In one of the wildest games in the first round of the ISHAA Tourney the Bloomington North Cougars upended the Decatur Central Hawks, 50-49 and of course there were great performances on both sides of the field. For the victorious Panthers it was DAngelo Roberts rushing for 329 yards with six touchdowns, including the game winning two-point conversion in OT. Decatur Central was led by fullback Sean Evans who rushed seven times for 105 yards with a TD and halfback Cody Turner who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Turner also caught a 62-yard TD pass from quarterback Brandon Ledford. Ledford also was spectacular, rushing for 163 yards and throwing for 155 yards with four touchdowns. Roberts, a junior, fell five yards short of the single-game rushing mark of John Rochell (334 yards in 1994) and tied the single-game TD mark set by Anthony Lindsey, who once threw six touchdown passes.

In the battle of Columbus- The East Olympians Shane Henderson had quite a night. The 6-1, 160, junior wide receiver accounted for all of the East points in a 27-26 comeback thriller against crosstown rival Columbus North. He did it with: two touchdown receptions, one touchdown pass, two field goals (27 and 26 yards) and three extra points. Henderson also kicked four kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks, and had an interception on the final play of the game to seal the deal. Henderson also punted the ball twice for a total of 75 yards (his average is 38 on the year) and had a handful of tackles. On the night, the versatile junior had 11 catches for 153 yards, and a 35 yard pass for a score. In addition, Columbus East is 68-7 over the last six years, best record in Indiana. Shane Henderson entered Friday night with 61 career receptions, and 1324 yds. receiving (8th and 5th respectively in East history) Henderson's 21.7 yards per catch is the best in school history. Rumor has it, that Henderson sold popcorn at halftime- but we could not confirm that as of this writing.

On October 9th the Martinsville Artesians smacked the Whiteland Warriors around en route to a 34-0 regular season win. Head Coach Darrin Fischers ball club gave the Artesians a little bit of their own medicine when it counted for real on Friday night as the Warriors repaid the favor with a 58-33 win. Cody Phillips rushed for 182 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries and Drew Smyth had 162 yards on 16 carries for Whiteland on the night. Martinsville coach Fred Kutruff led the 8-2 Artesians to their first winning season since 2001.

Adam Creighbaum rushed 24 times for 172 yards and two touchdowns in Triton's 27-14 win over Winamac. In the loss, Eric Sass rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns.

Lintons Kaleb Bridges delivered four rushing touchdowns and Evan Magni scored four times to lead the Miners to an opening round win.

Bremen's Eryk Zimmerman rushed for 143 yards on just nine carries and scored three touchdowns during a 44-0 win over Eastside.

Wheeler senior Kyle Kellar gained 100 yards rushing on 12 carries and two touchdowns and Jake Hildago also rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another to aid the Bearcats in their 41-7 opening round win over North Newton.

Isaiah Roundtree of Lawrence Central rushed 25 times for 210 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead the Bears to a 33-21 win over crosstown rival Lawrence North. In the loss North QB Aaron Sims was 11-of-19 passing for 226 yards with two scores. Roundtree has now rushed 148 times for 783 yards with 10 TDs this season.

In a losing effort, Eastern Greenes Gunnar Porter had 240 rushing yards and three fourth quarter rushing touchdowns as Indianapolis Scecina outlasted the T-Birds 43-26.

Chestertons Kyle Schmidt nailed a 20-yard field goal with 5.4 seconds remaining to lift the Trojans to a 16-13 victory over Crown Point in first-round play of Class 5A Sectional 1. Schmidt, a sophomore also had field goals of 46 yards and 44 yards earlier in the game. Schmidt is 7-of-8 in the field goal department this year and has made all three of his field goal attempts from 40-49 yards out this season.

Boonville (8-2) got 164 yards rushing and three touchdowns from running back Kyle Whitten and complemented that with 153 yards passing from Cameron Morris, who was 11-of-19 passing, in the Pioneers 35-6 Class 4A first-round sectional win over Owen Valley Friday night at Patriot Field.

Noblesvilles Joey Pasquale ran for three touchdowns and 113 yards and Tyler Reeves rushed 15 times for 113 yards and Jake Bates chipped in with 11 carries for 101 yards to lead the Millers to a 58-30 win over Lafayette Jefferson.

