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Caston edges Madison-Grant on late Woolever TD; NM falls to Sheridan; sharp Pioneer routs Taylor; Culver falls to W. Central; Rugg stars as Winamac eliminates S. Central
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Football
Hunter Paxton Hunter Randall
Jimtown 15, Tippecanoe Valley 14 (Friday):
Hunter Paxton ran for 118 yards, and Hunter Randall ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns, but the No. 12 Vikings lost to host Jimtown at Bill Sharpe Stadium in a Class 3A, Sectional 26 quarterfinal Friday.
Randall’s 29-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter cut the Jimtown lead to one point, but Jimtown blocked Owen Omondi’s extra point attempt that would have tied the game.
Omondi then missed a 34-yard field goal with nine seconds left that secured the victory for the Jimmies.
Cameron Inbody ran for 81 yards and a touchdown, and Nash Hamby ran for 45 yards and a touchdown. Hamby, who ran for 127 yards in a 17-15 loss to Valley on Sept. 25, ran for 45 yards on 15 carries this time.
Valley did not complete a pass and threw two interceptions.
Valley had a 237-168 advantage in rushing yards, but Jimtown held a 52-0 edge in passing yards.
Braxton Alderfer averaged 40 yards per punt on three punts.
Valley finished 8-2. They have not won a sectional title since 1992 and not advanced to a sectional final since 1993.
Jimtown improved to 7-3 and will travel to West Noble for the semifinals this Friday. West Noble drubbed South Bend Washington 44-6 in their quarterfinal.
Jimtown 15, Valley 14
Valley 0 0 8 6 – 14
Jimtown 0 7 8 0 – 15
First quarter
(no scoring)
Second quarter
JIM – Nash Hamby 11 run (Lawson VanHoozer kick)
Third quarter
TV – Hunter Randall 1 run (Randall run)
JIM – Cameron Inbody 20 run (Hamby run)
Fourth quarter
TV – Randall 29 run (kick blocked)
Pictures from Caston's 1st round sectional victory over Madison Grant Photos Courtesy of Jabez Yarber
Caston 23, Madison-Grant 22 (Friday):
Ashton Bowyer ran for 91 yards and a touchdown, and Tucker Woolever ran for 76 yards, including the go-ahead 2-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal with 1:48 left, as the No. 12 Comets beat visiting No. 11 Madison-Grant in a Class 1A, Sectional 43 quarterfinal at the Crater Friday.
Logan Mollenkopf added 63 yards rushing and a touchdown, and he also had a 38-yard completion to Owen Chapman. Mollenkopf’s 5-yard run on third-and-4 in the final minute secured the victory.
Woolever also led the defense with eight tackles. Bowyer and Parker Zimpleman had seven tackls each. Jake Farrer and Gage Minniear had five tackles each. Mollenkopf and Landen Rigney each broke up a pass.
Caston 23, Madison-Grant 22
Madison-Grant 0 14 0 8 – 22
Caston 0 14 3 6 – 23
Pioneer 70, Taylor 0 (Friday):
Phillip McFatridge ran for 104 yards and four touchdowns on just five carries, and Kayden Rigney added a pair of touchdown runs for No. 1 Pioneer in a rout of Taylor in Class 1A, Sectional 43 quarterfinal Friday.
Blue Rosen-Jacks added 36 yards rushing.
Colton Popejoy completed both of his pass attempts for touchdowns, a 47-yarder to Shiloh Rine and a 49-yarder to Carter Mize.
Pioneer intercepted five passes and returned two of them for touchdowns. Gage Lakes had two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. Mason Shaver also had a pick-six. Rigney and Samuel Shewalter had one interception each.
Pioneer had 15 tackles for loss and held Taylor to 32 yards of offense.
Pioneer led 56-0 at halftime and extended the lead to 70-0 in the third quarter.
Pioneer improved to 10-0 and will meet Sheridan on the road at 7 p.m. this Friday in the semifinals. Sheridan handled North Miami 40-21.
Taylor finished 1-9.
Sheridan 40, North Miami 21 (Friday):
Hayden Alexander ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns, and Brock Hagan threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns for the host Blackhawks in a win over North Miami in a Class 1A, Sectional 43 quarterfinal Friday.
Landon Moffitt had four catches for 87 yards and a touchdown, Desh Donathen had three receptions for 30 yards and a touchdown, and Brody Heck had two catches for 47 yards and a touchdown.
North Miami finished 3-7.
Sheridan will host No. 1 Pioneer at 7 p.m. Friday in the semifinals.
West Central 39, Culver 7 (Friday):
Connor Huber threw three touchdown passes, and Rosendo Martinez ran for 78 yards for Class 1A, No. 13 West Central in a road win over Culver in a Class 1A, Sectional 41 quarterfinal Friday.
Huber threw for 125 yards and also had 45 yards rushing. Grant Peter and Kaiden Gutwein also had touchdown runs. Ryyen Edwards had three catches for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
West Central led 27-0 at halftime and extended the lead to 39-0 after three quarters.
Brayen Bush had a 50-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for Culver, who finished 3-7.
West Central 39, Culver 7
West Central 21 6 12 0 – 39
Culver 0 0 0 7 – 7
Winamac 49, South Central (Union Mills) 16 (Friday):
Louis Rugg III ran for 158 yards and four touchdowns on nine carries, and Tearson Wolford had nine carries for 93 yards and two touchdowns as visiting Winamac overwhelmed South Central in a Class 1A, Sectional 41 quarterfinal Friday.
Parker Abbott threw for 49 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown pass to Ivan Cardenas. Cardenas also had 26 yards rushing on five carries.
Johann Otte kicked a field goal and four extra points.
Michael Shidler had 10 tackles, and Peyton Burke and Wolford had six tackles each. Cardenas had five tackles. Wolford had an interception, and Hunter Haschel recovered a fumble.
Winamac led 36-0 at halftime.
Winamac had a 286-135 advantage in rushing yards, and they never punted.
Winamac led 36-0 at halftime.
Winamac improved to 7-3 and earned a semifinal meeting at North Judson this Friday. The Blue Jays beat Triton 62-7 in their quarterfinal Friday.
Winamac 49, South Central 16
Winamac 12 24 13 0 – 49
South Central 0 0 8 8 – 16
Friday’s area sectional semifinal game times
Rochester at Central Noble, 7 p.m. (2A, 34)
Clinton Central at Caston, 7 p.m. (1A, 43)
Pioneer at Sheridan, 7 p.m. (1A, 43)
Winamac at North Judson, 7:30 p.m. (1A, 41)
