Prep Roundup: Squires Come Up Short

Posted Saturday, August 25, 2018 5:50 am

NORTH MANCHESTER – Delton Moore gobbled up ground, but the Manchester football team fell short in a 36-21 loss to Bluffton at home on Friday.

Moore ran for 176 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.

The Squires (0-2) held a 7-6 lead after Devin Marcum connected with Trey Clark for a touchdown pass.

They gave up the advantage, but closed the gap 16-14 in the third quarter.

After giving up another score, Manchester again cut Bluffton’s lead to make the score 23-21.

That proved to be the Squires’ final touchdown, and the Tigers tacked on insurance scores in the fourth quarter.

Manchester will travel to Wabash for a game at 7 p.m. Friday

BLUFFTON 36, MANCHESTER 21

M

Rushing yds 213

Passing yds 135

Comp-Att-Int 12-28-3

Total yds 213

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing — Manchester, Delton Moore 18-176, Devin Marcum 11-38. Seth Gaerte 1-(-1)

Passing — Manchester, Marcum 12-28-135, 1 TD, 3 INT

Receiving — Manchester, Trey Clark 5-64, Tyler Andritsch 2-25, Tyce Rooney 2-4, Gaerte 1-25, Moore 1-12, Mason Meyer 1-5

Records: Bluffton 2-0; Manchester 0-2

Warriors Leave Points On Field In Loss

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee Warriors couldn’t convert high yardage into high scoring Friday in a 22-7 home loss to West Noble.

Wawasee (0-2) racked up 231 yards in the air, but scored just one touchdown late in the game.

Down 22-0, Wawasee put points on the board when Evan Eshbach connected with Dylan Hepler for a 30-yard score.

West Noble (2-0) struck first with a safety in the second quarter, and quarterback Kyle Mawhorter found Trevor Franklin to make the score 9-0 before halftime.

Brandon Pruitt’s 3-yard score in the fourth quarter put the Chargers up 15-0, and West Noble’s Chase Stoner capitalized on a Wawasee fumble for a return that gave West Noble the three-score lead.

The Warriors will begin their Northern Lakes Conference schedule by hosting Northridge at 7 p.m. Friday.

WEST NOBLE 22, WAWASEE 7

WN 0 9 0 13 — 22

W 0 0 0 7 — 7

WN W

1st downs 19 14

Rushing yds 212 17

Passing yds 131 231

Comp-Att-Int 9-17-1 16-31-0

Total yds 343 248

Fumbles/lost 2/2 3/3

Penalties/yds 8/70 7/65

Second Quarter

WN – Evan Eshbach sacked by Jace Dooley in end zone, safety, 6:12

WN – Trevor Franklin 22 pass from Kyle Mawhorter (Julio Macias kick), 1:43

Fourth Quarter

WN – Brandon Pruitt 3 run (conversion good), 10:36

WN – Chase Stoner fumble return (Macias kick), 2:35

W – Dylan Hepler 30 pass from Eshbach (Brayden Johnson kick), 1:29

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing — Wawasee, Jesse Landeros 6-16, Keyan Peete 4-10, LaShaun Morris 2-9, Levi Brown 2-5, Dylan Hepler 1-(-1), Evan Eshbach 9-(-22)

Passing — Wawasee, Eshbach 16-31-231, 1 TD

Receiving — Wawasee, Steven Hauntz 5-74, Hepler 4-70, Joshua Slabaugh 2-72, Gabe Moore 2-8, Landeros 1-10, Brown 1-3

Records: West Noble 2-0; Wawasee 0-2

Eagles Soar Past Vikings

CULVER – The Tippecanoe Valley football team fell 51-0 to Culver Academy on Friday at Oliver Field.

The Vikings (0-2) struggled offensively, while the Eagles (2-0) jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.

Culver applied pressure in the second quarter, tacking on 30 points for the 37-0 halftime lead.

The Eagles scored two more touchdowns in the third quarter and cruised to the victory.

Valley will host North Miami at 7 p.m. Friday.

CULVER ACADEMY 51,

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0

T 0 0 0 0 — 0

C 7 30 14 0 — 51

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