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a lot of poise and a lot of East coach Bob Gaddis said. having a heck of a time coaching these guys this year because they just practice hard, they prepare hard, they play hard and they believe, and what makes coaching fun. Our kids came right back and showed a lot of character, so I be prouder of The Olympians were penalized 12 times for 80 yards, but 11 penalties for 95 yards were more costly. Perhaps none was as costly as the illegal substitution penalty the Bull Dogs had when East was punting on fourth-and-1 from its own 32 and North leading 14-10. Another costly play for the Bull Dogs came in the closing seconds of the first half when they had the ball first-and-10 from the East 13 and Vogel ran four yards to the 9, but North get the ball spiked to have a chance at a field goal before the half ran out.

play a team of Columbus caliber, and you make that many mistakes, not going to give yourself a chance to be North coach Tim Bless said. Still, the Bull Dogs, who were led by Jesse 27 carries for 140 yards and a touch- down, looked like they might pull it out when they drove 85 yards in 16 plays to take a 20-16 lead with 2:00 remaining. As it turned out, they left too much time on the clock. what happens, but if you try to get too cute down there, you Bless said. did try to slow it down a little bit, and maybe hindsight being 20-20, we should have taken more time off, but we were down at the It was just enough time for Cowan and Jones.

was just thinking have to Cowan said. was like, not losing to It feels amazing. Everyone thought we were underdogs, and we just came out here and played our hearts out, and we The Republic, Columbus, Saturday, August 25, 2012 C3 portS Friday night numbers East vs. North: Four big plays A NDREW AKER HE EPUBLIC Columbus Patrick (31) and Brian Wichman (16) tackle Columbus North wide receiver Tori Jackson on a 44-yard passing play that set up a touchdown in the second quarter Friday. Olympians 23 Bull Dogs 20 COLUMBUS EAST (2-0) 7 3 6 7 23 COLUMBUS NORTH (0-2) 0 7 7 6 20 Jones 1 run (Paul Baker kick), 4:48.

31 FG, 3:43. Jackson 6 pass from Michael Vogel (Joe Gedeon kick), 2:06. Tompkins 8 run (Gedeon kick), 4:39. 9 run (kick failed), :08. 9 run (run failed), 2:00.

21 run (Baker kick), :46. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Columbus East Jones 28-178, Alex Cowan 19-44, JT Voelker 1-6. Columbus North Tompkins 27-140, Vogel 13-30, Josh Holt 3-13, Gedeon 1-(-25). PASSING: Columbus East Cowan 5 for 9, 68 yards, 0 touchdowns, 0 interceptions. Columbus North Vogel 12 for 24, 157, 1, 0.

RECEIVING: Columbus East Jason Kimmet 1-25, Jared Whiteside 1-23, Voelker 3-20. Columbus North Jackson 7-91, Taylor Summa 2-35, Skyler Farmer 2-22, Shannon McDonald 1-9. Chargers 36 Lancers 25 EDINBURGH (1-1) 0 7 12 6 25 NORTH DECATUR (2-0) 6 0 18 12 36 Ricke 19 run (pass failed), 3:11 Dayton 27 pass from Sammy Wilkerson (Caleb Giles kick), 1:36 Kirchhof 1 run (kick failed), 9:13 Hammersmith 63 interception return (pass failed), 8:03 1 run (kick failed), 6:48 3 run (run failed), 2:01 Bailey 8 pass from Wilkerson (pass 3 run (run failed), 10:17 58 run (run 9 run (kick INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Edinburgh Kevin Johnson 13-110, Wilkerson 8-19, Riley Price 1-13, Tyler Bailey 3-13, Dayton 1-(minus 10), Giles 1-(minus 1) North Decatur Kirchhof 34-328, Ricke 7-48, Dylan House 1-1, Seth Guack 1-1 PASSING: Edinburgh Wilkerson 16 of 30 for 223 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception. North Decatur Ricke 2 of 9 for 18 yards. RECEIVING: Edinburgh Giles 6-103, Price 2-23, Nathan King 3-36, Johnson 1-5, Dayton 1-27, Bailey 2-18, Ryan Burton 1-11 North Decatur Clay Bedel 1-5, Kevin Geis 1-13 Red Devils 52 Owls 14 JEFFERSONVILLE (1-1) 26 20 6 0 52 SEYMOUR (0-2) 0 7 0 7 14 Chandler 11 pass from Tyler Fridley (Fridley kick), 9:11 Embry 11 pass from Fridley (kick blocked), 7:02 Adkins 25 pass from Fridley (kick blocked), 4:38 Hines 2 run (Fridley kick), :23 Belcher 19 run (Zach Schlatterer kick), 11:31 16 pass from Fridley (Fridley kick), 8:57 Allen 46 pass from Fridley (kick failed), 7:26 21 run (Joseph Simmons kick), 2:53 98 kickof return (kick blocked), 11:40 9 pass from Sutton (Schlatterer kick), 9:54 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Seymour Hunter Klakamp 8-45, Belcher 14-68, Isaiah Thomas 5-9, Sutton 6-0.

