Indiana High School Football Scores: Sectional Schedule, Highlights – IndyStar

The IHSAA football postseason continues and we are in the sectional semifinals.

And the blind draw (sorry, Kyle) gave us some absolutely ridiculous matchups tonight. There are four games nationally pitting No. 1 against No. 3 in their respective classes (6A: Brownsburg-Ben Davis; 5A: Bloomington North-Bloomington South; 3A: Bishop Chatard-Guerin Catholic; 2A: Triton Central-Brownstown Central). .

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.

IHSAA football: Section championship pairings, schedule

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Ben Davis 28, Brownsburg 25

IHSAA Football Section Highlights: Ben Davis 28, Brownsburg 25

In a No. 1 vs. No. 3 matchup, it was the third-seeded Giants who used a furious fourth-quarter comeback to claim victory on Friday night.

Three takeaways from third-seeded Ben Davis’ frantic fourth-quarter comeback in a Class 6A Section 5 semifinal to beat No. 1 Brownsburg 28-25 on Friday night.

Course of the game: Almost every play was amplified in the fourth quarter, where Ben Davis had to make almost all of them – and he did. The biggest was Mark Zackery’s interception and return for a touchdown. This came after Ben Davis cut Brownsburg’s lead to 25-14 early in the fourth quarter. Zackery skipped the route on a play he said he had studied on film during the week, picked it up and returned it 20 yards for a score. That put the Giants up 25-20 with 8:52 left. Lots of time. Lots of momentum. It was a great game by a great player.

For subscribers: No. 3 Ben Davis stuns No. 1 Brownsburg

Turning point: While Zackery’s play was the biggest surprise move of the furious fourth-quarter comeback, the turning point came one drive earlier. Ben Davis faced a third-and-goal at the Brownsburg 8-yard line after a frustrating night on offense and trailed 25-7. Ben Davis quarterback Thomas Gotkowski attempted to roll to his right but was cut off by Brownsburg lineman Jackson Sarjent. Gotkowski darted back left and toward the sideline, outrunning the Bulldogs’ defense and into the end zone. That made it 25:14 with 9:31 to go.

Outstanding Artist: Zackery’s interception probably makes him the obvious choice. The junior defensive back and receiver had his eyes on Michigan and played in its biggest moments, even after giving up what Brownsburg receiver Corey Smith called two “explosive plays” early in the game. But you could also make a strong case for Gotkowski and Ben Davis linebacker Nylan Brown, who returned from injury and was key in slowing Brownsburg running back Garrett Sherrell. —Kyle Neddenriep

Br – Spencer Porath 21 FG

Br – Porath 32 FG

BD – Alijah Price 38 Run (Ben Rudolph Kick)

Br – Garrett Sherrell 65 run (Porath kick)

Br – Sherrell 1 run (run failed)

Br – Sherrell 45 run (run failed)

BD – Thomas Gotkowski 8 Run (Rudolph Kick)

BD – Mark Zackery 20 Interception Return (Pass Failed)

BD – Gotkowski 16 Run (Gotkowski Run)

Rush – Borwnsburg: Sherrell 25-167, AJ Jobe 1-6, Dunn 9-(-43). Ben Davis: Alijah Price 10-105, Gotkowski 16-60, Cameron Morrison 1-5.

pass — Brownsburg: Dunn 11-17-1 203. Ben Davis: Gotkowski 18-41-1 216.

Reception – Brownsburg: Cayden Olinger 8-101, Smith 2-106, Sherrell 1-(-4). Ben Davis: Zackery 5-59, Zane Skibinski 4-66, Nate Williams 4-66, Tyler McClain 4-18, Price 1-7

New Palestine 35, Greenfield-Central 0

IHSAA football sectional highlights: New Palestine 35, Greenfield-Central 0

The Dragons continued their dominance over the Cougars on Friday night.

More: New Palestine maintains its dominance over Greenfield-Central

Lawrence North 38, Lawrence Central 16

IHSAA Football Sections Lawrence North defeated Lawrence Central 38-16

Lawrence North defeated Lawrence Central 38-16 in sectional play. The Wildcats will face Cathedral next Friday, November 3, 2023.

Center Grove 40, Franklin Central 14

IHSAA Football Division Highlights: Center Grove 40, Franklin Central 14

The three-time defending Class 6A state champion Trojans did everything they could to pull away from the Flashes in the second half.