In Center Groves 49-6 win over Bloomington South the Trojans racked up a 443-165 advantage in total yards. The Trojans were led by Jimmy Boshears 158 yards rushing on 15 carries. In addition to averaging better than 10 yards per attempt, he also ran for two scores and caught a 15-yard pass for a third.

Unranked Fort Wayne Snider rolled up 460 yards of offense en route to a 42-7 win over No. 4-ranked Kokomo Wildkats. The Panthers kept the Kats Braxton Shelton in check, held to only 82 yards and a touchdown on 14 attempts. The loss put to a end a spectacular year for Shelton and coach Brett Colby. The Kats have won 25-of-27 regular-season games, including all 21 in the North Central Conference in Colbys three years at the helm for Kokomo.

Eastern Greentowns Tyler Harnish had seven receptions for 167 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Jonathon Keith finished with 201 yards through the air on 11-of-19 passing as the Comets flew past Bluffton 38-12. Cale Roark finished with 130 rushing yards on 14 carries and Keith added 69 on eight carries.

Guerin Catholics Steven Haas ran for 162 yards and a touchdown and caught a 62-yard TD pass while Colin Shanteau completed 7-of-15 passes for 163 yards with a score as the Eagles won their fourth straight game with a 30-13 win over Sheridan in round one of the IHSAA tourney. Eric Price rushed 35 times for 229 yards in the loss for the young Blackhawks.

Northwestern Michael Schulte scored a career-best five touchdowns in the Tigers 61-0 win over Elwood.

Hamilton Southeasterns Matt Ripp rushed for 210 yards on 18 carries, including touchdown runs of 82 and 47 yards as the Royals defeated Lafayette Harrison 19-0. Ripp, a senior, now has 1,126 yards rushing on the year and 3,818 yards on his career.

In Clinton Centrals 66-7 win over Tri-Central, senior Jordan Woodard rushed for 184 yards and scored six touchdowns (4-rushing and 2-receivng). The versatile Woodard also caught four passes for 51 yards and intercepted two passes on defense.

Tyler Mohr ran for 123 yards on 11 carries as the Roncalli Rebels ran past Broad Ripple 39-14.

Fishers QB Alex Hines had three touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown while compiling more than 200 total yards and running back Tommy Huser rushed 21 times for 165 yards in the Tigers 37-3 win over the host McCutcheon Mavericks.

Merrillville kicker/punter Mike Enghofer kicked a 46-yard field goal, had two punts downed inside the ten yard line and drilled four PATs as the Pirates upended Valpo 31-0 in Sectional 1 play. In addition, Christian Matthews hauled in six passes for 141 yards and two scores and QB Zach Raspopovich was 13-of-24 passing for 169 yards and two scores.

New Palestine running back Austin Cohey had 222 yards and three scores as the Dragons upended Pendleton Heights 41-21.

North Daviess Ryan Webster rushed 16 times for 294 yards in the Cougars 64-0 opening round win over Wood Memorial.

Brebeuf running back Evan Kroot rushed for 129 yards and five touchdowns as the Braves beat Danville 49-7.

Portages Jake Dixon took the opening kickoff back 85 yards for a score and added four first-half rushing touchdowns as the Indians rolled to a 42-0 victory over the East Chicago Cardinals. Dixon finished the night with 81 rushing yards and 12 receiving yards.

Adam's running back Tevin Lake rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns and teammate Aaron McPherson rushed for 131 yards in a 29-26 win over Elkhart Central. In the loss, Robbie Buss was 17-of-25 for 241 yards and two touchdowns.

Benton Central Senior quarterback Nick Patterson finished 18-of-30 for 203 yards and a touchdown in the Bisons opening round 28-8 loss to West Lafayette.

In Pikes 31-15 opening round win over Terre Haute North, the Red Devils team defense limited Terre Haute North to 37 rushing yards on 28 carries. The lone Patriots bright spot was Chris OLeary who was 21-of-37 passing with 237 yards and 2 TDs.

Nathan Wells of New Prairie rushed for 229 yards and four touchdowns in the Cougars' 52-6 win over Gavit. All told, New Prairie totaled 462 yards on the ground.

Brandon Grubbe rushed 39 times for 175 yards and two touchdowns as the Lowell Red Devils defeated previously unbeaten and fourth ranked Plymouth 14-6 to record their 11th straight opening round win in IHSAA tourney play. The Red Devils also were led by Jordan Juarez who had four TFLs and an interception and a key pass breakup down the stretch that ended a Rockies scoring opportunity. Lowell was dominate on both sides of the ball against the highly regarded Rockies. The Red Devils dominated time of possession 30:14 to 17:46 and converted 7-of-15 third downs, while stopping Plymouth on all nine of its third downs and all three of its fourth downs.

