KOPSEA’S KORNER 2024 FOOTBALL – WEEK SIX

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FABULOUS FIVE

  1. Concord (6-0): Jaron Thomas came up with 130 yards rushing and three touchdowns in the top-ranked Minutemen’s 27-17 win over NorthWood.
  2. Mishawaka (5-1): Jackson Snyder scampered 21 yards for a score in the No. 6 (Class 4A) Cavemen’s 27-7 win over Northridge.
  3. Penn (5-1): Alex Vespie scampered 31 yards for a touchdown in the Kingsmen’s 49-14 win over Adams.
  4. Elkhart (5-1): Novell Miller tallied 117 yards on the ground with three touchdowns in the No. 9 (Class 6A) Lions’ 38-17 win over Saint Joseph.
  5. New Prairie (4-2): Reed Robinson tossed a 35-yard touchdown pass and ran nine times for 81 yards with two scores in the Cougars’ 49-0 win over Riley.

HONORABLE MENTION

Jimtown (4-2): Ty Zartman raced 20 times for 86 yards with two scores in the Jimmies’ 14-0 win over Tippecanoe Valley.

Knox (4-2): Jake Conroy came up with three trips to the end zone in the Redskins’ 57-24 win against LaVille.

NorthWood (3-3): Austin King tallied a one-yard touchdown run for the Panthers against Concord.

Plymouth (4-2): Grady Metzger’s 13-yard touchdown reception in overtime lifted the Rockies to a 33-32 win over No. 10 (Class 5A) Warsaw.

Tippecanoe Valley (4-2): Brandon Stiles came up with an interception for the Vikings against Jimtown.

GETTING BETTER

Bremen (3-3): Tyrus Graverson finished with four receptions for 140 yards with two scores in the Lions’ 21-0 win at Glenn.

Marian (3-3): Jack Diroll hauled in a 19-yard touchdown pass in the Knights’ 41-14 win over Washington.

Wawasee (1-5); Cameron Senter tallied 23 carries for 107 yards with two touchdowns in the Warriors’ 36-7 win over Goshen.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Adams (0-6): Anthony Gubi completed 10-of-15 for 147 yards with two scores for the Eagles against Penn.

Glenn (1-4): Brody King managed an interception for the Falcons against Bremen.

Goshen (0-6): Anthony Longstreet caught a 33-yard pass for a score for the RedHawks againt Wawasee.

LaVille (2-4): Collin Czarnecki was 19-of-30 for 168 yards with three scores for the Lancers against Knox.

Northridge (1-5): Parker Janes compiled 13 carries for 63 yards with a score for the Raiders against Mishawaka.

Riley (2-3): Braxton Shines came up with three catches for 30 yards for the Wildcats against New Prairie.

Saint Joseph (3-3): Ryder Place converted a 40-yard field goal for the Huskies against Elkhart.

Warsaw (3-3): Evan Davis romped 29 yards for a touchdown for the Tigers against Plymouth,

Washington (0-6): Gabe Weber accounted for 107 yards passing for the Panthers against Marian.

LOOKING FORWARD

Elkhart (5-1) at Penn (4-2): The Kingsmen have won the last five meetings against Elkhart.

Knox (4-2) at Jimtown (4-2): The Jimmies are looking to snap a two-game losing streak to Knox.

Mishawaka (5-1) at Warsaw (3-3): The Cavemen are in pursuit of their third straight win over Warsaw.

New Prairie (4-2) at Marian (3-3): The Cougars have captured six of the previous nine matchups with Marian.

NorthWood (3-3) at Plymouth (4-2): The Panthers are going for their ninth straight win over Plymouth.

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