The IHSAA football playoffs begin next week, but before we get ahead of ourselves there was still plenty of business at hand inthe final week of the regular season.
Catch up onall of Friday night's Week 9action with our Indy-area roundup, featuring scores, highlights and stats from Central Indiana's biggest games.
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Center Grove 21,Cathedral 6
Center Grove. 0. 0. 7. 14. — 21
Cathedral 0. 3. 3. 0. — 6
Cath – Ben Gomez 28 FG
Cath — Gomez 24 FG
CG – Drew Wheat 67 run (Nolan Foley kick)
CG – Eli Hohlt 43 pass from Tayven Jackson (Foley kick)
CG – Jackson 1 run (Foley kick)
Rushing— Cathedral: Seth Mencer 15-61, Hudson Miller 2-30, Hosia Smith 3-7, Carson Johnson 1-4, Michael Page 1-(minus-1), Danny O’Neil 8-(minus-15). Center Grove: Drew Wheat 12-95, Daniel Weems 15-52, Brandon Wheat 1-5, Caden Curry 2-5, Jackson 4-4, Team 1-(minus-15).
Passing— Cathedral: Danny O’Neil 18-36-1, 174. Center Grove: Tayven Jackson 7-16-0, 100.
Receiving— Cathedral: Team 17-162, Jaron Tibbs 8-73, Brennan Wooten 4-50, Parker Spellacy 3-33, Michael Page 1-11, Mencer 1-6, Tazz Garrett 1-1. Center Grove: Hohlt 1-43, Harrison Stomps 4-42, Zach Greller 1-13, Brandon Wheat 1-2
► Two nationally-ranked teams going at it:Center Grove sparked by game-turning big play.
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Brownsburg 31, Hamilton SE 28
Play of the Game
He couldn't quite get it in the end zone, but Brownsburg running back Garrett Sherrell's 41-yard run early in the fourth quarter led to the Bulldogs winning touchdown one play later. Sherrell takes the hand off, starts toward the interior of his offensive line and bounces outside. The sophom*ore gets a great block from his pulling right guard, stiff arms a would be tackler and breaks into the open field. Sherrell puts a great move on a defender at the 14-yard line, juking and fighting his way to the 3-yard line before diving to the 1.
Sam Jacobs' 78-yard touchdown pass to Dylan Conner was a close second to Sherrell's run. Owen Jones' 54-yard catch and run for a score also deserves recognition.
Turning Point
This game featured five lead changes, but the biggest turning point happened late in thethird quarter and into the fourth quarter. HSE scored on its final possession of the first half and its opening possession of the second half, taking a 28-17 lead with 8:01 left in the third. The Bulldogs used a methodical 13-play drive, capped by Jayden Whitaker's 10-yard touchdown run to shrink their deficit to four. Brownsburg's defense tightened after Whitaker's score, forcing two punts and a turnover on downs on HSE's final three offensive possessions.
Player of the Game: Garrett Sherrell
R.J. Myles sealed the win with a tough run on fourth-and-short in the fourth quarter. Whitaker rushed for 45 yards and score while adding an efficient 11-of-18 for 134 yards passing. But I'm going with Sherrell's workhorse 22-carry, 120-yard rushing performance for my player of the game. — Akeem Glaspie
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Hamilton SE 7 14 7 0— 28
Brownsburg 3 14 7 7— 31
H— Owen Jones 54 pass from Sam Jacobs (Alex Geroulis kick)
B— Nick Berry 33 field goal
B— Jeris Pendleton 3 run (Berry kick)
H— Blaine Wertz 6 run (Geroulis kick)
B— RashonMyles Jr. 1 run (Berry kick)
H— Dylan Conner 78 pass from Jacobs (Geroulis kick)
H— Wertz 23 run (Geroulis kick)
Br —JaydenWhitaker 10 run (Berry kick)
B— Garrett Sherrell 1 run (Berry kick)
RUSHING— HSE: Wertz 22-120, Jacobs 9-79, Jones 8-39. Brownsburg: Sherrell 27-145, Jayden Whitaker 9-45, Caleb Marcus 4-(minus 2), Myles Jr. 4-6, Pendleton 4-23.
PASSING— HSE: Connor Lambert 0-1, Jacobs 5-12-1 153. Brownsburg: Whitaker 11-18-0 134.
RECEIVING: HSE: Jones 1-54, Leo Banaszkiewicz 1-9, Conner 3-90. Brownsburg: Cayden Olinger 2-38, Jordan Turley-Ford 2-16, Alex Hoover 7-81.
Roncalli 35, East Central 21
The Roncalli football team is heading into the postseason on a high note.
The Class 4A top-ranked Royals won their 21ststraight game and finished the regular season undefeated for the second straight season with a 35-21 win against No. 4 East Central. Roncalli scored two touchdowns in the final 4:34 to put the game away.
Junior running back Luke Hansen scored all three of the Royals’ second-half touchdowns and finished with 175 yards on 29 carries.
Roncalli (9-0), the defending state champions, will play at Western Friday in the first round of sectionals.
Play of the game
The Royals flashed a little trickery early in first quarter on their first scoring drive. From the Trojans’ 42-yard line, senior receiver Caden Gore, lined up behind center, threw a lateral to quarterback Aidan Leffler on the near sideline. Leffler fired the ball deep and connected with a wide open Kyle Lockard at the 5-yard line for the touchdown to help tie the game at 7-7.
Turning point
Both teams struggled to find the end zone in the second half, as heavy rain began falling. The Royals finally broke through on a nine-play, 41-yard drive that was capped by Hansen’s 3-yard TD run to help make the score 28-21. Hansen tacked on another touchdown in the game’s final minute.