Jefersonville Hines 20-128, Derek Hughes 2-11, Allen 4-51, Fridley 2-42, Chris Campbell 1-7, Jordan Lacy 5-9, Trevon Estes 6-0, George Anthony 1-(-5). PASSING: Seymour Sutton 12 for 21, 114 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions. Jeferson- ville Fridley 10 for 16, 196, 5, Lacy 5 for 5, 28, 0, 0. RECEIVING: Seymour Gabe Jordan 3-39, Adam Bowman 1-28, Belcher 1-9, Logan Richey 6-39, Klakamp 1-2. Jefersonville Embry 3-69, Allen 2-69, Hines 2-10, Adkins 2-37, Chandler 2-48, Jordan Muirhead 1-5, Dawson Willis 1-(-2), Ron Todd 1-0, Brandon Bassett 1-(-5).

Royals 61 Cougars 7 EASTERN HANCOCK (2-0) 20 21 14 6 61 SOUTH DECATUR (1-1) 0 7 0 0 7 Henderson 6 catch from Logan Splater (Kick failed), 9:01 Gilbert 45 run (Henderson kick), 6:55 10 run (Henderson kick), 3:34 Gatewood 40 catch from Chris Johannigman (Gatewood kick), 10:11 15 catch from Splater (Hender- son kick), 6:17 8 run (Henderson kick), 3:59 Noel 45 catch from Splater (Henderson kick), :43.8 Korlowicz 52 run (Henderson kick), 10:48 80 run (Henderson kick), 5:17 Janes 35 interception (Kick failed), 10:36 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Eastern Hancock Gilbert 20-257, Splater 1-7, Henderson 6-18, Spegal 3-13, Korlowicz 1-52, Austin Lacy 1-(minus 1), Austin Smith 1-1, Tom Barton 1-(minus 1), Caleb Beyers 2-14. South Decatur Johannigman 5-26, Damen Martin 10-51, Bryce French 12-38, Randall Canady 1-4, Chris Meadows 1-5, Jordan Edwards 1-2, Myles Lewellyn 2-7, Kaleb Gahwiller 1-1, Josh Campos 1-4, Luke Ryle 1-0. PASSING: Eastern Hancock Splater 10 for 18, 109 yards, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions. Lacy 3 for 3, 26 yards, 0, 0, Barton 0-1, 0, 0, 0. South Decatur Johannigman 11 for 27, 104 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions.

RECEIVING: Eastern Hancock Korlowicz 3-25, Noel 2-51, Kevin Hasting 1-(minus 2), Henderson 6-55, Smith 1-6. South Decatur Byron Balser 5-37, Gatewood 3-59, David Hayes 1-0, Brayden Helms 1-6, Josh Miller 1-2. Pirates 31 Panthers 0 JENNINGS COUNTY (0-2) 0 0 0 0 0 GREENSBURG (2-0) 0 13 18 0 31 Dance 12 pass from Andy Meadows (Riley Billieu kick), 9:47 Green 2 run (kick failed), :09.7 35 FG, 8:06 28 run (Derek Chambers run), 4:33 42 run (Billieu kick), :22.5 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Jennings County Preston Teltow 15-38, Tommy Taylor 1-8, Ryan Cowan 3-0. Greensburg Elliott Green 12-131, Derek Chambers 7-47, Ryan Martin 13-30, Andy Meadows 4-14, Colten Black 4-4, Drew Foster 1-6, Justin Dance 1-3, Devin Ruble 1-2, Dakota Deiwert 1-2. PASSING: Jennings County Cowan 13 for 26, 167 yards, 0 touchdowns, 1 interception.