Player of the game: Luke Barrett of Center Grove. The junior defensive back was involved in three of the Trojans’ four takeaways in the game and recorded two interceptions and a fumble recovery. He returned the first interception of the third quarter for a touchdown. He caught the second interception while Franklin Central was in the red zone and managed to maintain his composure even after a Flashes player took a late hit and knocked him over a dugout on the Trojans’ sideline.

Course of the game: Luke Barrett’s 45-yard pick-six. The ball flew from Franklin Central’s hands into Barrett’s, and he evaded several defenders (and the out-of-bounds line) as he ran down the Flashes’ sideline and into the end zone. That interception return gave Center Grove a three-possession lead in the third quarter, making it easier for the Trojans to get past the pesky Flashes.

Turning point: Brody Boswell’s interception four minutes before the end of the game. It was his second interception of the night, and Franklin Central made a last-ditch effort to get the ball down the field despite already having three possessions. Boswell’s interception gave Center Grove a timeout in the trenches, preventing Franklin Central from having a chance at a comeback. –Chloe Peterson

CG – Noah Coy 11 by Tyler Cherry (Patrick Smith Kick)

CG – Noah Coy 65 by Cherry (Smith kick blocked)

FC – Broderic Middleton 2 Rush (kick by Zachary Haesssen)

FC – Jayon Harvey 69 by Nevan Tutterow (Haessen kick)

CG – Brevin Holubar 7 by Cherry (missed Smith kick)

CG – Coy 1o by Cherry (Tyler Schruben kick)

CG – Luke Barrett 45 Interception Return (Scrub Kick)

CG – Coy 38 pass from Cherry (Smith kick)

Rush – Center Grove: Matthew Yoder 20-93, Austin Hennessy 8-16, Cherry 5-(minus-21), Drake McClurg 1-3; Franklin Central: Lawrence 1-2, Brown-Echols 1-(minus-2), Harvey 6-11, Middleton 7-10, Tutterow 2-0, McKinley 1-17, Beauchamp 1-2.

pass — Center Grove: Cherry 17-27-0 261; Franklin Central: Tutterow 17-31-4 227.

Reception – Center Grove: Coy 8-84, Holubar 5-146, Tristan Baxter 1-9, McClurg 1-8; Franklin Central: Logue 8-96, Harvey 3-82, Swanigan 2-18, Moritz 2-3, McKinley 1-14, Johnson 1-14.

Mt Vernon 42, Beech Grove 12

IHSAA Football Section Highlights: Mt. Vernon 42, Beech Grove 12

The outstanding Marauders reach the group finals with a confident victory over the Hornets.

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Westfield 37, Carmel 21

CARMEL – Things started well for Carmel in Friday’s Class 6A semifinals. The Greyhounds forced a fumble on Westfield’s opening drive to grab early momentum.

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For subscribers: Westfield’s dominant performance over Carmel was the first step in the Shamrocks’ postseason ambitions

Westfield controlled the game at every level – offensively, defensively and on special teams. The Shamrocks scored three touchdowns in the second quarter, two of which were set up by critical Carmel turnovers in Greyhound territory.

Westfield (9-1) advances to the section championship game to face Noblesville. The Shamrocks’ win ended the season for Carmel (5-5) for the second straight year.

Game play: Law, a junior defensive back, jumped in front of a Carmel receiver for the interception early in the first quarter and raced 50 yards down the middle of the field for the score and a 7-0 Westfield lead.

Player of the game: Junior running back Kendall Garnett was a workhorse for Westfield, finishing with 100 yards on 20 carries. His effort kept the chains moving and kept the Shamrocks offense on the field. Westfield didn’t punt until there was 11:22 left in the game.

