Warsaw Picks Up Huge Win Over NorthWood To Remain Undefeated
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
On a night that most people would call miserable, Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen felt otherwise.
"What a great night," he said. "What a night. Wow."
And Jensen had reason to be excited. For the first time since 1973, the Warsaw Tigers defeated the NorthWood Panthers at Fisher Field. The 22-16 win also marked the first time the Tigers have ever defeated the Panthers in back-to-back seasons.
However, that does not mean the game was an easy win.
After a scoreless first quarter, NorthWood struck first blood in the second frame. With just 3:01 remaining in the first half, quarterback Jordan Adams connected with Dustin Croy for an 8-yard touchdown pass. The kick after the touchdown sailed wide left, and the Panthers held a 6-0 lead.
But not for long.
After the kickoff, the Tigers took possession of the ball on their own 31-yard line. The Tigers broke into NorthWood territory on the first play from scrimmage when Ryan DeGeeter hit Adam Sisson for a 32-yard gain.
The Tigers methodically moved the ball down the field, and Brad Seiss capped off the 69-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown run with only 49.2 seconds left in the quarter. After Sisson's kick split the uprights, the Tigers held a slim 1-point lead.
In the waning seconds of the first half, Warsaw and NorthWood traded turnovers, but the Tigers took their lead into the lockerroom at the half. The Warsaw squad had to cut the halftime homecoming announcements short or face a 15-yard penalty. The homecoming festivities were still going on when NorthWood and Warsaw returned to the field after halftime. After the original haltime clock ran out, the clock was set to 3:00 for a warm-up period. Had the Tigers not taken the field when that three minutes was up, they would have been penalized 15 yards for delaying the beginning of the second half.
However, the homecoming snag didn't dampen the Tiger spirits.
Warsaw extended its lead in the third quarter when Seiss hit paydirt again at the 5:40 mark. Seiss' 4-yard run was followed by another Sisson kick, and the Tigers went up 14-6.
Then the rest of the quarter belonged to NorthWood.
The Panthers took possession of the ball on the Warsaw 40 after the kickoff, and went to work from there.
NorthWood moved the ball down to the 25-yard line before Adams connected with Hill for a touchdown with 2:16 left in the quarter. On the conversion, Adams tossed a lateral pass to Jesse Fink who then threw the ball to Ben Lehman for two points.
The game sat in a 14-all tie until just 12.9 tick were left on the clock. The Tigers were on their own 13-yard line with a fourth-and-one situation and decided to punt. The kick was blocked by NorthWood's E.J. Yehl, but quick-thinking by Seiss saved a NorthWood touchdown.
Seiss kicked the ball out of the endzone, forcing a two-point safety instead of allowing a NorthWood player to fall on the ball for seven points.
"That was a heads-up play on the part of Brad Seiss," said Jensen. "That is what the kids are coached to do, but that is a play you only practice maybe twice a year because it doesn't usually happen."
The NorthWood squad took a 16-14 lead into the fourth quarter, and that's where the score remained until just four minutes were left in the game.
Again Seiss was the moneyman for the Tigers, capping off a 59-yard drive with a 1-yard trot into the endzone. Then DeGeeter connected with Seiss on the conversion to put the Tigers up 22-16.
NorthWood had one last chance to pull out the win, but the Panthers failed to score and turned the ball over on downs.
Two plays later, the Tigers were celebrating their sixth Northern Lakes Conference win of the season.
"I know this sounds like a cliche, but it's a shame either team had to lose this game," said Jensen. "But there really aren't any losers out there tonight. These teams came out to fight for their community, their school and their parents. I think we should be taking donations and splitting them up between the schools because what the fans got tonight was pure entertainment."
Brad Seiss finished the night with 101 yards rushing on 25 carries. Ryan DeGeeter completed 5 of 13 passes for 132 yards and an interception.
Adams, who came in after starting quarterback Kyle Lehman was injured on the first play of the game, was 9-of-19 passing for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Adam Hochstetler caught three passes for 43 yards, while Scott Hill had two receptions for 37 yards.
The Panthers (5-3, 4-2) plays Plymouth next week. The undefeated Tigers (8-0, 6-0) travel to Dunlap Friday for a game against the only undefeated team left in the NLC, Concord. The Minutemen are 6-0 in NLC play and 7-1 overall.