Standout performer
You’d almost have to flip a coin to choose the star of the game for the Royals. Both quarterback Aidan Leffler and running back Luke Hansen shined. Hansen rushed for three touchdowns and 175 yards. Leffler finished 10-15 passing for 162 yards and rushed for 94 yards. — Tom Moor, Special for IndyStar
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E. Central 14 0 7 0 — 21
Roncalli 7 7 7 14 — 35
Scoring Plays
EC – Samuel Ringer 5 run (Sophie Browndyke kick)
R – Kyle Lockard 42 pass from Aidan Leffler (Luke Russell kick)
EC – Ringer 4 run (Browndyke kick)
R – Aidan Leffler 3 run (Russell kick)
R – Luke Hansen 3 run (Russell kick)
EC – Eli Aston 77 pass from Cole Burton (Browndyke kick)
R – Hansen 3 run (Russell kick)
R – Hansen 42 run (Russell kick)
Rushing — EC: Ryan Brotherton 13-90, Trae Ohmer 7-24, Samuel Ringer 3-11, Eli Aston 2-5, Cole Burton 2-2, Grant Ernst 1-2. R: Luke Hansen 29-175, Aidan Leffler 24-94, Caden Gore 2-14.
Passing — EC: Burton 10-20-0-191. R: Leffler 10-15-1-162.
Receiving — EC: Aston 6-156, Brotherton 3-41, Trae Ohmer 1-9, Nate Buesing 1-3. R: Kyle Lockard 2-73, Gore 3-43, Michael Gallagher 2-27, Zach Armin 2-15, Hansen 1-4.
Bishop Chatard 42, Bloomington South 7
Tommy Hannon ran for three touchdowns, caught a TD pass for another score, and nailed five extra points to help the 4A No. 8 Trojans (5-4) capture their fifth consecutive win with a dominating victory over the 5A No. 6 Panthers (6-2).
Bloomington South. 0. 0. 0. 7. — 7
Bishop Chatard. 14. 14. 7. 7. — 42
Scoring plays
BC —T.J. Alexander 13 pass from Carter St. John (Tommy Hannon kick)
BC —Hannon 10 pass from St. John (Hannon kick)
BC —Hannon 5 run (Hannon kick)
BC —Hannon 10 run (Hannon kick)
BC —Hannon 8 run (Hannon kick)
BC —Riley Kinnett 4 run (Jasper Chapman kick)
BS —Jarrin Alley 12 run (Nathan Zurface kick)
Rushing— Bishop Chatard: Hannon 23-176, St. John 2-42, Kinnett 7-31, Tanner Quackenbush 4-23, Joe Bridenstine 1-3, Drew VanVleet 2-(minus-7). Bloomington South: Che Hogue 14-55, Gavin Adams 8-38, Alley 1-12, Zach David 2-3, Cooper Fox 1-2.
Passing— Bishop Chatard: St. John 15-23-0, 149; VanVleet 4-4-0, 30. Bloomington South: David 8-15-1, 46.
Receiving— Bishop Chatard: Alexander 5-47, Jef Waugh 3-37, Jack Annee 3-29, John Schaffer 3-15, Noah Dudik 2-15, Collin Bell 1-15, T.J. Ford 1-11, Hannon 1-10. Bloomington South: Drew Crum-Hieftje 1-21, Tysen Smith 2-20, Dasan McCullough 3-10, Hogue 1-1, Fox 1-(minus-6).
► More:Bishop Chatard, Hannon bulldoze Bloomington South in battle of ranked teams
Carmel 14, Lawrence Central 0
Play off the game
In the first quarter, Carmel opened up the scoring when quarterback Zach Osborne connected with running back Ethan Hall on a 20-yard touchdown strike. Hall came out of the backfield on a perfectly executed wheel route and Osborne put the ball on the money.
Turning Point
With one minute remaining in the first half and Carmel holding a 14-0 lead, Lawrence Central linebacker Mataio Russell came up with a huge interception setting up the Bears deep inside Carmel territory. At that point it felt like the momentum was starting to shift to Lawrence Central, but the Bears offense failed to put any points on the board which was a recurringtheme all night long. Not being able to get on the scoreboard before halftime was a huge momentum killer and the Bears offense couldn't find any rhythm the rest of the game.
Standout Performer
The entire Carmel defense deserves a lot of credit for pitching the shutout. The Lawrence Central offense made multiple trips into the red zone, but each time the Greyhounds defense stood their ground and were able to get off the field unscathed. It was a classic bend but don't break game for the Carmel defense. They made all the critical plays when it mattered the most and they shut down the Bears talented quarterback Bryson Luter. — Michael Harley, Special for IndyStar
Carmel. 7. 7. 0. 0. — 14
Lawrence Central. 0. 0 0. 0. — 0
Scoring Plays
C — Ethan Hall 20 pass from Zach Osborne (Ben Sponsler kick)
C — Osborne 1 run (Sponsler kick)
Rushing— Carmel: NickBeidl 15-55, Hall 10-39, Osborne 5-38, Nate Williams 1-19, Lleyton Lukowski 9-(minus-2). Lawrence Central: Bryson Luter 7-40, P.J. Davis 11-24, Jordan Jackson 6-16, Mataio Russell 3-10, Tylen Cunningham 1-6, Charles Vaden 2-2.
Passing— Carmel: Osborne 10-19-2, 78; Lukowski 1-3-1, 2. Lawrence Central: Luter 9-32-2, 90.
Receiving— Carmel: Desmond Duffy 4-21, Blake Matthews 2-20, Hall 1-20, Jaedon King 4-19. Lawrence Central: Davion Owens 3-44, Ahmaad Duff 2-29, Kaiden Wickline 1-9, Jacob Franklin 2-4, Russell 1-4.
Scecina 42, Monrovia 0
The red-hot Crusaders (6-3, 5-2) nailed down their third straight shutout and fifth of the season with a dominating performance against the Indiana Crossroads Conference rival Bulldogs (6-3, 5-2). Aidan Ray completed just three passes, but two of them went for touchdowns to Dequan Stennis, and the Scecina defense did not allow a completionto Monrovia and just 110 yards of offense.
