ROCHESTER — Despite running back Devin Gerding’s 150 yards, the Whitko football team fell 20-17 Friday night at Rochester. In the Three Rivers Conference loss, Whitko and Rochester were knotted at 17-17 going into the fourth quarter, until Rochester kicker Jon O’Dell won the game with a 24-yard field goal with just 25 seconds remaining in the game. In the loss, Gerding got his 150 yards, and a touchdown, on just 12 carries, while he also returned and interception for a score. Also for Whitko, Jake Nissley added a 28-yard field goal. The Whitko Wildcats, who fell to 3-5 overall and 3-3 in the Three Rivers Conference with the loss, are at Tippecanoe Valley this Friday.