Greensburg Meadows 5 for 9, 43, 1, 0. RECEIVING: Jennings County Keegan Beineke 2-67, JT Gilliam 3-25, Conner Montgomery 2-27, Nick Nixon 2-24, Luke Bozell 2-23, Teltow 1-13, Taylor 1-8. Greensburg Shane Ploeger 2-23, Green 2-2, Dance 1-18. Scores PREP FOOTBALL Adams Central 26, Union Co. 14 Alexandria 14, Wabash 7 Anderson Prep Academy 35, Monroe Central 15 Attica 42, Clinton Prairie 0 Avon 24, Westield 20 Beech Grove 28, Indpls Park Tudor 14 Belleville West, Ill.

35, Ev. Memorial 0 Bellmont 41, S. Adams 17 Benton Central 42, Seeger 7 Bloomington North 48, Bedford N. Lawrence 21 Blufton 26, Manchester 22 Brownsburg 35, Noblesville 7 Cambridge City 42, Wes-Del 6 Carmel 21, Valparaiso 20 Carroll (Allen) 48, Delta 28 Cascade 49, Monrovia 6 Cass 14, W. Lafayette 6 Castle 26, New Albany 0 Centerville 14, Tri 7 Charlestown 41, Brownstown 3 Chesterton 42, Munster 17 Churubusco 61, Central Noble 6 Clarksville 42, Eastern (Pekin) 20 Columbia City 43, Whitko 13 Columbus East 23, Columbus North 20 Concord 41, Elkhart Memorial 0 Corydon 41, N.

Harrison 0 Crown Point 37, Hobart 19 Culver Academy 27, NorthWood 20 DeKalb 26, Garrett 13 Delphi 28, Carroll (Flora) 26 E. Central 14, Harrison, Ohio 7 E. Noble 48, Northridge 7 Eastbrook 33, Western 16 Eastern Hancock 61, S. Decatur 7 Eastside 41, W. Noble 6 Elkhart Central 27, Goshen 10 Ev.

Bosse 25, Washington 19 Ev. Central 31, Ev. Mater Dei 17 Fairield 23, Prairie Hts. 14 Fountain Central 70, Turkey Run 6 Frankfort 20, Twin Lakes 14, OT Franklin 14, Shelbyville 7 Franklin Co. 14, Connersville 7 Frankton 19, Lapel 10 Ft.

Wayne Dwenger 21, Ft. Wayne Concordia 14 Ft. Wayne Luers 21, Ft. Wayne Northrop 17 Ft. Wayne North 51, Huntington North 25 Ft.

Wayne Snider 49, Ft. Wayne South 25 Ft. Wayne Wayne 28, S. Bend Riley 7 Gibson Southern 37, S. Spencer 13 Greencastle 44, W.

Vigo 0 Greensburg 31, Jennings Co. 0 Greenwood 37, Indian Creek 7 Hagerstown 42, Knightstown 32 Hamilton Hts. 53, Sheridan 20 Hamilton Southeastern 28, Fishers 21 Henderson Ky. 24, Ev. North 21 Heritage 40, Norwell 14 Heritage Christian 36, Triton Central 12 Heritage Hills 47, Tell City 7 Homestead 63, Warsaw 7 Indpls Ben Davis 24, Indpls Pike 0 Indpls Howe 56, Indpls Arlington 6 Indpls Marshall 33, Cloverdale 6 Indpls Perry Meridian 41, Decatur Central 15 Indpls Ritter 56, Indpls Lutheran 20 Indpls Roncalli 21, Franklin Central 6 Indpls Tech 48, Lawrence North 28 Jasper 24, Southridge 14 Jay Co.

40, Blackford 6 Jefersonville 52, Seymour 14 Jimtown 36, Glenn 0 Kankakee Valley 60, Wheeler 6 Lafayette Catholic 21, Guerin Catholic 14 Lafayette Jef 28, Lafayette Harrison 21 Lakeland 46, Fremont 13 Lawrence Central 38, Indpls N. Central 3 Lawrenceburg 45, N. Bend Taylor, Ohio 28 Lebanon 34, Greenield 14 Leo 49, Angola 0 Linton 58, Sullivan 26 Logansport 28, Peru 7 Lou. Christian Academy, Ky. 21, W.

Washington 6 Lowell 26, Hammond Morton 14 Madison 32, S. Dearborn 12 Madison-Grant 7, Eastern (Greentown) 0 Martinsville 37, Bloomington South 20 Merrillville 50, Andrean 28 Milan 26, Batesville 0 Mississinewa 32, Maconaquah 26 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 42, Marion 22 Muncie South 54, Muncie Central 41 N. Central (Farmersburg) 42, N. Daviess 18 N.