Monrovia. 0. 0. 0. 0. — 0
Scecina. 14. 21. 7. 0. — 42
Scoring plays
S — Anden Glawatz 36 pass from Aidan Ray (Alex Mendoza kick)
S — Dequan Stennis 4 run (Mendoza kick)
S — Stennis 6 pass from Ray (Mendoza kick
S — DJ Mendez 17 run (Mendoza kick)
S — Stennis 28 pass from Ray (Mendoza kick)
S — Luke Soultz 60 run (Mendoza kick)
Rushing— Monrovia: Brayton Belcher 19-84, Alex Scdoris 6-26, Dustin Kostrzewski 8-10, Devon Ream 1-(minus-2), Eli Wagner 2-(minus-8). Scecina: Soultz 1-60, Brandon Fitts-Ramsey 7-42, Stennis 8-38, Mendez 4-36, Marcus Greathouse 7-26, Christian Meriweather 2-6, Ray 3-5.
Passing— Monrovia: Wagner 0-7-1, 0. Scecina: Ray 3-5-0, 70.
Receiving— Monrovia: None. Scecina: Glawatz 1-36; Stennis 2-34.
Plainfield 28, Martinsville 27
Martinsville. 7. 7. 7. 6. — 27
Plainfield. 0. 7. 7. 14. — 28
Scoring plays
M — Brayden Shrake 14 pass from Tyler Adkins (Ethan Haenlein kick)
P — Hunter Newell 2 run (Hayden kick)
M — Shrake 2 run (Haenlein kick)
M — Chase Mabry 29 pass from Adkins (Haenlein kick)
P — Cael Vanderbush 6 pass from Newell (Hayden kick)
P — Vanderbush 47 pass from Newell (kick failed)
P — Carson Works 30 run (Works run)
M — Garrett Skaggs 25 pass from Adkins (run failed)
Rushing— Martinsville: Westyn Pemberton 10-32, Shrake 7-24, Mabry 3-3, Adkins 5-(minus-27). Plainfield: Not available.
Passing— Martinsville: Adkins 28-42-1, 258. Plainfield: Not available.
Receiving— Martinsville: Mabry 12-111, Skaggs 7-85, Luke Cheatham 3-28, Shrake 3-27, Philip Herbert 1-8, Pemberton 1-4, Trevor Hott 1-(minus-5). Plainfield: Not available.
Ben Davis 52, North Central 14
Ben Davis 15. 14. 16. 7. — 52
North Central 0. 7. 0. 7. — 14
BD —Donell Mason 8 pass from J’Uan Swanson (kick good)
BD —Mason 33 pass from Swanson (conversion successful)
NC —Keyshaun Pipkin 48 pass from Heath Kizer (kick good)
BD —Mason 15 pass from Swanson (kick good)
BD —Brady Simmons 53 pass from Swanson (kick good)
BD —Marques Reese 64 pass from Swanson (kick good)
BD —Safety (kick good)
BD —Dillon Moore 4 rush (kick good)
BD —Chris Patterson 1 rush (kick good)
NC —Antwan McGee 33 rush (kick good)
Rushing— Ben Davis: Patterson 8-51, Alijah Price 5-19, Drew Martin 5-17, Swanson 4-16, Donahvon Troutman 2-12, Moore 1-4. North Central: McGee 7-47, Vontrell Williams 2-7, Kizer 5-3.
Passing— Ben Davis: Swanson 14-21-2-237, Patterson 5-6-0-55, Jackson Faires 1-2-0-2. North Central: Kizer 13-29-1-172.
Receiving— Ben Davis: Mason 8-126, Reese 4-90, Simmons 2-62, Moore 2-28, Lincoln Murff 2-7, Donahvon Troutman 1-18, Price 1-3. North Central: Not Reported.
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Mt. Vernon 63, Yorktown 13
Yorktown. 0. 0. 6. 7. — 13
Mt. Vernon. 27. 29. 0. 6. — 63
Scoring plays
MV — Eli Bridenthal 4 run (pass failed)
MV — Travon Hegler 12 run (Keagan Labelle run)
MV — Hegler 91 pass from Gehrig Slunaker (Ethan Yeley kick)
MV — Bridenthal 40 interception return (kick failed)
MV — Ashden Gentry 54 pass from Slunaker (Name N/A pass from Slunaker)
MV — Labelle 76 run (Yeley kick)
MV — Bridenthal 10 pass from Slunaker (Yeley kick)
MV — Labelle 8 run (Yeley kick)
Y — Adam Morrow 72 pass from Mason Moulton (pass failed)
MV — Ashton Julian 10 run (Dean Helms kick)
Y — Blair Webster 22 pass from Wilson Webster (Joey Hazen kick)
Rushing— Mt. Vernon: LaBelle 6-143, Gentry 2-47, Slunaker 4-18, Hagler 4-16, Team 19-124. Yorktown: D.J. Green 4-54, Jalen Thomas 7-10, Ayden Ewing 3-7, Jack Stinson 1-0, W. Webster 1-(minus-4), Moulton 4-(minus-19), Team 1-(minus-12).
Passing— Mt. Vernon: Gehrig Slunaker 8-10-0, 217. Yorktown: Moulton 16-27-2, 202; W. Webster 2-2-0, 29.
Receiving— Mt. Vernon: Gentry 3-64, Hagler 1-91, Team 4-62. Yorktown: Morrow 2-102, Carter Loveless 4-35, B. Webster 2-29, Kolton Nanko 4-23, Thomas 2-15, Hazen 2-14, Ewing 2-13.
Bloomington North 42, Southport 14
Southport. 0. 0. 7. 7. — 14
Bloomington North. 0. 35. 7. 0. — 42
Scoring Plays
BN —Aidan Steinfeldt 31 pass from Reece Lozano (Kyle Trilling kick)
BN —Not Reported 30 pass from Lozano (Trilling kick)
BN —Cody Mikulich 47 run (Trilling kick)
BN —Josh Hanna 44 pass from Lozano (Trilling kick)
BN —Not Reported 53 interception return (Trilling kick)
BN —Not Reported 14 run (Trilling kick)
S —Not Reported 1 run (Donovan Craig kick)
S —Jake Rudolf 1 run (Craig kick)
Rushing— Southport: Rudolf 18-75, Ottinger 3-14, Wilson 1-4. Bloomington North: Mikulich 10-94, Coy 3-5, Lozano 1-(minus 3).
