Football Results: Aug. 30
WARSAW 20, MICHIGAN CITY 19
Warsaw went on the road Friday night and came away with a statement win.
After taking a 17-0 lead, the Tigers needed a 51-yard field goal from Harrison Mevis with 4:20 left in the fourth quarter to reclaim the lead.
After Mevis hit a 46-yarder in the first quarter, the Tigers built its lead after a 51-yard pass from Wyatt Amiss to Luke Adamiec early in the second quarter. Three minutes later, Warsaw went up 17 after Keagan Larsh took the rock 16 yards to the house.
The Wolves got seven of those points back with 37 seconds left in the half when Jon Fleming found the end zone on a one-yard run. Fleming’s 10-yard rushing touchdown in the third got Michigan City back within a score, but City missed the extra point.
Fleming’s third touchdown run, with 3:36 left in the third, put Michigan City up 19-13, but once again, the extra point was missed.
After starting the game off hot, Warsaw managed to accumulate just 167 total yards for the contest. Juan Jaramillo had 21 carries for the Tigers, but totaled just 31 yards in what was the leading rush total for the night. Amiss completed just the one pass to Adamiec and Blake Marsh tossed one pass for 42 yards, also to Adamiec.
Fleming had 19 carries for 91 yards to lead the Wolves, which came into the night ranked No. 5 in the Class 5-A poll.
Warsaw moves to 2-0 on the season after its non-conference slate, and will host Plymouth next week to open Northern Lakes Conference play.
WEST NOBLE 21, WAWASEE 6
Wawasee looked to have the upper hand, but couldn’t withstand a very talented West Noble side in Ligonier.
Parker Young hit Austin Baker for a 62-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to give Wawasee a 6-0 lead. That lead, however, would disappear and not be found the remainder of the night.
West Noble answer back with a touchdown in each of the remaining three periods while holding the Warriors scoreless the rest of the way for the win.
Wawasee amassed only 34 rushing yards to West Noble’s 292, but Parker Young did complete 11-of-23 passes for 120 yards, throwing one interception. Jesse Landers rushed for 16 yards in six carries, and Parker Young ran for 12 yards in six rushes. Baker hauled in three catches worth 66 yards. Ethan Garza caught six passes totaling 49 yards.
Complete West Noble stats were not available for the game.
Wawasee (1-1) will enter Northern Lakes Conference play next week when it heads to Middlebury for the annual WogoBowl against former head coach Tom Wogomon and the Northridge Raiders.
LAVILLE 59, TRITON 14
Triton suffered a lopsided loss at Hoosier North Athletic Conference and former sectional-rival LaVille Friday.
The Trojans trailed 39-8 at the half. Connor Pitney threw a touchdown pass to D’Angelo Shumjpert, then completed a two-point conversion pass to Nate Amsden for Triton’s first-half score. Lucas Cabrera scored on a second half run in the Trojans’ only other score of the night.
Complete stats were not available for the game. The Trojans slip to 1-1 with an 0-1 HNAC start. They’ll return home to face Caston in another Hoosier North matchup next Friday.
NEVADA 34, PURDUE 31
After trailing 24-7 at halftime, Carson Strong, the first freshman quarterback to start a season opener for Nevada since 1998, led the Wolf Pack to a 34-31 victory Friday against Purdue for the second win against a Big Ten team in program history.
Nevada capped the comeback on a 56-yard field goal from freshman kicker Brandon Talton as time expired. The 17-point Nevada comeback tied the second largest comeback for the program since 1996.
With the game tied and 32 seconds remaining, Purdue quarterback Elijah Sindelar threw an interception to defensive back Daniel Brown. Nevada tied the game with 52 seconds left on Strong’s 20-yard pass to Elijah Cooks.
Strong hadn’t started a football game since 2017. He sat out his senior year at Wood High in Vacaville, California and again last year as a redshirt. He completed 30 of 51 passes for 295 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Purdue looked in control most of the game, and led 31-17 at the beginning of the third quarter.
Sindelar recorded a career high 423 passing yards four touchdowns, but Purdue lost the turnover battle, 5-0, and two of those turnovers were Sindelar interceptions.
Rondale Moore displayed his big play capability in his first half, but was contained for most of the second half. He finished with 11 catches for 124 yards and one touchdown.
Purdue committed four turnovers against Nevada in 2016, but still won at home 24-14. They didn’t get away with it in Reno. The Boilermakers were not able to overcome the same turnover margin Friday.
Strong tied Nevada’s second-largest comeback since 1996 and grabbed the program’s second victory against a Big Ten team.
The Boilermakers return to West Lafayette for their home opener Saturday against Vanderbilt.