BOURBON — The Triton football team tried couldn’t start its season season with a 2-0 record. Hosting the Northfield Norsemen (1-1) Friday night, the Triton Trojans (1-1) fell 27-6, as they prepare to open Northern State Conference play this week at Culver. Posting just seven first downs, the Trojans tallied 245 total yards, but three interceptions helped evened things out. The highlight for the Trojans was Josey Farmwald’s 67-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, which cut the Norse lead to 14-6 with 3:10 remaining in the quarter. However, Northfield scored two more touchdowns in the final quarter, putting the game away. Farmwald finished the game with 108 rushing yards on 19 attempts, followed by Grant Stichter’s 50 yards and Cole Creighbaum’s 48. NORTHFIELD 27, TRITON 6 N 0 7 7 13 — 27 W 0 0 6 0 — 6
N T 1st downs 16 7 Rushing yds 287 206 Passing yds 22 39 Comp-Att-Int 2-9-0 6-20-3 Total yds 309 245 Fumbles/lost 8/4 1/0 Penalties/yds 4/30 2/20 Punts/avg 2/29 4/29.6
Second Quarter N – Alec Wells 1 run (Zian Rodriguez kick) 0:33, 7-0 Third Quarter N – Shane Vigar 11 run (Rodriguez kick) 5:05, 14-0 T – Josey Farmwald 67 run (kick failed) 3:10, 14-6 Fourth Quarter N – Josh Bickel 10 run (kick failed) 11:27, 20-6 N – Drake Richter 17 run (Rodriguez kick) 5:48, 27-6 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Northfield, Bickel 17-105, Richter 10-63, Wells 4-47, Vigar 5-44, Carter Frieden 5-10, Marcus Kroh 1-10, Jarred Short 1-8; Triton, Farmwald 9-108, Grant Stichter 7-50, Cole Creighbaum 12-48, Jeremy Jones 1-0, Nate Spangle 1-0. Passing — Northfield, Frieden 2-9, 22 yds; Triton, Stichter 6-19, 39 yds, 3 INTs, Creighbaum 0-1. Receiving — Northfield, Vigar 2-22; Warsaw, Creighbaum 3-14, Farmwald 2-11, Nick Harker 1-14.
