Indiana High School Football Scores: Week 8 Live Updates, Highlights – IndyStar

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Center Grove 43, Lawrence North 26

IHSAA football highlights: Center Grove 43, Lawrence North 26

The Wildcats pushed the Trojans and pulled off a fourth-quarter upset before the state champions went full throttle.

Three takeaways from Class 6A runner-up Center Grove’s 43-26 win over Lawrence North on Friday night.

Course of the game: It wasn’t a play the home crowd particularly liked or agreed with, but Lawrence North quarterback Montez Jones’ 10-yard touchdown pass to Davion Chandler at the end of the first half was a thing of beauty. Chandler caught the ball as it fell backwards in the right corner of the end zone. His right foot was on the ground when he pounced on the ball with 5.7 seconds left, giving the Wildcats a 19-15 halftime lead. Great catch from Chandler who had a great game.

Turning point: It wasn’t necessarily a play, but a ride. After Lawrence North took a 26-22 lead with 8:48 minutes left on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Jones to Dantu Gardner Jr., Center Grove took over at its own 35 and marched 65 yards in just five plays. Matthew Yoder’s 4-yard touchdown run with seven minutes left gave the Trojans a 29-26 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, the Wildcats fumbled the ball back to Center Grove, which scored three plays later on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Cherry to Noah Coy to take a 10-point lead.

Outstanding Artist: Ryan Cook was sidelined early in the game with an injury, leaving Yoder to carry the load for Center Grove’s ground game. The senior got the job done with 30 carries for 143 yards and two touchdowns. He has continually improved over the course of the season. —Kyle Neddenriep

CG – Brevin Holubar 19 Pass from Tyler Cherry (Patrick Smith Kick)

LN – Davion Chandler 43 pass from Montez Jones (kick failed)

LN – Jones 23 run (pass failed)

CG – Noah Coy 10 pass from Cherry (Drake McClurg pass from Cherry)

LN – Chandler 10 pass from Jones (Matt Dempsey kick)

CG – Dominick Barry 37 pass from Cherry (Smith kick)

LN – Dantu Gardner Jr. 6 pass from Jones (Dempsey kick)

CG – Matthew Yoder 4 Run (Smith Kick)

CG – Coy 13 pass from Cherry (Smith kick)

CG – Yoder 2 Run (Smith Kick)

Rush – Lawrence North: Jones 11-73, Izayveon Moore 7-13, Damario Moore 2-11, Tanner Aspeslet 1-(-5). Center Grove: Yoder 30-143, Rylan Cook 4-27, Owen Bright 1-4, Drake McClurg 1-3, Cherry 2-(-4).

pass — Lawrence North: Jones 14-26-0 177. Center Grove: Cherry 14-21-1 198.

Reception – Lawrence North: Chandler 4-63, Israel Jackson 5-42, D. Moore 3-35, Gardner 1-6. Center Grove: Coy 6-72, Holubar 4-36, Barry 2-40, McClurg 1-22, Tristan Baxter 1-30.

Danville 21, Western Boone 7

Turning point: Danville’s second goal line score of the game. There were seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, and if Western Boone had scored, the Stars would have been just one point away with plenty of time left. The Warriors’ goal line was absolutely crucial and allowed Danville to win.

Course of the game: Western Boone special teams player Mason Tomes’ 85-yard kick returns a touchdown. He weaved his way through several defenders to the house, and in the end that was the only thing that prevented a shutout for the Stars.

Ethan Wooten ran the ball 3 yards for the Warriors’ third score of the night and first of the second half.

Danville 21, Western Boone 7, 10:06 3Q pic.twitter.com/oxUi8J3NEv

– Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) October 7, 2023

Player of the game: I might as well make it the entire Danville defense. They allowed 0 points from Western Boone’s offense, including two successful and game-winning goal line stands – one in the second quarter and another in the fourth. They also had an interception in the third quarter and a crucial fumble recovery with two minutes to play to seal the win for the Warriors. –Chloe Peterson

Westfield 28, Fishers 14

IHSAA football highlights: Westfield 28, Fishers 14

The Shamrocks earned an impressive win over the Tigers in Week 8 of the Hoosier Crossroads Conference.

