — 21
Beech Grove. 14. 6. 0. 8. — 28
Scoring plays
FC — Adam Kelly 7 run (kick failed)
BG — Gavin Mitchell 1 run (Mike Fonseca kick)
BG — Mitchell 1 run (Fonseca kick)
BG — Jorden Murphy 37 pass from Mitchell (kick failed)
FC — Josh Bauman 3 run (Kelly run)
FC — Bridger Bolos 26 pass from Kelly (Kelly kick)
BG — Aeden Crawley 8 pass from Mitchell (Damon Thompkins run)
Rushing — Beech Grove: Mitchell 25-65, Ethan Thompson 10-46, Garrett Esposito 1-29. Franklin County: Kelly 27-122, Bauman 10-64, Bolos 8-30, Kristian Prows 2-6.
Passing — Beech Grove: Mitchell 16-27-1, 195. Franklin County: Kelly 4-12-0, 100; Bolos 0-1-0, 0.
Receiving — Beech Grove: Thompkins 3-73, Murphy 2-54, Esposito 2-31, Thompson 1-22, Crawley 2-19. Franklin County: Bolos 4-100.
Edinburgh 52, Crimson Knights 14
Quarterback Riley Palmeter threw four touchdown passes, two to sophomore Caleb Dewey, ran for a fifth score and returned an interception 85 yards for a sixth to lead the Lancers (3-6) to their second straight victory over the visiting Crimson Knights (0-8). Palmeter passed for 283 yards, moving him over the 2,000-yard mark for the season and finished the regular season with 28 TD passes, a school record. Dewey moved over the 1,000-yard mark for reception yards this season.
Crimson Knights. 0. 6. 8. 0. — 14
Edinburgh. 7. 12. 15. 18. — 52
E — Caleb Dewey 15 pass from Riley Palmeter (Cade Anderson kick)
E — Austin Streeval 56 pass from Palmeter (kick failed)
SS — Nathan Clark 25 pass from Chris Cline (kick good)
E — Dewey 10 pass from Palmeter (run failed)
SS — Ethan Click 5 run (Cline run)
E — Braylon Bryant 30 pass from Palmeter (Palmeter run)
E — Streeval 1 run (Anderson kick)
E — Palmeter 1 run (run failed)
E — Palmeter 85 interception return (pass failed)
E — Streeval 12 run (kick failed)
Guerin Catholic 24, Culver Academy 14
Sam Miller ran for one touchdown, passed for another and Albert Jagger topped the 100-yard mark on the ground while running for still another TD as the Golden Eagles (3-4) ran to an early 24-0 lead and coasted home against the host Eagles (3-5).
Guerin Catholic. 10. 7. 7. 0. — 24
Culver Academy. 0. 0. 0. 14. — 14
Scoring plays
GC — Lushin Addison 27 FG
GC — Sam Miller 2 run (Addison kick)
GC — Ryan Glenn 18 pass from Miller (Addison kick)
GC — Albert Jagger 9 run (Addison kick)
CA — Cooper Farrall 7 pass from James Pisani (Kaiden Kohls kick)
CA — Colin Vickrey 9 pass from Pisani (Kohls kick)
Rushing — Guerin Catholic: Jagger 37-127, Danny Rhoad 1-59, Parker Bell 4-6, Miller 3-2, Elijah Edwards 1-2, Anthony Ferrucci 1-2, Team 1-(minus-6). Culver Academy: Pisani 11-63, Elijah Pack 10-33, Jaxon Mull 6-26, Vickrey 4-(minus-18).
Passing — Guerin Catholic: Miller 8-10-0, 78. Culver Academy: Pisani 7-18-1, 81.
Receiving — Guerin Catholic: Glenn 2-27, Edwards 2-22, Max McGreal 1-12, Jagger 1-10, Brayden Hall 1-9, Bell 1-(minus-2). Culver Academy: Farrall 3-59, Mull 2-12, Vickrey 2-10.
Avon 35, Noblesville 14
Henry Hesson put on a near-perfect passing clinic for the visiting Orioles (5-4, 4-3) as Avon roared to a strong second-half finish to win for the fourth time in its last five starts, knocking off the host Millers (2-7, 1-6) in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference clash. Hesson was 17-of-18 in the air for 371 yards and four touchdowns, including strikes of 86, 64 and 36 yards. Avon’s Wallace Stovall was nearly as impressive, scoring twice on pass receptions and a fourth-quarter “pick-six.”
Avon. 7. 0. 14. 14. — 35
Noblesville. 0. 0. 7. 7. — 14
A — Wallace Stovall 4 pass from Henry Hesson (Sam Miller kick)
A — Remington Gall 36 pass from Hesson (Miller kick)
A — Stovall 64 pass from Hesson (Miller kick)
N — Connor Meinerding 15 run (Grayden Addison kick)
A — Carmelo Mitchell 86 pass from Hesson (Miller kick)
A — Stovall 85 interception return (Miller kick)
N — Holden Montarsi 1 run (Addison kick)
Rushing — Avon: Jaiden Jones 5-22, Chrishon McCray 7-18, Stovall 1-1, Hesson 1-0, Isaac Castro 1-(minus-1). Noblesville: Owen Jones 9-93, Trey Speek 11-47, Montarsi 15-37, Meinerding 12-36, Zach Blevins 5-26, Jack Snyder 3-7, Team 2-4.
