IHSAA Football Section Highlights: Bishop Chatard 40, Tippecanoe Valley 7
With a stunning first-round win in this undefeated matchup, the top-ranked Trojans looked every bit a contender for the state title.
The off-season is here! Well, at least for classes 4A to 4A. IHSAA football sectionals begin Friday night across the state.
IndyStar’s on-site team will provide live updates, highlights, post-game interviews, recaps and numerous photo galleries from across central Indiana. There is also a nationwide scorecard at the end of the article to keep track of who advances and who is eliminated.
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4A, Section 21: Lebanon 35, Crispus Attucks 32
IHSAA Football Section Highlights: Lebanon 35, Crispus Attucks 32
In a Tigers matchup, it was Lebanon that won this wild battle against Crispus Attucks in the first round of the IHSAA state tournament.
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4A, Section 21: Roncalli 42, Shortridge 0
| Shortridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Roncalli | 7 | 7 | 15 | 13 | — | 42 |
R – Zach Dozier 13 runs (Levi Wisler kick)
R – Rudy Schoettle 10 pass from Collin Ash (Wisler kick)
R – Nathan Turner 18 Fumble Return (Wisler Kick)
R – Security
R – Henry Adams 19 Run (kick failed)
R – Adams 18 Run (Wisler Kick)
R – Dozier 22 run (Wisler kick)
Rush – Roncalli: Adams 9-88, Ben Brandenburg 15-43, Dozier 5-34, Ash 4-19, Buchanan 6-18, Rogan Benich 1-3. Shortridge: Javon Sharpe 6-15, Thomas Campbell 5-9, James Edmondson 18-(minus-15), Team 1-(minus-16).
pass — Roncalli: Ash 4-9-0, 43; Jayden Buchanan 1-3-0, 39. Shortridge: Edmondson 2-10-2, 37.
Reception – Roncalli: Schoettle 2-49, JJ Prendergast 2-36, Brandenburg 1-(minus-3). Shortridge: James Lee 2-29, Deshean Davis 1-3.
4A, Section 21: Brebeuf Jesuit 55, Northview 50
Maverick Geske threw for seven touchdowns and 274 yards and had to find Taylor Clark for a fourth touchdown reception with just over three minutes left in the game to help the Braves (6-4) to a road win over the Knights (6-4), who lost in the final moments for the second week in a row. Quarterback Kyle Cottee rushed for 302 yards and Tyler Lee 277 for Northview.
| Brebeuf | 7 | 14 | 28 | 6 | — | 55 |
| North view | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | — | 50 |
N – Kyle Cottee 14 Run (Luke Whitman Kick)
B – LeRoy Lewis 27 pass from Maverick Geske (kick by Quinn Warren)
N – Cottee 25 Run (Whitman Kick)
B – CJ Harris 5 pass from Geske (Warren kick)
N – Tyler Lee 1 run (Whitman kick)
B – Taylor Clark 10 pass from Geske (Warren kick)
B – Lewis 9 pass from Geske (Warren kick)
B – Clark 11 pass from Geske (Warren kick)
N – Lee 37 Run (Whitman Kick)
B – Clark 49 pass from Geske (Warren kick)
N – Cottee 69 run (Whitman kick)
B – Parker Maier’s 50 kickoff return (Warren kick)
N – Lee 36 Run (Whitman Kick)
N – Lee 4-Run (N/A pass from Cottee)
B – Clark 2 pass from Geske (pass failed)
Rush – Brebeuf: CJ Harris 14-156, Geske 1-20, Lewis 1-9. Northview: Cottee 34-302, Lee 32-277, Avery Perry 5-21.
pass — Brebeuf: Geske 13-25-0, 274. Northview: Cottee 3-12-1, 24.
Reception — Brebeuf: Clark 7-129, Lewis 3-71, Hmurovich 1-55. Northview: Perry 2-14, Luke Marlow 1-10.
4A, Section 22: Greenfield-Central 27, Pendleton Heights 17
4A, Section 23: Martinsville 28, Silver Creek 14
The visiting Artesians (7-3), co-champions of the Mid-State Conference, used their dominant ground game and Brayden Shrake to overwhelm the Dragons (6-4), who entered the evening as winners in five of their last six games moved in games. Shrake rushed for 243 yards on 36 rushing attempts, scoring all four of Martinsville’s touchdowns.
| Martinsville | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | — | 28 |
| Silver Creek | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | — | 14 |
M – Brayden Shrake 4 Run (Charlie Rawlins Kick)
M – Shrake 4-Run (Rawlins Kick)
SC – Sam Conn 1 run (Boaz Ndaruhutse kick)
M – Shrake 1 Run (Rawlins Kick)
SC – Conn 2 pass from Kadon Ward (Ndaruhutse kick)
M – Shrake 3-Run (Rawlins Kick)
Rush — Martinsville: Shrake 36-243; AJ Reynolds 2-22. Silver Creek: Conn 22-78, Jamari Powell 14-53, Ward 9-8, Bryce Henderson 1-7, Darius Gray 2-1.
pass – Martinsville: Reynolds 4-10-0, 100. Silver Creek: Ward 5-7-0, 45; Kameron Black 0-1-1, 0.