GAME PLAY: Westfield had two explosive touchdown plays in the contest, the last being a 70-yard pass from quarterback Jackson Gilbert to tight end Maximus Nosler. Nosler caught a pass in a short cross pattern, made it to the sideline and fended off several tackles on the way to the end zone. Nosler then caught a two-point conversion pass to give the Shamrocks a 21-7 lead early in the fourth quarter.

TURNING POINT: On the Fishers’ possession before Nosler’s touchdown catch, the Tigers pushed deep into Westfield territory, scored a first down at the 17 and appeared poised to take the lead.

On third down, Fishers receiver JonAnthony Hall was caught after a catch for a 2-yard loss, setting up 4th-and-6 at the 13th. The play featured Tigers sophomore quarterback Gage Sturgill, making his first start in place of injured senior Bennett Gorak – could have run for the first down but continued to look for a receiver when a heavy pass rush came his way came. His subsequent pass failed incomplete.

Four plays later, Gilbert and Nosler scored the game-winning goal.

OUTSTANDING ARTIST: Picking one from this competition would not do justice to the comprehensive efforts of both teams. For Westfield, Gilbert completed 6 of 11 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns without turning the ball over. However, the Westfield defense came up with big plays of its own, including an interception by junior defensive back Drew Law that stopped a Fishers drive that reached the Shamrock 37 midway through the third quarter, while the pass rush stymied the Tigers as they took it reached the Westfield 17 in the fourth quarter.

It would be appropriate to mention Sturgill as a standout player playing his first varsity game. He completed 13 of 27 passes (several in high winds) for 199 yards – including a 29-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter. –Lewis Bagley

W – Gabe Aramboles 72nd pass from Jackson Gilbert (Brody Boehm kick)

W – Mikeah Webster 1 run (Boehm kick)

F – Khobie Martin 7 Run (Jonathan Tangara Kick)

W – Max Nosler 70 pass from Gilbert (Boehm kick)

F – Millen McCartney 29 pass from Gage Sturgill (Tangara kick)

W – Kendall Garnett 1 run (Boehm kick)

Rush – Westfield: Garnett 17-80, Gilbert 8-3, Webster 1-1, Team 1-0. Fischer: Martin 27-122, Ryan Thembulembu 12-75, Sturgill 3-2, JonAnthony Hall 1-1, Brady Griffits 2-(minus-2).

pass – Westfield: Gilbert 7-13-0, 200. Fishers: Sturgill 13-27-1, 122.

Reception – Westfield: Aramboles 3-91, Nosler 1-70, Beau Braun 2-37, Garnett 1-2. Fischer: McCartney 3-56, Joel Gates 2-26, Hall 5-19, Noah McPeek 2-16, Martin 1-5.

Brownsburg 27, Noblesville 22

IHSAA football: Brownsburg defeats Noblesville 27-22

Brownsburg defeated Noblesville 27-22 on Friday, October 6, 2023.

Franklin 35, Greenwood 21

Alex Leugers scored a career-best four touchdowns and quarterback Clay Pinnick added a fifth, leading the Grizzly Cubs (5-3, 4-2) to a decisive Mid-State Conference victory that kept Franklin’s hopes alive for a share of the championship. Leugers rushed for 228 yards and Pinnick another 128 for the winners. The Woodmen (4-4, 2-4) lost for the fourth time in five starts as quarterback Brock Riddle was held to a season-low 172 yards.

F – Alex Leuger’s 67 run (JD Sever kick)

F – Leuger’s 3 run (heavy kick)

F – Leuger’s 48 run (heavy kick)

F – Leuger’s 39 run (heavy kick)

G – Gunner Ruppert 9 Run (Kyrin York Kick)

F – Clay Pinnick 79 run (heavy kick)

G – Alan Burnett 3 Run (York Kick)

G – Burnett 7 Run (York Kick)

Rush – Greenwood: Ruppert 13-73, Burnett 16-47, Jackson Haessig 3-9, Brock Riddle 7-0. Franklin: Leugers 21-228, Pinnick 12-128, Kaleb Owens 3-23, Luke Bechert 1-0.

Pass – Greenwood: Riddle 17-36-0, 172. Franklin: Pinnick 1-4-0, 28.

