Wildcats Lead Football Roundup By Holding Off Apaches
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SOUTH WHITLEY — A week after snapping its 43-game losing streak in Three Rivers Conference action, the Wabash football team almost got another win Friday night at Whitko. Tied 24-24 late in the fourth quarter, the Wabash Apaches were marching down the field. Feeling optimistic about knocking off the defending TRC champs, Wabash’s dreams were dashed when Zach Baughman picked off a pass and returned it 83 yards for a winning touchdown. The 30-24 victory, leaves Whitko at 3-2 overall and 3-0 in the TRC heading into this Friday’s conference game at Northfield. Whitko was actually outgained 362-170 in the victory, but made the big plays, as its first score was also made by the defense, as Tanner Gaff returned a 65-yard fumble for a score. Trace Killian also ran for a 12-yard touchdown and Tanner Hughes tallied 148 of the team’s 170 rushing yards, which included a 9-yard touchdown scamper. WHITKO 30, WABASH 24 Wa 3 6 7 8 — 24 Wh 8 8 0 14 — 30 Wa Wh 1st downs 16 11 Rushing yds 104 170 Passing yds 258 0 Comp-Att-Int 19-33-1 0-4-0 Total yds 362 170 Fumbles/lost 3/2 1/0 Penalties/yds 6/40 4/40 Punts/avg 2/42.0 5/39.8 First Quarter Wh – Tanner Gaff 65 fumble recovery (Tanner Hughes conversion run), 8-0. Wa – Chase Yeadon 36 field goal, 8-3. Second Quarter Wh – Trace Killian 12 run (Garrett Elder conversion pass to Dylan Stump), 16-3. Wa – Chase Dirig 84 pass to Grant Dirig (conversion failed), 16-9. Third Quarter Wa – C. Dirig 9 pass to Noah Cole (Owen Yeadon kick), 16-16. Fourth Quarter Wh – Hughes 9 run (Elder conversion run), 24-16. Wa – C. Dirig 13 pass to G. Dirig (C. Dirig conversion pass to Trevor Vest), 24-24. Wh – Zach Baughman 83 interception return (conversion failed), 30-24. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Whitko, Hughes 18-148, Killian 5-17, Elder 15-11, Dylan Stump 1-(-6); Wabash C. Dirig 16-97, Yeadon 8-8, Vest 2-(-1). Passing — Whitko, Elder 0-4; Wabash, C. Dirig 19-33, 258 yds, 3 TDs, INT. Receiving — Wabash, G. Dirig 6-114, Yeadon 6-8, Cole 3-3, Trevor Gray 1-1, Ian French 1-1.
Friday in Walkerton
The Triton football team dropped its fourth-straight game Friday night at John Glenn, falling to 1-4 on the season and 0-3 in the Northern State Conference. Losing 46-12, Triton’s Jeremy Jones did run for 122 yards and a score on 18 carries, while Grant Stichter ran for 25 yards and a score. Up next for Triton is Friday’s home game against New Prairie. JOHN GLENN 46, TRITON 12 G 21 12 6 7 – 46 T 0 0 6 6 – 12 T JG 1st downs 9 15 Rushing yds 180 232 Passing yds 24 143 Total yds 204 375 Penalties/yds 5/20 6/78 TRITON STATISTICS Rushing — Jeremy Jones 18-122, TD; Grant Stichter 12-25, TD; Nate Spangle 4-19. Passing — 2-7, 24 yds. Receiving — Tristan Hunsberger 1-12.
Friday in Denver
The Manchester defense denied a two-point conversion by North Miami with 52 seconds remaining that gave the team a 34-33 victory Friday night in Denver. Improving to 3-2 and 2-1 in the Three Rivers Conference, the Squires got the lead with 10:09 remaining following touchdown run by Lucas Schilling. The touchdown was Schilling’s second rushing score, as he also had a passing TD to Evan Milam. Also for Manchester, Jacob Casper crossed the goal line twice. MANCHESTER 34, NORTH MIAMI 33 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Records: Manchester 3-2 (2-1 TRC), NM 0-5 (0-3 TRC).
