Whitko Runs Wild

SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊWhitko's football team tallied 578 yards en route to a 52-22 Friday win over North Miami.

The Wildcats rushed for 439 yards, including 211 in the first half. Brent Goble, who suffered a stinger on Saturday and left the RCA Dome on a stretcher as a precautionary measure, scored three touchdowns and rushed for 116 yards on 12 carries. Alan Robbins led Whitko with 152 rushing yards on 10 carries, and Burl Haywood added 102 rushing yards on 11 carries.

Whitko improved to 2-5 overall and 2-3 in the Three Rivers Conference, while North Miami dropped to 1-6 overall and 1-4 in the TRC.

WHITKO 52, NORTH MIAMI 22

N. Miami 8 8 9 6 - 22

Whitko 24 14 14 0 - 52

W NM

First downs 20 11

Rushes-yards 46-439 59-267

Passing yards 139 23

Comp.-att.-int. 7-15-0 1-4-1

Total offense 578 290

Fumbles-lost 4-1 4-3

Punts-avg. - 1-38

Penalties-yards 5-25 4-7

First Quarter

NM - Zac Hostetler 84 kickoff return (Derek Nolley run) 8-0 NM, 11:45

W - Burl Haywood 1 run (Adam Wendel run) 8-8, 9:54

W -ÊBrent Goble 16 run (Haywood run) 16-8 W, 9:27

W -ÊWendel 3 run (Wendel run) 24-8 W, 3:57

Second Quarter

W -ÊHaywood 19 run (run failed) 30-8 W, 9:22

NM -ÊNolley 38 run (Jason Saylor run) 30-16 W, 2:26

W -ÊGoble 28 pass from Wendel (Alex Frantz pass from Wendel) 38-16 W, 1:40

Third Quarter

W -ÊGoble 34 run (Alan Robbins run) 46-16 W, 10:59

W -ÊDustin Boardman 25 pass from Wendel (pass failed) 52-16 W, 5:07

Fourth Quarter

NM -ÊSpencer Schipper 1 run (Kyle Oliver kick failed), 52-22 W, 3:49

Individual Leaders

Rushing -ÊWhitko: Goble 12-116, Haywood 11-102, Robbins 10-152, Kevin Feldman 4-35, Dane Bause 3-17, Boardman 2-4, Wendel 2-1, Drew Lopshire 1-3, Brad Walpole 1-(-1). North Miami: Nolley 21-161, Lee Hall 12-50, Schipper 9-28, Chadd Pattison 8-22, Hostetler 5-7, Brian Williams 2-10, Jason Saylor 2-(-1).

Receiving -ÊWhitko: Frantz 2-30, Goble 1-28, Robbins 1-26, Boardman 1-25, Hall 1-18, Haywood 1-12. North Miami: Matt Deed 1-23.

Passing -ÊWhitko: Wendel 7-11-0 139, Brad Walpole 0-4-0. North Miami: Hostetler 1-4-1 23.

Defense - Whitko: Ryan Jackson interception, Jeff Shepherd fumble recovery, Lopshire fumble recovery, Kenny Eloph fumble recovery.