Area High School Football Previews
September 19, 2019 at 2:43 a.m.
Area High School Football Previews
By Anthony Anderson & Steve Krah-
When: Friday, 7 p.m., Fisher Field, Warsaw.
Series (last 35 years): Warsaw, 23-9.
JohnHarrell.net’s prediction: Warsaw, 35-24.
Last meeting: Sept. 14, 2018, Warsaw, 37-14.
Last time Northridge won: Sept. 15, 2017, 24-6.
About Northridge: Coach Tom Wogomon’s Raiders lost 35-17 at Plymouth in Week 4 … Northridge is led by Caid Lacey (62 carries for 382 yards and six TDs) and Dom Crowder (38 carries for 262 yards and two TDs) in rushing, Oliver Eveler (15-of-34 for 334 yards and four TDs) in passing and Breckin Judd (seven catches for 197 yards and four TDs) in receiving … Zack Howey (14), Austin Floria (13) and Jett Gott (13) leads the team in total tackles.
About Warsaw: The visiting Tigers topped Elkhart Memorial in a 38-35 shootout last week … Class 6A Warsaw is ranked No. 14 by the Indiana High School Football Coaches Association and No. 16 by Associated Press. 4A Northridge ranked No. 10 by IFCA and No. 11 by AP … The Tigers are guided by reigning Times-Union Athlete of the Week Juan Jaramillo (122 carries for 669 yards and six TDs), Blake Marsh (24 carries for 199 yards and one TD) and Wyatt Amiss (30 carries for 182 yards and two TDs) in rushing, Amiss (19-of-18 for 166 yards and two TDs) in passing and Luke Adamiec (eight catches for 162 yards and one TD) in receiving … Jaramillo has 80 carries the past two weeks … University of Missouri commit Harrison Mevis is 15-of-15 in kicking extra points and 6-of-8 on field goals, including one that proved critical before the half against Memorial … Parker Davenport (35.5), Gage Lyon (23) and Zach DeFord (17.5) paces the team in total tackles.
Warsaw coach Bart Curtis:
On Northridge — “They are program-driven vs. athlete-driven and that is a compliment … They just plug different kids in each year. They don’t do stupid things. They tackle well on defense. They cover receivers … They come at you on offense. They are a tough out for anybody in this conference.”
On offensive line play — “The line (from left to right, Austin Meads, Kyle Miller, Brock Hueber, Jacob Desenberg, Angel Mendez and Griffin Reed) has played admirably. They’re coming off the ball understanding angles and where defenders are going to be after the ball is snapped … There’s a pretty good chance we’ll use the flexbone this week.”
On the Elkhart Memorial game — “No lead is safe. We’ve got to cover better and take care of the little things like footwork and attention to detail. We took a step forward defending their running plays.”
Triton (2-2, 1-1 Hoosier North) at Culver Community (2-2, 0-2)
When: Friday, 7 p.m., Cavalier Field, Culver.
Series (last 35 years): Culver, 24-16.
Harrell’s prediction: Culver, 35-24.
Last meeting: Sept. 14, 2018, Triton, 35-21.
Last time Culver won: Sept, 16, 2016, 40-25.
About Triton: The Trojans are coming off a 27-6 home loss to Bremen … Triton is led by Hunter McIntyre (56 carries for 214 yards and two TDs) in rushing, Connor Pitney (51-of-89 for 816 yards and six TDs) in passing and D’Angelo Shumpert (20 catches for 369 yards and three TDs) in receiving. Trenton Kreft (24), Koby Mast (24) and McIntyre (19) paces the team in total tackles.
About Culver: Coach Mike Zehner’s visiting Cavaliers blew out West Central 44-0 last week … Quarterback Tucker Fisher, running backs Jalen King and Carter Stevens and fullback Zac Ditmire among Culver’s offensive threats.
