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STARS
Class 5A,
Sectional 8
Hoosier Hills
Conference
October 24, 2008
Looking Ahead
CLASS 5A, SECTIONAL 8
First-Round Opponent:
Floyd Central
Time:
7
p.m.
Location:
At
North Lawrence High School in Bedford
Records:
Floyd Central (5-4 overall, 3-4 in the Hoosier Hills
Conference); Bedford North Lawrence (6-3 overall,
5-2 in the Hoosier Hills Conference).
Sagarin Ratings:
Floyd Central
(No. 154 Overall; No. 59 in Class 5A); Bedford North
Lawrence (No. 89 Overall; No. 42 in Class 5A).
Sagarin Game Prediction:
Bedford North Lawrence by 16.
Last Week:
The Stars fell one win short of its second HHC
championship in three years with a 44-6 loss to
five-time defending champion Columbus East. After a
four-game losing streak, Floyd Central won its
second straight game – a 35-34 come-from-behind
thriller over rival New Albany – to finish the
regular season above .500 for the first time since
its HHC championship in 2003.
Regular-Season Meeting:
Three weeks ago – in Week 7 – Bedford North Lawrence
had no problem downing the Highlanders, 35-7.
Next Week:
The winner will face the winner of the
Jeffersonville-Jennings County game. A Bedford North
Lawrence win would send it to Jeffersonville or the
Stars would be at home against Jennings County. If
Floyd Central wins, it would be at home against
either the Red Devils or the Panthers.
Last Year:
Both teams lost in the first round. Floyd Central
fell to Castle, 39-20, while BNL lost to eventual
sectional champion Jeffersonville, 14-0.
The “Inside” Scoop:
I think both teams are playing their best football
late in the season. I still think the Stars have the
superior team and should win fairly easily.
Scoop’s Pick:
Bedford North Lawrence 31, Floyd Central 17.
CLASS 5A,
SECTIONAL 8 PREVIEW
Sectional 8 Schedule
First
Round
Evansville North
at Castle
Jeffersonville at
Jennings County
Floyd Central at
Bedford North Lawrence
Semifinals
New Albany at
Evansville North/Castle Winner
Jeffersonville/Jennings County Winner vs. Floyd
Central/Bedford North Lawrence Winner
Championship
Semifinal
Winners
Favorite:
Castle. This sectional is truly wide open between
four teams -- the Knights, Jeffersonville, New Albany
and Bedford North Lawrence -- but Castle has the best
2008 resume.
Darkhorse:
Floyd Central. The Highlanders' Week 9 win over New
Albany showed that they have grown up this season and
can play with any team in Sectional 8.
Best
Player: Jamie Goldsmith, Jeffersonville. Like
picking the sectional champion, this is a toss up
between players like Graham Saiko (Castle QB), Edward
Baker (Jeff QB) and Graham Brown (New Albany QB), but
Goldsmith has the ability to make game-breaking plays at
any time.
X-Factor:
Brett Martin. Martin, a first-year WR for New
Albany, is a great possession receiver with the ability
to stretch the field. In combination with Trevor Gordon
and Pierre Blackmon, New Albany has a scary passing game
that could lead the Bulldogs to their first sectional
crown since 2002.
Scoop's
Picks
First
Round:
Castle 42,
Evansville North 7; Jeffersonville 29, Jennings County
12; Bedford North Lawrence 31, Floyd Central 17.
Semifinals: Castle 21, New Albany 13; Jeffersonville
28, Bedford North Lawrence 21.
Championship: Castle 30, Jeffersonville 26.
The
"Inside" Scoop: I have a hard time picking
against defending champion Jeffersonville, now that the
Red Devils are healthy. But they have been so
inconsistent all season, I wouldn't trust my pick.
Castle has been the most consistent team in the
sectional, so I give them a slight edge over Jeff, New
Albany and BNL.
Note:
We will make predictions each week, making adjustments
after each round.
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EAST FINISHES UNBEATEN
The Olympians go 9-0 in Regular Season
with 4-6 win over Stars
Columbus East topped off its fifth
straight Hoosier Hills Conference
championship by going 7-0 in league play
with a 44-6 win over Bedford North
Lawrence on Friday.
The victory clinched East's third
outright HHC championship in four years.
The Olympians were led by senior running
back Joumeel McLaurine, who had the
finest performance of his career with
189 yards and four touchdowns.
