Manchester's Comeback Win At Wabash Leads Off Roundup
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WABASH — Down 23-7 at the half, the Manchester football team fought back for a 29-23 victory at Wabash Friday night. Improving to 4-4 overall and 3-3 in the Three Rivers Conference, Manchester senior quarterback Lucas Schilling was 17-of-32 passing for 215 yards and a score, although he did throw two picks. On the ground, Schilling had 54 yards on nine carries, including a touchdown, while senior Jacob Casper ran for 67 yards and senior Evan Milam added 26 more and a score. Milam was also Schilling’s favorite target in the comeback victory, catching six balls for 70 yards, while junior Bailey Ness had four grabs for 62 yards and a touchdown and senior Daniel Griese added four receptions and 51 yards. Defensively, Thad Miller had six solo tackles and 14 assisted, adding a fumble recovery as well. The Squires close out the regular season this Friday at Northfield (6-2, 4-2 TRC). MANCHESTER 29, WABASH 23 M 0 7 8 14 – 29 W 9 14 0 0 – 23 Manchester Individual Stats Rushing: Jacob Casper 10-67; Lucas Schilling 9-54, TD; Evan Milam 7-26, TD. Passing: Schilling 17-32-215, TD, 2 INTs. Receiving: Milam 6-70; Bailey Ness 4-62, TD; Daniel Griese 4-51; Keelan Norwood 2-28; Casper 1-4.
Friday in Elkhart
The Wawasee football team won its third game in four tries Friday night at Elkhart Memorial, 20-6. With senior quarterback Gage Reinhard splitting time with senior Clayton Cook at the position, Cook completed 5 of 7 passes for 22 yards, while also running for 79 yards and a score, and returning a punt for a 65-yard touchdown. Reinhard was 3 of 8 for 24 yards, hitting Sam Clark for a 12-yard score, which put the Warriors up 13-7 late in the first half. Defensively, Stephen Possell recorded seven tackles. Wawasee hosts Goshen in its regular season finale Friday. WAWASEE 20, ELKHART MEMORIAL 7 W 6 7 0 7 – 20 M 0 7 0 0 – 7 W M 1st downs 10 14 Rushing yds 155 151 Passing yds 48 87 Comp-Att-Int 8-15-0 8-19-1 Total yds 203 238 Fumbles/lost 1/1 1/1 Penalties/yds 4/40 3/40 Punts/avg 5/31 6/31 First Quarter W – Clayton Cook 3 run (kick failed), 6-0. Second Quarter M – Hunter Crisp 1 run (Jenner Minix kick), 7-6. W – Gage Reinhard 12 pass to Sam Clark (Cook kick), 13-7. Fourth Quarter W – Cook 65 punt return (Cook kick), 20-7. WAWASEE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Cook 13-79, Nathan Katzer 19-53, Nic Wilson 8-23. Passing — Reinhard 3-8-24 TD, Cook 5-7-22. Receiving — Clark 7-39, Cook 1-7.
Friday in Denver
The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings let Friday’s Three Rivers Conference game at North Miami get away from them. Trailing 19-16 at the half and 26-22 after three quarters, the Vikings were outscored 15-0 in the fourth, leading to the 41-22 loss. Garrett Bell had 77 rushing yards, including a touchdown, on 13 attempts, while Jarred Littlejohn caught four passes for 43 yards and a touchdown from Alec Craig. The loss leaves the Vikings at 1-7 and 1-5 going into their regular season finale at home against Whitko Friday. NORTH MIAMI 41, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 22 TV 8 8 6 0 – 22 NM 6 13 7 15 – 41 TIPPECANOE VALLEY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Garrett Bell 13-77, TD; Brandon Webster 4-17; Nick Feldman 3-13; Jarred Littlejohn 3-3. Passing — Alec Craig 7-14-86, TD, INT; Rigo Butler 0-3. Receiving — Littlejohn 4-43, TD; Jonah Mikel 1-22; Deontee Smith 1-12; Webster 1-9.
Boys Tennis
Friday in Culver
The postseason run of Manchester’s No. 1 doubles team ended in Friday’s sectional finals at Culver Academies.Playing for a berth at the Oct. 18 LaPorte Regional, Manchester’s Noah Cain and Branden Scott were defeated by Plymouth’s Ryan Johnson and Max Holloway, 6-1, 6-3. Cain and Scott went 18-2 this season.
