Wildcats Remain Unbeaten In TRC, Leading Off Roundup
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SOUTH WHITLEY — Winning its fourth-straight game, the Whitko football team remains one of two unbeatens in the Three Rivers Conference. Defeating Northfield 34-20 at home, Whitko (4-2, 4-0 TRC) remains in a first-place tie with Rochester, who improved to 4-0 following a 48-7 win over Manchester Friday. In their homecoming victory, Whitko amassed 420 rushing yards on 51 carries, led by Tanner Hughes’ 202 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Ethan Nicodemus also ran the ball nine times, tallying 63 yards and two touchdowns. Trailing 20-7 early in the third quarter, the Wildcats ended the game with 27 unanswered points. Next up for Whitko is Friday’s game at North Miami. WHITKO 34, NORTHFIELD 20 N 7 7 6 0 – 20 W 7 0 14 13 – 34
N W 1st downs 17 20 Rushing yds 169 420 Passing yds 99 0 Comp-Att-Int 7-14-1 0-5-1 Total yds 268 420 Fumbles/lost 4/2 3/0 Penalties/yds 4/35 5/40 Punts/avg 3/35.7 2/24.5
First Quarter N – Jarred Short 25 run (Xian Rodriguez kick) 11:36, 7-0 W – Tanner Hughes 1 run (Brady Herendeen kick) 0:00, 7-7 Second Quarter N – Josh Bickel 1 run (Rodriguez kick) 8:01, 14-7 Third Quarter N – Bickel 11 run (kick failed) 7:11, 20-7 W – Hughes 5 run (Herendeen kick) 6:07, 20-14 W – Hughes 55 run (Herendeen kick) 1:04, 21-20 Fourth Quarter W – Ethan Nicodemus 8 run (Herendeen kick) 6:39, 28-20 W – Nicodemus 31 run (kick failed) 2:56, 34-20
The Tippecanoe Valley football team had little trouble with the visiting Wabash Apaches Friday, winning 62-20. Quarterback Ben Shriver finished the game with 184 passing yards and three scores, while also rushing for another touchdown. On the ground, Nolan Sponseller ran for 109 yards and three touchdowns, while also recording and interception return for a score. The win improves the Vikings to 3-3 overall and 3-1 in the Three Rivers Conference. Up next for Valley is its rivalry game at Rochester. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 62, WABASH 20 W 0 6 7 7 – 20 TV 12 36 14 0 – 62
First Quarter TV – Ben Shriver 11 pass to Jonah Mikel (conversion failed) 6-0 TV – Garrett Bell 3 run (conversion field) 12-0 Second Quarter TV – Nolan Sponseller 77 run (conversion good) 20-0 TV – Shriver 66 pass to Brandon Webster (conversion good) 28-0 W – Austin Boggs 20 pass to Jordan Brosam (conversion failed) 28-6 TV – Shriver 11 run (Webster kick) 35-6 TV – Sponseller 12 run (kick failed) 41-6 TV – Sponseller 9 run (Webster kick) 48-6 Third Quarter W – Cullen Hipskind 37 fumble recovery (Chuck Erickson kick) 48-13 TV – Chris Torpy 6 run (Webster kick) 55-13 TV – Sponseller 34 interception return (Tanner Andrews kick) 62-13 Fourth Quarter W – Skyler Hall 2 pass to Hipskind (Blake Harlan kick) 62-20
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Valley, Sponseller 4-109, Torpy 11-55, Bell 10-36, Shriver 2-4 Passing — Valley, Shriver 8-13, 184 yds, 3 TDs Receiving — Valley, Webster 2-78, Mikel 1-11
Friday in Rochester
In Three Rivers Conference play Friday night in Rochester, the Manchester Squires fell 48-7. The loss drops Manchester to 1-5 overall and 1-3 in the Three Rivers Conference. Manchester is at Southwood this week. ROCHESTER 48, MANCHESTER 7 Records: Rochester 5-1 (4-0 TRC), Manchester 1-5 (1-3 TRC)
Friday in New Carlisle
Squaring off against the sixth-ranked team in Class 4A Friday night, the Triton Trojans lost 62-0 at New Prairie. The 1-5 (0-4 Northern State Conference) Trojans host LaVille Friday. NEW PRAIRIE 62, TRITON 0 Records: NP 6-0 (4-0 NSC), Triton 1-5 (0-4 NSC)