Per Triton coach Rodney Younis:
On the Cavaliers — “Culver is a good team. They give you some tough match-ups. They’ve got a big offensive line and big running backs. They run smash-mouth football at you. It will be important to read our keys and not get caught with our eyes in the backfield looking at the running backs … It’s going to important for us to try to get them off the field. When we’re on offense, we need to take advantage and capitalize. If we give the ball up, they could keep it for eight minutes on us.”
Areas of improvement — “Our communication has been good. It’s so important to get some continuity going. This will be the first game all season we’ve started the same group of offensive linemen (Kreft, Jeremiah Farrell, Travis McCoy, Trace Schuh and Cameron Shively) … Our passing game has been good. Last week, the running game started coming together at little bit.”
On Bremen game — “We started off passive. We were down three scores right away. Then we started to play football. We finished off the game strong.”
Tippecanoe Valley (3-1 overall, 3-0 TRC) at Rochester (3-1, 3-0)
When: Friday, 7 p.m, Barnhart Field.
Series: Valley leads 24-19.
Last meeting: Valley won 13-7, Sept. 28, 2018.
Last Rochester win: 28-14, Sept. 29, 2017.
Harrell’s prediction: Valley, 24-21.
About Valley: The Vikings, winners of three straight, are one of three unbeatens left in Three Rivers play, along with Rochester and Southwood. Valley hosts Southwood next month in a regular-season finale, while Rochester goes to Southwood a week earlier. … In last week’s 21-7 win over North Miami, Jaydin Conley scored a touchdown on offense and intercepted a pass on defense, while Tanner Trippiedi threw for a TD and rushed for one. … Receiver Jalen Potter has made 17 of the Vikings’ 22 receptions on the season, turning those into 162 yards. … Dakota Gaff is Valley’s leading ball carrier with 317 yards and a 7.2 average.
About Rochester: The Zebras are averaging 23.0 points per game and allowing 17.0 — nearly identical to Valley’s 23.3 and 17.5. … In last week’s 24-13 win over Manchester, Bryce Abbott rushed for 117 yards from his fullback position, and forced and recovered a fumble from his linebacker spot. … Rochester’s averaging 275 ground yards per game and 5.9 per play. Isaiah Jackson, coming off a 167-yard game, is at 319 for the year with a 5.9 norm. Abbott’s at 296 and 4.9, while Landon Kelly has 248 on just 19 attempts, a 13.1 average. … Quarterback Nick Allen has added 21-of-37 passing for 312 yards and three TDs against just one pick. …Sean Kelly is the Zebras’ fourth head coach in five years.
Valley coach Steve Moriarty:
On last week — “I felt we left a lot on the table, but that’s a good team we played. (Tristan) Working’s a heck of an athlete, so stopping him was critical in our win. We did a good job in the first half of containing him, but he had a lot on the ground in the second half. Still, I was proud of our defense for holding them to seven points on the night. Offensively, we had over 200 yards on the ground, but we still have a lot to clean up.”
On areas to clean up — “A big one is sustaining blocks. Sometimes we’re just chipping at the shoulder, and we need to clean up our tackling and make sure we completely wrap up.”
On Rochester — “Their backfield is very strong. Abbott, with his lead blocking and his running, he’s just a wrecking ball, and he does a good job at middle linebacker as well. They’re 3 and 1 against some good competition. Their only loss is to Knox (34-27) and Knox is ranked (10th) in 3A.”
North Miami (2-2 overall, 1-2 TRC) at Whitko (0-4, 0-3)
When: Friday, 7 p.m, Huff Stadium.
Series: Whikto leads 29-14.
Last meeting: Whitko won 28-0, Oct. 3, 2014.
Last North Miami win: 14-13, Sept. 30, 2011.
Harrell’s prediction: North Miami, 28-21.
