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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Western girls put defensive clamps on West Lafayette
Western opened its postseason by putting on a defensive clinic against host West Lafayette Wednesday night in a Class 3A Sectional opening round game.
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Rival Berries visit Kokomo
Muncie Central has the North Central Conference boys basketball championship in sight. The Class 3A No. 2-ranked Bearcats are 5-0 in league play with games remaining against second-division squads Anderson and Marion.
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Black takes spot among Taylor’s elite
Growing up, Mone’y Black always saw herself as a softball player first.
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Kats lose heartbreaker
Kokomo’s girls basketball team executed its game plan to near perfection against host Logansport in the first game of the Class 4A Logansport Sectional Tuesday.
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Tipton races by Taylor
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Tuesday’s sectional opponent — Taylor — held the Blue Devils down in two of those games. Tuesday was a different story.
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It’s tourney time
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What a kick for Hoosier native Weatherford
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Ice baths can improve your health
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Wiechmann comes up big in regional
Western senior wrestler Jake Wiechmann had lost twice this season to Kokomo standout Fletcher Miller, and was trailing 3-1 to Miller in the third period of the championship of the 182-pound match at the Peru Regional Saturday when the opportunity for vengeance struck.
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Wildkat wrestlers move nine onto Ft. Wayne semistate
The Kokomo Wildkats’ bus will need just a little bit more gas than usual next weekend to haul its cargo up to Fort Wayne for Saturday’s individual wrestling semistate at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
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