SYRACUSE -ÊWarsaw hung with No.9 (4A) Wawasee for three-and-a-half quarters as the two teams battled for the "W" Trophy Friday night at Warrior Field during Wawasee's homecoming. A couple of ill-timed penalties and an interception, coupled with too much Joe Leach, did the Tigers in as they fell to the Warriors 42-21. It was the fourth straight year Warsaw fell to their Kosciusko County and Northern Lakes Conference rivals. Warsaw and Wawasee were tied at 21 after three quarters. The Warriors quickly went up 28-21 when Leach, Wawasee's do-it-all quarterback, rushed for a touchdown from two yards out with 10:35 left in the game to cap an 11-play, 68-yard drive. On the ensuing possession, Warsaw gave the ball right back to Wawasee when Tiger senior quarterback Tyler Akers' pass, intended for junior Daniel Conrad, was tipped by Wawasee's Tylor Trobaugh and picked off by Tanner Benzinger.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016