Decatur 36, Edinburgh 25 N. Judson 20, Knox 12 N. Knox 19, Eastern (Greene) 6 N. Montgomery 65, Tindley 6 N. Posey 49, Mt.

Vernon (Posey) 21 N. Vermillion 62, S. Vermillion 27 N. White 28, Tri-County 12 New Haven 66, Woodlan 18 New Palestine 28, Richmond 6 New Prairie 14, Griith 7 Northield 32, Triton 20 Northview 20, Edgewood 13 Northwestern 28, N. Miami 7 Oak Hill 61, Southwood 21 Owen Valley 41, Brown Co.

14 Paoli 48, Indpls Washington 0 Pendleton Hts. 44, Anderson 21 Penn 21, Mishawaka 7 Perry Central 39, Forest Park 20 Pioneer 42, Winamac 14 Plainield 17, Kokomo 14 Plymouth 28, Rochester 20 Portage 45, Gary Roosevelt 0 Princeton 44, Pike Central 26 Providence 27, Floyd Central 19 River Forest 21, Eau Claire, Mich. 15 Rockville 27, Covington 7 Rushville 41, New Castle 21 S. Bend Adams 30, Mishawaka Marian 20 S. Bend Clay 42, LaPorte 21 S.

Bend St. 35, Wawasee 7 S. Bend Washington 33, Michigan City 7 S. Central (LaPorte) 46, Culver 21 Salem 28, Silver Creek 14 Shenandoah 41, Southern Wells 25 Southmont 44, N. Putnam 21 Southport 44, Mooresville 36 Springs Valley 50, Mitchell 21 Tecumseh 48, Wood Memorial 6 Terre Haute North 27, Terre Haute South 10 Tipton 49, Elwood 33 Tri-Central 44, Taylor 6 Union (Dugger) 44, Riverton Parke 42 Union City 34, Union City Mississinawa Valley, Ohio 12 Vincennes 23, Boonville 20 W.

Central 41, Caston 20 Western Boone 34, Clinton Central 7 Winchester 20, Northeastern 14 Yorktown 52, Indpls Northwest 14 Zionsville 31, McCutcheon 7 The week ahead Seymour at Columbus East 7 p.m., Friday Columbus North at Bloomington North 7:30 p.m. Friday New Albany at Jennings County 7 p.m. Friday South Decatur at Knightstown 7 p.m. Friday Edinburgh at Turkey Run 7 p.m. Friday West Vigo at Brown County 7:30 p.m.

Friday USTIN RANN For The Republic GREENSBURG Edinburgh ran into an old nemesis Friday night. Or rather, a nemesis ran over the Lancers. Host North Decatur pulled ahead late and beat the Lancers 36-25 on the strength of 328 yards rushing by senior back Jason Kirchhoff. Despite prolific night, Edinburgh found itself leading 25-24 with just over 10 minutes to play. The Lancers turned a Kirchhoff fumble into a three-play, 34-yard drive that ended with quarterback Sammy Wilkerson taking it in from three yards out.

Kirchhoff and the Chargers (20) immediately answered, though. On the first snap of their next possession, he raced 58 yards for the game-clinching score. Edinburgh (1-1) saw its final two drives stall without getting into scoring position. The Lancers led 7-6 at halftime after Wilkerson hit Dakota Dayton with a 14-yard pass with 1:36 remaining in the second quarter. The second half was all Kirchhoff.

He carried the ball on the first six plays of the third quarter, eventually punching it in from a yard out to put the Chargers up 127. Just one minute later, John Hammersmith picked off a Wilkerson screen pass and raced 63 yards for a touchdown. For the half Kirchhoff touched the ball on 24 of the 27 plays, racking up 158 yards and three touchdowns in the process. The Edinburgh offense had trouble containing the North Decatur defensive line all night. However, in the second half the Lancers began running short, quick routes over the center of the field that gave Wilkerson a chance to get the ball to his receivers.

Wilkerson ended the night hitting 16 of 30 passes for 223 yards with two touchdowns. Chargers down Lancers annual rivalry was accomplished behind an offensive line that flinch after North took the lead 20-16 with two minutes remaining on a nine-yard by quarterback Michael Vogel. The wonderful sophomore tailback, Markell Jones, bat an eye when the North faithful were getting ready to transfer the party to other places all around town. No, Jones took that role of carrying his team on his back seriously. Or make that carrying the other team on his back.

