KOPSEA’S KORNER 2021 FOOTBALL – WEEK THREE

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FABULOUS FIVE

  1. Mishawaka (3-0): Brady Fisher came off the bench to run and throw for scores in the No. 5 (Class 5A) Cavemen’s 36-7 win over Goshen.
  2. Northridge (3-0): Tagg Gott accounted for 17 rushes for 119 yards and two touchdowns for the No. 8 (Class 4A) Raiders in their 42-0 blanking of Northridge.
  3. New Prairie (3-0): Ben Fronk hauled in a 38-yard touchdown pass and booted a 30-yard field goal in the No. 9 (Class 4A) Cougars’ 24-14 win over Lowell.
  4. Warsaw (2-1): Bryson Brown raced 18 yards for a score in the Tigers’ 43-14 win over Plymouth.
  5. Elkhart (2-1): Gavin Houser scored a pair of touchdowns in the Lions’ 47-8 win against Hammond Morton.

HONORABLE MENTION

Adams (2-1): Auden Jones rambled three yards for a score in the Eagles’ 39-6 win over Riley.

Concord (2-1): Anthony Trudell accounted for a 10-yard scoring reception for the Minutemen in their 30-29 overtime win over NorthWood.

Glenn (2-1): Chase Howe had a 30-yard interception return for a score in the Falcons’ 27-9 loss to Saint Joseph.

Goshen (2-1): Brayden Hinkel caught a five-yard touchdown pass for the RedHawks against Mishawaka.

Saint Joseph (2-1): Mattux Tarwacki recovered a fumble in the end sone for a score for the Indians against Glenn.

MAKING STRIDES

Jimtown (1-2): Landon Buchanan rambled for 116 yards and three touchdowns in the Jimmies’ 53-6 win over Osceola Grace.

Marian (1-2): Kaleb Lusanga romped 13 times for 70 yards and three scores in the Knights’ 48-6 win over Bremen.

HELP WANTED

Bremen (1-2): Ashton Shively caught a 10-yard touchdown pass for the Lions against Marian.

Clay (0-3): Markus Rankin returned a kickoff 60 yards in the Colonials’ 33-0 loss to Hammond Central.

NorthWood (1-2): Dominic DeFreitas connected on a 40-yard field goal for the Panthers against Concord.

Penn (0-3): Matt Fulton had three catches for 40 yards in the Kingsmen’s 37-0 loss to top-ranked and defending Class 5A state champion Indianapolis Cathedral.

Plymouth (0-3): Devante Garcia found the end zone twice for the Rockies against Warsaw.

Riley (0-3): Ethan Witz ran four times for 10 yards for the Wildcats against Adams.

Washington (1-1): The Panthers were forced to cancel their contest at Kankakee Valley because of Covid-19 issues in the program.

Wawasee (0-3): Cam Zimmerman carried the ball nine times for 23 yards for the Warriors against Northridge.

LOOKING AHEAD

Glenn (2-1) at Jimtown (1-2): The Falcons are looking to beat Jimtown for the second time in a row for the first time since 1989 and 1990.

Marian (1-2) at New Prairie (3-0): The Cougars have taken four of the six previous meeting with Marian.

Saint Joseph (2-1) at Adams (2-1): The Eagles are looking to snap a three-game losing streak against Saint Joseph.

Saint Xavier (Ohio) (3-0) at Penn (0-3): The Kingsmen will try to avoid their first 0-4 start since 1972.

Warsaw (2-1) at Mishawaka (3-0): The Cavemen have not started 4-0 since 2010.