WARSAW 22
NORTHWOOD 16
NorthWood 0 6 10 0 - 16
Warsaw 0 7 7 8 - 22
N W
First downs 8 16
Rushing yards 55 156
Passing yards 136 132
Comp.-Att.-Int. 9-19-0 5-13-1
Total offense 191 288
Fumbles/lost 3-2 0-1
Penalties/yards 2-10 4-50
Second Quarter
3:01 -ÊDustin Croy 32 pass from Jordan Adams (kick failed), 6-0 NW
46.2 -ÊBrad Seiss 4 run (Adam Sisson kick) 7-6 W
Third Quarter
5:40 -ÊSeiss 4 run (Sisson kick) 14-6 W
2:16 -ÊScott Hill 25 pass from Adams (Jesse Fink pass to Ben Lehman), 14-14
12.9 -ÊE.J. Yehl safety 16-14 NW
Fourth Quarter
4:00 -ÊSeiss 1 run (DeGeeter to Seiss) 22-16 W
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing - NorthWood: Ben Lehman 12-36, Jesse Fink 8-28; Warsaw: Brad Seiss 25-101, Grady Randall 8-44, Ryan DeGeeter 14-21, David Muta 2-11, Adam Sisson 2-9
Passing - NorthWood: Jordan Adams 9-19-136 yards, 0 INT, 2 TD; Warsaw: DeGeeter 5-13-132 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD
Receiving - NorthWood: Dustin Croy 1-32, Fink 1-21, Adam Hochstetler 3-43, Scott Hill 2-37, Jeremy Greenlee 1-5; Warsaw: Sisson 3-118, Seiss 1-5, Chris Clay 1-9
Wawasee Downs Elkhart Memorial 34-14, Improves To 4-4 On Season
By Terry Skaggs, Times-Union Sports Correspondent
SYRACUSE -Ê"Our kids played well and never panicked," said a smiling coach Joe Rietveld.
His Wawasee football team had just taken care of Elkhart Memorial Friday night by the score of 34-14 at Warrior Field in front of an enthusiastic homecoming crowd.
For the Warriors, it was a very big win as it takes their record to 4-4 on the season with only Goshen remaining on the schedule and standing in the way of the first winning season since 1986.
The key to the Wawasee win seemed to be balance as the Warriors passed for 154 yards and rushed for 223 yards, keeping the Memorial defense confused most of the evening.
The Warriors also showed a blend of youth and maturity as senior quarterback Brent Doty went 7-of-12 passing under the adverse conditions, while freshman Jordan Swain carried the ball 13 times for 110 yards.
The Warriors took the opening kickoff and marched down field 72 yards in 10 plays to take a 6-0 with 8:19 remaining in the first quarter.
The big play of the drive came as the Warriors were facing a fourth down when Doty found fellow senior Bobby Likens with a 24-yard touchdown pass.
The two-point conversion failed.
Unfortunately for Wawasee, the Chargers came right back, starting on their 35-yard line. Thirteen plays later Elkhart Memorial took a 7-6 lead.
After trading punts with Memorial, the Warriors took over on the 48-yard line, and a few plays later Doty found Nate Edgington with a 23-yard pass for another Warrior touchdown. Wawasee again failed on the two-point conversion but took a 12-7 halftime lead.
The second half began much like the first, only this time it was Memorial that took the kickoff and marched 68 yards down the field. David Link took the ball into the endzone from one yard out to give the Chargers a 14-12 lead with just 3:16 remaining in the third quarter.
From that point on, it was all Wawasee.
The Warriors started their next drive on the 15, marched 85 yards and scored on a one-yard keeper by Doty, giving the Warriors an 18-14 lead.
"I was really proud of our kids for hanging in there," explained Rietveld. "Memorial took the second half kickoff and marched right down and scored, just exactly what we didn't want to have happen. Our defense really stepped it up after that, and when you do that good things happen."
Doty scored again with 10:27 remaining in the fourth on a 17-yard run.
Then after the Warriors recovered a Memorial fumble, Wawasee scored once more on a 1-yard plunge by Swain. A 23-yard reception by Swain set up the touchdown that made the score 32-14.
The scoring ended at 5:46 in the fourth when the Warriors took down the Memorial quarterback in his own end zone for a safety, taking the score to the final tally of 34-14.
Swain finished the game with 13 carries for 110 yards.
"That's great," Rietveld said, "It's been a while since a Wawasee runner had a hundred yards. Our offensive line really did a good job tonight."
Next up for the Warriors will be the Goshen Redskins next Friday in Goshen.
"Goshen is a good football team," said Rietveld. "If you look at common opponents then all indications are that this will be a very close game."