He scored once in each quarter;
including the game's opening score on a
32-yard run. He continued to stretch the
score with a 23-yard TD run in the
second quarter to give the Olympians a
21-3 lead; a 33-yard run to give East an
28-6 advantage; and a fourth-quarter
score from 47 yards out to give the O's
their final 44-6 lead.
The East defense held the Stars to 203
total yards and finished the regular
season only allowing 57 total points,
most of which came against its second
team.
Clayton Miller led the defense with
eight tackles and a tackle for loss.
Anthony Miller intercepted his HHC-best
sixth pass. Damon Megerle, who had a
6-yard TD run on offense, had two
tackles, a tackle for loss and a forced
fumble on defense.
Top-rated East begins its quest to win
its second Class 4A championship on
Friday when it hosts 4-5 Seymour on
Friday in the first round of Sectional
15 play. The Owls beat Madison 35-14 on
Friday and were an overtime loss from
winning their last three regular-season
games.
Bedford hosts Floyd Central on the same
night in the first round of Sectional 8
action. The Highlanders finished the
regular season 5-4 after upsetting New
Albany in a 35-34 come-from-behind
victory in their regular-season finale.
|
Columbus East |
Final |
Bedford NL |
|
44 |
0:00 |
6 |
|
14-7-9-14 |
Score by Quarters |
0-3-3-0 |
|
9 |
First Downs Rushing |
8 |
|
4 |
First Downs Passing |
3 |
|
0 |
First Downs by Penalty |
1 |
|
13 |
Total First Downs |
12 |
|
37-301 |
Rushing (Att-Yards) |
35-142 |
|
7-12-139-0 |
Passing (Comp-Att-Yards-Int) |
7-21-61-1 |
|
4-31.3 |
Punts-Avg. |
7-23.4 |
|
0-0 |
Fumbles-Lost |
3-2 |
|
13-125 |
Penalties-Yards |
8-55 |
|
24:34 |
Time of Possession |
23:26 |
Scoring
Plays
1st
Quarter
East -
Joumeel McLourine 32 run (Matt Wilson
kick), 10:55
East - Shane
Henderson 34 pass from Dusty Kiel
(Wilson kick), 4:56
2nd
Quarter
BNL - Erik
Moorman 29 field goal, 11:57
East -
McLourine 23 run (Wilson kick), 8:08
3rd
Quarter
BNL -
Moorman 31 field goal, 8:51
East -
McLourine 33 run (Kick blocked), 3:50
East -
Wilson 22 field goal, 1:41
4th
Quarter
East -
McLourine 47 run (Wilson kick), 11:52
East - Damon
Megerle 6 run (Wilson kick), 8:13
Rushing
(Yards-Attempts)
East:
McLaurine 14-189, Kiel 10-62, Megerle
4-44, Logan Perry 1-6, Ethen Roberts
1-3, Dustin Blackburn 3-4, Tyler
Shadwick 4-11, Duwyce Wilson 1-(minus
6).
BNL:
Kam Korvela 10-75, Jacob Perry
13-38, Logan Brown 5-20, Nathan Lee 3-5,
Kraig Smoot 1-4, Tylor Scherschel 2-1,
Drew Kinser 1-(minus 9).
Passing
(Att-Comp-Yards-Int)
East:
Kiel 7-12-139-0.
BNL:
Perry 7-19-59-1.
Receiving
(Receptions-Yards)
East:
D. Wilson 2-56, Henderson 1-33,
McLaurine 2-32, Jackson Renshaw 1-13,
Reggie Ringo 1-5.
BNL:
Andy Webb 3-36, Scherschel 3-20,
Brown 1-3.
Punts
(Attempts-Yards)
East:
D. Wilson 4-125.
BNL:
Moorman 4-104, Kinser 1-11.
Kickoffs
(Numbers-Yards-Touchbacks)
East:
M. Wilson 5-264, Henderson 2-88.
BNL:
Moorman 4-93.
Punt
Returns (Attempts-Yards)
BNL:
Brad Carrico 1-18.
Kickoff
Returns (Attempts-Yards)
BNL:
Carrico 2-24, David Pace 2-8.
Tackles
(Solo-Assists)
East:
Clayton Miller 6-2, Roberts 5-2, Devon
Davis 5-2, Mitch Dwenger 3-2, Zach
Schultz 3-2, Drew Kiel 2-3, Perry 3-1,
Connor Miller 3-0, Anthony Miller 2-1,
Ringo 2-1, Megerle 2-0, Braige Leinhoop
1-1, D. Wilson 1-0, Devin Pruitt 1-0,
Derek Gross 1-0, Wes Cordier 1-0, Levi
Pollert 1-0, Xavier Yheulon 1-0, Joey
Fields 1-0.
