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November 14, 2008
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Players of the Week
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Offensive Player of the
Week
Teddy Stucker,
Brownstown Central
The Brownstown Central senior made it clear from the
first play fo the game -- he would be in charge of the
Class 2A Regional. Stucker took the handoff on the first
play of the Braves' regional matchup with Southridge and
took it 74 yards for a score and Brownstown never looked
back. Stucker then -- along with the BC offensive line
-- dominated the line of scrimmage. He finished with 174
yards on 25 carries and scored twice as BC advanced with
a 26-7 upset victory over the Raiders. He also completed
a 27-yard pass in the triumph.
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Visit your
local McDonalds at:
Bedford – 3302 16th Street
Charlestown – 100 Hwy. 160
Corydon – 2065 Old Hwy. 135 NE
Mitchell – Highway 60 & 37
Salem – 601 S. Main Street
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Defensive Player of the
Week
Logan Perry, Columbus
East
The Olympians' unsung hero all season, Perry made his
prescence known in East's biggest win of the season -- a
24-7 Regional Championship victory over Jasper. Perry
finished with a team-high seven tackles, including four
solo tackles, plus two tackles for loss in East's win
over the Wildcats. |
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Blaze Hurley
Brownstown Central
Hurley rushed for
two touchdowns on offense. On defense, the Brownstown senior had
four tackles, three tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries
in the Braves' 26-7 win over Southridge. |
Mitch Dwenger
Columbus East
Dwenger picked the
perfect time for his best performances of the season. In the
Olympians' 24-7 Regional win over Jasper, Dwenger finished with
six tackles and a tackle for a loss. |
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Dusty Kiel
Columbus East
Kiel threw for 95
yards and rushed for another 161 as East won its second regional
championship in three years, 24-7 over Jasper. |
Cam Cockerham
Brownstown Central
As BC's quarterback,
Cockerham didn't attempt a pass. On defense, however, the senior
had six tackles and a fumble recovery that he returned 81 yards
to seal the Braves' victory. |
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Andrew Allman
Brownstown Central
Allman had a
co-team-high six tackles and also had a quarterback sack as the
Braves' defense dominated Southridge in their 26-7 Regional
championship. |
Devon Davis
Columbus East
The ITG
"Defensive Player of the Year" had another big game with six
tackles, a quarterback sack and an interception in East's 24-7
Regional win over Jasper. |
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November 7, 2008
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Players of the Week
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Offensive Player of the
Week
Blaze Hurley,
Brownstown Central
Hurley had his third big game in Sectional 31 play, this
time leading the Braves to the sectional crown with a
28-21 win over Paoli. Hurley led the Braves with 157
total yards (101 rushing and 56 receiving) and scored
twice in the contest. His second score was the eventual
game-winner -- a four-yard run late in the third
quarter. |
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Visit your
local McDonalds at:
Bedford – 3302 16th Street
Charlestown – 100 Hwy. 160
Corydon – 2065 Old Hwy. 135 NE
Mitchell – Highway 60 & 37
Salem – 601 S. Main Street
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Defensive Player of the
Week
Devon Davis, Columbus
East
The ITG "Defensive Player of the Year" is also
this week's "Player of the Week." In East's 28-12
Sectional 15 championship win over East Central, the
steady Davis had a team-high 10 tackles, including seven
solo tackles. He also had a quarterback sack and a
tackle for loss in the Olympian's twelfth straight
victory. |
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Edward Baker
Jeffersonville
Even in the Red
Devils' 49-39 loss to Castle in the Sectional 8 championship
game, Baker may have had the best game of his senior season,
scoring five touchdowns, rushing for 129 yards and passing for
another 144. |
Logan Mills
Brownstown Central
Mills had a
team-high and season-high 12 tackles, helping lead Brownstown
Central to its eighth sectional championship in school history,
28-21 over Paoli. Mills also had a tackle for loss and a
quarterback sack. |
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Duwyce Wilson
Columbus East
Wilson caught six
passes for 113 yards -- going over 1,000 yards receiving on the
season -- and scored twice as the Olympians beat East Central,