WAWASEE 34
ELKHART MEMORIAL 14
W EM
1st Downs 13 13
Passing 7-12-0 5-13-0
Pass yards 154 64
Rushing yards 223 107
Penalties 2-15 2-17
Fumbles/lost 1-0 2-2
Squires Improve To .500 With TRC Win
Times-Union Staff Report
NORTH MANCHESTER - On the strength of two big plays, Manchester's varsity football team picked up a 12-0 win over visiting Three Rivers Conference rival Oak Hill.
Manchester's Anthony Sorg broke a scoreless tie with 3:30 left in the second quarter when he scampered 71 yards for a touchdown.
Sorg finished the game with 150 yards on 22 carries, while Kyle Perkins had 27 yards on nine carries.
With 24 seconds remaining in the game, Squire Brent Westendorf recovered an Oak Hill fumble in the end zone to make the score 12-0.
Westendorf, playing only his second game at defensive end, tallied 11 tackles and two sacks. Adam Young had seven tackles and two sacks from his tackle position. In all, Manchester's defense picked up six sacks.
Manchester is now 4-4 overall, 3-3 in the TRC, and will host Northfield next Friday. Oak Hill falls to 3-5 and 2-4.
MANCHESTER 12, OAK HILL 0
Oak Hill (3-5, 2-4) 0 0 0 0 - 0
Manchester (4-4, 3-3) 0 6 0 6 - 12
OH M
First downs 11 9
Rushing yards 124 205
Passing yards 15 34
Comp.-Att.-Int. 2-18-0 3-7-1
Total offense 139 239
Fumbles/lost 5/3 1/0
Punts/avg. 4-24 1-48
Penalties/yards 7-50 5-40
Second Quarter
M - Anthony Sorg 71 run (kick failed) 6-0, 3:30
Fourth Quarter
M - Brent Westendorf fumble recovery in end zone (conversion failed) 12-0, :24
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing - Oak Hill, Chris Key 14-63; Manchester, Sorg 22-150, Kyle Powers 9-27
Passing - Oak Hill, Nick Millspaugh 2-18-15; Manchester, Jared Mobley 3-7-34, 1 INT
Receiving - Oak Hill, Jordan Lamb 1-13; Manchester, Ferron Gaerte 2-24
Knox Redskins Down Trojans 41-0
Times-Union Staff Report
KNOX - After gaining just 34 yards of total offense Friday, Triton's varsity football team fell 41-0 to host Northern State Conference rival Knox.
The Trojans rushed for 27 yards and passed for seven more, while the Redskins rushed for 206 and passed for 105 more.
Josh Ringle had three touchdown runs to lead Knox, which is now 4-4 overall and 4-2 in the NSC.
Triton is 2-6, 1-5 in the NSC, and hosts Class 2A No. 3 Jimtown next Friday.
KNOX 41, TRITON 0
Triton 0 0 0 0 - 0
Knox 20 14 7 0 - 41
T K
First downs 2 9
Rushing yards 27 206
Passing yards 7 105
Comp.-Att.-Int. 3-10-1 3-6-2
Total offense 27 311
Fumbles lost 3 3
Punts/avg. 7-24 1-28
Penalty yards 70 75
First Quarter
K - Jerrin Ringle 18 run (Zak Puckett kick) 7-0
K - Josh Lawrence 4 run (kick failed) 13-0
K - Corey Masson 50 run (Puckett kick) 20-0
Second Quarter
K - Ringle 8 run (Puckett kick) 27-0
K - Masson 61 pass to Nathan Welter (Puckett kick) 34-0
Third Quarter
K - Ringle 18 run (Puckett kick) 41-0
Running Game Powers Valley Vikings To TRC Win
Times-Union Staff Report
AKRON - Gaining all of its offense on the ground, Tippecanoe Valley's varsity football team picked up a 25-7 win over visiting Three Rivers Conference rival North Miami Friday.
The Vikings improve to 6-2 overall and 5-1 in the TRC, while North Miami falls to 1-7 and 1-5.
Led by running backs Jon Rice and Kevin Paxton, Valley totaled 345 yards on the ground. Rice carried 10 times for 117 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Paxton carried the ball 10 times as well, racking up 101 yards. Kevin Day scored on a 42-yard run in the third quarter and finished the game with 57 yards on four carries.
Valley's defense held North Miami to -1 yard rushing, forcing the Warriors to go to the air. On a cold, wet night North Miami attempted 41 passes and completed but 14 of them, totaling 165 yards.
Valley sophomore quarterback David Beyers scored a pair of rushing touchdowns on runs of 11 and 12 yards.
