AKRON - Wins don't get much more convincing than Tippecanoe Valley's Friday night at home.
Hosting the Wabash Apaches, the Valley Vikings dominated from the start, going on to win the Three Rivers Conference contest 63-0.Valley now sits at 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the TRC, tied with Whitko and North Miami, while Rochester sits at 4-0. Valley travels to conference-leading Rochester Friday at 7 p.m.
The Vikings finished the game with 373 rushing yards, led by Michael Lewis' 100.
On the night, Lewis not only led the team in rushing, but also scored three touchdowns in the three different ways.
First Lewis recovered a fumble for a score. Then, he scored on a 43-yard touchdown run. For a finale, the senior returned a kickoff 67 yards to the end zone.
Also scoring touchdowns for the Vikings were Wade Cave, Tony Reed, Josh Pinkowsk, Brody Andrews and Josh Doody.
The Vikings defense also posted a safety in the win.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 63, WABASH 0
W 0 0 0 0 - 0
TV 14 26 13 10 - 63
First Quarter
TV - Michael Lewis fumble recovery (kick failed), 6-0
TV - Wade Cave 17 run (Lewis conversion run), 14-0
Second Quarter
TV - Lewis 43 run (Luis Lara kick), 21-0
TV - Tony Reed 61 run (Lara kick), 28-0
TV - Safety, 30-0
TV - Lewis 67 kickoff return (Lara kick), 37-0
TV - Lara 37 field field goal, 40-0
Third Quarter
TV - Josh Pinkowski 31 catch (kick failed), 46-0
TV - Brody Andrews 18 run (Lara kick), 53-0
Fourth Quarter
TV - Lara 27 field goal, 56-0
TV - Josh Doody 32 run (Lara kick), 63-0
Friday in Syracuse
Hosting the Class 4A, ninth-ranked Plymouth Rockies Friday, the Wawasee Warriors fell 48-7 in Northern Lakes Conference action. Plymouth outgained Wawasee 427-267 in total offense. Wawasee did post 140 rushing yards on the night, led by Travis Patterson, who finished with 93 yards on 10 carries, including the home team's lone touchdown. Plymouth now sits at 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the NLC, with Wawasee dropping to 2-4 overall and 0-4 in the NLC. Wawasee's next test comes Friday when the Warriors travel to Warsaw for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
PLYMOUTH 48, WAWASEE 7
P 13 21 14 0 - 48
W 0 0 0 7 - 7
P W
First downs 12 9
Rushing yards 253 140
Passing yards 174 77
Comp.-Att.-Int. 4-8-1 7-17-1
Total offense 427 267
Fumbles lost 1 1
Punts/avg. 2/43 6/38.3
Penalty yards 25 35
Friday in South Whitley
The Whitko Wildcats football team evened its season record at 3-3 Friday with a 34-12 Three Rivers Conference home win over Northfield. Whitko junior running back DJ Fouce picked up 148 yards and two touchdowns on 15 attempts. Fouce was joined in the rushing touchdown category by teammates Gabe Starkey, Austin Mort and Dominic Arrowood. Defensively, Jarrod Lewis led Whitko with nine tackles. The Wildcats now sit at 3-1 in the TRC going into Friday's 7 p.m. game at North Miami.
WHITKO 34, NORTHFIELD 12
N 0 0 0 12 - 12
W 6 6 8 14 - 34
First Quarter
W - DJ Fouce 49 run (conversion failed) 7:53, 6-0
Second Quarter
W - Fouce 27 run (conversion failed) 2:03, 12-0
Third Quarter
W - Gabe Starkey 1 run (conversion good) 3:23, 20-0
Fourth Quarter
W - Austin Mort 1 run (Matt Stewart kick) 4:54, 27-0
W - Dominic Arrowood 2 run (Stewart kick) 3:40, 34-0
N - Parker 23 run (kick failed) 1:39, 34-6
N - Parker 7 run (kick failed) 0:29, 34-12
N W
First downs 12 17
Rushing yards 175 258
Passing yards 22 48
Comp.-Att.-Int. 3-14-5 4-13-0
Total offense 197 306
Fumbles/lost 2/1 3/2
Punts/avg. 3/34.7 2/25.5
Penalties/yards 7/42 4/34
Individual Statistics
Rushing - Whitko, Fouce 15-148 2TD, Dakota Harmon 16-64, Gabe Starkey 9-29, Connor Stouder 1-10, Chris Bumbaugh 1-8, Mort 2-4, Arrowood 1-2, Scott Skiles 1-(-7); Northfield, Parker 13-82 2TD, Shafer 12-63, Tucker 5-11, Wells 1-10, Hann 5-8, Morgan 1-1.
Passing - Whitko, Starkey 4-13 48yds; Northfield, Morgan 1-2 14yds, Hann 2-11 8yds, Frieden 0-1.