Passing — Avon: Hesson 17-18-0, 371. Noblesville: Meinerding 3-7-2, 59.
Receiving — Avon: Stovall 9-173, Mitchell 2-97, McCray 3-53, Gall 1-36, Joe Hall 2-12. Noblesville: Dylan Ray 1-27, Jones 1-25, Blevins 1-7.
Bloomington North 41, Southport 27
Reece Lozano threw touchdown passes to three different receivers, including brothers Aaron and Aiden Steinfeldt, and ran for a fourth score to help the Cougars (4-4, 3-2) snap a two-game losing skid and earn a second-place tie with city rival Bloomington South in Conference Indiana thanks to win over the visiting Cardinals (2-4, 2-3). Southport quarterback Zach Shepherd passed for 259 yards and two TDs, but was picked off twice, helping North rattle off 27 consecutive points.
Southport. 7. 7. 0. 13. — 27
Bloomington North. 14. 6. 6. 15. — 41
Scoring plays
S — Gage Nelson 34 run (Angel Castillo kick)
BN — Aaron Steinfeldt 10 pass from Reece Lozano (kick failed)
BN — Cody Mikulich 18 pass from Lozano (Lozano run)
S — Carson Moore 18 pass from Zach Shepherd (Castillo kick)
BN — Mikulich 13 run (kick blocked)
BN — Aiden Steinfeldt 2 pass from Lozano (kick failed)
BN — Mikulich 9 run (Mikulich run)
BN — Mikulich 5 run (Trilling kick)
S — Mason Piatt 24 pass from Shepherd (Castillo kick)
S — Donovan Hon 1 run (kick failed)
Rushing — Southport: Nelson 14-79, Turk Faitele 3-33, Hon 5-18, Moore 1-2, Shepherd 3-(minus-20). Bloomington North: Mikulich 19-149, Lozano 15-79, Jarrin Allen 1-0, Fernando Casillas 3-(minus-8).
Passing — Southport: Shepherd 24-34-2, 259. Bloomington North: Lozano 12-18-1, 142.
Receiving — Southport: Moore 11-95, Piatt 5-64, Tequan Taylor 1-43, Nelson 4-41, Faitele 2-34, Kaden Davis 1-18, Antonio Fisher 1-7. Bloomington North: Aidan Steinfeldt 4-54, Aaro Steinfeldt 3-37, Mikulich 2-27, Jack Recker 1-22, Tyler Jones 1-5, Aristotle Vasquez 1-(minus-3).
West Lafayette 40, Hamilton Heights 0
Cannon Melchi ran for one touchdown and caught a pass from Collin Martin for another as the Class 3A No. 3 Red Devils (8-1) won the Hoosier Conference championship game over the host Huskies (4-5), who had won four of five games heading into the title bout.
West Lafayette. 20. 13. 0. 7. — 40
Hamilton Heights. 0. 0. 0. 0. — 0
Scoring plays
WL — Cannon Melchi 19 run (kick failed)
WL — Nate Brown 25 blocked punt return (Liam Burton kick)
WL — Max Mullis 1 run (Burton kick)
WL — Collin Martin 1 run (kick failed)
WL — Melchi 14 pass from Martin (Burton kick)
WL — Martin 1 run (Burton kick)
Rushing — Hamilton Heights: Trey Ehman 27-58, Isaac Tuma 3-15, Gavin Bramel 1-2, Vincent Harley 5-(minus-23). West Lafayette: Mullis 9-31, Chaz Carter 10-21, Martin 6-10, Quin Custer 1-(minus-1).
Passing — Hamilton Heights: Harley 5-16-3, 56. West Lafayette: Martin 20-29-0, 245.
Receiving — Hamilton Heights: Bramel 2-34, Devonte Henson 1-11, Tuma 2-11. West Lafayette: Melchi 7-106, J.T. Downey 6-84, Corey Adams 3-29, Sam Schott 3-24, Lucas Carpenter 1-2.
Scecina 13, Monrovia 0
Scecina. 0. 3. 10. 0. — 13
Monrovia. 0. 0. 0. 0. — 0
Scoring plays
S — Anthony Hentz 36 FG
S — Hentz 33 FG
S — Dequan Stennis 5 run (Hentz kick)
Rushing — Scecina: Stennis 14-33, Brandon Fitts-Ramsey 4-17, Christian Meriweather 6-9, Aidan Ray 7-(minus-4). Monrovia: Brayton Belcher 6-28, Hunter Wray 7-26, Gavin Followell 5-19, Todd Camic 6-15, Anthony Amos 3-6, Luke Smith 1-(minus-2), Dustin Kostrzewski 1-(minus-4), Dalen Clements 6-(minus-20).
Passing — Scecina: Ray 15-34-0, 137. Monrovia: Clements 2-11-2, 12; Belcher 1-1-0, 8.