Passing— Southport: Calvert 11-23-2-87, Shepherd 1-1-0-36. Bloomington North: Lozano 9-10-0-154.
Receiving— Southport: Piatt 5-35, Davis 3-18. Bloomington North: Hanna 1-44, Steinfeldt 1-31, Ksander-Hicks 2-21.
Whiteland 42, Greenwood 28
The backyard rivalry between Mid-State Conference foes had to take a year off, but bounced back with a seesaw showdown as the teams traded the first eight touchdowns before the visiting Warriors (5-3, 4-3) upped their winning streak to three games with 14-point fourth-quarter rally that included the second of two long scoring runs by Peyton Emberton. Kevin Denham threw just seven passes for the victors, but made them count for six completions and TDs to Gunnar Hicks and Maxwell Sullivan. Noah Apgar ran for three scores for Greenwood.
Whiteland. 7. 14. 7. 14. — 42
Greenwood. 14. 7. 0. 7. — 28
Scoring plays
G — Noah Apgar 10 run (Michael Joseph kick)
W — Quinn Warweg 60 run (David Mathis kick)
G — Apgar 5 run (Joseph kick)
W — Gunnar Hicks 19 pass from Kevin Denham (Mathis kick)
G — Apgar 8 run (Joseph kick)
W — Peyton Emberton 32 run (Mathis kick)
W — Maxwell Sullivan 18 pass from Denham (Mathis kick)
G — Ethan Pringle 7 pass from Brock Riddle (Joseph kick)
W — Landen Wood 5 run (Mathis kick)
W — Emberton 54 run (Mathis kick)
Rushing— Greenwood: Gavin Ruppert 20-136, Apgar 19-86. Whiteland: Emberton 17-185, Warweg 6-81, Hicks 8-33, Wood 1-5, Team 11-7.
Passing— Greenwood: Riddle 8-18-3, 69; Apgar 0-1-0, 0. Whiteland: Denham 6-7-0, 78.
Receiving— Greenwood: Carter Campbell 3-27, Ruppert 1-15, Pringle 2-12, Folco 1-11, Apgar 1-4. Whiteland: Hicks 2-27, Sullivan 1-18, Team 3-33.
North Decatur 28, Covenant Christian 25
North Decatur. 0. 7. 13. 8. — 28
Covenant Christian. 7. 6. 12. 0. — 25
Scoring Plays
CC —Gavin Tindall 16 pass from Tony Flatt (Jack Fulbright kick)
CC —Tindall 70 interception return (kick failed)
ND —Reid Messer 27 run (Messer kick)
ND —Messer 48 run (Messer kick)
CC —Brock Buckley 63 pass from Flatt (conversion failed)
CC —Tindall 23 pass from Flatt (pass failed)
ND —Messer 1 run (run failed)
ND —Messer 3 run (Messer run)
Rushing— Covenant Christian: John Nabors 19-101, Flatt 6-10. North Decatur: Messer 32-203, James Evans 10-56, Carson Palmer 1-(minus 2).
Passing— Covenant Christian: Flatt 9-18-0, 147. North Decatur: Palmer 6-14-2, 88.
Receiving— Covenant Christian: Buckley 4-93, Tindall 3-42, Nabors 1-10, Trey Replogle 1-2. North Decatur: Josh Evans 3-81, Evan Howell 1-7, Messer 2-0.
Danville 10, North Montgomery 0
The 3A No. 4 Warriors (8-1, 7-0) turned up the defensive pressure by blanked the Chargin’ Chargers (3-4, 2-4), shutting out the hosts and holding them to minus-23 yards on 22 rushing plays and quarterback sacks. Danville only got one late touchdown, on a Kale Payne pass to Tyler Dostin, but it was enough for the visitors to notch their seventh consecutive win.
Danville. 0. 3. 0 7. — 10
N. Montgomery. 0. 0. 0. 0. — 0
Scoring plays
D — Caleb Harvey 26 FG
D — Tyler Dostin 15 pass from Kale Payne (Harvey kick)
Rushing— Danville: Cayden Madding 23-122, Matthew McGovern 10-32, Payne 12-22, Andrew Poppa 6-12, Jimmy Greenfield 3-6. North Montgomery: Austin Sulc 8-8, Drew Norman 2-(minus-9), Ross Dyson 12-(minus-22).
Passing— Danville: Payne 5-11-0, 36. North Montgomery: Dyson 3-10-1, 52; Norman 1-9-0, 30.
Receiving— Danville: Dostin 3-21, Braxton Fulwider 1-9, Sutton Fulwider 1-6. North Montgomery: Gabe Laws 2-44, Jarrod Kirsch 1-30, Nick Norman 1-8.
Mooresville 56, Perry Meridian 27
Nicholas Patterson threw for four touchdowns and 342 yards while Gideon Brimmage ran for three TDs and provided nearly 200 yards rushing and receiving to lift the 4A No. 7 Pioneers (7-2, 5-2) to sole possession of second place in the Mid-State Conference.
Mooresville. 14. 28. 7. 7. — 56
Perry Meridian. 13. 0. 7. 7. — 27
Scoring plays
PM —Landon Eagan 49 run (Ivan Caldera kick)
M —John Clampitt 15 pass from Nicholas Patterson (Brian Houk kick)
PM —Bryce Blessing 19 pass from Mason Rohlman (kick failed)
M —Wes Reeves 14 pass from Patterson (Houk kick)
M —Gideon Brimmage 2 run (Houk kick)
M —Brimmage 2 run (Houk kick)
M —Brimmage 10 run (Houk kick)
M —Clampitt 2 pass from Patterson (Houk kick)
M —Logan Jackson 37 pass from Patterson (Houk kick)
PM —Andy Warren 26 run (Caldera kick)
M —Nate Thomas 2 pass from Levi Dorn (Kenny Curry kick)
PM —Warren 15 run (Caldera kick)
Rushing— Mooresville: Brimmage 15-84, Keenen Brownlee 6-30, Dorn 3-14, Hogan Denny 1-12, Christopher Korthuis 4-10, Patterson 1-0. Perry Meridian: Warren 16-155, Eagan 3-59, Rohlman 8-22.