28-12, to win Sectional 15. |
Tyler Ray
Jeffersonville
Ray caught three
passes -- all for first downs -- for a team-high 96 yards in the
Red Devils' 49-39 Sectional 8 title game loss to Castle. |
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Teddy Stucker
Brownstown Central
Stucker led
Brownstown with 159 yards on 25 carries and scored two
touchdowns as the Braves topped Paoli, 28-21, for the Sectional
31 title. |
Dusty Kiel
Columbus East
The ITG "Player of
the Year" completed 15 of 21 passes for 243 yards and three
first-half touchdowns as East won the Sectional 15 title, 28-12
over East Central. |
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Joseph Daniel
Jeffersonville
Daniel had
co-team-high honors with eight tackles and also had a
quarterback sack and a tackle for loss in Jeff's 49-39 loss to
Castle. |
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October 31, 2008
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Players of the Week
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Offensive Player of the
Week
Jamie Goldsmith,
Jeffersonville
With 227 yards on Friday, Goldsmith became his school's
all-time leading rusher. More importantly, the senior's
three scores helped lead the Red Devils past Floyd
Central, 42-17, and into the Sectional 8 championship
game next Friday. Goldsmith broke open a close game with
two long TD runs -- of 70 and 63 yards -- in the fourth
quarter to put the game away and the Devils into the
title game against Castle. |
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Visit your
local McDonalds at:
Bedford – 3302 16th Street
Charlestown – 100 Hwy. 160
Corydon – 2065 Old Hwy. 135 NE
Mitchell – Highway 60 & 37
Salem – 601 S. Main Street
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Defensive Player of the
Week
Chris Hinton,
Brownstown Central
Hinton, an All-Area First Team performer on the
offensive line, has shown his defensive prowess,
becoming the first back-to-back Defensive Player of the
Week honoree. In Friday's 30-26 win over Indian Creek,
Hinton -- despite being physically ill during the
contest -- had two quarterback sacks, including the
game-clinching sack on fourth down on IC's final drive
of the game. |
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Joumeel McLaurine
Columbus East
McLaurine led the
Olympians with 142 rushing yards and a score in East's easy 42-6
win over Madison in Friday's Sectional 15 semifinal. |
Edward Baker
Jeffersonville
Baker threw for a
career-high 237 yards and also rushed for 98 yards and two
touchdowns in Jeff's 42-17 Sectional 8 semifinal victory over
Floyd Central. |
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Blaze Hurley
Brownstown Central
Hurley scored all
four of Brownstown's touchdowns, including a game-winning
11-yarder in the final minutes to lead the Braves to a 30-26 win
over Indian Creek in the Sectional 31 semifinal. |
Dusty Kiel
Columbus East
Kiel completed 7 of
11 passes for 174 yards and two touchdown passes to Duwyce
Wilson as East knocked off Madison on its way to the Sectional
15 championship game. |
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Ethen Roberts
Columbus East
In just two
defensive series, Roberts had three solo tackles and a
quarterback sack in the Olympians' 42-6 win over Madison on
Friday. |
Tyler Tatgenhorst
Jeffersonville
Tatgenhorst had a
team-high 10 tackles -- including eight solos -- plus three
tackles for loss in Jeffersonville's 42-17 win over Floyd
Central. |
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Mat Lowe
Floyd Central
In Floyd Central's
42-17 loss to Jeffersonville, Lowe had a career-high 222 yards
on 28 carries and he scored on a 49-yard run. He also had 11
tackles and a quarterback sack. |
Cory Houser
Charlestown
In his final game,
Houser had 13 tackles, a quarterback sack and an interception in
Charlestown's 32-6 Sectional 23 semifinal loss to Heritage
Hills. |
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Ryan Leasor
Madison
Leasor had 12
tackles and a tackle for loss in Madison's season-ending 42-6
loss to Columbus East in Friday's Sectional 15 semifinal. |
Ethan Martin
Brownstown Central
Martin had a
team-high eight tackles, including three solo tackles, and a
quarterback sack in the Braves' 30-26 triumph over Indian Creek
in the Sectional 31 semifinal. |
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October 24, 2008
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Players of the Week
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Offensive Player of the
Week
Nate Weber, Madison
In Madison's first shutout win in nearly two decades,
Weber's offensive prowess stole the show in Madison's
35-0 Sectional 15 first-round win over South Dearborn.
