Written By:
Grant Davis
MIC Manager
Hoosier Authority.com
Round 1 is complete and four teams remain in the tournament.
Let’s take a look back at week 10 of the season.
Fore(man)nominal Performance
Lewis Cass battles back for a 29-27 victory over an impressive Bremen Lion team. This was a night that not many Kings and Kings fan will forget. A game that saw five fumbles from the Kings in which they lost three in the first half and trailed 21-10. The Kings didn’t quit. It was now Damon Foreman’s time to shine. The first year junior quarterback put on a show. Foreman ran for 131 yards and a touchdown while throwing for 87 yards and two touchdowns. The passing touchdowns came as time expired in the first half and on fourth and goal to go from the 22 yard line. An 85 yard touchdown run was sandwiched in between those touchdown passes for one of the best performances I have ever seen out of a quarterback.
Lewis Cass hosts Whitko on Friday.
Western Seconds That Victory
The defense was stifling and the offense turned it on in the second half as Western throttles Mississinewa 37-3. The defense allows only 111 yards on the night while gaining 352 yards on offense. Bart and Dean Shepard account for three of the four touchdowns as Bart goes for 113 yards on the ground and 119 in the air. Dean picked up 64 yards receiving for an evening’s worth of work.
Western visits Yorktown
Sweet Revenge for Purple Tigers
Northwestern avenges an earlier 24-20 loss with a last minute 20-14 victory over Taylor. Defense was the key the second half for the Tigers. They gave up zero points and the offense mustered two scores to push Northwestern over the top for a huge sectional victory. Derek Mumaw adds three more touchdowns on the season and another 108 yards of rushing. Mitch Daily caught four balls for 63 yards for the Tigers.
Taylor was led by Teddy Nolley. Nolley rushed for 128 yards and two scores and had 60 yards receiving as the Titans end the season at 6-4.
Northwestern visits Tipton in round two.
Eastern Runs Out of Gas
Eastern puts 39 on the board in the first half but lay a goose egg in the second as the Comets season comes to an end in a 50-39 loss to Guerin Catholic. Eastern amasses 481 yards of offense on the night. Joel Hoover scores five touchdowns on 166 yards rushing and 153 yards receiving. Jonathan Keith throws for 245 more yards on his spectacular season, but it wasn’t enough as the Comets end their season at 1-9.
Peru’s Offense Sputters in Loss
Northwood scores 13 quick points and the Peru Tigers never recovered as the Tigers go down 49-14. Mason Zimmer passed for 170 yards and two touchdowns. The ground game was non-existent for Peru as they can only muster 39 yards. The Tigers finish at 3-7, but were much improved. This could be a team to watch for in 2009.
Maconaquah’s Season Comes to a Close
Culver Academies ends a tough season for the Braves with a 24-8 final. The Braves defense was excellent all night giving up only 194 yards on the night, but it was still not enough. The Braves rushed for 208 yards on a balanced attack from Josh Morgan’s 85 yards and a touchdown, Jordan Calendine’s 65 yards and Phillip Newbill’s 58 yards. Maconaquah ends the season at 1-9.
Hamilton Heights Cruises Past Beech Grove
The Huskies run over Beech Grove for a 46-14 victory. Brandon Bentley finds pay dirt three times for Hamilton Heights on his way to 146 yards rushing on the night. Teammate Zach Copas wasn’t too far behind as he cashes in twice and rolls up 132 yards on the ground.
Hamilton Heights travels to Rushville on Friday
Round 2 Sectional Match-ups:
#3 2A Lewis Cass (9-1) hosts Whitko (7-3)
The Kings will try to avoid the letdown after an unbelievable comeback against Bremen. Lewis Cass will continue to rely on the ground game to continue another sensational season. The Kings are looking for their sixth straight 10 win season.
Lewis Cass and Whitko have never met.
I’m taking the Kings.
3A #7 Western (9-1) visits 3A #8 Yorktown (8-2)
Western has had a wonderful season. This will be their toughest test to date. The Panthers will look to continue their crushing ground attack. Yorktown comes in averaging 29 points per game and giving up 13 ppg. Yorktown is living the dream this season as this is Yorktown’s second winning season in the last eight.
These two teams have split two games in the last 15 seasons.
I will take the Panthers in this one by a Lazar field goal.
Northwestern (6-4) at 2A #18 Tipton (7-3)
Northwestern has found their running back of today and the future in Derek Mumaw. Mumaw has rushed for eight touchdowns in the last two weeks. Mumaw combined with Trevor Gibson’s arm and Brayden Merrell and Mitch Daily’s hands has the Northwestern team flying high.
Tipton hasn’t given up a point in two weeks and scored 95 points. This is going to be a test for the Tigers.
Northwestern has won both meetings in the last 15 seasons with their last meeting being one year ago and it was a 17-0 for the purple Tigers.
I am staying on this train as Northwestern pulls off the upset.
Hamilton Heights (4-6) 5-5 w/o forfeit visits Rushville (6-4)
Brandon Bentley and Zach Copas had a huge game last week. They will need solid performances again this Friday night.
Hamilton Heights is 2-0 in the last 15 seasons. The last meeting was a 20-19 win for Heights last season in the sectional.
This matchup is too much for Heights. I have to take Rushville and hope I am wrong.
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