From the 21-yard line, with 46 seconds left, Jones crossed over the goal line and into this big lore. He did it with a direction that Bless would have drawn up on his scoreboard, straight up the middle. In the future, as the story is retold, Jones will have carried five Bull Dogs into the end zone, while they dragged their feet the whole way. In reality, he ran over one prospective tackler, dodged two others and carried a couple more five of the last 10 yards. As he did a week ago, when he ran 40 yards for the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter, Jones would not be denied.

Sadly, a holding call on the ensuing kickoff robbed North of field position around midfield, and the chance for even more heroics in a game full of them. North was buried back at its 18, and with only 38 seconds left that was it. On the other sideline, East coach Bob Gaddis was finally able to throw down his sweat towel, because he must have known that his tiring defense would have been hard-pressed to withstand another charge from Vogel, Bull tailback Jesse Tompkins and a big, blue offensive line that was taking over. Tompkins finished with 27 carries for 140 yards, but his game goes way beyond numbers. one of those stories that you hear often about high school kids, because the games are made up of numbers on jerseys and not so such about the kids in them.

There was a whole lot of kid in No. 22 Blue on Friday night. It was only a week ago that Tompkins had a broomstick running from the top of his head down through his torso. A pinched nerve in his neck left him unable to play against Carmel in the season-opener. Visibly hurt, Tompkins said he would be back, maybe this week.

It seem probable. He would have had trouble moving his head side-to-side to eat an ear of corn. Yet after a grueling first half where East put the hurt on Tompkins, making him pay for his 52 yards in the first 24 minutes, Tompkins came out with even more fire in the second half. Certainly, Vogel would have gotten a well-deserved pat on the back if the Bull Dogs had won, but Tompkins turned the tide with his relentless pounding. In a game we so often view as all-or-nothing, Tompkins have much to show for his effort.

Bless and his coaching staff will remember all the penalties and mental mistakes that robbed them of a possible victory. As Bless says, if you lose this big game, you get to play the next week. Unfortunately for North, it will take next game, and the next, and the next, to get the taste of this one out of its mouth. Indeed, it should help the Bull Dogs in the playoffs. Across town, Gaddis and company have a truly special run going and we can only hope the magic continues.

Jones is as dynamic as they come. And that offensive line, well, Bless simply says they are terrific. Forty-eight minutes of courage, and one winner. Why it be two? Jay Heater is sports editor for The Republic. He can be reached at 379-5632.

East tailback Markell Jones runs 31 yards in the first quarter to set up the first touchdown. Jones set the tone with the punishing run. 1 North linebacker Shaquille Ash sacks East quarterback Alex Cowan on third-and-12 with 9:24 remaining in the third quarter, igniting his own offense, which then drove to take the lead. 2 North quarterback Michael Vogel simply follows his offensive line nine brutal yards into the end zone with two minutes remaining to take a 20-16 lead. 3 East wide receiver Jason Kimmet works his way free for a 20-yard reception on the first play of the game-winning drive.

Jones scored two plays 4 Rivals Continued from Page C1 ClassiC Continued from Page C1 OTHER REGIONAL GAMES Owen slams Brown County SPENCER Four turnovers stopped Brown County from running its record to 2-0 to start the season. Host Owen Valley took advantage of the mistakes, including one interception return for a touchdown, in registering a 41-14 victory on Friday night. The turnovers wasted another prolific passing effort by Brown County quarterback Dillon Boknecht, who completed 21-of-43 passes for 253 yards. He also had two interceptions. Royals topple Cougars GREENSBURG If South Decatur hoped to get off to a quick start Friday night against visiting Mid-Indiana Football Conference foe Eastern Hancock, its plans were short-lived.

The Class A Royals scored 41 points on 308 total offensive yards in the first half alone en route to a 61-7 blowout of Class A South Decatur on its Homecoming Night. Red Devils scorch Owls The Jeffersonville football team scored touchdowns on its first seven possessions in Friday Hoosier Hills Conference game against Seymour, and the Red Devils left Bulleit Stadium with a 52-14 win. The Red Devils scored on three consecutive passes from quarterback Tyler Fridley 11 yards to Jacquari Chandler, 34 yards to Rickey Embry and 25 yards to Dalton Adkins. The score was 19-0 with 4:38 still left in the first quarter. For The Republic.