DENVER – Tippecanoe Valley’s Alec Craig passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more in the Vikings’ 32-23 Three Rivers Conference win at North Miami Friday night. The win was the first for new Viking head coach Darin Holsopple. Craig passed for 185 yards overall, and the touchdown passes went to Jarod Duzenbery and DeSean Heckman. Craig added 64 yards rushing. Garrett Bell was the leading rusher for Valley, getting 81 yards on 18 carries. Overall the Vikings ran for 184 yards. The Vikings led by two points after three quarters, and used a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to clinch the win. Valley is now 1-2 and will host Northfield Friday night. VALLEY 32, N. MIAMI 23 TV 3 7 8 14 – 32 NM 3 6 7 7 – 23 Valley: Passing – Alec Craig 13-25-185 2 TD, 0 INT, Brandon Webster 0-1-0 0 TD, 0 INT; Rushing – Garrett Bell 18-81, Webster 5-17, Craig 6-64 2 TD, Aric Shafer 1-7, DeSean Heckman 2-15; Receiving – Rigo Butler 1-13, Jarod Duzenbery 2-37 yards TD, Webster 7-81, Heckman 3-54 TD
Friday in South Whitley Whitko trailed by one point entering the fourth quarter, but Maconaquah scored a fourth-quarter touchdown to clinch a 20-12 win in Three Rivers Conference play. Garrett Elder rushed for 108 yards on 17 carries, and Conner Sherwin ran for 71 yards and a touchdown. Gavin Powell rushed for 26 yards and a touchdown, with Garrett Smiley adding 57 yards rushing for the Wildcats. Now 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the TRC, Whitko travels to Rochester Friday. MACONAQUAH 20, WHITKO 12 M 0 6 7 7 – 20 W 6 0 6 0 – 12 M W 1st downs 12 16 Rushing yds 159 262 Passing yds 51 7 Comp-Att-Int 5-8-0 1-5-0 Total yds 210 269 Fumbles/lost 2/0 5/1 Penalties/yds 1/5 4-28 Punts/avg. 5/41.0 5/25.8 First Quarter W – Conner Sherwin 3 run (run failed) 6-0 Second Quarter M – Luke Hann 1 run (kick failed) 6-6 Third Quarter M – Karon Hullum 35 pass from Hann (Ethan Larson kick) 13-6 W – Gavin Powell 1 run (conversion failed) 13-12 Fourth Quarter M – Joe Ferry 3 run (Larson kick) 20-12 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Maconaquah: Aaron Sedwick 13-33, Ferry 11-64, Hann 9-31, Jarred Spohn 7-14, Hullum 1-17; Whitko: Garrett Elder 17-108. Sherwin 17-71, Garrett Smiley 6-57, Powell 6-26 Passing — Maconaquah: Hann 5-8-51 1 TD, 0 INT; Whitko: Elder 1-5-7 0TD, 0 INT Receiving — Maconaquah: Hullum 3-32, Matt Scott 1-14, James Wilkison 1-5. Whitko: Sherwin 1-7
Volleyball Friday in LaCrosse Lakeland Christian Academy fell in three sets, 25-23, 25-15, 25-18 to LaCrosse Friday evening. Cassadi Cilbert had nine kills for the Lady Cougars, and Carissa urschalitz added six more. The Lady Cougars will host Granger Christian at 1:30 this afternoon. LaCROSSE DEF LCA 25-23, 25-15, 25-18 LCA: Kills – Cassadi Colbert 9, Carissa Urschalitz 6, Hannah Delp 2, Kyla Kohler 2, Baylee Wiley 1; Aces – Kohler 4, Delp 2, Urschalitz 1, Colbert 1; Blocks – Urschalitz 2, Colbert 2, Kohler 1; Assists – Delp 12
