KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2023 FOOTBALL WEEK EIGHT

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FABULOUS FIVE

  1. Penn (7-1): Maverick Brown recovered a fumble in the end sone for a touchdown in the No. 9 (Class 6A) Kingsmen’s 22-0 win over No. 10 (Class 3A) New Prairie.
  2. Northridge (7-1): McClain Miller scampered 51 yards for a score in the No. 4 (Class 4A) Raiders’ 42-14 win over Plymouth.
  3. Mishawaka (6-2): Lucas Larson booted four extra-points and a 25-yard field goal for the No. 10 (Class 5A) Cavemen in their 31-7 win over Concord.
  4. Warsaw (7-1): Quinton Brock rambled 85 yards for a score in the Tigers’ 42-7 win over Goshen.
  5. NorthWood (6-2): Jeffrey Eash raced 16 times for 116 yards with a score in the Panthers’ 38-21 win over Wawasee.

HONORABLE MENTION

Concord (4-4): Jaron Thomas ran 13 times for 118 yards with a touchdown and also recorded 12 tackles for the Minutemen against Mishawaka.

Jimtown (4-4): Jackson Clopton returned an interception for a touchdown in the Jimmies’ 44-6 win over Adams.

Marian (4-4): Leopino Sete had two catches for 81 yards with a score in the Knights’ 27-14 win over Elkhart.

New Prairie (6-2): Harrison Grives manufactured 14 tackles for the Cougars against Penn.

Riley (7-1): Austin White passed for 52 yards and ran for 36 yards and one score in the Wildcats’ 22-9 win over Bremen.

MAKING STRIDES

Clay (2-6): Shaquille Edwards registered a pair of interceptions in the Colonials’ 19-16 win over Glenn’s junior varsity.

Saint Joseph (4-4): Hayden Miller’s 80-yard kickoff return for a score lifted the Indians to a 20-6 win over Culver Academy.

HELP WANTED

Adams (1-7): Quincy Tootoo had four receptions for 47 yards for the Eagles against Jimtown.

Bremen (4-4): Reece Greene managed three catches for 63 yards for the Lions against Riley.

Elkhart (3-5): Connor Dow ran 19 times for 91 yards with a score for the Lions against Marian.

Glenn (4-4): The Falcons managed minus-15 yards on the ground in their 37-14 loss to No. 5 (Class 3A) Tippecanoe Valley.

Goshen (1-7): Drew Elliott accounted for 93 yards on the ground with a touchdown for the RedHawks against Warsaw.

Plymouth (2-6): Finnigan Holm scampered 13 times for 94 yards with a touchdown and caught three passes for 44 yards for the Rockies against Plymouth.

Washington (2-6): Gabe Weber threw a 76-yard touchdown pass in the Panthers’ 51-6 loss to No. 4 (Class 3A) Hamilton Heights.

Wawasee (1-7): Hunter Tinkey caught five passes for 116 yards with a touchdown for the Warriors against NorthWood.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Bremen (4-4) at Tippecanoe Valley (8-0): The Lions are trying to prevent Tippecanoe Valley from achieving their second unbeaten regular season in three years.

Jimtown (4-4) at Riley (7-1): The Jimmies are looking to avoid their first losing regular campaign since 2017, while Riley is going its best regular season finish since going 9-0-1 in 1964.

Marian (4-4) at Saint Joseph (4-4): The Knights have taken seven of the previous 10 meetings against Saint Joseph.

New Prairie (6-2) at Elkhart (3-5): The Cougars are in search if their first win at Elkhart’s Rice Field.

Northridge (7-1) at Warsaw (7-1): The Tigers are going for their sixth straight victory over Northridge.

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