BNL:
Korvela 6-4, Webb 3-0, Pace 4-1,
Carrico 3-1, John Thomas 1-0, Brian
Martin 7-2, Landon Duncan 2-1, Devin
Byers 2-1, Sean McPike 1-0, Jeremiah
Zollman 1-1, Jakab Scherschel 1-0, C.J.
Fields 2-0, Marcus Sullivan 2-0, Caleb
Dobay 1-0, Brian O'Hart 1-0, Nick
Faubion 1-0.
Quarterback Sacks
BNL:
Martin 1, J. Scherschel 1.
Tackles
for Loss
East:
Cl. Miller 1, Co. Miller 1, Dr. Kiel 1,
Megerle 1, Dwenger 1, Leinhoop 1, Fields
1.
BNL:
Duncan 1, Faubion 1.
Interceptions
East:
A. Miller 1.
Forced
Fumbles
East:
Megerle 1.
Fumble
Recoveries
East:
Dwenger 1, Schultz 1.
BNL:
Korvela 1, Martin 1, Christian
Parsch 1.
Passes
Defended
East:
D. Wilson 1, Ian Brown 1, Schultz 1.
BNL:
Dobay 1, Carrico 1, Korvela 1. |
October 16, 2008
Looking Ahead
This Week’s Opponent:
Columbus East
Time:
7
p.m.
Location:
At
Bedford North Lawrence High School
Records:
Columbus East (8-0 overall, 6-0 in the Hoosier Hills
Conference); Bedford North Lawrence (6-2 overall,
5-1 in the Hoosier Hills Conference).
State Rankings:
Columbus East
(No. 1 AP, No. 1 IFCA in Class 4A).
Sagarin Ratings:
Columbus East
(No. 6 Overall; No. 2 in Class 4A); Bedford North
Lawrence (No. 78 Overall; No. 40 in Class 5A).
Sagarin Game Prediction:
Columbus East by 23.
Last Week:
Columbus East clinched at least a share of its fifth
straight conference championship – a feat never
before accomplished in the HHC – by beating
Jeffersonville, 34-6. Jeff scored the game’s first
TD before the Olympians ran off 34 consecutive
points. BNL won its fourth straight game, 47-7 over
Madison, behind QB Jacob Perry, who rushed for 205
yards on 10 carries and threw for another 91 yards.
He rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more.
Last Year vs. Columbus East:
East clinched its fourth straight HHC championship
with a 44-6 revenge victory over the Stars, who
upset the Olympians to end the 2006 regular season
and share the title with East.
Last 10 Years vs. Columbus East:
Columbus East 8-2. The Olympians have won eight of
the last nine meetings.
The “Inside” Scoop:
I think this game is destined to be the title game
year-in and year-out. This year, though – as much as
I like Bedford – there’s a huge talent gap.
Scoop’s Pick:
Columbus East 42, Bedford North Lawrence 10.
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STARS SET UP HHC TITLE MATCH
With a 47-7 win over Madison, BNL gives
itself title hopes
After a 47-7 win over Madison on Friday,
Bedford North Lawrence will host
Columbus East next Friday for a shot at
a share of the Hoosier Hills Conference
title.
It's a situation similar to 2006, when
the Stars upset the Olympians to tie for
the HHC crown.
But it couldn't have happened without
four straight impressive victories,
including another stellar performance on
Friday.
Or, more appropriately, an outstanding
four minutes.
After a scoreless first quarter, the
Stars broke on top early in the second
quarter on a Logan Brown 11-yard TD run.
Then, BNL went on a run rarely equaled,
scoring 37 points in the next four
minutes of play.
After its fourth trip into Madison's red
zone ended with a 22-yard Erik Moorman
field goal to give the Stars a 10-0
lead, Brad Carrico intercepted a Zach
Zehren pass and returned it to the
Madison 2-yard-line. On the next play --
as the halftime buzzer sounded -- Brown
carried the ball in for a 16-0 lead. An
ensuing Moorman PAT gave the Stars a
17-0 halftime lead.
The momentum clearly carried over into
the thid quarter, where BNL scored 30
points on four touchdowns and a safety.
Twenty-three of those points came in the
first 3:56 of the period. Star QB Jacob
Perry threw touchdowns to Carrico and
Brown and ran two in himself in the
third quarter.
Perry completed 4 of 7 passes for 91
yards and two scores. He also carried
the ball 10 times for a season-high 205
yards and two more touchdowns. Brown had
94 total yards with three scores.
