KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2026 FOOTBALL – WEEK EIGHT

by | Oct 12, 2026 | Football Blogs

FABULOUS FIVE

  1. Penn (8-0): Caleb Evans hauled in a 63-yard touchdown pass in the No. 6 (Class 6A) Kingsmen’s 59-7 win over New Prairie.
  2. Saint Joseph (8-0): LeMari Anderson raced for 74 yards and two scores in the No. 6 (Class 4A) Huskies’ 66-0 win over Washington.
  3. Warsaw (8-0): Grady Nelson returned a blocked punt 47 yards for a score, caught a 35-yard touchdown pass, and intercepted a pass in the No. 1 (Class 5A) Tigers’ 37-28 win over Concord.
  4. Northridge (8-0): Kane Yeater accumulated 17 carries for 62 yards with a touchdown in the No. 7 (Class 4A) Raiders’ 45-7 win over NorthWood.
  5. Tippecanoe Valley (7-1): Mason Miller accounted for four rushes for 20 yards with a score in the No. 13 (Class 3A) Vikings’ 39-13 win over Glenn.

HONORABLE MENTION

Adams (5-3): Jarvis Saurel-Banner scampered for 113 yards and two touchdowns to help the Eagles to a 23-0 win over Riley.

Bremen (6-2): Matt Bogunia registered 13 tackles in the Lions’ 37-28 win over Knox.

Elkhart (5-3): Kemden Kemble drilled a 40-yard field goal and five extra-points in the Lions’ 38-28 win over Marian.

Jimtown (5-3): Zander Whitaker hauled in a touchdown pass in the Jimmies’ 37-10 win at LaVille.

Mishawaka (5-3): Tristan Garcia chipped in a fumble recovery in the Cavemen’s 36-9 win over Goshen.

MAKING PROGRESS

Plymouth (2-6): Grady Scott caught the game-winning seven-yard touchdown pass with three seconds left as the Rockies snapped a five-game losing streak with a 28-24 win over Wawasee.

NEEDS SOME WORK

Concord (3-5): Eli Castaneda racked up 20 tackles for the Minutemen against Warsaw.

Glenn (1-7): Winston Elguezabal came up with a fumble recovery for the Falcons against Tippecanoe Valley.

Goshen (2-6): Deric Johnson amassed 43 yards rushing for the RedHawks against Mishawaka.

Knox (2-6): The Redskins are in the midst of their worst season since finishing 5-7 in 2021.

LaVille (2-6): Noah Menis found the end zone for the Lancers against Jimtown.

Marian (3-5): Matthew Antongiovanni was 6-of-11 for 118 yards with a touchdown and ran eight times for 60 yards with another touchdown for the Knights against Elkhart.

New Prairie (1-7): Kaden Reyes carried the ball 14 times for 92 yards for the Cougars against Penn.

NorthWood (4-4): Darian Bew caught two passes for 63 yards with a touchdown for the Panthers against Northridge.

Riley (2-6): During their three-game losing streak, the Wildcats have been outscored 75-20.

Washington (0-8): Cordero Palmer accounted for nine tackles for the Panthers against Saint Joseph.

Wawasee (1-7): Mason McKibben scampered 11 times for 57 yards with a touchdown for the Warriors against Plymouth.

STAY TUNED            

Adams (5-3) at Elkhart (5-3): The Eagles are looking for their first three-game winning streak since 2021, while Elkhart has won the previous six meetings against Adams.

Concord (3-5) at Plymouth (2-6): The Minutemen are in the midst of their first four-game losing streak since the end of the 1999 and start of the 2000 seasons, while Plymouth has dropped five straight decisions to Concord.

Saint Joseph (8-0) at Penn (8-0): In their last five matchups, the Kingsmen have outscored Saint Joseph, 167-9.

Tippecanoe Valley (7-1) at Bremen (6-2): The Lions have captured five of the previous seven contests with Tippecanoe Valley.

Warsaw (8-0) at Northridge (8-0): The Raiders will try to halt an eight-game losing streak to Warsaw.