Turning point: Carmel was already down 21-0 late in the second quarter when the offense suffered another disappointing possession. Westfield’s Coleton Vondersaaar broke through with a strip sack and Sam Bola recovered the ball at the Carmel 25. Westfield scored four plays later on a 2-yard keeper from quarterback Jackson Gilbert to take a 28-0 lead into halftime. –Paul Shepherd

W – Interception by Drew Law 50 (Brody Boehm Kick)

W – Mikeah Webster 1 run (Boehn kick)

W – Broc Parker 7 pass from Jackson Gilbert (Boehm kick)

W – Gilbert 7 Run (Boehm Kick)

C – Colin Johnson 20 Run (Matthew Obermeier Kick)

W – Gabriel Aramboles 3 pass from Gilbert (Boehm kick)

W – Safety, Team (intentional grounding)

C – Ozzy Pollard 12 pass from Anthony Coellner (pass failed)

C – Jacob Bellin 42 pass from Anthony Coellner (Nathan Rodgers pass from Coellner)

Rush – Westfield: Kendall Garnett 20-100, Gilbert 8-22, Webster 2-10, Gabriel Aramboles 1-11, Maximus Nosler 2-9, Carsen Melvin 2-(-6), Austin Umbaugh 6-15, Will Irwin 1-( -1); Carmel: Norvil Tucker 9-46, Colin Johnson 3-32, Anthony Coellner 9-54.

Pass – Westfield: Gilbert 7-7-0 78, Melvin 2-2-0 3; Carmel: Coellner 18-32-3 252.

Received – Westfield: Aramboles 2-10, Parker Knott 1-34, Parker 2-10, Nosler 1-9, Beau Braun 1-15, Will Irwin 1-5, Rice Middleton 1 (-2); Carmel: Christian Peterson 4-53, Ozzy Pollard 4-27, Nathan Rodgers 4-57, Jacob Bellin 5-105, Tucker 1-10.

Mooresville 17, Roncalli 9

M – Tyler Church 23 FG

M – Levi Dorn 26 pass from Hogan Denny (church kick)

R – Zach Dozier 1 run (kick blocked)

M – H. Denny 90 Run (Church Kick)

R – Gavin Louthain 24 FG

Rush — Mooresville: Landon Clements 20-78, H. Denny 16-144; Roncalli: Jayden Buchanan 11-38, Henry Adams 6-27, Dozier 6-6, Ben Brandenburg 3-(minus-1).

pass — Mooresville: H. Denny 13-23-0 231; Roncalli: Buchanan 22-37-1 256.

Reception – Mooresville: Kaden Bruhn 3-94, Dorn 3-77, Trey Bennett 2-30, JJ Knight 2-17, Nate Thomas 2-9, Tyler Denny 1-4; Roncalli: Christian Swiezy 4-98, Rudy Schottle 4-36, James Guthrie 3-40, Will Hegwood 3-32, Charlie Elsener 3-19, Dozier 3-13, JJ Prendergast 2-18.

Bishop Chatard 21, Guerin Catholic 10

Hamilton Heights 28, Maconaquah 21

HH – Carson Fettig 46 punt return (kick by Teigan Scoles)

M – DJ Elliott 32 pass from Braxton Birner (Nolan Tarrh kick)

M – AJ Kelly 59 pass from Birner (Tarrh kick)

HH – Eric Balcom 1 Run (Scoles Kick)

M – Kelly 20 pass from Birner (Tarrh kick)

HH – Owen VanHaaren 6 Run (Scoles Kick)

HH – VanHaaren 7 Run (Scoles Kick)

Rush – Maconaquah: Ty Galvan 7-27, Birner 11-27, Kaleb Shelton 2-6; Hamilton Heights: VanHaaren 24-103, Balcom 11-36, Bodie Derrer 5-6, Tyelr Champion 3-11.

pass — Maconaquah: Birner 22-34-0 284; Hamilton Heights: Derrer 16-22-1 245.

Reception – Maconaquah: Shelton 3-38, Fuddy Kile 6-55, Kelly 7-110, Elliott 4-83, Galvan 2-(minus-7); Hamilton Heights: Dre Chandler 4-76, Champion 1-43, Jaylyn Pugh 2-56, Cam Fleming 5-44, VanHaaren 2-16, Connor Baumann 2-10.