Received – Greenwood: Tanner Crouch 4-58, Chase Monroe 4-48, Amare Middleton 6-40, Burnett 1-18, Ben Hommell 1-5, Josh Carroll 1-3. Franklin: Leuger 1-28.

Carmel 17, Warren Central 14

WC – J. Barlow 15 Interception Return (Kick by Jeremy Ramirez)

C – Anthony Coellner 59 Run (Josh Placzek Kick)

WC – James Clark 9th run (Ramirez kick)

C – Christian Peterson 20 pass from Coellner (Placzek kick)

C – Placzek 37 FG

Rush – Warren Central: Jaylan McMoore 11-96, Clark 17-45, J. McCullough 5-42, Jordan Williams 2-5, Cyron Williams 1-1, Ant. Dennison 1-(minus-1); Carmel: Coellner 8-96, Colin Johnson 16-25, Norvil Tucker 8-18, H. Mumau 2-(minus-2).

Pass – Warren Central: Dennison 14-31-0 122; Carmel: Coellner 4-17-1 38.

Received – Warren Central: Chazz Corley 5-45, C. Williams 3-41, Clark 3-18, Aric Hester 1-7, Jay Morris 1-6, J. Williams 1-5; Carmel: Nate Rogers 2-8, 1-20, Colin Johnson 1-10.

Cathedral 42, Roncalli 0

Quarterback Danny O’Neil completed a season-low two passes, one for a touchdown, but scored three points as the visiting Irish (6-2) won their fourth straight and defeated the rival Royals (3-5) for the first time ) defeated Zeit with a dominating shutout performance since 2018. Cathedral yielded just 87 yards on 50 plays.

C – Danny O’Neil 7 Run (Van Krisiloff Kick)

C – Hosia Smith recovered blocked punt in end zone (Krisiloff kick)

C – O’Neil 1 run (Krisiloff kick)

C – Devaughn Slaughter 27 pass from O’Neil (Krisiloff kick)

C – O’Neil 1 run (Krisiloff kick)

C – Jimmy Pappas 34 run (Sam Pinnamaner kick)

Rush – Cathedral: Jalen Bonds 19-142, O’Neil 11-84, Pappas 6-66, Colin Ayers 4-13, Isaiah Rollins 1-11, Zion Crowe 1-(minus-1), Team 1-(minus-8) . Roncalli: Zach Dozier 20-37, Ben Brandenburg 5-7, Rudy Schoettle 2-(minus-2), Collin Ash 5-(minus-9).

Pass – Cathedral: O’Neil 2-9-0, 29; Jack Gause 1-1-0, (minus-3). Roncalli: Ash 7-18-2, 54.

Received – Cathedral: Slaughter 3-26. Roncalli: Schoettle 2-29, Dozier 1-9, Charlie Elsener 2-8, James Guthrie 1-8, JJ Prendergast 1-0.

Whiteland 22, Plainfield 8

The struggling Warriors (4-4, 3-3) shook up the Mid-State Conference title race with a second-half surge fueled by hard-running Slate Valentine and his 201 rushing yards No. 1 ranked Class 5A defeated . 6 Quakers (6-2, 4-2). At halftime, Plainfield led by one point, but Valentine ran for a touchdown, converted two points and set up a field goal attempt that kept Plainfield on its heels. Whiteland rushed for 370 yards and dominated possession.

W – Dane Kunz 2 Run (Noah Pope Kick)

P – Caden Vanderbush 27 pass from Hunter Newell (Brandon Hendry pass from Marcos Rivera)

W – Jordan Palmer 19 Run (Slate Valentine Run)

W – Valentine 6 Run (Pope Kick)

Rush – Plainfield: Luke Starnes 11-46, Newell 1-15, team 1-(minus-2). Whiteland: Valentine 27-201, Palmer 8-62, Kaiden Davidson 10-48, Kunz 11-33.

Pass – Plainfield: Newell 16-26-1, 157. Whiteland: Oliver Taylor 4-5-0, 57; Davidson 0-1-0, 0.

Received – Plainfield: Isaiah Miller 5-47, Ja’mir Bouie 5-47, Vanderbush 3-36, Rivera 2-25. Whiteland: Andrian Kolleigbo 2-41, Davidson 2-16.