Passing— Mooresville: Patterson 18-23-0, 342; Dorn 3-5-0, 25. Perry Meridian: Rohlman 15-26-2, 165.
Receiving— Mooresville: Brimmage 5-93, Clampitt 5-76, Denny 3-65, Reeves 4-52, Jackson 1-37, Kade Garrett 1-27, Dylan Gardner 1-15, Thomas 1-2. Perry Meridian: Isaiah Hunter 7-82, Caleb McBride 3-50, Blessing 1-19, Eagan 4-14.
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Fishers 49, Zionsville 46, 2OT
Zionsville. 6. 10. 7. 14. 6 3. — 46
Fishers. 7. 8. 7. 15. 6. 6. — 49
Scoring Plays
F —Carson Dunn 19 run (John Tangara kick)
Z —AJ Vinatieri 28 FG
Z —Vinatieri 25 FG
F —Collin McPeek 5 pass from Lucas Minns (conversion successful)
Z —Colin Price 4 run (Vinatieri kick)
Z —Vinatieri 30 FG
F —Dominic Oliverio 5 run (Tangara kick)
Z —Trey Firestone 16 pass from Luke Murphy (Vinatieri kick)
F —Dunn 1 run (conversion successful)
Z —Price 1 run (kick failed)
Z —Prince 31 run (conversion successful)
F —Dunn 11 run (Tangara kick)
Z —Murphy 6 run (kick failed)
F —McPeek 11 pass from Minns (conversion failed)
Z —Vinatieri 30 FG
F —McPeek 8 pass from Minns (kick failed)
Rushing— Zionsville: Colin Price 27-118, Luke Murphy 9-29, Gage Bankert 2-6. Fishers: Carson Dunn 20-98, Khobie Martin 3-7, Dominic Oliverio 3-6, Luke Valerio 1-4, Lucas Minns 5-1.
Passing— Zionsville: Luke Murphy 20-30-1-214, Christian Abney 1-2-0-8. Fishers: Lucas Minns 24-34-3-327.
Receiving— Zionsville: Gunnar Hartwig 7-57, Trey Firestone 7-46, Julian Molife 3-69, Wrigley Bumgardner 3-32, Colin Price 1-18. Fishers: Collin McPeek 9-150, Aidan Zimmer 6-87, Luke Valerio 4-27, Carson Dunn 2-44, Joe Syrus 2-12, Jeffrey Simmons 1-7.
Avon 35, Noblesville 21
Eight weeks of struggles and a 21-0 deficit early in the second quarter weren’t enough to stop the determined Orioles (1-8, 1-6) as they rallied to knock off the visiting Millers (2-7, 0-7) in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference battle. Avon relied upon two defensive scores, a fumble return and a blocked punt, to notch decisive scores, while Mason Reynolds passed for three TDs for the victors.
Noblesville. 15. 6. 0. 0. — 21
Avon. 0. 14. 7. 14. — 35
Scoring plays
N — Connor Meinerding 34 run (Jack Letourneau kick)
N — Gage Gulley 30 run (Alaric Rogers-Walton run)
N — Parker Bell 2 run (run failed)
A — Crishon McCray 2 pass from Mason Reynolds (Carson Holmer kick)
A — Aiden Davis 85 fumble return (Holmer kick)
A — Aiden Chavis 14 pass from Reynolds (Holmer kick)
A — Layton Moore 25 pass from Reynolds (Holmer kick)
A — Derrick Shaw 7 blocked punt return (Holmer kick)
Rushing— Noblesville: Meinerding 6-77, Rogers-Walton 13-72, Gulley 12-46, Logan Shoffner 10-40, Bell 11-23, Blake Widget 3-8, Brayan Gomez Sanchez 1-4. Avon: Dailon Zeigler 13-71, Jaiden Jones 9-45, McCray 1-0, Mason Reynolds 3-(minus-2), Team 2-0.
Passing— Noblesville: Gage Gulley 3-7-1, 20; Connor Meinerding 1-1-0, 1. Avon: Mason Reynolds 26-36-0, 237.
Receiving— Noblesville: Aiden Brewer 1-25, Logan Shoffner 1-1, Ransom McDermott 2-(minus-5). Avon: McCray 8-96, Moore 8-73, Chavis 7-47, Dean Leeper 1-13, Zeigler 2-8.
Hamilton Heights 14, Rensselaer Central 0
Hamilton Heights. 7. 0. 0. 7. — 14
Rensselaer Central. 0. 0. 0. 0. — 0
Scoring Plays
HH —Isaac Tuma 75 pass from Guy Griffey (Jonathan Glenn kick)
HH —Trey Ehman 5 run (Glenn kick)
Rushing— Hamilton Heights: Trey Ehman 28-112, Chance Yeager 3-7, Guy Griffey 7-2, Owen Van Haaren 2-1. Rensselaer Central: Kelton Hesson 10-23, Dylan Kidd 17-30, Tate Drone 3-(minus 11), Jordan Cree 3-3, Diego Hernandez-Reyes 1-13.
Passing— Hamilton Heights: Guy Griffey 3-9-0-95. Rensselaer Central: Tate Drone 4-8-1-35, Dylan Kidd 1-2-0-37.
Receiving— Hamilton Heights: Isaac Tuma 2-83, Jesiah Achenbach 1-12. Rensselaer Central: Kenseth Johns 1-9, Kelton Hesson 2-36, Lakin Webb 1-11, Dylan Kidd 1-16.
Lebanon 12, Western Boone 7
An 0-3 start to the 2021 season ended up in triumph as the Tigers (6-3, 6-1) earned a second place finish in the Sagamore Conference with a hard-fought defensive-minded win over the three-time defending state champion Stars (5-4, 3-3). Brayton Bowen and Trevor Winkles scored first-half touchdowns and the Lebanon defense made it stand up.
