Goshen Guns Down Wawasee
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
After Friday's 42-7 loss to No. 1 (4A) Goshen, Wawasee football coach Joe Rietveld resorted to talking about dreams.
"You only dream about playing a team like this and beating them, and we did not take advantage of it," Rietveld said.
That says it all.
The Wawasee Warriors went into Friday night's game with one goal: Keep it close. The Warriors didn't, and this killed them.
The Goshen Redskins came into the game undefeated and leading the Northern Lakes Conference. They weren't about to let the Warriors get in their way.
The Redskins tallied 42 points in the first half on six touchdowns and six extra points by Daragh Deegan.
"They threw plays at us we've never seen, and we didn't react well," said Rietveld.
The Warriors did manage to score a lone touchdown when Jimmy Meyer had a 56-yard rush to set up a 5-yard touchdown run by Adam Brown.
The Warriors then managed to hold the Redskins' second-stringers scoreless in the second half with good defensive plays.
"We had planned on passing the ball a little more as the game progressed, but they kept the defense too strong," said Rietveld.
Brown completed 5 of 16 passes with one interception for only 27 yards. The interception came in the first by Phil Mikel.
Wawasee (1-8, 0-6 NLC) meets South Bend Adams (2-7, 2-6 NIC) next Friday night in the first round of sectional action.
The game will be played at South Bend Adams. Adams ended the regular season by beating South Bend LaSalle 41-19.
GOSHEN 42 WAWASEE 7
Goshen 14 28 0 0- 42
Wawasee 0 0 0 7- 15
G W
First downs 15 6
Rushes-yards 31-234 23-129
Passing yards 147 27
Comp.-Att.-Int. 9-14-0 5-16-1
Total offense 381 166
Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0
Punts-avg. 3-24 5-33
Penalties-yds. 5-45 5-55
First Quarter
G - Ogle 13 run (Deegan kick) 5:36
G - Goss 25 pass from Yoder (Deegan kick) 3:01
Second Quarter
G - Ogle 38 run (Deegan kick) 11:19
G - Ogle 2 run (Deegan kick) 5:42
G - Goss 21 run (Deegan kick) 3:06
G - Goss 15 pass from Yoder (Deegan kick) :48
Third Quarter
W - Adam Brown 5 run (High kick) :59
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing - Goshen: Mason Ogle 15-155, Brian Goss 3-31. Wawasee: Mikel 4-25, Meyer 8-60, Adam Brown 2-10, Aaron Drumm 3-14
Receiving - Goshen: Tom Judd 2-34, Brian Goss 2-40. Wawasee: Jimmy Meyer 2-8
Passing - Goshen: Andy Yoder 9-12-0 147. Wawasee: Brown 5-16-1 9. [[In-content Ad]]
After Friday's 42-7 loss to No. 1 (4A) Goshen, Wawasee football coach Joe Rietveld resorted to talking about dreams.
"You only dream about playing a team like this and beating them, and we did not take advantage of it," Rietveld said.
That says it all.
The Wawasee Warriors went into Friday night's game with one goal: Keep it close. The Warriors didn't, and this killed them.
The Goshen Redskins came into the game undefeated and leading the Northern Lakes Conference. They weren't about to let the Warriors get in their way.
The Redskins tallied 42 points in the first half on six touchdowns and six extra points by Daragh Deegan.
"They threw plays at us we've never seen, and we didn't react well," said Rietveld.
The Warriors did manage to score a lone touchdown when Jimmy Meyer had a 56-yard rush to set up a 5-yard touchdown run by Adam Brown.
The Warriors then managed to hold the Redskins' second-stringers scoreless in the second half with good defensive plays.
"We had planned on passing the ball a little more as the game progressed, but they kept the defense too strong," said Rietveld.
Brown completed 5 of 16 passes with one interception for only 27 yards. The interception came in the first by Phil Mikel.
Wawasee (1-8, 0-6 NLC) meets South Bend Adams (2-7, 2-6 NIC) next Friday night in the first round of sectional action.
The game will be played at South Bend Adams. Adams ended the regular season by beating South Bend LaSalle 41-19.
GOSHEN 42 WAWASEE 7
Goshen 14 28 0 0- 42
Wawasee 0 0 0 7- 15
G W
First downs 15 6
Rushes-yards 31-234 23-129
Passing yards 147 27
Comp.-Att.-Int. 9-14-0 5-16-1
Total offense 381 166
Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0
Punts-avg. 3-24 5-33
Penalties-yds. 5-45 5-55
First Quarter
G - Ogle 13 run (Deegan kick) 5:36
G - Goss 25 pass from Yoder (Deegan kick) 3:01
Second Quarter
G - Ogle 38 run (Deegan kick) 11:19
G - Ogle 2 run (Deegan kick) 5:42
G - Goss 21 run (Deegan kick) 3:06
G - Goss 15 pass from Yoder (Deegan kick) :48
Third Quarter
W - Adam Brown 5 run (High kick) :59
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing - Goshen: Mason Ogle 15-155, Brian Goss 3-31. Wawasee: Mikel 4-25, Meyer 8-60, Adam Brown 2-10, Aaron Drumm 3-14
Receiving - Goshen: Tom Judd 2-34, Brian Goss 2-40. Wawasee: Jimmy Meyer 2-8
Passing - Goshen: Andy Yoder 9-12-0 147. Wawasee: Brown 5-16-1 9. [[In-content Ad]]