Reception – Martinsville: Hunter Stroud 2-71, Josh Jones 1-20, Jace LaFary 1-9. Silver Creek: Gray 3-36, Keloni Fuggett 1-7, Conn 1-2.
3A, Section 28: Bishop Chatard 40, Tippecanoe Valley 7
More: Chatard’s title defense begins with a 40-7 victory over an undefeated team.
3A, Section 28: Guerin Catholic 27, Peru 19
Peter Rooney rushed for two touchdowns and Ryan Zimmerman threw for two more as the 3A No. 3 Golden Eagles (7-3) defeated the previously unbeaten Tigers (9-1) in an important road win. Rooney managed 116 yards on the ground to add to Zimmerman’s nearly 200 yards.
| Guerin | 6 | 14 | 0 | 7 | — | 27 |
| Peru | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | — | 19 |
P – Tanner Boggs 79 run (kick missed)
GC – Peter Rooney 53 Run (kick failed)
GC – Hayden Cler 30 pass from Ryan Zimmerman (Peyton Butts kick)
GC – Malcolm Houze 28. Pass from Zimmerman (Butts Kick)
P – Braxton Strong 49 pass from Matthew Roettger (Hayden Oldaker kick)
GC – Rooney 8 Run (Butts Kick)
P – Roettger 1 run (kick failed)
Rush – Guerin: Rooney 26-116, Jack Linden 4-11, Gavin Stella 1-4, Zimmerman 1-(minus-1), Houze 1-(minus-4), Team 2-(minus-16). Peru: Boggs 8-85, Roettger 16-56, Alex Ross 15-30, Strong 1-12, Zach Smithers 1-(minus-5), Team 2-(minus-6).
pass — Guerin: Zimmerman 18-27-0, 193. Peru: Roettger 6-15-1, 124.
Reception – Guerin: Houze 9-95, Cler 4-66, Linden 3-26, Harrison Miller 1-6. Peru: Stark 1-49, Smithers 1-40, Boggs 3-36, Ross 1-(minus-1).
3A, Section 29: Tri-West 42, Danville 7
| Danville | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 |
| Tri West | 13 | 0 | 8th | 21 | — | 42 |
TW – Logan Anderson 91 pass from Malachi Walden (Sankey kick blocked)
Dan – Caden Collins 68 pass from Conner Soper (kick good)
TW – Walden 15 Rush (Sankey Kick)
TW – Walden 1 Rush (Walden to Anderson 2 point conversion)
TW – Walden 14 Rush (Sankey kick good)
TW – Noah Lien 19 from Walden (Sankey kick good)
TW – Walden 1 Rush (Sankey kick good)
More: Tri-West breaks “the curse” and throttles Danville to move forward
Malachi Walden on breaking the regular-season winner’s 4-for-5 streak, losing in sectionals, his six touchdowns and his trip to North Montgomery next week: pic.twitter.com/7FiX7s6ZcV
– Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) October 21, 2023
Turning point: Danville center Braden Shelley suffered a shoulder injury in the first quarter. Shelley left the game and did not return, instead drafting a backup center in Conner Soper, who had not played since Week 4 due to a hand injury that required surgery. Danville had several muffled snaps later in the game, including three fumbles that Tri-West recovered in Warriors territory. The Bruins’ three fumble recoveries ultimately led to three touchdowns, putting Danville in a place of no return.
Course of the game: Tri-West’s Brady Hamstra, a wide receiver/defensive back who plays both sides of the ball, jumped on two of the Bruins’ three fumble recoveries after Danville’s muffed snaps. However, the game took its second swing with just three minutes remaining, allowing Tri-West to move into the winning formation with the clock running.
Player of the game: Malachi Walden. He showed up when needed and was responsible for all six of Tri-West’s touchdowns Friday night. His dual-threat style confounded Danville’s defense and allowed him to score four touchdowns. –Chloe Peterson
3A, Section 28: 42 Hamilton Heights, 17 Oak Hill
| Hamilton Hts | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | — | 42 |
| Oak Hill | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 17 |
OH – Lance Wyrick 34 Run (Drew Elzinga Kick)
OH – Elzinga 23 FG
HH – Cam Fleming 16 pass from Bodie Derrer (kick from Teigan Scoles)
HH – Jaylyn Pugh 24 pass from Derrer (Scoles kick)
HH – Pugh Block Punt Recovery (Scoles Kick)
OH – Will Warnock 6 Run (Elzinga Kick)
HH – Tyler Champion 16 pass from Derrer (Scoles kick)
HH – Fleming 25 pass from Derrer (Scoles kick)
HH – Owen VanHaaren 2 Run (Scoles Kick)
Rushing – Hamilton Heights: VanHaaren 13-55, Eric Balcom 15-88, Derrer 10-23, Carson Fettig 2-(minus-2); Oak Hill: Dylan Archer 17-54, Levi Trexler 4-39, Peyton Workman 6-6, Wyrick 2-39, Warnock 9-72.