Weber caught three passes from junior QB Zach Zehren for
116 yards. He also had a 38-yard TD run and a 34-yard
kickoff return. Weber also had seven tackles and a
tackle for loss on defense. |
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Visit your
local McDonalds at:
Bedford – 3302 16th Street
Charlestown – 100 Hwy. 160
Corydon – 2065 Old Hwy. 135 NE
Mitchell – Highway 60 & 37
Salem – 601 S. Main Street
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Defensive Player of the
Week
Chris Hinton,
Brownstown Central
In the Braves' best team defensive performance of the
season, Hinton also had his finest performance in
Brownstown Central's 17-7 Sectional 31-opening win over
Providence. Hinton had a team- and season-high 11
tackles, including four solo tackles, as the Braves held
the high-powered Pioneer offense to 305 total yards. |
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Josh Graham
Charlestown
Graham rushed for a
game- and team-high 150 yards on just 10 carries, leading the
Pirates to a first-round Sectional 23 win over North Harrison.
He also scored twice in the victory. |
Dusty Kiel
Columbus East
Kiel completed 8 of
12 passes for 310 yards and two scores, and added 71 rushing
yards as the Olympians beat Seymour, 42-14 in the opening round
of Sectional 15 action. |
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Jarrett Brownfield
Columbus North
The Bull Dog junior
rushed for 82 yards and completed 12 of 16 passes for 138 yards,
but North couldn't overcome Bloomington South in a 40-37
overtime loss. |
Blaze Hurley
Brownstown Central
Hurley led the
Braves in both rushing and receiving with 152 total yards and he
had five tackles for loss on defene in Brownstown's key 17-7 win
over Providence. |
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Chris Ball
Madison
Ball had a team-high
14 tackles and two tackles for loss in Madison's big 35-0 win
over South Dearborn in the opening round of Sectional 15 action. |
Aaron Sparks
Floyd Central
Sparks helped lead
the Highlanders to a 23-14 upset win over Bedford North Lawrence
in Sectional's 8 first round with 159 rushing, and a TD on the
ground and through the air. |
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Ryan Tandy
Eastern
Tandy had a
game-high 114 rushing yards and TD runs of two and 38 yards, but
it wasn't enough as the Musketeers fell to Mitchell 16-14 in
Sectional 31's opening round. |
Brandon Dunaway
Corydon Central
The junior caught 10
passes for 104 yards and a score on offense and had 11 tackles
on defense in a Sectional 23 opening-round loss to 9-1 Edgewood.
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Adam Parella
Jeffersonville
In just his second
game back from an injury, Parella caught two touchdown passes
for 30 yards as Jeff topped Jennings County, 40-8 in the first
round of Sectional 8 action. |
Tyler Merchant
Clarksville
Merchant scored
Clarksville's only touchdown on a 33-yard pass from Drew Farney
in the Generals' 40-8 loss to Indian Creek in the opening round
of Sectional 31 play. |
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Michael Hooker
Columbus North
Hooker had a
team-high 16 tackles, but the Bull Dogs fell to rival
Bloomington South 40-37 in overtime in the opening round of
Sectional 7 play. |
Clayton Miller
Columbus East
Miller caught an
81-yard TD pass from Dusty Kiel in East's 42-14 win over
Seymour. He also had six tackles and two quarterbacks sacks on
defense. |
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Robert Baker
Salem
The junior had a
team-high 14 tackles and also defended a pass in Salem's 28-0
Sectional 23 defeat at the hands of Heritage Hills. |
Tyler Tagenhorst
Jeffersonville
Tatgenhorst had six
tackles, two tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry as
Jeffersonville had little trouble with Jennings County, 40-8, in
Sectional 8 action. |
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October 17, 2008
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Players of the Week
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Offensive Player of the
Week
Spencer Corrao,
Providence
Filling in for one of the state's leading rushers, the
Pioneer sophomore was far from second rate. In his first
start at tailback, Corrao carried the ball 25 times for
289 yards and four touchdowns as Providence beat rival
Clarksville for the first time in four tries, 63-24, to
capture the Clarksville City Championship. |
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Visit your
local McDonalds at:
Bedford – 3302 16th Street
Charlestown – 100 Hwy. 160
Corydon – 2065 Old Hwy. 135 NE
Mitchell – Highway 60 & 37
Salem – 601 S. Main Street
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Defensive Player of the
Week
Kreigh Holstine,
Salem
Holstine has been the leader of one of Indiana's best
defenses all season. On Friday -- in the Lions' 50-12
win over Mitchell -- the Salem junior intercepted his
first pass and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown. In
limited action, Holstine had three solo tackles and an
assist. He also scored a touchdown on offense.