Ryan Fish scored Madison's lone TD on a
44-yard run in the fourth quarter. He
finished with 81 yards on six carries.
The championship task won't be easy.
East hasn't lost in the HHC since the
2006 defeat to the Stars. In fact,
Friday's 34-6 win over Jeffersonville
clinched the Olympians' at least a share
of their fifth straight league crown. No
team in HHC history had done that before
Class 4A, No. 1 East did it on Friday.
Madison finishes its regular season next
Friday at Seymour. The Owls fell to 3-5
after a 48-41 triple-overtime loss to
New Albany on Friday.
|
Bedford NL |
Final |
Madison |
|
47 |
0:00 |
7 |
|
0-17-30-0 |
Score by Quarters |
0-0-0-7 |
|
8 |
First Downs Rushing |
4 |
|
0 |
First Downs Passing |
0 |
|
0 |
First Downs by Penalty |
1 |
|
8 |
Total First Downs |
5 |
|
43-294 |
Rushing (Att-Yards) |
22-135 |
|
4-7-92-1 |
Passing (Comp-Att-Yards-Int) |
6-14-23-1 |
|
4-31.8 |
Punts-Avg. |
8-28.9 |
|
2-0 |
Fumbles-Lost |
4-1 |
|
10-85 |
Penalties-Yards |
6-38 |
|
27:38 |
Time of Possession |
20:22 |
Scoring
Plays
2nd
Quarter
BNL - Logan
Brown 11 run (Erik Moorman kick), 10:50
BNL -
Moorman 22 field goal, :22
BNL - Brown
2 run (Moorman kick), :00
3rd
Quarter
BNL - Jacob
Perry 86 run (Moorman kick), 11:33
BNL - Brad
Carrico 34 pass from Perry (Moorman
kick), 9:40
BNL -
Safety, 8:22
BNL - Brown
51 pass from Perry (Moorman kick), 8:04
BNL - Perry
24 run (Moorman kick), 2:16
4th
Quarter
M - Ryan
Fish 44 run (Zach Zehren kick), 8:32
Rushing
(Yards-Attempts)
BNL:
Perry 10-205, Brown 8-38, Kam Korvela
10-24, Kraig Smoot 3-9, Nathan Lee 6-8,
Tylor Scherschel 2-7, Christian Parsch
1-5.
Madison:
Fish 6-82, Kraig Brittain 3-45,
Chris Ball 6-8, Zehren 4-7, Alex Novella
3-(minus 7).
Passing
(Att-Comp-Yards-Int)
BNL:
Perry 4-7-91-1.
Madison:
Zehren 6-14-23-1.
Receiving
(Receptions-Yards)
BNL:
Brown 2-56, Carrico 1-34, Webb 1-1.
Madison:
Ball 3-13, Kenton Williams 1-8,
Brittain 1-2, Trey Thurston 1-0.
Punts
(Attempts-Yards)
BNL:
Moorman 4-127.
Madison:
Weber 8-231 .
Kickoffs
(Numbers-Yards-Touchbacks)
BNL:
Moorman 7-269-1.
Madison:
Zehren 3-116.
Punt
Returns (Attempts-Yards)
BNL:
Carrico 2-18.
Madison:
Weber 1-0, Fish 1-(minus 2).
Kickoff
Returns (Attempts-Yards)
BNL:
Carrico 1-18, Kamden Sokeland 1-7.
Madison:
Weber 2-18, Thurston 1-9, Ryan
Leasor 1-4, Jonathan Head 1-0, Andrew
Owens 1-0.
Tackles
(Solo-Assists)
BNL:
David Pace 7-0, Brian Martin 6-0, John
Thomas 5-1, Webb 4-1, Korvela 4-0,
Christian Parsch 3-0, Landon Duncan 2-0,
Kyle Miller 2-0, Jakab Scherschel 1-1,
Devin Byers 1-0, C.J. Fields 1-0, Ross
Murphy 1-0, Caleb Dobay 1-0, Brian
O'Haert 1-0, Tanner Watson 1-0.
Madison:
Ball 1-10, Leasor 0-9, Luke Jones
3-5, Scottland Sons 1-5, Shane Hoevener
2-3, Lucky Blakemore 1-4, Josh Kokot
0-5, Caleb Vance 0-4, Weber 2-1, Cody
Randall 1-1, Williams 1-1, Derek Wynn
1-1, Kyler Mahoney 0-2, Zehren 0-2, Josh
Acosta 1-0, Brian Legrand 1-0, Trey
Whalen 1-0, Thurston 0-1.
