Whitko Leads Football Roundup With Win At North Miami

Posted Thursday, July 28, 2016 4:25 pm

Staff Report-

DENVER — Once again riding its strong rushing attack, the Whitko football team got a 49-35 Three Rivers Conference win at North Miami Friday night.
The victory leaves the Whitko Wildcats as the lone unbeaten team in TRC action, sitting at 5-0 and 5-2 overall.
Picking up its fifth-straight victory, the Wildcats ran for 291 yards, led by Devin Gerding’s 116, followed by Tanner Hughes’ 79 and Ethan Nicodemus’ 77.
Hughes ran for two scores and Nicodemus and Gerding each had one, as did Gavin Powell.
Along with running for touchdowns, Nicodemus also hit Gerding for two scores in the passing game, as Gerding hauled in two catches for 87 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Defensively, Whitko was led by Zach Baughn’s eight tackles.
Whitko hosts a big TRC game this week against Rochester, who enters the game at 4-1 in the TRC after losing 42-21 at home Friday night against Tippecanoe Valley, who’s also 4-1.
WHITKO 49, NORTH MIAMI 35
W    14    14    7    14    —    49
NM    0    13    14    8     —    35

    W    NM
1st downs    18    11
Rushing yds    291    258
Passing yds    127    93
Comp-Att-Int    4-9-0    3-8-2
Total yds    418    351
Fumbles/lost    0/0    0/1
Penalties/yds    3/22    0/0
Punts/avg    2/19.5    2/30.5

First Quarter
W – Ethan Nicodemus 26 pass to Devin Gerding (Brady Herendeen kick) 7:14, 7-0
W – Gerding 43 run (Herendeen kick) 0:29, 14-0
Second Quarter
W – Gavin Powell 5 run (Herendeen kick) 7:58, 21-0
NM – Keith Rouch 61 run (Caleb Rexroad kick) 7:42, 21-7
W – Nicodemus 61 pass to Gerding (Herendeen kick) 0:43, 28-7
NM – Rouch 67 run (kick failed) 0:30, 28-13
Third Quarter
W – Nicodemus 63 run (Herendeen kick) 11:36, 35-13
NM – Rouch 9 run (conversion failed) 8:44, 35-19
NM – Jacob White 1 run (White pass to Colton Ferrand conversion) 2:56, 35-27
Fourth Quarter
W – Tanner Hughes 8 run (Herendeen kick) 8:58, 42-27
NM – White 57 pass to Ferrand (Anthony Tooley rush conversion) 6:34, 42-35
W – Hughes 15 run (Herendeen kick) 2:19, 49-35

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — Whitko, Gerding 13-116, Hughes 16-79, Nicodemus 12-77, Powell 4-19; NM, Rouch 9-154, Damon Gipson 11-49, Anthony Tooley 5-29, White 8-17, Dakota Ribble 5-9.
Passing — Whitko, Nicodemus 4-9, 127 yds, 2 TDs; NM, White 3-8, 93 yds, TD, 2 INTs.
Receiving — Whitko, Gerding 2-87, Garrett Craig 1-31, Garrett Elder 1-9; NM, Ferrand 3-93.

Friday in Wabash

The Manchester Squires came up short Friday at Southwood, losing the Three Rivers Conference game 38-21. The loss drops Manchester to 1-6 overall and 1-4 in the TRC. Up next for the Squires is Friday’s conference matchup at home against Wabash.
SOUTHWOOD 38, MANCHESTER 21
Records: Southwood 4-3 (3-2 TRC), Manchester 1-6 (1-4 TRC)

Friday in Bourbon

Hosting a Northern State Conference game against LaVille Friday night, the Triton football team lost 31-12. The loss is the sixth-straight for the Trojans, who opened the year with a home win over Caston. The Trojans now sit at 1-6 overall and 0-5 in the NSC. Triton is at Knox Friday.
LAVILLE 31, TRITON 12
Records: LaVille 4-3 (2-3 NSC), Triton 1-6 (0-5 NSC)

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