Valley plays at TRC rival Whitko next Friday.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 25
NORTH MIAMI 7
N. Miami (1-7, 1-5) 0 0 0 7 - 7
T. Valley (6-2, 5-1) 6 0 12 7 - 25
NM TV
First downs 12 5
Rushing yards -1 345
Passing yards 165 0
Comp.-Att.-Int. 14-41-1 0-13-0
Total offense 164 345
Fumbles/lost 2/2 1/1
Punts/avg. 3-40.7 1-35
Penalties/yards 1-5 7-75
First Quarter
TV - David Beyers 12 run (kick failed) 6-0
Third Quarter
TV - Kevin Day 42 run (conversion failed) 12-0
TV - Jon Rice 53 run (conversion failed) 18-0
Fourth Quarter
TV - Beyers 11 run (Chris Hurd kick) 25-0
NM - Ryan Kendall fumble recovery in end zone (Sean Hannan kick) 25-7
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing - T. Valley, Rice 10-117, Kevin Paxton 10-101, Day 4-57, Beyers 10-34
Huge First Half Carries Rochester Over Whitko
Times-Union Staff Report
SOUTH WHITLEY - After jumping out to a 32-0 lead at halftime, Rochester's varsity football team topped host Whitko Friday night in Three Rivers Conference action.
Rochester improves to 7-1 overall and 6-0 in the TRC, while Whitko falls to 5-3 and 4-2.
Behind the legs of Jeff Byers and Adam Frounfelter, the Zebras racked up 274 rushing yards on 38 carries. Byers carried the ball 10 times for 130 yards and had touchdown runs of one, 15, 16 and 59 yards.
Frounfelter tallied 100 yards on 13 carries, including touchdown runs of two and 37 yards.
Of Whitko's 168 total yards of offense, 157 came on the ground.
Alan Robbins led the rushing attack with eight carries for 69 yards, while Burl Haywood had 13 carries for 58 yards.
Brad Walpole completed just one pass on the evening. Gabe Langohr was the target, making an 11-yard reception.
Whitko stopped the shutout when Robbins scored on an 85-yard run with 6:34 remaining in the game.
Whitko hosts Three Rivers Conference rival Tippecanoe Valley Friday in South Whitley.
ROCHESTER 45, WHITKO 6
Rochester 14 18 13 0 - 45
Whitko 0 0 0 6 - 6
R W
First downs 12 8
Rushing yards 274 157
Passing yards 109 11
Comp.-Att.-Int. 6-11-1 1-9-0
Total offense 383 168
Fumbles/lost 1-0 8-2
Punts/avg. 3-29.7 4-24.5
Penalties/yards 3-25 1-5
First Quarter
R - Marcus Miller 27 pass to Brandon Tugman (Gary Rom kick) 7-0, 8:25
R - Jeff Byers 16 run (Rom kick) 14-0, 2:10
Second Quarter
R - Adam Frounfelter 37 run (kick failed) 20-0, 6:57
R - Frounfelter 2 run (conversion failed) 26-0, 3:11
R - Byers 59 run (kick failed) 32-0, :55
Third Quarter
R - Byers 15 run (kick failed) 38-0, 8:30
R - Byers 1 run (Paul Soderland kick) 45-0, 1:16
Fourth Quarter
W - Alan Robbins 85 run (conversion failed) 45-6, 6:34
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing - Rochester, Byers 10-130, Frounfelter 13-100; Whitko, Robbins 8-69, Burl Haywood 13-58, Brandon Waterson 8-27
Passing - Rochester, Marcus Miller 5-10-104, 1 INT; Whitko, Brad Walpole 1-9-11
Receiving - Rochester, Tugman 4-85, Frounfelter 1-19, Wes Geller 1-5; Whitko, Gabe Langohr 1-11
Simmons Advances To Regional
Times-Union Staff Report
DUNLAP - Warsaw's Brad Simmons advanced to the regional round of the individual boys tennis state tournament with a win over Tyler Moore Friday at Concord High School.
The Tiger senior topped Moore, of Lakewood Park Christian, 6-2, 6-1 to improve to 19-4 on the season.
"We've never had a singles player come this far in the eight years I've been here," Warsaw coach Andy Lewis said. "Brad played his game. He played very well tonight."
Simmons advanced to Friday's final round by topping Angola's Cole Twitchell 6-1, 6-0. Moore advanced by defeating Fremont's Trenton Smith 6-2, 6-2.
Simmons will play again next Saturday at Indianapolis North Central High School.
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On a night that most people would call miserable, Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen felt otherwise.