Quarterback Sacks
BNL:
Pace 1.5, Martin 1, Korvela 0.5, Miller
0.5, Parsch 0.5.
Tackles
for Loss
BNL:
Korvela 2, Thomas 2, Webb 1, Pace 1,
Martin 1, Duncan 1, Fields 1, Parsch 1,
Dobay 1.
Madison:
Sons 3, Ball 2, Blakemore 2,
Hoevener 2, Weber 1, Geoff Halverson 1,
R. Leasor 1, Acost 1, Vance 1, Mahoney
1, Shane Rowlett 1.
Interceptions
BNL:
Carrico 1.
Madison:
Wynn 1.
Forced
Fumbles
BNL:
Pace 1.
Fumble
Recoveries
Madison:
Randall 1.
Passes
Defended
BNL:
Thomas 2, Carrico 1, Robbins 1.
Safety
BNL:
Duncan 1. |
October 9, 2008
Looking Ahead
This Week’s Opponent:
Madison
Time:
7
p.m.
Location:
At
Madison High School
Records:
Bedford North Lawrence (5-2 overall, 4-1 in the
Hoosier Hills Conference); Madison (1-6 overall, 1-4
in the Hoosier Hills Conference).
Sagarin Ratings:
Bedford North Lawrence
(No. 81 Overall; No. 43 in Class 5A); Madison (No.
229 Overall; No. 56 in Class 4A).
Sagarin Game Prediction:
Bedford North Lawrence by 25.
Last Week:
BNL won its third straight game, 35-7 over Floyd
Central, behind Brad Carrico’s three-TD performance.
Madison fell to 1-6 after a 75-14 loss to No. 1
Columbus East.
Last Year vs. Madison:
David Pace returned the opening kickoff to a
touchdown, igniting Bedford North Lawrence’s 55-6
win. It was the Stars’ fifth straight victory.
Last 10 Years vs. Madison:
Bedford North Lawrence 9-1. The Stars have beaten
Madison nine straight times.
The “Inside” Scoop:
Bedford has surpassed expectations more than any
team in the area. Despite one win, Madison may be
second.
Scoop’s Pick:
Bedford North Lawrence 38, Madison 14.
October
6, 2008
Sectional 8 Draw
First Round
Friday, October 24
E vansville
North (2-5) at Castle (6-1)
Jeffersonville (3-4) at Jennings County (0-7)
Floyd
Central (3-4) at Bedford North Lawrence (5-2)
Semifinal Round
Friday, October 31
New Albany
(5-2) at Castle-Evansville North winner
Jeffersonville-Jennings County winner vs. Floyd
Central-Bedford North Lawrence winner
Championship Game
Friday, November 7
Semifinal winners
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October 3, 2008
STREAKING STARS
BNL won its third straight game, 35-7
over Highlanders
Bradley Carrico scored three times --
two by reception and one on a punt
return -- to lead Bedford North Lawrence
to its fourth straight victory, 35-7
over Floyd Central.
The Stars are a game behind
league-leader Columbus East with two
games to play. BNL meets the Olympians
in two weeks.
Carrico caught two passes -- both for
touchdowns -- for 80 yards and finished
with 175 total yards. He also had an
interception on defense.
Logan Brown and Jacob Perry led the
Stars' offense. Brown had 94 rushing
yards, while Perry completed 7 of 9
passes for 135 yards and the two
touchdowns to Carrico.
Aaron Sparks led the Highlanders with 52
rushing yards. BNL held Floyd to 186
total yards.
Matt Lowe was outstanding on defense for
the Highlanders. He had 21 tackles and
three tackles for loss. He also had a
forced fumble.
Kam Korvela led the BNL defense with 10
tackles.
The Stars will try to win their fourth
straight game when they go to Madison
next Friday. The Cubs are 1-6 after a
75-14 loss to No. 1 Columbus East on
Friday.
On the same night, Floyd will attempt to
end its four-game losing streak at
Jennings County. The Panthers are 0-7
after a 33-6 loss at Seymour on Friday.
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Floyd
Central |
Final |
Bedford NL |
|
7 |
0:00 |
35 |
|
0-0-7-0 |
Score by Quarters |
0-21-7-7 |
|
6 |
First Downs Rushing |
7 |
|
2 |
First Downs Passing |
5 |
|
0 |
First Downs by Penalty |
1 |
|
8 |
Total First Downs |
13 |
|
32-132 |
Rushing (Att-Yards) |
42-213 |
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