About North Miami: The Warriors are facing Whitko for the first time in five years. The teams did not meet while the divisional format was in effect in the Three Rivers Conference. … Dual-threat quarterback Tristan Working is 45-of-73 for 599 yards passing with three touchdowns, but has thrown five interceptions. He’s also rushed for 324 yards, a 7.2 average and seven TDs. … Darian Hanley is at 392 rushing yards with a 9.1 average and three scores, plus has another 179 yards on 20 catches. … Working and Hanley also lead the defense with 49 and 34 tackles, respectively.
About Whitko: Sophomores Cade Berg and Isaiah Kyles rushed for a combined 116 yards on 17 carries in the Wildcats’ 44-7 loss last week at Maconaquah. … Ethan Schuh, a sophomore as well, is 27-of-57 for 253 yards passing with two touchdowns against one pick on the season. … Senior linebacker Ashton Schuh is pacing the defense with 34 tackles and 5.5 for loss. He’s also Whitko’s top receiver with 14 catches for 169 yards and two TDs.
Whitko coach Phil Jensen:
On last week — “Yeah, it was rough, but it wasn’t that rough until the second half. We have our moments, then whatever happens at halftime, it falls apart. Plus Maconaquah is really good.”
On contrasting halves — (Whitko’s been tied in one game at halftime, down seven in another and never down more than 15, but has been outscored 69-6 in second halves) “Every game we’ve been within a score or two at the half, but we can’t close the deal. We get in our own way. A lot of that comes from you gotta get the first one so you can believe in yourself more than we do right now.”
On North Miami — “Coach (Bob) Bridge is a defensive coordinator who’s been around forever and does a good job. Offensively, they spread the ball around. It’s a completely different style from what we saw last week. They do play a lot of kids both ways, like we do.”
Northfield (0-4 overall, 0-3 TRC) at Manchester (1-3, 1-2)
When: Friday, 7 p.m, Burk Field.
Series: Manchester leads 38-18.
Last meeting: Northfield won 42-21, Sept. 14, 2018.
Last Manchester win: 23-20, Oct. 18, 2013.
Harrell’s prediction: Northfield, 28-24.
About Northfield: The Norsemen — 0-4 for the first time in 11 years — have had their way with Manchester in the last five years, sweeping the five meetings by an average count of 47.6 to 12.6. … While Northfield is winless, three of the losses have come by four, seven and 14 points, that last one being a 20-6 decision last week at Southwood (4-0). … Norsemen quarterback Levi Fulkerson is 31-of-69 passing for 351 yards with three TDs and three interceptions. He’s also his team’s leading ground gainer at 170 yards. … Sophomore free safety Clayton Tomlinson has made three of Northfield’s five picks.
About Manchester: Sophomore receiver Seth Gaerte erupted for 182 yards on seven catches with a touchdown in the Squires’ 24-13 loss last week at Rochester. … Quarterback Devin Marcum has completed 40-of-84 passes on the season for 667 yards and three TDs. … Sam Martindale has rushed for 284 yards and five scores. … Manchester will be playing its second home game of the season, having beaten Wabash 21-14 in the other one.
Manchester coach Greg Miller:
On last week — “It was a frustrating game, one we let slip away. In the first half, we cut it to 7-6 and missed our extra point. Then they come out the second half and score, make it 14-6, but we’re still feeling pretty good. Then we kind of catch fire on Seth’s big play (an 84-yard TD reception). Then our next drive we get inside the 5, but can’t punch it in (being stopped on downs with 3:36 left). We don’t fault the effort, but the execution could’ve been better. Everybody, coaches and players, feels like we wish we could have that one back.”
On Northfield — “Any time you face a team that hasn’t won a game, it’s a little scary. They’re a good team. They run triple option. They’ve run it since Coach (Brandon) Baker has been there (seven years) and run it well. Three or four guys on every play can carry the ball. Their lines are aggressive off the ball and it’s the same guys on both sides. They get off low and hard. By no means are we taking that 0-and-4 lightly. They’re well-coached, tough and their record’s a little skewed by who they’ve played (teams that are a combined 12-4).”
