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.

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.

SWIFT AND CERTAIN

No. 1 Columbus East makes easy work of Madison, 75-14

Columbus East improved to 7-0 with a 75-14 victory over Madison on Friday.

The Olympians' win was swift and easy, scoring at least 21 points in the first three quarters.

Eigth different Olympians scored touchdowns. Duwyce Wilson caught two TD passes on 84 and 12 yard passes from Dusty Kiel, who completed 11 of 13 passes for 290 yards and five scores. He also led East with 115 yards on the ground, including a 63-yard second-quarter TD run.

Wilson caught three passes for 108 yards. Shane Henderson added 91 yards and Tanner Horn 86 receiving.

Defensively, East was led by Drew Kiel, who had seven tackles, a quarterback sack, a tackle for loss and an interception that he returned 22 yards for a TD to give the Olympians a 48-0 lead late in the second quarter.

Madison got on the scoreboard with :16 remaining in the first half when Zach Zehren hooked up with Nate Weber on an 11-yard TD. Weber later returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown.

East hosts 3-4 Jeffersonville next Friday. The Red Devils lost on a late field goal, 31-28 to New Albany on Friday, snapping their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Madison hosts 5-2 Bedford North Lawrence, which won its third straight game, 35-7 over Floyd Central on Friday.