SOUTH WHITLEY — Opening its Three Rivers Conference season at home against Southwood, the Whitko football team had to wait a night to get a final score. Like every other football game in the area, the game had to be completed Saturday morning, although it did get midway through the third quarter Friday night with Whitko on top 7-0. The Wildcats (1-2, 1-0 TRC) got the game’s lone score in the opening quarter, when Garrett Elder rushed for a 45-yard score. Elder finished the game with 40 rushing yards and 36 passing yards, with Tanner Hughes leading the way with 133 rushing yards on 25 attempts. Defensively, Zach Snep led Whitko with seven tackles, three for loss, while Cole Kessie had six. Whitko continues its quest to defend it TRC title this Friday a Manchester (1-2, 0-1 TRC).
WHITKO 7, SOUTHWOOD 0 S 0 0 0 0 — 0 W 7 0 0 0 — 7
S W 1st downs 8 10 Rushing yds 113 214 Passing yds 97 36 Comp-Att-Int 7-24-0 4-8-1 Total yds 210 250 Fumbles/lost 1/0 2/0 Penalties/yds 8/77 7/55 Punts/avg 5/40 6/35.7
First Quarter W – Garrett Elder 45 run (Thomas Wyman kick), 7-0.