On Gaerte’s performance — “He was injured a couple weeks, but he’s back, he’s an athlete and he’s a big part of what we want to do offensively, in the run and pass game. He was big on yards after the catch.”
Wawasee (1-3, 0-2 NLC) at NorthWood (2-2, 1-1)
When: Friday, 7 p.m., Andrews Field, Nappanee.
Series (last 35 years): NorthWood, 28-10.
Harrell’s prediction: NorthWood, 38-14.
Last meeting: Sept. 14, 2018, NorthWood, 57-13.
Last time Wawasee won: Sept. 19, 2014, 27-21.
About Wawasee: The Warriors lost 43-7 at home to Concord in Week 4 … Wawasee has been led offensively by Parker Young at quarterback, Levi Brown at running back and Ethan Garza at receiver.
About NorthWood: Coach Nate Andrews’ Panthers are coming off a 55-7 home rout of Goshen … NorthWood is led by Nate Newcomer (71 carries for 438 yards and six TDs) and Jaden Miller (46 carries for 301 yards and four TDs) in rushing, Newcomer (18-of-38 for 288 yards and four TDs) in passing and Ben Mestach (six catches for 120 yards and one TD) and Miller (seven catches for 106 yards and one TD) in receiving. Jerson Sanchez is 13-of-14 in kicking extra points … Jake Lone (33), Jason Borkholder (26) and Newcomer (22) paces the team in total tackles.
Wawasee coach Jon Reutebuch:
On NorthWood — “They’re a pretty good team. They run a lot of different formations. They like to run the football, but they can pass when they need to. They look pretty formidable.”
Injuries — “We added one more to the list (two-way starters Justin Castro, Ethan Hardy, Jesse Landeros and Gabe Moore and defensive starters Dante Landeros and Nathan Larson will be out this week). Castro is out for the season. In grades 10-12, we’re dressing below 40 players.”
On Concord game — “As the game went along it was evident we were short too many guys.”
When: Friday, 7 p.m., Fisher Field, Warsaw.
Series (last 35 years): Warsaw, 23-9.
JohnHarrell.net’s prediction: Warsaw, 35-24.
Last meeting: Sept. 14, 2018, Warsaw, 37-14.
Last time Northridge won: Sept. 15, 2017, 24-6.
About Northridge: Coach Tom Wogomon’s Raiders lost 35-17 at Plymouth in Week 4 … Northridge is led by Caid Lacey (62 carries for 382 yards and six TDs) and Dom Crowder (38 carries for 262 yards and two TDs) in rushing, Oliver Eveler (15-of-34 for 334 yards and four TDs) in passing and Breckin Judd (seven catches for 197 yards and four TDs) in receiving … Zack Howey (14), Austin Floria (13) and Jett Gott (13) leads the team in total tackles.
About Warsaw: The visiting Tigers topped Elkhart Memorial in a 38-35 shootout last week … Class 6A Warsaw is ranked No. 14 by the Indiana High School Football Coaches Association and No. 16 by Associated Press. 4A Northridge ranked No. 10 by IFCA and No. 11 by AP … The Tigers are guided by reigning Times-Union Athlete of the Week Juan Jaramillo (122 carries for 669 yards and six TDs), Blake Marsh (24 carries for 199 yards and one TD) and Wyatt Amiss (30 carries for 182 yards and two TDs) in rushing, Amiss (19-of-18 for 166 yards and two TDs) in passing and Luke Adamiec (eight catches for 162 yards and one TD) in receiving … Jaramillo has 80 carries the past two weeks … University of Missouri commit Harrison Mevis is 15-of-15 in kicking extra points and 6-of-8 on field goals, including one that proved critical before the half against Memorial … Parker Davenport (35.5), Gage Lyon (23) and Zach DeFord (17.5) paces the team in total tackles.