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Joumeel McLaurine
Columbus East
In East's HHC-clinching
44-6 win over Bedford North Lawrence, the Olympian senior had
his best performance of the season with 189 yards and four
touchdowns on just 14 carries. |
Brandon Polbito
Seymour
The Owl senior had
his third stellar performance in a row with 182 yards from
scrimmage, a team-high eight tackles and his fourth interception
in three games. |
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Matt Bruderle
North Harrison
In a 34-27 loss to
Crawford County, Bruderle -- just a sophomore -- rushed for 317
yards and three touchdowns and tossed a 15-yard TD pass to
Michael Cundiff. |
Jarrett Brownfield
Columbus North
Brownfield completed
21 of 35 passes for a season-high 263 yards and rushed and threw
for touchdowns in the Bull Dogs' 21-16 loss to Southport. |
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Tyler Ray
Jeffersonville
Ray led the Red
Devils with four receptions for 59 yards and also scored on a
33-yard pass from Edward Baker in Jeff's 35-7 win over Jennings
County. |
Michael Givans
Eastern
Givans had completed
3 of 5 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns in the
Musketeers' 24-18 loss to Eastern Greene. He also had a
team-high 59 yards on the ground. |
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Blaze Hurley
Brownstown Central
Hurley had 188 total
yards --116 rushing and 72 receiving -- in Brownstown Central's
41-21 win over West Washington. He scored twice through the air
and once on the ground. |
Clayton Miller
Columbus East
Miller led a stellar
defensive performance with eight tackles and a tackle for loss
in the Olympians' 44-6 HHC-clinching win over Bedford North
Lawrence. |
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Daniel Deerr
Floyd Central
Deerr scored the
Highlanders' game-winning touchdown on a 29-yard TD run with
2:39 remaining to help Floyd to a 35-34 upset win over New
Albany. He had 72 yards on eight carries. |
Cameron Metzger
Charlestown
In his first game
since Week 4, the All-State performer had 86 yards rushing and
another 21 receiving in the Pirates' 28-14 loss to Lawrenceburg. |
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Brett Martin
New Albany
In a 35-34 loss to
Floyd Central, Martin caught six passes for 136 yards and a
touchdown to continue his amazing senior season. |
Christian Betz
Providence
Betz connected on
six extra points and also had his first interception of the
season in Providence's 63-24 win over rival Clarksville. |
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Erik Moorman
Bedford North
Lawrence
Moorman scored all
six of the Stars' points -- connecting on field goals of 29 and
31 yards in Bedford's 44-6 loss to HHC champion Columbus East. |
Matt Walker
Jennings County
Walker had a
team-high 10 tackles -- including seven solos -- and had a
quarterback sack in the Panthers' 35-7 loss to Jeffersonville.
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October 10, 2008
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Players of the Week
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Offensive Player of the
Week
Eric Zink, Salem
The Salem
senior had his best game of the season -- by far -- and
it couldn't have come at a better time. Zink carried the
ball 19 times for 183 yards and scored four times,
helping Salem past Corydon Central, 51-14, and to its
second Mid-Southern Conference championship in four
seasons. Zink scored three touchdowns in the second half
as the Lions pulled away from the Panthers. |
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Visit your
local McDonalds at:
Bedford – 3302 16th Street
Charlestown – 100 Hwy. 160
Corydon – 2065 Old Hwy. 135 NE
Mitchell – Highway 60 & 37
Salem – 601 S. Main Street
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Defensive Player of the
Week
Matt Lowe, Floyd
Central
For the
second straight week, the Floyd Central junior had
20-plus tackles on defense. This week, however, the
Highlanders won, ending a four-game losing streak with a
31-12 over Jennings County. This week, he also had a
quarterback sack, two tackles for loss and a forced
fumble to go along with his 21 tackles. |
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