Lebanon. 6. 6. 0. 0. — 12
Western Boone. 0. 0. 0 7. — 7
Scoring plays
L —Brayton Bowen 2 run (kick failed)
L —Trevor Winkles 7 pass from Landon Fouts (run failed)
WB —Casey Baird 3 run (Josiah Smith kick)
Rushing— Western Boone: Trevor Weakley 14-46, Ethan Bayles 5-18, Cannon Brunes 6-16, Baird 3-8, Elliott Young 9-2. Lebanon: Trevor Winkles 23-69, Bowen 12-42, Fouts 2-6, Jaheem Joseph 1-4, Team 2-2.
Passing— Western Boone: Young 5-12-0, 76. Lebanon: Fouts 9-17-0, 123.
Receiving— Western Boone: Mitch Miller 2-66, Garrett Morton 1-7, Blake Miller 2-3. Lebanon: Kaden Lark 3-64, Bowen 2-38, Jadin Ricci 2-10, Winkles 1-7, Joseph 1-4.
Brebeuf Jesuit 44, Terre Haute North 13
Brebeuf Jesuit. 21. 21. 0. 2. — 44
Terre Haute North. 0. 7. 6. 0. — 13
Scoring Plays
BJ — Nolan Buckman 20 run (Ryan Kersteff kick)
BJ — Max Walters 7 pass from Buckman (Kersteff kick)
BJ — Anthony Annee 11 pass from Buckman (Kersteff kick)
BJ — Sully Meyer 23 pass from Buckman (Kersteff kick)
BJ — Annee 11 pass from Buckman (Henry Copher kick)
THN — Damon Strum 37 run (Jack Butwin kick)
BJ — Rob Tuttle 67 pass from Buckman (Copher kick)
THN — Jaden Wayt 24 pass from Bryson Carpenter (conversion failed)
BJ — Safety
Rushing— Brebeuf Jesuit: Jack Maiers 7-51, Nolan Buckman 4-40, Jerimiah Jackson 3-47, Clark Sweet 3-22, Makel Bailey 2-(minus 8). Terre Haute North: Damon Strum 10-61, Bryson Carpenter 8-8, Jesiah Richardson 6-24, Will Blundell 1-(minus 19).
Passing— Brebeuf Jesuit: Nolan Buckman 9-12-0-145, Max Walters 1-1-0-52, Maverick Geske 3-6-0-45. Terre Haute North: Bryson Carpenter 11-18-1-118, Will Blundell 1-1-0-27, Kamden Baker 0-3-0-0.
Receiving— Brebeuf Jesuit: Anthony Annee 4-80, Max Walters 3-11, Wakem Wells 2-16, Rob Tuttle 1-67, LeRoy Lewis 1-29, Sully Meyer 1-23, Jack Maiers 1-16. Terre Haute North: Damon Strum 5-31, Jaden Wayt 4-61, Conner Bray 2-46, Will Blundell 1-7.
Decatur Central 42, Franklin 7
Javon Tracy rushed for three touchdowns and threw for a fourth score as the host Hawks (8-1, 7-0), ranked No. 5 in Class 5A, built a 42-point lead through three quarters and coasted past the Mid-State Confernce rival Grizzly Cubs. Kaleb Hicks ran 65 yards for one score and caught Tracy’s TD pass for another tally, while John Shepard had the only score of the night for Franklin. Decatur Central has won seven straight since its only loss of the year, to 6A No. 1 Center Grove.
Franklin. 0. 0. 0. 7. — 7
Decatur Central. 14. 14. 14. 0. — 42
Scoring plays
DC — Kaleb Hicks 65 run (Jackson Galovic kick)
DC — Javon Tracy 6 run (Galovic kick)
DC — Tracy 60 run (Galovic kick)
DC — Tracy 7 run (Galovic kick)
DC — Hicks 29 pass from Tracy (Galovic kick)
F — John Shepard 5 run (Patrick Fancher kick)
Rushing— Franklin: Titus Phillips 23-82, Shepard 9-60, Alex Leugers 5-36, Clay Pinnick 2-(minus-2), Team 1-(minus-3). Decatur Central: Not available.
Passing— Franklin: Pinnick 3-8-0, 16. Decatur Central: Not available.
Receiving— Franklin: Phillips 2-16, Kai Purtlebaugh 1-0. Decatur Central: Not available.
New Palestine 55, Delta 6
The Dragons (6-3, 6-1) raced to a 52-0 halftime lead and coasted home behind Damon Hockett’s quarterbacking, which included 163 yards and three touchdowns on the ground and another 107 yards and two TDs via the air in a rout of the Eagles (4-5, 1-5).
Delta. 0. 0. 0. 6 — 6
New Palestine 24. 28. 3. 0 — 55
NP – Damon Hockett 58 run (kick good)
NP – Brendan Tanksley FG 32
NP – Kyler Kropp 11 pass from Hocket (kick good)
NP – Hockett 38 run (kick good)
NP – Hockett 7 run (kick good)
NP – Grayson Thomas 47 run (kick good)
NP – Kropp 16 run (kick good)
NP – Isaiah Thacker 38 pass from Hockett (kick good)
NP – Jake Wells FG 40
D — Carpenter 29 run (kick failed)
Rushing— New Pal: Hockett 14-163, Thomas 5-56, Daniel Thacker 4-51, Brady Armstrong 5-30, Kropp 2-17, Ty Mitchell 1-2, Team 2-(minus-2). Delta: Nolan Carpenter 9-55, Jayleon Jones 6-22, Kadin Bond 13-8, Dylan Manor 3-4, Abram Stitt 1-2.
Passing— New Pal: Hockett 6-10-0, 107; Armstrong 1-1-0, 5. Delta: Bond 6-18-0, 75.
Receiving— New Pal: I. Thacker 2-53, Blaine Nunnally 2-13, Caleb Byers 1-30, Kropp 1-11, Mitchell 1-5. Delta: Parker Faletic 1-28, D’Amare Hood 2-26, Caleb Elliot 3-21.
