BREMEN — Giving up 28 first-quarter points, the Manchester Squires couldn’t recover at Bremen Friday night. In the Class 2A Sectional 34 contest, the host Bremen Lions defeated Manchester 49-21, advancing to this Friday’s matchup at home against No. 7 Churubusco. For Manchester, it’s season ends at 3-7. Jacob Casper ran the ball 16 times for 137 yards and two touchdowns in the loss, while quarterback Lucas Schilling ran for 91 yards and completed 18 of 27 pass attempts for 131 yards. The majority of Schilling’s passes went to Brodi Carter, who caught nine balls for 59 yards and Phoenix Goad hauled in six passes for 46 yards. Owen Johnson supplied the Squires’ other score, running the ball in from six yards out. BREMEN 49, MANCHESTER 21 M 7 0 0 14 – 21 B 28 14 7 0 – 49 MANCHESTER STATISTICS Rushing — Jacob Casper 16-137 2 TDs, Lucas Schilling 11-91, Evan Milam 1-11, Owen Johnson 1-6 TD, Phoenix Goad 2-2. Passing — Schilling 18-27, 131 yds. Receiving — Brodi Carter 9-59, Goad 6-46, Nick Eubank 1-13, Daniel Griese 1-13.
Friday in Akron
Hosting the perennially strong Jimtown Jimmies Friday night at Death Valley, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings lost 53-18 in the opening round of Class 3A Sectional 26. With the win, Jimtown advances to this Friday’s game at Rochester. Valley’s season ends at 5-5. JIMTOWN 53, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 18 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Records: Jimtown 8-2, Valley 5-5
Friday in Francesville
The Triton Trojans had a rough game in its Class 1A Sectional 41 matchup at West Central, falling 66-6. West Central travels to Culver for its second-round game, while Triton’s year ends at 1-9. WEST CENTRAL 66, TRITON 6 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Records: WC 7-3, Triton 1-9