North Judson totaled 414 rushing yards and Andrew Frasure scored three touchdowns in the Blue Jays' 64-14 win over River Forest. James Kraus kicked seven extra points, a 30-yard field goal, and returned a kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown.

Washingtons team defense had a spectacular game holding the Princeton to just 35 total offensive yards in the Hatchets 38-0 win over the Tigers.

Collin Skodinksi caught two touchdown passes from the Washington quarterback tandem of Pat Borlik and Nolan Dieter as Washington held on for a 21-20 win over Clay.

Top-ranked Central Catholic's defense forced five turnovers and shutout its seventh opponent in a 20-0 victory over No. 2 Pioneer in a Class A, Sectional 34 opener at LaRocca Field. Central Catholic senior split end Connor Mackey caught five passes for 140 yards and a touchdown. Knights QB Chris Mills completed 13-of-20 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns and ran for CC's first score. Scott Windler recorded two of four interceptions for the Knights defense. Pioneer fullback Bryce Kiser (Illinois State) finished with 94 yards on 22 carries for the Pioneers.

Indianapolis North Central senior running back Miles Clark rushed for 160 yards on 20 carries with touchdown runs of 48 and 23 yards as the Panthers erased a 14-point deficit to defeat Southport 37-22.

Eastbrooks Jeremy Porter-Jones rushed for 135 yards and added a pair of touchdowns on 21 carries and had the game-clinching interception to lead the Panthers to a 33-26 win over Leo. The Lions were led by Connor Kascor who rushed 26 times for 190 yards and Andrew Suciu who threw for 146 yards and rushed for 22 more.

Mike Arsenault rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns as St. Joseph's rolled past Tippecanoe Valley 54-7.

In Fort Wayne Waynes 30-0 win over the Marion Giants quarterback Jordan Patterson was 5-of-8 passing for 146 yards with score. In addition, Patterson finished the game with 99 yards rushing and racked up a total of 245 all purpose yards.

Mishawaka running back P.J. Warmoth rushed for 162 yards on 12 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns to lead the Cavemen over LaPorte 27-14. In the loss, Nick Latchford rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown.

North Decaturs Dirk Ricke collected 155 yards and four touchdowns all in the first half as the Chargers ran past Edinburgh 41-14.

In Mater Deis 61-21 win over upstart Forest Park, Wildcats running back Cody Hess rushed for 188 yards with two scores.

Micah Noble rushed for three touchdowns and intercepted a pass that he returned 23 yards for a touchdown during Fairfield's 79-6 thumping of Prairie Heights.

In a battle of the two of the states of the states best running backs, Chatard running back Ari Pappas rushed 21 times for 182 yards and three TDs and caught two passes for 50 yards and another score to lead the Trojans past Crawfordsville 38-21. Athenian running back Craig Fairley finished the season with 1,272 yards and will leave as the all-time leading rusher in Crawfordsville High School history with over 4,700 yards. Pappas, a senior, now has 1,300 yards rushing on the year is the Trojans all-time rusher with 4,950 yards.

The Penn offensive line cleared the way for the backfield to run for a total of 217 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-7 win over Goshen. In the loss, Carson Roberts was 14-of-19 for 161 yards and a touchdown.

North Montgomery running back Clay Birdsong rushed 39 times for 156 yards and scored two touchdowns and teammate quarterback Clayton Dale went 12-of-16 passing for 156 yards and two TDs as the Chargers defeated Western Boone 31-28.. In the loss, Western Boone standout Jared Knox rushed 23 times for 140 yards and went 6-of-8 passing with 100 yards and three touchdowns.

Luke Primerano of Peru had 5 catches for 174 yards and two scores as the Bengal Tigers shutout Mississinewa 31-0.

Anderson Highland running back Isaiah Johnson rushed 24 times for 286 yards and two scores and the Scots ran past Greenfield Central 36-6.

Anthony Yoder passed for 281 yards and five touchdowns in Concord's 45-13 win over Logansport.

Rochester's Kevan Secrist rushed for three touchdowns in the Zebras' 42-20 win over West Noble.

Bremen's Eryk Zimmerman rushed for 143 yards on just nine carries and scored three touchdowns during a 44-0 win over Eastside.