"What a great night," he said. "What a night. Wow."
And Jensen had reason to be excited. For the first time since 1973, the Warsaw Tigers defeated the NorthWood Panthers at Fisher Field. The 22-16 win also marked the first time the Tigers have ever defeated the Panthers in back-to-back seasons.
However, that does not mean the game was an easy win.
After a scoreless first quarter, NorthWood struck first blood in the second frame. With just 3:01 remaining in the first half, quarterback Jordan Adams connected with Dustin Croy for an 8-yard touchdown pass. The kick after the touchdown sailed wide left, and the Panthers held a 6-0 lead.
But not for long.
After the kickoff, the Tigers took possession of the ball on their own 31-yard line. The Tigers broke into NorthWood territory on the first play from scrimmage when Ryan DeGeeter hit Adam Sisson for a 32-yard gain.
The Tigers methodically moved the ball down the field, and Brad Seiss capped off the 69-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown run with only 49.2 seconds left in the quarter. After Sisson's kick split the uprights, the Tigers held a slim 1-point lead.
In the waning seconds of the first half, Warsaw and NorthWood traded turnovers, but the Tigers took their lead into the lockerroom at the half. The Warsaw squad had to cut the halftime homecoming announcements short or face a 15-yard penalty. The homecoming festivities were still going on when NorthWood and Warsaw returned to the field after halftime. After the original haltime clock ran out, the clock was set to 3:00 for a warm-up period. Had the Tigers not taken the field when that three minutes was up, they would have been penalized 15 yards for delaying the beginning of the second half.
However, the homecoming snag didn't dampen the Tiger spirits.
Warsaw extended its lead in the third quarter when Seiss hit paydirt again at the 5:40 mark. Seiss' 4-yard run was followed by another Sisson kick, and the Tigers went up 14-6.
Then the rest of the quarter belonged to NorthWood.
The Panthers took possession of the ball on the Warsaw 40 after the kickoff, and went to work from there.
NorthWood moved the ball down to the 25-yard line before Adams connected with Hill for a touchdown with 2:16 left in the quarter. On the conversion, Adams tossed a lateral pass to Jesse Fink who then threw the ball to Ben Lehman for two points.
The game sat in a 14-all tie until just 12.9 tick were left on the clock. The Tigers were on their own 13-yard line with a fourth-and-one situation and decided to punt. The kick was blocked by NorthWood's E.J. Yehl, but quick-thinking by Seiss saved a NorthWood touchdown.
Seiss kicked the ball out of the endzone, forcing a two-point safety instead of allowing a NorthWood player to fall on the ball for seven points.
"That was a heads-up play on the part of Brad Seiss," said Jensen. "That is what the kids are coached to do, but that is a play you only practice maybe twice a year because it doesn't usually happen."
The NorthWood squad took a 16-14 lead into the fourth quarter, and that's where the score remained until just four minutes were left in the game.
Again Seiss was the moneyman for the Tigers, capping off a 59-yard drive with a 1-yard trot into the endzone. Then DeGeeter connected with Seiss on the conversion to put the Tigers up 22-16.
NorthWood had one last chance to pull out the win, but the Panthers failed to score and turned the ball over on downs.
Two plays later, the Tigers were celebrating their sixth Northern Lakes Conference win of the season.
"I know this sounds like a cliche, but it's a shame either team had to lose this game," said Jensen. "But there really aren't any losers out there tonight. These teams came out to fight for their community, their school and their parents. I think we should be taking donations and splitting them up between the schools because what the fans got tonight was pure entertainment."
Brad Seiss finished the night with 101 yards rushing on 25 carries. Ryan DeGeeter completed 5 of 13 passes for 132 yards and an interception.
Adams, who came in after starting quarterback Kyle Lehman was injured on the first play of the game, was 9-of-19 passing for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Adam Hochstetler caught three passes for 43 yards, while Scott Hill had two receptions for 37 yards.
The Panthers (5-3, 4-2) plays Plymouth next week. The undefeated Tigers (8-0, 6-0) travel to Dunlap Friday for a game against the only undefeated team left in the NLC, Concord. The Minutemen are 6-0 in NLC play and 7-1 overall.
