Tri-Central’s football miseries continued here Friday when they ran into a Clinton Prairie squad that had too much speed and too many horses.
The Gophers (2-2) broke free for 27 first quarter points, had a 45-6 halftime lead and then turned it over to their backups for a 57-22 victory that was as uneven as the score indicates.
“It was ugly — real ugly,” said first-year coach George Gilbert. “We have some problems, but we will fix them. I still believe in the kids because they never gave up. Truth is, Prairie was bigger, stronger and faster than we were. We’re now going into the meat of our schedule and the seniors have to start showing some leadership.”
Tri-Central (0-4) hosts Clinton Central Friday, a program that Gilbert coached 19 years, then the following week its a trip to Class A, No. 1 ranked Lafayette Catholic.
On this night the Gopher ground game totally demolished the Trojans. Brady Woodruff, a 230 pound sophomore fullback, carried only 10 times but finished with 147 yards and two touchdowns. Slayd Schimmel, a junior running back, carried the ball five times for 128 yards and two scores and John Schubert carried five times for 123 yards, one being a 90-yard sprint.
The Gophers piled up 496 yards on the ground on 40 carries which meant they hardly needed a passing game.
TC got touchdowns from four yards by freshman Austin D’Agostino; five yards by Cody Byrd, and a 80 yard kickoff return from freshman Martavius Hunt.
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The ceremonies at the start of the race are legendary. You have the Spectacle of Bands in all of their glory, the flyover of military jets, the balloons and flying start of 11 rows of three. The singing of “America the Beautiful,” “God Bless America,” “Back Home Again in Indiana,” and the “Star Spangled Banner” are all are examples of the pageantry that kickoff the “Greatest Spectacle Racing.” And let’s not forget the famous words “Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.”
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Fritz, other friends help carry on Gabriel’s vision
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New Western basketball coach is right at home
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Miller, like his father and brother before him, played for the Panthers. He started and was the third-leading scorer on the Panthers’ 1990 Kokomo Sectional championship squad.
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Tipton, Madison-Grant reach final of Eastern Sectional
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Beeler, Hurst pitch Panthers into title game
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Raiders hold off Wildkats
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