BOURBON – Triton’s Jeremy Jones scored twice in the first quarter, one on the ground, the other through the air. From there Triton hung on, forced five turnovers and earned a 13-12 victory and the first year of keeping the Trojan Traveling Trophy in Bourbon. Freshman James Snyder, making his first career start, passed for 55 yards and the touchdown pass to Jones. For his part, Jones, a senior playing his last home regular-season game, ran for 97 yards on the night. Triton closed out the regular season at 2-7, 2-6 in the Hoosier North Athletic Conference, and hosts Southwood in the 1A sectional opener on Friday. TRITON 13, WEST CENTRAL 12 WC 6 0 6 0 — 12 NR 13 0 0 0 — 13
WC T 1st downs 6 7 Rushing yds 97 96 Passing yds 39 55 Comp-Att-Int 3-9-4 4-11-0 Total yds 136 151 Fumbles lost 1 2 Penalties/yds 5/27 1/5 Punts/avg. 3/42.0 3/38.0 First Quarter T – Jeremy Jones 1 run (Jones kick) 7-0 WC – Aaron Mendez 26 pass from Nate Neeley (kick failed) 7-6 T – Jones 23 pass from James Snyder (conversion failed) 13-6 Third Quarter WC – Adrian Villareal 24 run (conversion failed) 13-12 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — W. Central: Villareal 6-43, Collin Fritz 12-21, Bryce Sheppard 6-19, Neeley 5-4, rest of team 1-10; Triton: Jones 24-97, Jon Felton 1-0, Jerrett Kreft 1-0, Snyder 2-(-1) Passing — W. Central: Neeley 3-9-39 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT; Triton: Snyder 4-11-55 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Receiving — W. Central: Mendez 1-26, Jordan Brigman 2-13; Triton Masen Yeo 2-24, Jones 1-23, Jordan Anderson 1-8
Friday in Akron After a 24-point loss last week at Wabash, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings had a much closer game with the Apaches Friday night, dropping a 13-6 decision in the rematch in the Three Rivers Conference playoff. Brandon Webster gave Valley an early 6-0 lead with a rushing touchdown, but Wabash scored TDs in the second and fourth quarters for the win. Tippecanoe Valley finished its regular season with a 3-6 record, 3-3 in the TRC, and travels to seventh-ranked Jimtown in the first round of 3A sectional play Friday. WABASH 13 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 6 W 0 7 0 6 – 13 TV 6 0 0 0 – 6 Valley: Passing – Alec Craig 4-9-65 yards; Rushing – Craig 11-43, Brandon Webster 19-37, TD, Garrett Bell 9-11; Receiving – Aric Shafer 2-39, Webster 2-26 Records: Wabash 7-2 (4-2 TRC); Valley 3-6 (3-3 TRC)
Friday in North Manchester Manchester held a 27-7 lead in the third quarter before Maconaquah came back to claim a 28-27 victory in the Three Rivers Conference playoff game Friday night. The Squires complete their season with a 2-7 record, 2-4 in the TRC, and will hit the road to take on seventh-ranked Winamac in the first round of the 2A sectional Friday.