WARSAW 22
NORTHWOOD 16
NorthWood 0 6 10 0 - 16
Warsaw 0 7 7 8 - 22
N W
First downs 8 16
Rushing yards 55 156
Passing yards 136 132
Comp.-Att.-Int. 9-19-0 5-13-1
Total offense 191 288
Fumbles/lost 3-2 0-1
Penalties/yards 2-10 4-50
Second Quarter
3:01 -ÊDustin Croy 32 pass from Jordan Adams (kick failed), 6-0 NW
46.2 -ÊBrad Seiss 4 run (Adam Sisson kick) 7-6 W
Third Quarter
5:40 -ÊSeiss 4 run (Sisson kick) 14-6 W
2:16 -ÊScott Hill 25 pass from Adams (Jesse Fink pass to Ben Lehman), 14-14
12.9 -ÊE.J. Yehl safety 16-14 NW
Fourth Quarter
4:00 -ÊSeiss 1 run (DeGeeter to Seiss) 22-16 W
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing - NorthWood: Ben Lehman 12-36, Jesse Fink 8-28; Warsaw: Brad Seiss 25-101, Grady Randall 8-44, Ryan DeGeeter 14-21, David Muta 2-11, Adam Sisson 2-9
Passing - NorthWood: Jordan Adams 9-19-136 yards, 0 INT, 2 TD; Warsaw: DeGeeter 5-13-132 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD
Receiving - NorthWood: Dustin Croy 1-32, Fink 1-21, Adam Hochstetler 3-43, Scott Hill 2-37, Jeremy Greenlee 1-5; Warsaw: Sisson 3-118, Seiss 1-5, Chris Clay 1-9
Wawasee Downs Elkhart Memorial 34-14, Improves To 4-4 On Season
By Terry Skaggs, Times-Union Sports Correspondent
SYRACUSE -Ê"Our kids played well and never panicked," said a smiling coach Joe Rietveld.
His Wawasee football team had just taken care of Elkhart Memorial Friday night by the score of 34-14 at Warrior Field in front of an enthusiastic homecoming crowd.
For the Warriors, it was a very big win as it takes their record to 4-4 on the season with only Goshen remaining on the schedule and standing in the way of the first winning season since 1986.
The key to the Wawasee win seemed to be balance as the Warriors passed for 154 yards and rushed for 223 yards, keeping the Memorial defense confused most of the evening.
The Warriors also showed a blend of youth and maturity as senior quarterback Brent Doty went 7-of-12 passing under the adverse conditions, while freshman Jordan Swain carried the ball 13 times for 110 yards.
The Warriors took the opening kickoff and marched down field 72 yards in 10 plays to take a 6-0 with 8:19 remaining in the first quarter.
The big play of the drive came as the Warriors were facing a fourth down when Doty found fellow senior Bobby Likens with a 24-yard touchdown pass.
The two-point conversion failed.
Unfortunately for Wawasee, the Chargers came right back, starting on their 35-yard line. Thirteen plays later Elkhart Memorial took a 7-6 lead.
After trading punts with Memorial, the Warriors took over on the 48-yard line, and a few plays later Doty found Nate Edgington with a 23-yard pass for another Warrior touchdown. Wawasee again failed on the two-point conversion but took a 12-7 halftime lead.
The second half began much like the first, only this time it was Memorial that took the kickoff and marched 68 yards down the field. David Link took the ball into the endzone from one yard out to give the Chargers a 14-12 lead with just 3:16 remaining in the third quarter.
From that point on, it was all Wawasee.
The Warriors started their next drive on the 15, marched 85 yards and scored on a one-yard keeper by Doty, giving the Warriors an 18-14 lead.
"I was really proud of our kids for hanging in there," explained Rietveld. "Memorial took the second half kickoff and marched right down and scored, just exactly what we didn't want to have happen. Our defense really stepped it up after that, and when you do that good things happen."
Doty scored again with 10:27 remaining in the fourth on a 17-yard run.
Then after the Warriors recovered a Memorial fumble, Wawasee scored once more on a 1-yard plunge by Swain. A 23-yard reception by Swain set up the touchdown that made the score 32-14.
The scoring ended at 5:46 in the fourth when the Warriors took down the Memorial quarterback in his own end zone for a safety, taking the score to the final tally of 34-14.
Swain finished the game with 13 carries for 110 yards.
"That's great," Rietveld said, "It's been a while since a Wawasee runner had a hundred yards. Our offensive line really did a good job tonight."
Next up for the Warriors will be the Goshen Redskins next Friday in Goshen.
"Goshen is a good football team," said Rietveld. "If you look at common opponents then all indications are that this will be a very close game."
WAWASEE 34
ELKHART MEMORIAL 14
W EM
1st Downs 13 13
Passing 7-12-0 5-13-0
Pass yards 154 64
Rushing yards 223 107
Penalties 2-15 2-17
Fumbles/lost 1-0 2-2
Squires Improve To .500 With TRC Win
Times-Union Staff Report
NORTH MANCHESTER - On the strength of two big plays, Manchester's varsity football team picked up a 12-0 win over visiting Three Rivers Conference rival Oak Hill.