Warsaw coach Bart Curtis:
On Northridge — “They are program-driven vs. athlete-driven and that is a compliment … They just plug different kids in each year. They don’t do stupid things. They tackle well on defense. They cover receivers … They come at you on offense. They are a tough out for anybody in this conference.”
On offensive line play — “The line (from left to right, Austin Meads, Kyle Miller, Brock Hueber, Jacob Desenberg, Angel Mendez and Griffin Reed) has played admirably. They’re coming off the ball understanding angles and where defenders are going to be after the ball is snapped … There’s a pretty good chance we’ll use the flexbone this week.”
On the Elkhart Memorial game — “No lead is safe. We’ve got to cover better and take care of the little things like footwork and attention to detail. We took a step forward defending their running plays.”
Triton (2-2, 1-1 Hoosier North) at Culver Community (2-2, 0-2)
When: Friday, 7 p.m., Cavalier Field, Culver.
Series (last 35 years): Culver, 24-16.
Harrell’s prediction: Culver, 35-24.
Last meeting: Sept. 14, 2018, Triton, 35-21.
Last time Culver won: Sept, 16, 2016, 40-25.
About Triton: The Trojans are coming off a 27-6 home loss to Bremen … Triton is led by Hunter McIntyre (56 carries for 214 yards and two TDs) in rushing, Connor Pitney (51-of-89 for 816 yards and six TDs) in passing and D’Angelo Shumpert (20 catches for 369 yards and three TDs) in receiving. Trenton Kreft (24), Koby Mast (24) and McIntyre (19) paces the team in total tackles.
About Culver: Coach Mike Zehner’s visiting Cavaliers blew out West Central 44-0 last week … Quarterback Tucker Fisher, running backs Jalen King and Carter Stevens and fullback Zac Ditmire among Culver’s offensive threats.
Per Triton coach Rodney Younis:
On the Cavaliers — “Culver is a good team. They give you some tough match-ups. They’ve got a big offensive line and big running backs. They run smash-mouth football at you. It will be important to read our keys and not get caught with our eyes in the backfield looking at the running backs … It’s going to important for us to try to get them off the field. When we’re on offense, we need to take advantage and capitalize. If we give the ball up, they could keep it for eight minutes on us.”
Areas of improvement — “Our communication has been good. It’s so important to get some continuity going. This will be the first game all season we’ve started the same group of offensive linemen (Kreft, Jeremiah Farrell, Travis McCoy, Trace Schuh and Cameron Shively) … Our passing game has been good. Last week, the running game started coming together at little bit.”
On Bremen game — “We started off passive. We were down three scores right away. Then we started to play football. We finished off the game strong.”
Tippecanoe Valley (3-1 overall, 3-0 TRC) at Rochester (3-1, 3-0)
When: Friday, 7 p.m, Barnhart Field.
Series: Valley leads 24-19.
Last meeting: Valley won 13-7, Sept. 28, 2018.
Last Rochester win: 28-14, Sept. 29, 2017.
Harrell’s prediction: Valley, 24-21.
About Valley: The Vikings, winners of three straight, are one of three unbeatens left in Three Rivers play, along with Rochester and Southwood. Valley hosts Southwood next month in a regular-season finale, while Rochester goes to Southwood a week earlier. … In last week’s 21-7 win over North Miami, Jaydin Conley scored a touchdown on offense and intercepted a pass on defense, while Tanner Trippiedi threw for a TD and rushed for one. … Receiver Jalen Potter has made 17 of the Vikings’ 22 receptions on the season, turning those into 162 yards. … Dakota Gaff is Valley’s leading ball carrier with 317 yards and a 7.2 average.