Franklin County 28, Beech Grove 26
Beech Grove. 6. 0. 14. 6. — 26
Franklin County. 14. 6 8 0. — 28
Scoring plays
FC — Brady Morehead 5 run (pass failed)
BG — Aeden Crawley 4 pass from Adonis Adams (kick failed)
FC — Morehead 6 run (Morehead run)
FC — Morehead 14 run (pass failed)
BG — Damon Thompkins 2 run (Mike Fonseca kick)
FC — Jacob Schatzle 29 run (Morehead run)
BG — Thompkins 20 run (Fonseca kick)
BG — Thompkins 3 run (run failed)
Rushing— Beech Grove: Thompkins 42-245, Steven Edmonds 1-4, Adonis Adams 9-(minus-3). Franklin County: Bridger Bolos 17-186, Morehead 16-63, Schatzle 6-18.
Passing— Beech Grove: Adams 9-14-0, 86. Franklin County: Morehead 11-14-1, 92.
Receiving— Beech Grove: Skylar Thacker 6-55, Crawley 3-31. Franklin County: Bolos 3-41, Schatzle 4-23, Andrew Merritt 1-13, Kristian Prows 2-10, Tyreke Carr 1-4.
Greenfield-Central 27, New Castle 26
The Trojans (2-7, 1-5) learned the hard way that those who live by the pass may perish by it, as Kirk Knecht turned the fourth interception of the night by the Cougars (6-3, 4-2) into a game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter, clinching Greenfield-Central’s first winning season since 2016. Quarterback Rashawn Street rushed for 133 yards and threw for a TD to Owen Anderson to help GC pull out the seesaw victory. New Castle piled up 296 yards in the air for four scores, but the turnovers did in the hosts.
Greenfield-Central. 14. 6. 0. 7. — 27
New Castle. 12. 6. 8. 0. — 26
Scoring plays
NC — Quinton Boatright 31 pass from Eli Cooper (kick blocked)
GC — Brayden Herrell 63 run (Logan Masters kick)
NC — Kyle Gabbard 27 pass from Cooper (pass failed)
GC — Owen Anderson 24 pass from Rashawn Street (Masters kick)
GC — Street 67 run (run failed)
NC — Gavin Frazier 39 pass from Cooper (pass failed)
NC — Gabbard 7 pass from Cooper (Jon Eberhart run)
GC — Kirk Knecht 60 interception return (Masters kick)
Rushing— Greenfield-Central: Herrell 18-133, Street 16-133, Andrew Zellers 19-69, Anderson 2-7. New Castle: Cooper 9-62, Eberhart 7-32, Brevan Thrine 3-5, Boatright 1-3, Aidan Bradley 1-(minus-1).
Passing— Greenfield-Central: Street 4-7-0, 80. New Castle: Cooper 17-32-4, 296.
Receiving— Greenfield-Central: Knecht 1-48, Anderson 1-25, Will Dejarnett 1-7. New Castle: Bradley 4-90, Gabbard 6-82, Boatright 4-68, Grazier 3-53.
Westfield 42, Franklin Central 28
Westfield. 14. 14. 14. 0. — 42
Franklin Central. 0. 7. 7. 14. — 28
Scoring plays
W — Maximus Webster 1 run (Caleb King kick)
W — Ian Bruch 15 pass from Webster (King kick)
FC — Aataeveon Jordan 10 run (Zach Naessens kick)
W — Nic Depasquale 60 pass from Webster (King kick)
W — Micah Hauser 13 run (King kick)
W — Hauser 34 pass from Webster (King kick)
FC — Jordan 45 run (Naessens kick)
W — Hauser 14 run (King kick)
FC — Jordan 35 run (Naessens kick)
FC — Braylen Gillard 24 run (Naessens kick)
Rushing— Westfield: Hauser 12-60, Webster 3-57, Trevon Hatchett 4-13, Gabriel Aramboles 1-8, Ja’Veyon Averitte 2-2, Jackson Gilbert 1-0. Franklin Central: Jordan 31-199, Gillard 7-49, Nevan Tutterow 3-(minus-3).
Passing— Westfield: Webster 14-22-0, 271. Franklin Central: Tutterow 14-22-1, 112.
Receiving— Westfield: Hauser 3-88, Depasquale 3-78, Bruch 3-51, Aramboles 2-30, Jackson Wasserstrom 1-12, Steven Wilkos 1-9, Patrick Schramm 1-3. Franklin Central: Dameon Miller 2-28, Jamarii Bibbs 5-27, Gillard 1-21, Bryan Marshall 2-19, Peyton Minor 4-15, Jake Newman 1-5.
Sheridan 28, Carroll (Flora) 21
Jalen Herron returned a punt 89 yards for one score and ran for two others during his 106-yard rushing effort to help the Blackhawks (7-2, 6-1) wrap up a share of the Hoosier Heartland Conference championship with a win over the visiting Cougars (6-3, 3-3). Sheridan didn’t complete a pass but controlled the line of scrimmage on the ground.
Carroll. 7. 7. 0. 7. — 21
Sheridan. 7. 14. 0. 7. — 28
Scoring plays
S — Jalen Herron 89 punt return (Owen Bell kick)
C — Clay Metzger 81 kickoff return (kick good)
C — Metzger 5 run (kick good)
S — Peyton Cross 1 run (Bell kick)
S — Herron 10 run (Bell kick)
S — Herron 34 run (Bell kick)
C — No details available
Rushing— Sheridan: Herron 16-106, Cross 9-58, Gavin Reners 12-34, Cale Cummings 4-27, Cole Webel 5-7. Carroll: Not available.
Passing— Sheridan: Cummings 0-0-0, 0. Carroll: Not available.
Receiving— Sheridan: None. Carroll: Not available.
