KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2025 FOOTBALL – WEEK SIX

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FABULOUS FIVE

  1. Penn (6-0): Mason Biernacki returned a punt 45 yards for touchdown in the No. 6 (Class 6A) Kingsmen’s 42-7 win over Adams.
  2. Mishawaka (5-1): Landon Snyder raced 15 times for 110 yards with a score in the No. 4 (Class 4A) Cavemen’s 35-20 win at Northridge.
  3. Concord (5-1): Bo Brunner went 12-of-16 for 143 yards in the No. 8 (Class 5A) Minutemen’s 44-34 win over NorthWood.
  4. Saint Joseph (6-0): Mason Kazmierzak recovered a fumble in the end zone for a score in the No. 10 (Class 4A) Huskies’ 21-14 win over Elkhart.
  5. Knox (6-0): Cain Weber romped 32 yards for a touchdown in the No. 5 (Class 3A) Redskins’ 42-22 win over Glenn.

HONORABLE MENTION

Bremen (4-2): Logan Moser tallied a 15-yard touchdown run as well as the game-winning two-point conversion in the Lions’ 15-14 win over Glenn.

Elkhart (4-2): Alfonzo Newbern tallied a pair of scores for the Lions against Saint Joseph.

NorthWood (3-3): Deondray Monroe caught 10 passes for 135 yards with a pair of touchdowns for the Panthers against Concord.

Tippecanoe Valley (4-2): Hunter Stage completed 6-of-12 for 98 yards and carried the ball seven times for 24 yards in the Vikings’ 33-0 win over Jimtown.

Warsaw (4-2): Michael Schenck came up with a pair of scores in the Tigers’ 42-14 win at Plymouth.

MAKING PROGRESS

Goshen (2-4): Spencer Elliott recorded 11 catches for 106 yards with two touchdowns in the RedHawks’ 24-15 win over Wawasee.

New Prairie (1-5): Sully Kress came up with four catches for 137 yards with two scores in the Cougars’ 45-42 win over Riley.

Washington (2-4): Bryce Verse racked up 12 tackles as the Panthers snapped a 12-game Northern Indiana Conference losing streak with a 28-21 win over Marian.

NEEDS SOME WORK

Adams (2-4): Cleal Kimbrough came up with four catches for 105 yards for the Eagles against Penn.

Glenn (2-4): Austin Pranger caught a 23-yard touchdown pass for the Falcons against Knox.

Jimtown (1-5): Chase Coughenour mustered 14 carries for 60 yards for the Jimmies against Tippecanoe Valley.

LaVille (2-4): Dylan Miller recorded a 38-yard touchdown reception for the Lancers against Knox.

Marian (2-4): The Knights suffered their first loss to Washington since the 2015 campaign.

Northridge (0-6): Jake Scholl went 13-of-19 for 125 yards with three touchdowns and ran eight times for 41 yards for the Raiders against Mishawaka.

Plymouth (3-3): Finn Holm scampered 22 times for 88 yards with two touchdowns for the Rockies against Warsaw.

Riley (3-3): Trevion Fedele had a one-yard touchdown run for the Wildcats against New Prairie.

Wawasee (1-5): Cash Walter drilled a 27-yard field goal for the Warriors against Goshen.

STAY TUNED

Penn (6-0) at Elkhart (4-2): The Kingsmen have won four of the previous seven matchups with Elkhart.

Plymouth (3-3) at NorthWood (3-3): The Rockies have dropped nine of the last 12 contests against NorthWood.

Riley (3-3) at Saint Joseph (6-0): The Huskies have been victorious 11 consecutive times against Riley.

Warsaw (4-2) at Mishawaka (5-1): The Cavemen have lost three of the previous five games with Warsaw.

Western (5-1) at Tippecanoe Valley (4-2): The Panthers are looking for their first six-game winning streak since 2017, while Tippecanoe Valley has not experienced a losing season since 2017.

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