IHSAA football semifinal results

CLASS 6A

Section 3

Fishers 42, Homestead 14

Hamilton SE 56, FW Northrop 7

Section 4

Westfield 37, Carmel 21

Noblesville 31, Zionsville 24

Section 5

Ben Davis 28, Brownsburg 25

Hecht 42, Avon 41, OT

Section 6

Cathedral 42, North Central 2

Lawrence North 38, Lawrence Central 16

Section 7

Warren Central 49, Perry Meridian 0

Southport 41, Tech 12

Section 8

Center Grove 40, Franklin Central 14

Columbus North 58, Jeffersonville 0

CLASS 5A

Section 13

Harrison (West Lafayette) 39, Plainfield 13

Decatur Central 33, McCutcheon 0

Section 14

Whiteland 63, Terre Haute North 7, 4Q

Terre Haute South 14, Franklin 10

CLASS 4A

Section 21

Brebeuf Jesuit 70, Lebanon 49

Mooresville 17, Roncalli 9

Section 22

New Palestine 35, Greenfield-Central 0

Mt Vernon 42, Beech Grove 12

Section 23

Greenwood 43, Jennings County 12

East Central 56, Martinsville 20

CLASS 3A

Section 28

Bishop Chatard 21, Guerin Catholic 10

Hamilton Heights 28, Maconaquah 21

Section 29

Tri-West 42, North Montgomery 6

Monrovia 20, Speedway 3

Section 31

Batesville 20, Lawrenceburg 14

Indian Creek 37, Franklin County 0

CLASS 2A

Section 37

Linton-Stockton 26, Greencastle 21

Southmont 22, Cascade 21, OT

Section 38

Eastern Hancock 44, Cardinal Ritter 21

Winchester 20, Heritage Christian 14

Section 39

Triton Central 28, Brownstown Central 17

Eastern (Pekin) 44, Switzerland County 0

CLASS A

Section 42

Park Tudor 48, Clinton Central 6

North Vermillion 50, Clinton Prairie 42

Section 45

Monroe Central 43, Wes Del 34

Sheridan 54, Tindley 6

Section 46

North Decatur 63, Edinburgh 0

Milan 14, Tri 8

Section 47

Lutheran 21, South Putnam 14

Covenant Christian 37, Riverton Parke 18

IHSAA STATE SECTION SEMIFINAL RESULTS

CLASS 6A

Part 1

Lake Central 23, Portage 0

Crown Point 42, Lafayette Jeff 10

Section 2

Warsaw 31, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 17

Penn 35, Elkhart 0

CLASS 5A

Section 9

Merrillville 49, Munster 7

Hammond Morton 52, Hammond Central 6

Section 10

Michigan City 6, LaPorte 5

Valparaiso 31, Chesterton 14

Section 11

Mishawaka 48, Goshen 14

Concord 49, South Bend Adams 10

Section 12

FW Snider 44, Anderson 14

Section 15

Bloomington South 44, Bloomington North 31

Seymour 39, Columbus East 20

Section 16

Evansville North 28, Floyd Central 20

Castle 35, New Albany 17

CLASS 4A

Section 17

New Prairie 28, Kankakee Valley 21, OT

Culver Academy 46, Highland 13

Section 18

NorthWood 56, South Bend Washington 14

Northridge 49, Wawasee 20

Section 19

FW Bishop Dwenger 42, DeKalb 28

Leo 45, East Noble 42

Section 20

Mississinewa 31, Columbia City 15

Kokomo 35, Marion 0

Section 24

Evansville Reitz 42, Bedford North Lawrence 6

Evansville Memorial 17, Jasper 14

CLASS 3A

Section 25

Hanover Central 41, Boone Grove 20

West Lafayette 42, Rensselaer Central 7

Section 26

John Glenn 25, Fairfield 8

Knox 15, West Noble 13

Section 27

Delta 24, Yorktown 21

Garrett 20, Heritage 6

Section 30

Vincennes Lincoln 63, Pike Central 0

Gibson Southern 48, Washington 14

Section 32

Scottsburg 38, Salem 31, OT

Heritage Hills 23, Southridge 20

CLASS 2A

Section 33

Bremen 21, Wheeler 18

LaVille 50, Whiting 0

Section 34

Lafayette Central Catholic 28, Rochester 22

Seeger 20, Lewis Cass 16

Section 35

FW Bishop Luers 14, Eastside 10

Manchester 28, Central Noble 21

Section 36

Eastern (Greentown) 42, Tipton 0

Bluffton 35, Eastbrook 21

Section 40

North Posey 35, Evansville Mater Dei 34, OT

Paoli 50, Waldpark 14

CLASS A

Section 41

North Judson 42, South Newton 0

Triton 56, Culver 0

Section 43

Carroll (Flora) 49, Caston 6

Tri-Central 17, West Central 8

Section 44

Madison Grant 43, North Miami 14

Adams Central 48, Southwood 0

Section 48

Springs Valley 24, West Washington 0

Providence 50, North Daviess 13