Receiving — Scecina: Luke Soultz 4-50, Thomas Defreese 4-42, Anden Glawatz 4-17, Jameson Welborn 1-15, Meriweather 1-12, Stennis 1-1. Monrovia: Corbine Byrnes 1-8, Joe Williams 1-6, Followell 1-6.
Tri-West 54, Southmont 0
Southmont. 0. 0. 0. 0. — 0
Tri-West. 14. 34. 0. 6. — 54
Scoring plays
TW — Garrett Cora 39 run (Cortland Williams kick)
TW — Cora 45 run (Williams kick)
TW — Cora 45 run (kick failed)
TW — Kai Ross 5 run (Williams kick)
TW — Jace Mohr 4 pass from Ross (Williams kick)
TW — Mohr 38 pass from Ross (Williams kick)
TW — Bryce Hendershot 1 pass from Ross (Williams kick)
TW — Cole Morgan 17 pass from Landen Ross (kick failed)
Lutheran 63, Traders Point 6
Traders Point. 0. 0. 0. 0. — 6
Lutheran. 36. 27. 0. 0. — 63
Scoring plays
L — Joseph Faubion 14 pass from Blake White (Micah Mattes kick)
L — Bryce Lucas 13 run (Montasi Clay run)
L — Jake Pasch 9 pass from White (Mattes kick)
L — Faubion 14 pass from White (run failed)
L — Luke Snow 25 pass from White (Deonte Jones pass from Michael Joseph)
L — Jones 7 pass from White (run failed)
L — Faubion 1 pass from White (Mattes kick)
L — Javen Holsey 18 pass from White (Mattes kick)
L — Jones 45 pass from White (Mattes kick)
TP — Zavior Gibson 81 pass from Gabe Sink (run failed)
Greenfield-Central 42, New Castle 22
Quarterback Lance McKee racked up a career-high 266 rushing yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cougars (3-4, 3-4) to a Hoosier Heritage Conference home victory over the Trojans (3-5). Greenfield-Central also got 120 rush yards from Andrew Zellers as the Cougars piled up 532 yards on the ground, easily overcoming New Castle’s three-TD passing attack.
New Castle. 14. 0. 0. 8. — 22
Greenfield-Central. 8. 8. 14. 12. — 42
Scoring plays (may not be in order)
NC — Gavin Frazier 20 pass from William Grieser (Ian Thurlow kick)
GC — Lance McKee 55 run (Brayden Herrell run)
NC — Brandon Matney 23 pass from Grieser (Thurlow kick)
GC — La. McKee 1 run (Joey Roland run)
GC — La. McKee 1 run (run failed)
GC — Brodie Mayberry 3 run (Herrell run)
GC — Owen Anderson 2 run (run failed)
NC — Matney 29 pass from Eli Cooper (Kyle Gabbard pass from Cooper)
GC — Herrell 15 run (kick failed)
Rushing — Greenfield-Central: La. McKee 26-266, Andrew Zellers 19-120, Mayberry 7-62, Herrell 8-42, Roland 4-16, Will DeJarnett 1-11, Anderson 2-8, Luke McKee 2-7, Jake Hinton 1-0, Josh Vanosdol 1-0. New Castle: Cooper 4-24, Jamorion Taylor 2-18, Grieser 1-9, Wyatt Maiden 5-4, Aidan Bradley 1-3, Brevan Thrine 1-1, Team 2-(minus-14).
Passing — Greenfield-Central: La. McKee 4-4-0, 37. New Castle: Grieser 12-15-0, 137; Cooper 4-18-1, 45.
Receiving — Greenfield-Central: Rashawn Street 2-30, Herrell 1-5, Roland 1-2. New Castle: Matney 2-59, Quintin Boatright 6-49, Gabbard 4-30, Bradley 4-24, Grazier 1-20.
FINAL SCORES:
Avon 35, Noblesville 14
Beech Grove 28, Franklin County 21
Ben Davis 42, North Central 20
Bloomington North 41, Southport 27
Cardinal Ritter 46, Cascade 0
Carmel 48, Lawrence Central 0
Center Grove 17, Cathedral 13
Covenant Christian 42, Oldenburg Academy 7
Danville 45, North Montgomery 7
Edinburgh 52, Southside Home School 14
Greenfield-Central 42, New Castle 22
Guerin Catholic 24, Culver Academy 14
Kokomo 52, Tech 27
Lapel 39, Eastern Hancock 21
Lawrence North 31, Pike 7
Lutheran 63, Traders Point Christian 6
Mooresville 51, Perry Meridian 27
Mt. Vernon 47, Yorktown 7
New Palestine 28, Delta 21
Northview 24, Indian Creek 7
Paoli 63, Washington 20
Pendleton Heights 56, Shelbyville 8
Plainfield 38, Martinsville 14
Roncalli 34, East Central 27
Scecina 13, Monrovia 0
South Putnam 27, Heritage Christian 18
Terre Haute North 28, Brebeuf Jesuit 14
Tri-West 54, Southmont 0
Triton Central 49, Speedway 0
Western Boone 21, Lebanon 6
Westfield 35, Franklin Central 0
Zionsville 38, Fishers 7
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