About Rochester: The Zebras are averaging 23.0 points per game and allowing 17.0 — nearly identical to Valley’s 23.3 and 17.5. … In last week’s 24-13 win over Manchester, Bryce Abbott rushed for 117 yards from his fullback position, and forced and recovered a fumble from his linebacker spot. … Rochester’s averaging 275 ground yards per game and 5.9 per play. Isaiah Jackson, coming off a 167-yard game, is at 319 for the year with a 5.9 norm. Abbott’s at 296 and 4.9, while Landon Kelly has 248 on just 19 attempts, a 13.1 average. … Quarterback Nick Allen has added 21-of-37 passing for 312 yards and three TDs against just one pick. …Sean Kelly is the Zebras’ fourth head coach in five years.
Valley coach Steve Moriarty:
On last week — “I felt we left a lot on the table, but that’s a good team we played. (Tristan) Working’s a heck of an athlete, so stopping him was critical in our win. We did a good job in the first half of containing him, but he had a lot on the ground in the second half. Still, I was proud of our defense for holding them to seven points on the night. Offensively, we had over 200 yards on the ground, but we still have a lot to clean up.”
On areas to clean up — “A big one is sustaining blocks. Sometimes we’re just chipping at the shoulder, and we need to clean up our tackling and make sure we completely wrap up.”
On Rochester — “Their backfield is very strong. Abbott, with his lead blocking and his running, he’s just a wrecking ball, and he does a good job at middle linebacker as well. They’re 3 and 1 against some good competition. Their only loss is to Knox (34-27) and Knox is ranked (10th) in 3A.”
North Miami (2-2 overall, 1-2 TRC) at Whitko (0-4, 0-3)
When: Friday, 7 p.m, Huff Stadium.
Series: Whikto leads 29-14.
Last meeting: Whitko won 28-0, Oct. 3, 2014.
Last North Miami win: 14-13, Sept. 30, 2011.
Harrell’s prediction: North Miami, 28-21.
About North Miami: The Warriors are facing Whitko for the first time in five years. The teams did not meet while the divisional format was in effect in the Three Rivers Conference. … Dual-threat quarterback Tristan Working is 45-of-73 for 599 yards passing with three touchdowns, but has thrown five interceptions. He’s also rushed for 324 yards, a 7.2 average and seven TDs. … Darian Hanley is at 392 rushing yards with a 9.1 average and three scores, plus has another 179 yards on 20 catches. … Working and Hanley also lead the defense with 49 and 34 tackles, respectively.
About Whitko: Sophomores Cade Berg and Isaiah Kyles rushed for a combined 116 yards on 17 carries in the Wildcats’ 44-7 loss last week at Maconaquah. … Ethan Schuh, a sophomore as well, is 27-of-57 for 253 yards passing with two touchdowns against one pick on the season. … Senior linebacker Ashton Schuh is pacing the defense with 34 tackles and 5.5 for loss. He’s also Whitko’s top receiver with 14 catches for 169 yards and two TDs.
Whitko coach Phil Jensen:
On last week — “Yeah, it was rough, but it wasn’t that rough until the second half. We have our moments, then whatever happens at halftime, it falls apart. Plus Maconaquah is really good.”
On contrasting halves — (Whitko’s been tied in one game at halftime, down seven in another and never down more than 15, but has been outscored 69-6 in second halves) “Every game we’ve been within a score or two at the half, but we can’t close the deal. We get in our own way. A lot of that comes from you gotta get the first one so you can believe in yourself more than we do right now.”
On North Miami — “Coach (Bob) Bridge is a defensive coordinator who’s been around forever and does a good job. Offensively, they spread the ball around. It’s a completely different style from what we saw last week. They do play a lot of kids both ways, like we do.”
Northfield (0-4 overall, 0-3 TRC) at Manchester (1-3, 1-2)
When: Friday, 7 p.m, Burk Field.
Series: Manchester leads 38-18.
Last meeting: Northfield won 42-21, Sept. 14, 2018.
Last Manchester win: 23-20, Oct. 18, 2013.
Harrell’s prediction: Northfield, 28-24.
