Warriors Move On In Sectional; Trojans, Squires Close Seasons
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WATERLOO — The Wawasee football team got a long-awaited sectional win Friday night in Waterloo. Opening Class 4A Sectional 11 action against DeKalb, the Wawasee Warriors got a 27-14 victory, its first sectional win since 2006. The win advances Wawasee to the sectional semifinals this Friday at home against Northern Lakes Conference foe NorthWood, which defeated Plymouth 17-13 Friday in Nappanee. During their regular season meeting on Sept. 14 in Syracuse, NorthWood defeated Wawasee 28-14. Against DeKalb, Gabe Rhodes tallied 137 rushing yards and Derrick Sorensen added another 71, including a touchdown. Through the air, Gage Reinhard completed just 5 of 16 passes, but two of those went for touchdowns to Clayton Cook, who caught four passes for 80 yards. The first Reinhard to Cook connection tied the game up at 7-7 in the second quarter, then the duo struck again in the third, giving Wawasee a 14-7 lead with 4:27 remaining in the frame. In front by a score, Brayton Bartman increased the lead to 21-7 with a fumble recovery returned seven yards to paydirt with 7:17 left in the game. And following Sorensen’s 1-yard plunge with 2:37 remaining, Wawasee’s ticket into the next round was all but punched. WAWASEE 27, DEKALB 14 (Class 4A Sect. 11, 1st Rd) W 0 7 7 13 – 27 D 7 0 0 7 – 14 W D 1st downs 19 12 Rushing yds 203 101 Passing yds 85 104 Comp-Att-Int 5-16-1 13-24-1 Total offense 288 205 Fumbles/lost 2/2 1/1 Penalties/yds 5/45 3/20 Punts/avg 2/37.5 3/21 First Quarter D – Evan Cochran 11 pass to Dylan Cagle (Landon Cochran kick) 5:51, 7-0 Second Quarter W – Gage Reinhard 33 pass to Clayton Cook (Jordan Acton kick) 9:47, 7-7 Third Quarter W – Reinhard 22 pass to Cook (Acton kick) 4:27, 14-7 Fourth Quarter W – Brayton Bartman 7 fumble recovery (Acton kick) 7:17, 21-7 W – Derrick Sorensen 1 run (kick failed) 2:37, 27-7 D – E. Cochran 5 pass to Logan Schilling (L. Cochran kick) 0:48, 27-14 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing – Wawasee, Gabe Rhodes 21-137, Sorensen 17-71, Reinhard 5-(-5); DeKalb, Austin Hassinger 11-59, Rudy Jarrell 8-50; Spencer Baker 1-2, L. Cochran 1-0, Cagle 1-(-1), E. Cochran 11-(-9). Passing – Wawasee, Reinhard 5-16, 85 yds, 2 TDs, INT; DeKalb, E. Cochran 13-24, 104 yds, 2 TDs, INT. Receiving – Wawasee, Cook 4-80, Jordan Elliott 1-5; DeKalb, Cagle 5-55, Henry Smaltz 4-37, Schilling 3-19, Jarrell 1-(-7).
Friday in Monroe
The Triton football team had its season come to a close in the opening round of Class 1A Sectional 35 in Monroe. Taking on Adams Central, the Trojans suffered a 38-14 loss. In the loss, Triton quarterback Bryson Mosier completed 11 of 29 passes for 116 yards and touchdown strikes to Grant Stichter and Seth Flenar. Triton’s season ended at 1-9. ADAMS CENTRAL 38, TRITON 14 (Class 1A Sect. 35, 1st Rd) AC 31 0 0 7 – 38 T 0 7 0 7 – 14 T AC 1st downs 10 15 Rushing yds 63 224 Passing yds 116 93 Comp-Att-Int 11-29-4 5-10-0 Total offense 179 317 Fumbles/lost 1/1 5/1 Penalties/yds 1/5 5/30 Punts/avg 3/23 3/33 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing – AC, Kyle Baker 20-124 2TDs, Kurt Blake 16-75 TD, Stephen Eicher 3-19, Carter Sharp 3-10, Hunter Bates 1-6, Menno Eicher 1-3, Bailey Hurst 1-2, Tanner Butler 1-0, Dalton Combs 10-(-18) TD; Triton, Bryson Mosier 10-50, DJ Riffle 2-6, Cody Shively 4-5, Tyler Milton 1-2, Grant Stichter 1-0. Passing – AC, Combs 5-10 93 yds TD; Triton, Mosier 11-27 116 yds 2 TDs 3 INTs, Cole Creighbaum 0-2 INT. Receiving – AC, Anthony Spangler 4-54, Alex Byerly 1-39 TD; Triton, Stichter 4-56 TD, Riffle 3-25, Creighbaum 2-18, Seth Flenar 1-11 TD, Shively 1-6.
Friday in North Judson
The Manchester football team fell 26-6 in first round action of Class 2A Sectional 26 at North Judson Friday night. With the win, North Judson travels to Rochester for the sectional semifinals this Friday, while Manchester’s season ends at 4-6. NORTH JUDSON 26, MANCHESTER 6 (Class 2A Sect. 26, 1st Rd) Complete Stats Unavailable