Passing – Hamilton Heights: Derrer 12-17-0 190; Oak Hill: Trexler 9-22-3 116.
Reception – Hamilton Heights: Champion 5-60, Pugh 4-79, Cleming 3-51; Oak Hill: Colin Middlesworth 1-15, Ty Fagin 3-61, Archer 2-11, Warnock 3-29.
3A, Section 31, Indian Creek 49, Greensburg 7
| Greensburg | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 7 |
| Indian stream | 28 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | 49 |
IC – Jaxson Palmer 65 pass from Jalen Sauer (Aiden Long Kick)
IC – Jaxon Ramey 50 pass from Sauer (long kick)
IC – Palmer 2 pass from Sauer (long kick)
IC – Malachi Mink 24 Run (Long Kick)
IC – Sauer 50 Run (Long Kick)
IC – Palmer 41 pass from Sauer (long kick)
IC – Mink 14 Run (Long Kick)
G – Name N/A 11 passes from Name N/A (N/A Kick)
Rush – Indian Creek: Sauer 1-50, Mink 1-24, Curtis Gault 1-3, Hunter Eader 1-1, Team 4-43. Greensburg: Team 46-104.
pass – Indian Creek: Sauer 9-14-0, 244; Bobby Emberton 0-1-1, 0. Greensburg: Team 8-19-1, 45.
Reception – Indian Creek: Palmer 3-108, Ramey 2-66, Emberton 2-42, Mink 1-24, Andrew Pingleton 1-4. Greensburg: Team 8-45.
2A, Section 38: Heritage Christian 35, Shenandoah 0
| Shenandoah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Heir Christian | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 35 |
HC – Elijah Pimental 42nd run (kick by Noah Hamm)
HC – Noah Dearman 20 pass from Eli Nix (Hamm kick)
HC – Daniel Pallekonda 10 pass from Nix (Hamm kick)
HC – Andrew Sloan 6 pass from Nix (Hamm kick)
HC – Lincoln Taueg 20 pass from Nix (Hamm kick)
Rush – Heritage Christian: Pimental 17-170, Vaughn Johnson 14-108, Pallekonda 1-7, Sampson Rook 1-7, Aidan Lyon 2-7, Nix 1-(minus-4). Shenandoah: No statistics available.
pass — Heritage Christian: Nix 15-22-0, 142; Lyon 0-1-0, 0. Shenandoah: No stats available.
Reception – Heritage Christian: Sloan 8-73, Dearman 3-31, Taueg 1-20, Pallekonda 2-17, Pimental 1-1. Shenandoah: No statistics available.
2A, Section 38: Cardinal Ritter 42, Union County 14
| Knight | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 |
| Union County | 0 | 6 | 8th | 0 | — | 14 |
R – Chase Guthrie 72 Kickoff Return (Michael Agboola Kick)
R – Adrion Gregory 53 pass from Santana Allen (Agboola kick)
R – Allen 12-run (Agboola kick)
R – Marshawnn Henderson 5 Run (Agboola Kick)
UC – Kyle Sam 34 pass from Cole Cheatham (pass failed)
R – Gregory 11 pass from Allen (Agboola kick)
R – Martin Walker 16 pass from Allen (Agboola kick)
UC – Gunner Dishmond 38 Fumble Return (Topher Fritts Run)
A, Section 42: Park Tudor 42, Fountain Central 6
SECTION RESULTS FOR INDIA SECTION
CLASS 4A
Section 21
Lebanon 35, Crispus Attucks 32
Brebeuf Jesuit 55, Northview 50
Roncalli 42, Shortridge 0
Mooresville 55, Washington 0
Section 22
Greenfield-Central 27, Pendleton Heights 17
New Palestine 63, New Castle 0
Beech Grove 42, Muncie Central 28
Mt Vernon 56, Richmond 21
Section 23
Greenwood 49, Connersville 20
East Central 62, Shelbyville 7
Martinsville 28, Silver Creek 14
Jennings County 46, Edgewood 21
CLASS 3A
Section 28
Guerin Catholic 27, Peru 19
Bishop Chatard 40, Tippecanoe Valley 7
Maconaquah 55, Northwestern 13
42 Hamilton Heights, 17 Oak Hill
Section 29
Tri-West 42, Danville 7
North Montgomery 20, Western Boone 7
Monrovia 56, Purdue Poly 8
Speedway 48, Crawfordsville 13
Section 31
Lawrenceburg 40, Centerville 6
Batesville 35, Rushville 6
Franklin County 25, South Dearborn 7