Tri-West 41, Crawfordsville 0

TW – Malachi Walden 58 Run (Kick by Cortland Williams)

TW – Thad Brown 4 Pass from Walden (Williams Kick)

TW – Nolan Cooper 6 Run (Williams Kick)

TW – Max Robertson 88 Kickoff Return (Williams Kick)

TW – Cooper 23 Run (Kick not good)

TW – Kelan Dakin 42 Interception Return (Williams Kick)

Rush – Tri-West: Walden 3-62, Brady Hamstra 8-84, Cooper 4-41, Nick Johnson 2-16, Eli Morgan 4-22, Wanson Hall 1-1, Nate Hiland 1-0; Crawfordsville: N/A.

Pass – Tri-West: Walden 11/13/0 87; Crawfordsville: N/A

Received – Tri-West: Cole Morgan 3-27, Noah Lien 2-14, Brown 4-16, Jimmy Sorgi 2-30; Crawfordsville: N/A.

31 Pendleton Heights, 7 Yorktown

PH – Dresden Roberts 53 run (Dominic Apo-Kick)

PH – Nolan Bourders blocked the punt that was recovered in the end zone (Apo kick)

Y – Ayden Ewing 2 Run (Henry Weaver Kick)

PH – Apo 33 FG

PH – Roberts 1 Run (Apo Kick)

PH – Reese Reddington 14 pass from Colton Frank (Apo kick)

Rush – Pendleton Heights: Roberts 12-112, Isaac Wilson 10-53, Nick Trout 2-10, Bo Durfans 2-7, Frank 2-6, Ayden Forsha 1-6, Eli Arthur 5-4, Clint Miller 1-3. Yorktown: Ewing 18-51, Mason Moulton 9-1.

pass – Pendleton Heights: Wilson 6-8-1, 39; Frank 2-4-0, 21. Yorktown: Moulton 6-17-1, 68.

Reception – Pendleton Heights: Reddington 3-35, Nate Derolf 2-11, Caden Sims 2-7, Drake Stevens 1-7. Yorktown: Ephraim Daugherty 2-32, Cole Perdue 2-25, Ewing 1-9, Jayce Key 1-2.

Guerin Catholic 42, Terre Haute North 0

GC – Peter Rooney 25 Run (Peyton Butts Kick)

GC – Jack Linden 27 Run (Butts Kick)

GC – Rooney 3 Run (Butts Kick)

GC – Luke Baldwin 26 pass from Ryan Zimmerman (butts kick)

GC – Linden 9 Run (Butts Kick)

GC – Hayden Cler 3 pass from Zimmerman (James Hokanson kick)

Rush – Guerin Catholic: Linden 16-110, Rooney 9-68, Deklyn Frazier 3-7; Terre Haute North: Kam Baker 8-16, Josiah Bennett 4-8, Samuel Weihert 3-(minus-6), team 1-(minus-9).

Pass – Guerin Catholic: Zimmerman 8-11-0 133, Quentin Klee 1-6-1 5; Terre Haute North: Baker 6-18-0 61.

Received – Guerin Catholic: Malcolm Houze 2-65, Rooney 2-23, Baldwin 1-26, Aiden Ferry 1-16, Trevor Macey 1-5, Cler 1-3; Terre Haute North: Weihert 2-45, Bennett 2-(minus-1), Asiah Menke 1-11, Dalton Hersman 1-6.

Scecina 41, Cardinal Ritter 28

Sc – Luke McDonald 31 pass from DJ Mendez (Owen Weinzierl kick)

Sc – Eric Montgomery 15 run (Weinzierl kick)

Sc – Clifford Brown 4 pass from Mendez (kick failed)

CR – Santana Allen 6 Run (Michael Agboola Kick)

Sc – Mendez 4 run (Weinzierl kick)

Sc – Montgomery 25 run (Weinzierl kick)

CR – Adrion Gregory 36 pass from Allen (Agboola kick)

CR – Martin Walker 19 pass from Allen (Agboola kick)

Sc – Mendez 1 run (Weinzierl kick)

CR – Marshawnn Henderson 8 pass from Allen (Agboola kick)

Rush – Knights: Santana Allen 20-71, Marshawnn Henderson 5-24, Trey Cole 3-1, Ben Paul 1-(minus-1); Scecina: Eric Montgomery 32-186, DJ Mendez 8-52, Ty Walker 2-30, Clifford Brown 8-27

Pass – Knights: Allen 27-38-1 267; Scenario: Mendez 19.11.0 125.

