Wildcats Remain Undefeated In TRC Action

WABASH - Aided by a 27-point first quarter and superb special teams play, Whitko drilled host Three Rivers Conference opponent Northfield 40-0 Friday night.

The visiting Wildcats fielded seven kickoffs in the contest, getting an average of 48.4 yards per return. Alan Robbins took Whitko's final kickoff return of the evening 95 yards for a touchdown, as the Wildcats improved to 4-2 overall and remained undefeated in the TRC at 4-0. Northfield fell to 1-5 and 0-4.

So good was Whitko's starting field position, the Wildcat's only netted 243 yards of offense in the 40-point blowout.

Whitko's defense held hapless Northfield to 12 yards through the air and to 106 on the ground.

The Wildcats, the only undefeated team in the TRC, host North Miami Friday.

WHITKO 40, NORTHFIELD 0

Whitko 27 7 6 0 - 15

Northfield 0 0 0 0 - 0

W NF

First downs 8 8

Rushing yards 162 106

Passing yards 81 12

Comp.-Att.-Int. 3-9-0 1-4-0

Total offense 243 118

Fumbles/lost 1/1 4/2

Punts/avg. 1-47 5-33

Penalties/yards 2-15 1-15

SCORING

First Quarter

W - Brandon Waterson 8 run (kick blocked) 9:15, 6-0

W - Brett Lukens 37 fumble return (Damon Shepherd kick) 7:41, 13-0

W - Alan Robbins 1 run (Shepherd kick) 4:16, 20-0

W - Brad Walpole 49 pass to Alan Robbins (Shepherd kick) 1:12, 27-0

Second Quarter

Jeremy Coble 1 run (Shepherd kick) 10:09, 34-0

Third Quarter

W - Robbins 95 kickoff return (kick blocked) 11:38, 40-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing - Whitko, Brent Boardman 4-21, Tyler Wilkinson 3-38, Coble 3-37, Corey Spangle 3-18, Robbins 3-11, Waterson 2-18, Jarad Eberly 2-19, Dane Bause 1-2

Passing - Whitko, Walpole 3-6-81, 0 INT, 1 TD; John Carroll 0-2-0, Matt Thomas 0-1-0

Receiving - Whitko, Robbins 1-49, Lukens 1-16, Kurt Swender 1-16