Indian Creek 49, Greensburg 7
CLASS 2A
Section 37
Greencastle 30, North Putnam 29
Linton-Stockton 48, North Knox 14
Cascade 41, South Vermillion 20
Southmont 32, Sullivan 21
Section 38
Eastern Hancock 45, Lapel 43
Cardinal Ritter 42, Union County 14
Heritage Christian 35, Shenandoah 0
Winchester 14, Northeast 12
Section 39
Triton Central 41, Clarksville 6
Brownstown Central 56, Scecina 27
Switzerland County 28, Brown County 21
Eastern (Pekin) 49, Christel House Manual 29
CLASS A
Section 42
Park Tudor 42, Fountain Central 6
Clinton Prairie 41, Covington 6
North Vermillion 41, Attica 6
Section 45
Monroe Central 64, Union City 34
Sheridan 41, Hagerstown 0
Section 47
South Putnam 52, North Central (Farmersburg) 0
Covenant Christian 42, Parke Heritage 12
39 Riverton Parke, 14 Cloverdale
NATIONWIDE SECTION WEEK 1 RESULTS
CLASS 4A
Section 17
New Prairie 49, Hobart 14
Kankakee Valley 37, Gary West 22
Highland 56, East Chicago Central 6
Culver Academy 17, Lowell 7
Section 18
South Bend Washington 43, Plymouth 28
NorthWood 52, South Bend Saint Joseph 10
Wawasee 35, South Bend Riley 26
Northridge 39, Logansport 3
Section 19
FW Bishop Dwenger 21, FW Wayne 10
DeKalb 28, Angola 21
East Noble 43, New Haven 0
Leo 42, FW south side 0
Section 20
Mississinewa 35, Western 14
Columbia City 27, Huntington North 7
Marion 63, Frankfurt 0
Kokomo 21, Jay County 14
Section 24
Bedford North Lawrence 27, Evansville Harrison 6
Evansville Reitz 24, Boonville 0
Evansville Memorial 38, Evansville Central 8
Jasper 41, Evansville Bosse 24
CLASS 3A
Section 25
Boone Grove 26, Twin Lakes 13
Hanover Central 48, Calumet 16
West Lafayette 42, River Forest 13
Rensselaer Central 42, Griffith 13
Section 26
Fairfield 17, Jimtown 6
John Glenn 64, South Bend Clay 0
Knox 46, Lakeland 19
West Noble 46, Mishawaka Marian 43
Section 27
Yorktown 31, FW Concordia 14
Delta 47, Norwell 7
Garrett 35, Bellmont 7
Heritage 35, Woodlan 0
Section 30
Pike Central 25, Princeton 20
Vincennes Lincoln 54, Owen Valley 0
Gibson Southern 40, Mt Vernon (Posey) 7
Washington 46, West Vigo 7
Section 32
Scottsburg 13, North Harrison 0
Salem 20, Madison 8
Heritage Hills 51, Charlestown 14
Southridge 49, Corydon Central 12
CLASS 2A
Section 33
Bremen 42, Hammond Noll 7
LaVille 25, Andrean 23
Whiting 40, Lake Station 0
Section 34
Lafayette Central Catholic 42, Winamac 14
Seeger 14, Benton Central 12
Lewis Cass 32, Delphi 13
Section 35
Eastside 48, Wabash 7
FW Bishop Luers 41, Churubusco 30
Central Noble 14, Prairie Heights 0
Manchester 49, Whitko 19
Section 36
Tipton 35, Blackford 0
Eastern (Greentown) 55, Elwood 0
Eastbrook 28, Frankton 3
Bluffton 26, Alexandria 14
Section 40
North Posey at Perry Central
Evansville Mater Dei 30, Tell City 27
Forest Park 57, Mitchell 7
Paoli 48, Crawford County 14
CLASS A
Section 41
South Newton 64, Bowman Academy 6
North Judson 40, Pioneer 14
Triton 71, North Newton 6
Culver 40, South Central (Union Mills) 15
Section 43
Caston 34, North White 28
Carroll (Flora) 42, Tri-County 8
West Central 52, Taylor 27
Tri-Central 41, Border 35
Section 44
Madison-Grant 50, Northfield 0
North Miami 27, Southern Wells 6
Adams Central 42, South Adams 6
Southwood 38, Fremont 14
Section 46
North Decatur 41, South Decatur 3
Tri 35, Knightstown 0
Milan 46, Cambridge City Lincoln 0
Section 48
Springs Valley 36, South Spencer 33
Providence 49, Eastern Greene 22
North Daviess 42, Tecumseh 14