Written By:
Grant Davis
MIC Manager
Hoosier Authority.com
Week 8 of the regular season is over and then there were two. Western and Lewis Cass have taken care of their own business for six weeks and now it is down to four quarters.
Let’s take a look back at week 8 of the season.
Western Remains Untouched
Western puts one on the Huskies as the Panthers cruise 38-13. Bart Shepard was unstoppable as he racks up a career high 218 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Mike Jakubowicz added two touchdowns as well. The Panthers totaled 375 yards rushing on the night in dominating the Huskies.
The Huskies could muster only 157 total yards. Wyatt Toller rushed for 50 yards to lead Hamilton Heights on the ground.
Western is now 8-0 (6-0 MIC) and Hamilton Heights drops to 3-5 (3-3 MIC).
Western visits Lewis Cass and Hamilton Heights hosts Peru
Kings in a Blowout
This game wasn’t much of a game. The Kings scored early and often in a 69-0 rout. Lewis Cass scored 20 in the first quarter and 35 more before halftime. Two straight weeks of running clocks in the second half for a dominating King team. Cass rushed for 323 yards which included 15 different ball carriers. Andrew Troutman led the way with 54 yards rushing. Damon Foreman passes only twice but both of them go for touchdowns. Nine different players score touchdowns on the night.
Maconaquah gained just four yards on only 26 offensive plays.
Lewis Cass improves to 7-1 (6-0 MIC) while Maconaquah falls to 0-8 (0-6 MIC)
Lewis Cass will host Western and Maconaquah visits Taylor
Taylor in a Wild One
The Titans hold on for a 40-35 victory. Nearly 800 yards were totaled by the two squads on a night that saw Taylor never lose the lead but the game was always in limbo. Taylor led by six at half and traded scores the rest of the night.
Taylor’s Teddy Nolley rushed for 256 yards on 25 carries. The scoring came from Shawn Fogleman as he has another unbelievable night scoring four touchdowns on five catches for 129 yards.
Taylor is now 5-3 (3-3 MIC) while Eastern falls to 1-7 (1-5 MIC)
Taylor hosts Maconaquah and Eastern hosts Northwestern
Black and Gold Tigers get the Best of Purple Tigers
Peru evens its conference record at 3-3 with a 24-21 victory over Northwestern. It wasn’t without controversy as the Tigers appeared to have taken the lead late in the fourth quarter on a Trevor Gibson QB keep, but was marked short of the goal.
The difference turned out to be Chris Smith’s 24 yard field goal in the fourth quarter. Peru was lead by Mason Zimmer’s 227 yards passing and one touchdown in the air and Austin Shaw’s 69 yards on the ground. Owen Jamison caught five passes for 90 yards and a touchdown while Zach Brunnemer caught eight passes for 95 yards and passed for a TD on the night.
For Northwestern, Erick Miller rushes 101 yards and a score. Gibson throws for 170 yards 98 of those going to Brayden Merrell.
Peru advances to 3-5 (3-3 MIC) and Northwestern falls to 4-4 (3-3 MIC)
Northwestern visits Eastern and Peru travels to Hamilton Heights.
Week 9 Match-ups:
#3 3A Western (8-0) visits #5 2A Lewis Cass (7-1)
What more do we want? For all the marbles…winner take all…any other saying you want to use. This game has been talked about for weeks. Both have incredible rushing attacks. Both have stifling defenses. Something has to give in this battle. Western’s last win was 2002. They are looking to turn the tables this year. This game will be won in the trenches. Tune in to WLHM 102.3 or a live web cast here on Hoosier Authority. A must listen ballgame.
Cass has won 9 of the last 14 meetings.
Peru (3-5) visits Hamilton Heights (3-5)
Peru gets better every week. This is a chance to cap off a solid season for the Tigers. Hamilton Heights needs to regain their confidence. The offense has sputtered against the good teams and rolled against weak opponents. This game is a very interesting final contest of the regular season for both teams.
Hamilton Heights is 8-0 against the Tigers
Maconaquah (0-8) at Taylor (5-3)
After seeing Maconaquah first hand last week, the Braves has to have pride step up. The offense mustered four yards last week. Taylor’s defense will be licking their chops for this match-up if Maconaquah has the same effort as last Friday night. Oh by the way, I predict Shawn Fogleman will have a big play in this game.
Maconaquah has won 9 of the last 14 games.
Northwestern (4-4) at Eastern (1-7)
I am still stunned that Eastern has only one win. The offense has been great. Jonathan Keith is fifth in the state in passing yards with 1934. The defense has not and that has been the problem all year. It doesn’t get any easier with Northwestern. The Tigers have proven they can throw or run.
Northwestern and Eastern have split the last 14 meetings.
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