Squires Win First TRC Title
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
WABASH - The Manchester Squires football team won its first Three Rivers Conference title in school history by smashing Northfield 69-0 Friday.
The Squires finished the regular season 8-1 overall and 7-0 in the TRC. Northfield ended the regular season 0-9 overall and 0-7 in the TRC.
Manchester tallied 508 yards of total offense compared to just 98 for Northfield.
Manchester running back David Barrett, who led the state in rushing entering the game, eclipsed 2,000 rushing yards on the season. Barrett rushed for 260 yards on 28 carries to finish the regular season with 2,021 rushing yards.
He obliterated the previous Manchester record of 1,400 rushing yards, set in the early 1970s.
"He's a very deserving kid," Manchester coach Al Bailey said. "It was a neat thing to see how much his teammates wanted him to get to 2,000 yards."
Manchester hosts Madison-Grant in Friday's first round of the sectional.
MANCHESTER 69
NORTHFIELD 0
Manchester 13 28 14 14- 69
Northfield 0 0 0 0- 0
M N
First downs 15 5
Rushes-yards 44-429 28-62
Passing yards 79 36
Comp.-Att.-Int. 3-4-0 8-16-4
Total offense 508 98
Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2
Punts-avg. 0 5-17.8
Penalties-yds. 11-105 7-65
First Quarter
M -ÊC.J. Brown 39 pass from Rex Reimer (Greg Groombridge kick) 7-0
M -ÊDavid Barrett 6 run (Kick failed) 13-0
Second Quarter
M - Groombridge 54 run (Groombridge kick) 20-0
M - Steve Fawcett fumble recovery (Groombridge kick) 27-0
M -ÊGroombridge 1 run (Groombridge kick) 34-0
M -ÊBarrett 8 run (Groombridge kick) 41-0
Third Quarter
M -ÊBarrett 27 run (Groombridge kick) 48-0
M -ÊNate Young blocked punt (Groombridge kick) 55-0
Fourth Quarter
M -ÊRex Reimer 2 run (Groombridge kick) 62-0
M -ÊReimer 30 run (Groombridge kick) 69-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing - Manchester: Barrett 28-260, Groombridge 6-79, Josh Peden 4-42, Reimer 5-42, Kurt Briner 1-6. Northfield: Eric Fawley 5-33, John Miller 12-18, Brian Hoffman 9-5, Nick Krom 1-5, Shawn Smith 1-1.
Receiving - Manchester: Brown 2-67, Tom Hardy 1-12. Northfield: Shane Haecker 5-34, Travis Drudge 2-10, Smith 1-(-8).
Passing - Manchester: Reimer 3-4-0 79. Northfield: Hoffman 5-11-2 21, Smith 3-5-2 15. [[In-content Ad]]
WABASH - The Manchester Squires football team won its first Three Rivers Conference title in school history by smashing Northfield 69-0 Friday.
The Squires finished the regular season 8-1 overall and 7-0 in the TRC. Northfield ended the regular season 0-9 overall and 0-7 in the TRC.
Manchester tallied 508 yards of total offense compared to just 98 for Northfield.
Manchester running back David Barrett, who led the state in rushing entering the game, eclipsed 2,000 rushing yards on the season. Barrett rushed for 260 yards on 28 carries to finish the regular season with 2,021 rushing yards.
He obliterated the previous Manchester record of 1,400 rushing yards, set in the early 1970s.
"He's a very deserving kid," Manchester coach Al Bailey said. "It was a neat thing to see how much his teammates wanted him to get to 2,000 yards."
Manchester hosts Madison-Grant in Friday's first round of the sectional.
MANCHESTER 69
NORTHFIELD 0
Manchester 13 28 14 14- 69
Northfield 0 0 0 0- 0
M N
First downs 15 5
Rushes-yards 44-429 28-62
Passing yards 79 36
Comp.-Att.-Int. 3-4-0 8-16-4
Total offense 508 98
Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2
Punts-avg. 0 5-17.8
Penalties-yds. 11-105 7-65
First Quarter
M -ÊC.J. Brown 39 pass from Rex Reimer (Greg Groombridge kick) 7-0
M -ÊDavid Barrett 6 run (Kick failed) 13-0
Second Quarter
M - Groombridge 54 run (Groombridge kick) 20-0
M - Steve Fawcett fumble recovery (Groombridge kick) 27-0
M -ÊGroombridge 1 run (Groombridge kick) 34-0
M -ÊBarrett 8 run (Groombridge kick) 41-0
Third Quarter
M -ÊBarrett 27 run (Groombridge kick) 48-0
M -ÊNate Young blocked punt (Groombridge kick) 55-0
Fourth Quarter
M -ÊRex Reimer 2 run (Groombridge kick) 62-0
M -ÊReimer 30 run (Groombridge kick) 69-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing - Manchester: Barrett 28-260, Groombridge 6-79, Josh Peden 4-42, Reimer 5-42, Kurt Briner 1-6. Northfield: Eric Fawley 5-33, John Miller 12-18, Brian Hoffman 9-5, Nick Krom 1-5, Shawn Smith 1-1.
Receiving - Manchester: Brown 2-67, Tom Hardy 1-12. Northfield: Shane Haecker 5-34, Travis Drudge 2-10, Smith 1-(-8).
Passing - Manchester: Reimer 3-4-0 79. Northfield: Hoffman 5-11-2 21, Smith 3-5-2 15. [[In-content Ad]]