Received – Knights: Henderson 9-86, Gregory 9-75, M. Walker 7-73, Chase Guthrie 2-33; Scecina: Luke McDonald 4-59, Ty Walker 2-30, Keegan Ray 2-23, Clifford Brown 2-15, Tristan Brown 1-(minus-2)

Martinsville 38, Mooresville 35

Brayden Shrake rushed for 205 yards and a game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter to help host Artesians (5-3, 4-2) survive a wild offensive shootout and advance to a narrow victory over the Pioneers for the championship Mid-State Conference (3-5, 2-4). Mooresville quarterback Hogan Denny rushed for four touchdowns and threw a fifth, nearly leading the visitors to a comeback victory.

Mon – Hogan Denny 4 Run (kick failed)

Ma – Jace LaFary 5 pass from AJ Reynolds (kick failed)

Ma – Reynolds 3 Run (Charlie Rawlins Kick)

Ma – Trey Barner 10 blocked punt return (Rawlins kick)

Ma – Cameron Willison 3 pass from Reynolds (kick failed)

Mon – H. Denny 1 run (Tyler Church kick)

Ma – Hunter Stroud 96 Kickoff Return (kick failed)

Mon – H. Denny 10 Run (Church Kick)

Mon – H. Denny 1 run (Church Kick)

Ma – Brayden Shrake 25 run (run failed)

Mon – Kaden Bruhn 8 pass from H. Denny (Levi Dorn run)

Rush – Mooresville: H. Denny 19-117, Landon Clements 13-73, team 2-0. Martinsville: Shrake 33-205, Stroud 1-5, Reynolds 5-1, team 2-12.

Pass – Mooresville: H Denny 23-39-0, 247; Bruhn 1-1-0, 32. Martinsville: Reynolds 10-15-0, 118.

Received – Mooresville: Dorn 8-115, Bruhn 8-66, Trey Bennett 4-41, Tyler Denny 1-33, JJ Knight 2-16, Clements 1-8. Martinsville: Stroud 4-53, LaFary 4-50, Willison 2-15.

IHSAA Football Central Indiana Week 8 Results

Avon 20, Zionsville 17

Ben Davis 26, Lawrence Central 23

Bishop Chatard 42, Shortridge 0, 4Q

Bloomington South 51, Brebeuf Jesuit 26

Brownsburg 27, Noblesville 22

Carmel 17, Warren Central 14

Cathedral 42, Roncalli 0

Center Grove 43, Lawrence North 26

Crispus Attucks 48, Washington 6

Danville 21, Western Boone 7

Eastern (Greentown) 19, Sheridan 14

Eastern Hancock 26, Shenandoah 14

Franklin 35, Greenwood 21

Greenfield-Central 28, Delta 9

Greenwood Christian 35, FW Blackhawk Christian 0

Guerin Catholic 42, Terre Haute North 0

Hamilton Southeastern 19, Franklin Central 3

Indian Creek 21, Sullivan 7

Lapel 28, Jay County 7

Lebanon 41, Southmont 28

Lutheran 28, Speedway 9

Martinsville 38, Mooresville 35

McCutcheon 44, Tech 7

Monrovia 42, Cascade 35

Mt Vernon 28, Shelbyville 14

New Palestine 35, New Castle 7

North Decatur 69, Edinburgh 0

Park Tudor in South Newton, 7:30 p.m

31 Pendleton Heights, 7 Yorktown

Perry Meridian 7, Decatur Central 0, 3Q

Phalen Academy at Purdue Poly

Pike 34, North Central 15

Scecina 41, Cardinal Ritter 28

South Bend Washington at Hamilton Heights, 7:30 p.m

South Putnam 36, Heritage Christian 19

Terre Haute South 34, Southport 0

Tindley 20, Christel House Manual 13

Tri-West 41, Crawfordsville 0

Triton Central 31, Beech Grove 6

Westfield 28, Fishers 14

Whiteland 22, Plainfield 8