KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2025 FOOTBALL – WEEK THREE

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FABULOUS FIVE

  1. Penn (3-0): Mason Biernacki hauled in six receptions for 162 yards with two touchdowns in the No. 8 (Class 6A) Kingsmen’s 49-6 win over Riley.
  2. Mishawaka (2-1): Kadyn O’Neal rambled 37 times for 278 yards with a score in the No. 5 (Class 4A) Cavemen’s 38-34 win over No. 6 (Class 5A) Concord.
  3. Concord (2-1): Chase Thompson caught four passes for 38 yards with a touchdown for the Minutemen against Mishawaka.
  4. Warsaw (2-1): Tucker Reed amassed five carries for 124 yards with a score in the No. 8 (Class 5A) Tigers’ 37-7 win at Goshen.
  5. Knox (3-0): Myles McLaughlin ran for a program-best 439 yards with nine touchdowns in the No. 6 (Class 3A) Redskins’ 72-24 win over Culver Academy.

HONORABLE MENTION

Elkhart (2-1): Ta’Michael Brown hauled in a 27-yard touchdown pass in the Lions’ 34-13 win over Washington.

LaVille (2-1): Noah Menis had six catches for 79 yards with pair of touchdown receptions in the Lancers’ 42-9 win over Central Noble.

Marian (2-1): Terrance Lane raced 12 yards for a score in the Knights’ 21-0 win over Adams.

NorthWood (2-1): Ethan Miller came up with five rushes for 58 yards with a touchdown in the Panthers’ 36-7 win at Wawasee.

Saint Joseph (3-0): James Criniti returned a kickoff 90 yards for a score in the Huskies’ 43-13 win over New Prairie.

MAKING PROGRESS

Bremen (1-2): Logan Moser galloped 75 yards for a touchdown in the Lions’ 39-0 blanking of Boone Grove.

Jimtown (1-2): Nash Hamby ran 20 yards for a touchdown, along with the game-winning two-point conversion run with nine seconds left in the Jimmies’ 29-28 win over Fairfield.

Plymouth (1-2): Dominck Vasquez converted the game-winning 18-yard field goal as time expired in the Rockies’ 24-21 win at Northridge.

NEEDS SOME WORK

Adams (1-2): Lamarr Shaw recorded 10 tackles with three for loss and a quarterback sack against Marian.

Glenn (1-2): Blake Forkner raced 19 times for 64 yards in the Falcons’ 28-0 loss to Rensselaer Central.

Goshen (1-2): Jack Krider came up with a fumble recovery for the RedHawks against Warsaw.

New Prairie (0-3): Lucas Halderman racked up nine tackles for the Cougars against Saint Joseph.

Northridge (0-3): Austin Horn registered a 14-yard touchdown run for the Raiders against Plymouth.

Riley (2-1): Braxton Shines had seven rushes for 25 yards with a score for the Wildcats against Penn.

Tippecanoe Valley (2-1): Hunter Stage was 6-of-13 for 50 yards with a score in the Vikings’ 35-19 loss to Hamilton Heights.

Washington (1-2): Zykeen Slade caught eight passes for 42 yards for the Panthers against Elkhart.

Wawasee (1-2): Dirks Miller returned a fumble for a score for the Warriors against NorthWood.

STAY TUNED

Bremen (1-2) at LaVille (2-1): The Lions are looking to halt a nine-game losing streak to LaVille.

Knox (3-0) at Tippecanoe Valley (2-1): The Redskins have dropped two of the previous three contests against Tippecanoe Valley.

Marian (2-1) at Saint Joseph (3-0): The Knights have won five of the last seven games with Saint Joseph.

Mishawaka (2-1) at NorthWood (2-1): The Panthers have lost three of the previous five meetings against Mishawaka.

Riley (2-1) at Elkhart (2-1): The Wildcats suffered a 35-2 loss to Elkhart in their last matchup.

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