Tri-West 42, Southmont 13
Tri-West. 28. 7. 7 0. — 42
Southmont. 7. 0. 0. 6. — 13
Scoring plays
TW — Nikolas Joiner 13 pass from Ty Owens (Cortland Williams kick)
TW — Alex Covey 13 pass from Owen (Williams kick)
TW — Davon Brown 1 run (Williams kick)
S — Wyatt Woodall 5 run (kick)
TW — Cole Morgan 7 pass from Owens (Williams kick)
TW — Jace Mohr 9 pass from Owens (Williams kick)
TW — Derek Reid 15 run (Williams kick)
S — Wyatt Woodall 15 pass from Nick Scott (kick failed)
INDY-AREA FOOTBALL WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
Avon 35, Noblesville 21
Ben Davis 52,North Central 14 (READ MORE)
Bloomington North 42, Southport 14
Brebeuf Jesuit 44,Terre Haute North 13
Brownsburg 31, Hamilton Southeastern 28
Cascade 30,Cardinal Ritter 8
Carmel 14, Lawrence Central 0
Center Grove 21,Cathedral 6
Danville 10, North Montgomery 0
Decatur Central 42,Franklin 7
Fishers 49, Zionsville 46, 2OT
Franklin County 28,Beech Grove 26
Gary West 40,Crispus Attucks 0
Greenfield-Central 27,New Castle 26
Guerin Catholic 25, Culver Academy 20
Hamilton Heights 14, Rensselaer Central 0
Heritage Christian at Christel House Manual
Indiana Deaf 42,Southside HomeSchool 12
Kokomo 28,Tech 0
Lapel 42, Eastern Hanco*ck 21
Lebanon 12, Western Boone 7
Lutheran 43, Traders Point Christian 6
Mooresville 56, Perry Meridian 27
Mt. Vernon 63, Yorktown 13
New Palestine 55, Delta 6
North Decatur 28, Covenant Christian 25
Northview 44, Indian Creek 0
Park Tudor 52, Edinburgh 10
Pendleton Heights 42,Shelbyville 0
Pike 10, Lawrence North 7
Roncalli 35,East Central 21
Scecina 42, Monrovia 0
Sheridan 28, Carroll 21
Speedway 24, Triton Central 21
Tindley at Washington
Tri-West 42, Southmont 13
Westfield 42, Franklin Central 28
Whiteland 42, Greenwood 28
STATEWIDE FOOTBALL WEEK 9 SCORES
Adams Central 62, Woodlan 0
Batesville 40, Connersville 13
Bluffton 33, Lakeland 29
Brown County 12, Edgewood 0
Carroll (Fort Wayne) 59, Fort Wayne Wayne 0
Castle 21, Evansville Memorial 7
Centerville 46, Knightstown 0
Central Noble 8, Garrett 0
Charlestown 35, Eastern (Pekin) 7
Churubusco 26, Fairfield 0
Clarksville 69, Rock Creek Academy 8
Columbus East 31, Bedford North Lawrence 15
Columbus North 36, Terre Haute South 0
Concord 26, Warsaw 22
Covington 52, Riverton Parke, 18
Crawfordsville 18, Frankfort 8
East Noble 56, Bellmont 7
Eastbrook 62, Madison-Grant 13
Eastern (Greentown) 14, Clinton Prairie 7
Eastside 49, Angola 14
Elkhart 21, New Prairie 14
Fort Wayne Dwenger 42, Fort Wayne Northrop 21
Fort Wayne Snider 27, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 15
Frankton 28, Alexandria 0
Gibson Southern 37, Boonville 6
Goshen 28, Wawasee 25
Greencastle 49, North Putnam 13
Greensburg 62, Rushville 7
Hammond Central 51, East Chicago Central 12
Hanover Central 28, Calumet 6
Harrison (West Lafayette) 44, Richmond 22
Heritage 39, Jay County 7
Heritage Hills 43, Princeton 0
Highland 27, Kankakee Valley 14
Homestead 48, Fort Wayne South 0
Jasper 42, Vincennes Lincoln 6
Jeffersonville 40, Jennings County 14
Jimtown 35, South Bend Riley 0
Knox 19, Caston6
LaVille 19, Culver 6
Lawrenceburg 56, South Dearborn 7
Leo 14, DeKalb
Lewis Cass 42, Twin Lakes 27
Linton-Stockton 48, South Putnam 12
Lowell 17, Andrean 7
Marion 20, McCutcheon 13
Merrillville 40, Chesterton 6
Michigan City 41, Crown Point 28
Milan 47, Switzerland County 6
Mishawaka Marian 16, South Bend St. Joseph 6
Mishawaka 58, Northridge 14
Mississinewa 63, Elwood 3
Monroe Central 49, Shenandoah 7
Mt. Vernon (Posey) 54, Washington 6
New Albany 35, Floyd Central 16
New Haven 57, Huntington North 27
North Central (Farmersburg) 46, Eastern Greene 12
North Harrison 28, Providence 6
North Posey 52, Pike Central 16
North Vermillion 14, Seeger 7
North White 14, West Central 0
Northeastern 60, Hagerstown 27
Northfield 35, North Miami 0
NorthWood 42, Plymouth 14
Oak Hill 49, Blackford 0
Parke Heritage 54, Fountain Central 18
Penn 38, South Bend Adams 0
Peru 33, Manchester 13
Pioneer 22, North Judson 14
Portage 35, LaPorte 13
River Forest 63, Bowman Academy 0
Rochester 44, Maconaquah 12
Salem 61, West Washington 0
Seymour 34, Madison 0
Silver Creek 61, Corydon Central 7
South Adams 49, Southern Wells 6
South Central (Union Mills) 62, Hammond Noll 14
South Decatur 54, Cambridge City Lincoln 0
South Newton 12, Frontier 0
South Spencer21Tell City14
South Vermillion 42, Attica 0
Southridge 26,Forest Park 6
Springs Valley 38, North Daviess 7
Sullivan 28, West Vigo 7
Tec*mseh 36, Crawford County 3
Tippecanoe Valley 56, Southwood 25
Tipton 28, Lafayette Central Catholic 13
Tri-Central 12, Clinton Central 6, OT
Tri 41, Union County 7
Valparaiso 42, Lake Central 7
Wabash 12, Whitko 9
West Lafayette 44, Western 0
West Noble 26, Prairie Heights 12
Wheeler 28, Griffith 7
Whiting 7, Boone Grove 6
Winamac 27, Triton 7
Winchester 44, Union City 34
