KOPSEA’A KORNER – FOOTBALL 2022 – WEEK ONE

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FABULOUS FIVE

  1. Mishawaka (1-0): Lucas Larson booted a 25-yard field goal for the No. 8 (Class 5A) Cavemen in their 38-0 blanking of No. 4 (Class 3A) Marian.
  2. Penn (1-0): Josiah Williams rambled for 116 yards and two scores in the Kingsmen’s 35-6 win over No. 4 (Class 5A) Valparaiso.
  3. Warsaw (1-0): German Flores-Ortega raced for 184 yards and three touchdowns for the Tigers in their 35-7 win over No. 3 (Class 5A) Michigan City.
  4. New Prairie (1-0): Brice Vanbrauene came up with a pair of interceptions in the Cougars’ 35-0 win over LaPorte.
  5. Northridge (1-0): McClain Miller scampered for 190 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries for the Raiders in a 50-13 win over Adams.

HONORABLE MENTION

Elkhart (1-0): Rodney Gates registered touchdown receptions of 66 and 33 yards in the Lions’ 33-0 win at Concord.

Glenn (1-0): TyRonn Larkin ran for a touchdown and intercepted a pair of passes in the Falcons’ 28-14 win ivver Boone Grove.

NorthWood (1-0): Kaden Lone tossed a pair of touchdowns, ran for another score, and returned a fumble 28 yards in the Panthers’ 31-7 win over Jimtown.

Riley (1-0): Austin White went 16-of-30 for 217 yards and three touchdowns for the Wildcats in an 18-14 win over Gary West.

Saint Joseph (1-0): Hayden Miller hauled in a 77-yard touchdown pass in the Indians’ 36-17 win at Lakeland.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Adams (0-1): Toryn Day threw for 77 yards and ran 30 yards for a touchdown for the Eagles against Northridge.

Bremen (0-1): Austin McKenzie and the Lions were shutout (42-0 to LaVille) for the first time since 2019 (49-0 to Marian).

Clay (0-1): Markus Rankin had 85 yards receiving and a score in the Colonials’ 54-6 loss to Osceola Grace.

Concord (0-1): Davon Smith came up with an interception for the Minutemen against Elkhart.

Goshen (0-1): Noah Alford hurled a 79-yard touchdown pass in the RedHawks’ 22-20 overtime loss to Fairfield.

Jimtown (0-1): Sam Garner ran 43 yards for a score for the Jimmies against NorthWood.

Marian (0-1): Bryce LaSane was limited to 32 yards passing for the Knights against Mishawaka.

Plymouth (0-1): Finnigan Holm had a 13-yard scamper for a score in the Rockies’ 51-7 loss to East Noble.

Washington (0-1): JaQuan Patton tallied 20 rushes for 94 yards in the Panthers’ 30-6 loss to Hammond Central.

Wawasee (0-1): Donovan Blair recorded five catches for 51 yards in the Warriors’ 26-0 loss at Tippecanoe Valley.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

East Noble (1-0) at NorthWood (1-0): The Panthers have won three of the previous five meetings against East Noble.

Glenn (1-0) at Riley (1-0): The Falcons are looking to make it three in a row over Riley.

Northridge (1-0) at Elkhart (1-0): The Raiders are going for their fourth straight 2-0 start to the season.

Penn (1-0) at Portage (1-0): The Kingsmen have not started 2-0 since 2018, while Portage’s last 2-0 opening came in 2008.

Saint Joseph (1-0) at Mishawaka (1-0): The Indians are trying to halt a two-game losing skid to Mishawaka.