GAS CITY -ÊTippecanoe Valley senior fullback Josh Carter scored three touchdowns as the Vikings beat Mississinewa 20-6 Friday

Carter scored on a 1-yard run and 4-yard run in the third quarter and a 4-yard run in the fourth quarter. Valley, trailing 6-0 at the half, scored all 20 in the second half.

As they did last week, the Vikings again controlled time of possession. Tippecanoe Valley's football team allowed just five first downs for the second straight game. The Vikings kept Mississinewa senior running back Chris Lamb in check. Lamb, who rushed for 208 yards last week against Manchester, tallied 89 on 26 carries against Valley. Mississinewa finished with 111 yards of total offense.

Wes Backus led Valley with 73 rushing yards on 10 carries, while Carter added 51 rushing yards on 12 carries. Valley finished with 201 rushing yards.

Valley's B.J. Cunningham had a good night on special teams, returning a punt 58 yards to the 4-yard line. The return set up Carter's 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Valley improves to 2-0, while the Mississinewa Indians drop to 0-2.

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 20

MISSISSINEWA 6

Mississinewa (0-2) 6 0 0 0 - 6

T. Valley (2-0) 0 0 13 7 - 20

TV M

First downs 16 5

Rushing yards 201 105

Passing yards 68 6

Total offense 269 111

Comp.-att.-int. 3-3-0 1-7-3

Punts-avg. 2-31 6-33

Fumbles-lost 5-3 1-0

Penalties-yards 6-42 1-10

First Quarter

M -ÊChris Lamb 27 run (kick failed), 6-0 M

Third Quarter

TV - Josh Carter 1 run (Chris Hurd kick), 7-6 TV

TV -ÊCarter 4 run (kick failed), 13-6 TV

Fourth Quarter

TV -ÊCarter 4 run (Hurd kick), 20-6 TV

Individual STATISTICS

Rushing - TV: Wes Backus 10-73, Josh Carter 12-51, B.J. Cunningham 8-41, Anthony Domenico 9-25; MIS: Chris Lamb 26-89.

Passing - TV: Shawn Severns 2-2-0 50, Casey Wise 1-1-0 18; MIS: Jim Twigg 1-5-1 6.

Receiving - TV: Cunningham 1-37, Steve Rumfelt 1-18, Domenico 1-13. [[In-content Ad]]