About Northfield: The Norsemen — 0-4 for the first time in 11 years — have had their way with Manchester in the last five years, sweeping the five meetings by an average count of 47.6 to 12.6. … While Northfield is winless, three of the losses have come by four, seven and 14 points, that last one being a 20-6 decision last week at Southwood (4-0). … Norsemen quarterback Levi Fulkerson is 31-of-69 passing for 351 yards with three TDs and three interceptions. He’s also his team’s leading ground gainer at 170 yards. … Sophomore free safety Clayton Tomlinson has made three of Northfield’s five picks.
About Manchester: Sophomore receiver Seth Gaerte erupted for 182 yards on seven catches with a touchdown in the Squires’ 24-13 loss last week at Rochester. … Quarterback Devin Marcum has completed 40-of-84 passes on the season for 667 yards and three TDs. … Sam Martindale has rushed for 284 yards and five scores. … Manchester will be playing its second home game of the season, having beaten Wabash 21-14 in the other one.
Manchester coach Greg Miller:
On last week — “It was a frustrating game, one we let slip away. In the first half, we cut it to 7-6 and missed our extra point. Then they come out the second half and score, make it 14-6, but we’re still feeling pretty good. Then we kind of catch fire on Seth’s big play (an 84-yard TD reception). Then our next drive we get inside the 5, but can’t punch it in (being stopped on downs with 3:36 left). We don’t fault the effort, but the execution could’ve been better. Everybody, coaches and players, feels like we wish we could have that one back.”
On Northfield — “Any time you face a team that hasn’t won a game, it’s a little scary. They’re a good team. They run triple option. They’ve run it since Coach (Brandon) Baker has been there (seven years) and run it well. Three or four guys on every play can carry the ball. Their lines are aggressive off the ball and it’s the same guys on both sides. They get off low and hard. By no means are we taking that 0-and-4 lightly. They’re well-coached, tough and their record’s a little skewed by who they’ve played (teams that are a combined 12-4).”
On Gaerte’s performance — “He was injured a couple weeks, but he’s back, he’s an athlete and he’s a big part of what we want to do offensively, in the run and pass game. He was big on yards after the catch.”
Wawasee (1-3, 0-2 NLC) at NorthWood (2-2, 1-1)
When: Friday, 7 p.m., Andrews Field, Nappanee.
Series (last 35 years): NorthWood, 28-10.
Harrell’s prediction: NorthWood, 38-14.
Last meeting: Sept. 14, 2018, NorthWood, 57-13.
Last time Wawasee won: Sept. 19, 2014, 27-21.
About Wawasee: The Warriors lost 43-7 at home to Concord in Week 4 … Wawasee has been led offensively by Parker Young at quarterback, Levi Brown at running back and Ethan Garza at receiver.
About NorthWood: Coach Nate Andrews’ Panthers are coming off a 55-7 home rout of Goshen … NorthWood is led by Nate Newcomer (71 carries for 438 yards and six TDs) and Jaden Miller (46 carries for 301 yards and four TDs) in rushing, Newcomer (18-of-38 for 288 yards and four TDs) in passing and Ben Mestach (six catches for 120 yards and one TD) and Miller (seven catches for 106 yards and one TD) in receiving. Jerson Sanchez is 13-of-14 in kicking extra points … Jake Lone (33), Jason Borkholder (26) and Newcomer (22) paces the team in total tackles.
Wawasee coach Jon Reutebuch:
On NorthWood — “They’re a pretty good team. They run a lot of different formations. They like to run the football, but they can pass when they need to. They look pretty formidable.”
Injuries — “We added one more to the list (two-way starters Justin Castro, Ethan Hardy, Jesse Landeros and Gabe Moore and defensive starters Dante Landeros and Nathan Larson will be out this week). Castro is out for the season. In grades 10-12, we’re dressing below 40 players.”
On Concord game — “As the game went along it was evident we were short too many guys.”
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