Manchester's Anthony Sorg broke a scoreless tie with 3:30 left in the second quarter when he scampered 71 yards for a touchdown.
Sorg finished the game with 150 yards on 22 carries, while Kyle Perkins had 27 yards on nine carries.
With 24 seconds remaining in the game, Squire Brent Westendorf recovered an Oak Hill fumble in the end zone to make the score 12-0.
Westendorf, playing only his second game at defensive end, tallied 11 tackles and two sacks. Adam Young had seven tackles and two sacks from his tackle position. In all, Manchester's defense picked up six sacks.
Manchester is now 4-4 overall, 3-3 in the TRC, and will host Northfield next Friday. Oak Hill falls to 3-5 and 2-4.
MANCHESTER 12, OAK HILL 0
Oak Hill (3-5, 2-4) 0 0 0 0 - 0
Manchester (4-4, 3-3) 0 6 0 6 - 12
OH M
First downs 11 9
Rushing yards 124 205
Passing yards 15 34
Comp.-Att.-Int. 2-18-0 3-7-1
Total offense 139 239
Fumbles/lost 5/3 1/0
Punts/avg. 4-24 1-48
Penalties/yards 7-50 5-40
Second Quarter
M - Anthony Sorg 71 run (kick failed) 6-0, 3:30
Fourth Quarter
M - Brent Westendorf fumble recovery in end zone (conversion failed) 12-0, :24
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing - Oak Hill, Chris Key 14-63; Manchester, Sorg 22-150, Kyle Powers 9-27
Passing - Oak Hill, Nick Millspaugh 2-18-15; Manchester, Jared Mobley 3-7-34, 1 INT
Receiving - Oak Hill, Jordan Lamb 1-13; Manchester, Ferron Gaerte 2-24
Knox Redskins Down Trojans 41-0
Times-Union Staff Report
KNOX - After gaining just 34 yards of total offense Friday, Triton's varsity football team fell 41-0 to host Northern State Conference rival Knox.
The Trojans rushed for 27 yards and passed for seven more, while the Redskins rushed for 206 and passed for 105 more.
Josh Ringle had three touchdown runs to lead Knox, which is now 4-4 overall and 4-2 in the NSC.
Triton is 2-6, 1-5 in the NSC, and hosts Class 2A No. 3 Jimtown next Friday.
KNOX 41, TRITON 0
Triton 0 0 0 0 - 0
Knox 20 14 7 0 - 41
T K
First downs 2 9
Rushing yards 27 206
Passing yards 7 105
Comp.-Att.-Int. 3-10-1 3-6-2
Total offense 27 311
Fumbles lost 3 3
Punts/avg. 7-24 1-28
Penalty yards 70 75
First Quarter
K - Jerrin Ringle 18 run (Zak Puckett kick) 7-0
K - Josh Lawrence 4 run (kick failed) 13-0
K - Corey Masson 50 run (Puckett kick) 20-0
Second Quarter
K - Ringle 8 run (Puckett kick) 27-0
K - Masson 61 pass to Nathan Welter (Puckett kick) 34-0
Third Quarter
K - Ringle 18 run (Puckett kick) 41-0
Running Game Powers Valley Vikings To TRC Win
Times-Union Staff Report
AKRON - Gaining all of its offense on the ground, Tippecanoe Valley's varsity football team picked up a 25-7 win over visiting Three Rivers Conference rival North Miami Friday.
The Vikings improve to 6-2 overall and 5-1 in the TRC, while North Miami falls to 1-7 and 1-5.
Led by running backs Jon Rice and Kevin Paxton, Valley totaled 345 yards on the ground. Rice carried 10 times for 117 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Paxton carried the ball 10 times as well, racking up 101 yards. Kevin Day scored on a 42-yard run in the third quarter and finished the game with 57 yards on four carries.
Valley's defense held North Miami to -1 yard rushing, forcing the Warriors to go to the air. On a cold, wet night North Miami attempted 41 passes and completed but 14 of them, totaling 165 yards.
Valley sophomore quarterback David Beyers scored a pair of rushing touchdowns on runs of 11 and 12 yards.
