Written By:
Grant Davis
MIC Manager
Hoosier Authority.com
The regular season has ended and the Lewis Cass Kings have been crowned MIC champs.
Standings MIC Overall
Lewis Cass 7-0 8-1
Western 6-1 8-1
Hamilton Heights 4-3 4-5
Taylor 4-3 6-3
Northwestern 3-4 5-4
Peru 3-4 3-6
Eastern 1-6 1-8
Maconaquah 0-7 0-9
Let’s take a look back at week 9 of the season.
Tale of Two Halves
The Kings spoil Western’s perfect season and conference championship hopes with a 24-17 win. The victory gives the Kings an unblemished 7-0 conference record. The Kings dominated the first half by allowing only 7 yards of offense to the Kings 219 yards and 24-7 advantage on the scoreboard. The Panthers adjusted on defense and turned a turnover into seven points to put themselves in the game at 24-14. Jake Lazar added a field goal with 4:52 to play in the ball game to draw within seven at 24-17. The Kings would take over and convert on third and long twice behind unbelievable effort plays by Kyle Moore and Keith Lee to run the clock out and celebrate their third MIC championship in four years.
The first half was all Cass as the Kings scored on two of their first three possessions and led 21-0 before Kyle Brown returned a kickoff 85 yards to draw to 21-7. The Kings scores came on runs by Damon Foreman, Derrick Worden and Keith Lee. Kyle Moore was the star of the night as he led the Kings with 69 yards on six carries and was everywhere on defense.
Lewis Cass visits Bremen and Western hosts Mississinewa
Northwestern Ends with a Bang
The Purple Tigers go out with a roar as they maul the Comets 48-7. The Northwestern defense shutdown the high powered offense and Derek Mumaw rushed for 126 yards on 20 carries and five touchdowns.
Jonathan Keith completes the regular season with 127 yards passing which puts him over the 2000 yard mark for the season.
Northwestern host MIC rival Taylor and Eastern hosts Guerin Catholic
Taylor Pound the Braves
Taylor wraps up a tie for third place with a convincing 53-16 victory over Maconaquah. Taylor puts up a grand total of 462 yards and finds the end zone eight times. Austen Conwell was the show on this Friday night as he accounted for three of the touchdowns. He rushed for 67 yards and a score and added 120 yards receiving with two touchdowns. Jake Leight passes for 247 yards on 12 of 15 passes.
Maconaquah was able to move the ball but once again fumbles cost the Braves numerous opportunities on the night. Phillip Newbill rushed for 97 yards and two scores and Josh Morgan finished the night with 151 yards on 28 carries.
Taylor visits Northwestern and Maconaquah hosts Culver Academy
Hamilton Heights Slips Past Peru
The Huskies snap a two game losing streak with a 16-7 victory over the Peru Tigers. The Peru Tigers led 7-6 but the Huskies added ten more points in the second half to tie for third place on the MIC. Zach Copas scored two touchdowns and racked up 141 yards on the ground. Teammate Brandon Bentley added 126 yards on 18 carries for the Huskies.
Peru was lead by Mason Zimmer’s 190 yards passing and a touchdown and Austin Shaw rushed for 61 yards.
Hamilton Heights hosts Beech Grove and Peru travels to Northwood.
Round 1 Sectional Match-ups:
#3 2A Lewis Cass visits #13 2A Bremen (4-5); 7-2 w/o forfeits
Bremen is thinking unfinished business while Lewis Cass is thinking business as usual. The Kings look to keep their post season success rolling. Cass has won regional titles 2 out of the last 3 seasons. Bremen is a two time state champ, but has not won a sectional since 1997. Lewis Cass defeated Bremen 27-13 last year in round 2 of the sectional. Is revenge enough to get the Lions a victory or will another team fall victim to the huge front line of the Kings? Lewis Cass had an excellent test against Western last week and passed it.
Cass and Bremen have split their two meetings.
I will take the Kings in this one. (hey…I’m a Cass guy!)
Mississnewa (6-3) visits 3A #7 Western (8-1)
Western would love to have the first half back of last week’s game against Cass, but no time to dwell on the loss. Western has a chance to make some noise this season in the tournament. Offensively Western has many weapons, but the Panther defense is fierce. The hard hitting linebackers and defensive backs could be the difference in this one.
These two teams have not met in the last 15 seasons.
I will take the Panthers in this one.
Taylor (6-3) visits Northwestern (5-4)
Wow! What an opening match up for these two teams. A 24-20 win for Taylor earlier in the year adds to the fuel in this battle. Teddy Nolley had a big night in first meeting rushing for 118 yards, but Shawn Fogleman had two interceptions and saved a couple of bad snaps in punting situations. Trevor Gibson threw for 283 yards for the Tigers in the loss.
Northwestern has won 13 of the last 17 match-ups.
My gut says this game is in Northwestern’s favor.
Beech Grove (2-7) visits Hamilton Heights (3-6) 4-5 w/o forfeit
Hamilton Heights still has time to right the ship on this season. Their first step is versus Beech Grove. Zach Copas and Tyler Sherer have led the Huskies all year and this week will be no different.
These two teams have not met in the last 15 seasons.
I’m taking the Huskies to make it out of round number 1.
Peru (3-6) at 3A #9 Northwood (7-2)
The Peru Tigers have improved each week under first year coach Bill Skelton. Mason Zimmer has matured as the year has gone along and Austin Shaw has explosive speed to compliment the pass game. But this matchup is too much for the Tigers. Good things coming for the Tigers.
These two teams have not met in the last 15 seasons.
I have to take Northwood in this one.
Guerin Catholic (4-5) visits Eastern (1-8)
Eastern’s offense has been incredible. Jonathan Keith has put up huge numbers every week. The defense on the other hand has had trouble all season. Can Eastern score enough points?
These two teams have not met in the last 15 seasons.
I am taking Guerin Catholic in a shoot-out.
Culver Academy (4-5) visits Maconaquah (1-8) 0-9 w/o forfeit
Maconaquah has had a rough season. A very young team that you hope sticks with it because the future is bright. Josh Morganis just a sophomore and will keep getting better and a freshman quarterback saw time this season in Brian ****. A good foundation for the future looms in Bunker Hill. This season needs to come to an end so they can start fresh.
Culver Military has won 7 of the last 12.
Culver Military wins this one.
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