Valley plays at TRC rival Whitko next Friday.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 25
NORTH MIAMI 7
N. Miami (1-7, 1-5) 0 0 0 7 - 7
T. Valley (6-2, 5-1) 6 0 12 7 - 25
NM TV
First downs 12 5
Rushing yards -1 345
Passing yards 165 0
Comp.-Att.-Int. 14-41-1 0-13-0
Total offense 164 345
Fumbles/lost 2/2 1/1
Punts/avg. 3-40.7 1-35
Penalties/yards 1-5 7-75
First Quarter
TV - David Beyers 12 run (kick failed) 6-0
Third Quarter
TV - Kevin Day 42 run (conversion failed) 12-0
TV - Jon Rice 53 run (conversion failed) 18-0
Fourth Quarter
TV - Beyers 11 run (Chris Hurd kick) 25-0
NM - Ryan Kendall fumble recovery in end zone (Sean Hannan kick) 25-7
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing - T. Valley, Rice 10-117, Kevin Paxton 10-101, Day 4-57, Beyers 10-34
Huge First Half Carries Rochester Over Whitko
Times-Union Staff Report
SOUTH WHITLEY - After jumping out to a 32-0 lead at halftime, Rochester's varsity football team topped host Whitko Friday night in Three Rivers Conference action.
Rochester improves to 7-1 overall and 6-0 in the TRC, while Whitko falls to 5-3 and 4-2.
Behind the legs of Jeff Byers and Adam Frounfelter, the Zebras racked up 274 rushing yards on 38 carries. Byers carried the ball 10 times for 130 yards and had touchdown runs of one, 15, 16 and 59 yards.
Frounfelter tallied 100 yards on 13 carries, including touchdown runs of two and 37 yards.
Of Whitko's 168 total yards of offense, 157 came on the ground.
Alan Robbins led the rushing attack with eight carries for 69 yards, while Burl Haywood had 13 carries for 58 yards.
Brad Walpole completed just one pass on the evening. Gabe Langohr was the target, making an 11-yard reception.
Whitko stopped the shutout when Robbins scored on an 85-yard run with 6:34 remaining in the game.
Whitko hosts Three Rivers Conference rival Tippecanoe Valley Friday in South Whitley.
ROCHESTER 45, WHITKO 6
Rochester 14 18 13 0 - 45
Whitko 0 0 0 6 - 6
R W
First downs 12 8
Rushing yards 274 157
Passing yards 109 11
Comp.-Att.-Int. 6-11-1 1-9-0
Total offense 383 168
Fumbles/lost 1-0 8-2
Punts/avg. 3-29.7 4-24.5
Penalties/yards 3-25 1-5
First Quarter
R - Marcus Miller 27 pass to Brandon Tugman (Gary Rom kick) 7-0, 8:25
R - Jeff Byers 16 run (Rom kick) 14-0, 2:10
Second Quarter
R - Adam Frounfelter 37 run (kick failed) 20-0, 6:57
R - Frounfelter 2 run (conversion failed) 26-0, 3:11
R - Byers 59 run (kick failed) 32-0, :55
Third Quarter
R - Byers 15 run (kick failed) 38-0, 8:30
R - Byers 1 run (Paul Soderland kick) 45-0, 1:16
Fourth Quarter
W - Alan Robbins 85 run (conversion failed) 45-6, 6:34
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing - Rochester, Byers 10-130, Frounfelter 13-100; Whitko, Robbins 8-69, Burl Haywood 13-58, Brandon Waterson 8-27
Passing - Rochester, Marcus Miller 5-10-104, 1 INT; Whitko, Brad Walpole 1-9-11
Receiving - Rochester, Tugman 4-85, Frounfelter 1-19, Wes Geller 1-5; Whitko, Gabe Langohr 1-11
Simmons Advances To Regional
Times-Union Staff Report
DUNLAP - Warsaw's Brad Simmons advanced to the regional round of the individual boys tennis state tournament with a win over Tyler Moore Friday at Concord High School.
The Tiger senior topped Moore, of Lakewood Park Christian, 6-2, 6-1 to improve to 19-4 on the season.
"We've never had a singles player come this far in the eight years I've been here," Warsaw coach Andy Lewis said. "Brad played his game. He played very well tonight."
Simmons advanced to Friday's final round by topping Angola's Cole Twitchell 6-1, 6-0. Moore advanced by defeating Fremont's Trenton Smith 6-2, 6-2.
Simmons will play again next Saturday at Indianapolis North Central High School.
CONCORD INDIVIDUAL SECTIONAL
Singles
No. 1 - Brad Simmons (Warsaw) def. Tyler Moore (Lakewood Park Christian) 6-2, 6-1 [[In-content Ad]]