KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2025 FOOTBALL – WEEK EIGHT

by | Oct 13, 2025 | Football Blogs, Matt's Matchups, RRSN News

FABULOUS FIVE

  1. Penn (8-0): Elijah Stith contributed five carries for 54 yards with a touchdown in the No. 4 (Class 6A) Kingsmen’s 49-0 win over New Prairie.
  2. Mishawaka (7-1): Walker Hahn tallied six tackles and two interceptions in the No. 3 (Class 4A) Cavemen’s 28-0 win over Plymouth.
  3. Saint Joseph (8-0): Charlie Grewe hauled in a 50-yard touchdown pass in the No. 5 (Class 4A) Huskies’ 42-12 win over Washington.
  4. Concord (7-1): Gerrell accounted for nine rushes for 67 yards with two scores in the No. 8 (Class 5A) Minutemen’s 49-21 win over Wawasee.
  5. Knox (8-0): Jaydin Fisher managed six rushes for 27 yards in the No. 4 (Class 3A) Redskins’ 44-15 win over Bremen.

HONORABLE MENTION

Bremen (5-3): Jack Wildauer scampered 11 yards for a score for the Lions against Knox.

Elkhart (5-3): Darien Bew caught three passes for 61 yards with a touchdown in the Lions’ 59-14 win over Marian.

NorthWood (4-4): Brady Weaver mustered five carries for 14 yards with a score and three catches for 26 yards in the Panthers’ 28-7 loss to Warsaw.

Tippecanoe Valley (6-2): Grady Moriarty carried the ball seven times for 59 yards with a touchdown and threw a pass 55 yards for another tally in the Vikings’ 42-7 win over Glenn.

Warsaw (5-3): Michael Schenck found the end zone three times for the Tigers against NorthWood.

MAKING PROGRESS

Adams (4-4): Eric Garcialazo drilled a 40-yard field goal in the Eagles’ 10-8 win over Riley and then served as the winning goaltender for their sectional soccer championship team.

LaVille (4-4): Noah Menis hauled in five receptions for 55 yards for the Lancers as they beat Jimtown, 28-27 in overtime, for their first in the series since 1990.

Northridge (2-6): Max Lamb returned a fumble 20 yards for a touchdown in the Raiders’ 49-21 win over Goshen.

NEEDS SOME WORK

Glenn (2-6): Archer Rust accounted for a nine-yard scoring run for the Falcons against Tippecanoe Valley.

Goshen (2-6): Spencer Elliott rambled for three scores for the RedHawks against Goshen.

Jimtown (1-7): Nash Hamby romped 10 yards for a touchdown for the Jimmies against LaVille.

Marian (2-6): Terrel Lane caught two passes for 29 yards with a score for the Knights against Elkhart.

New Prairie (2-6): Levi Kepplin came up with a fumble recovery for the Cougars against Penn.

Plymouth (3-5): Brady Coffin came up with a fumble recovery for the Rockies against Mishawaka.

Riley (3-5): Teon Wadley ran 15 times for 84 yards and a two-point conversion for the Wildcats against Adams.

Washington (2-6): The Panthers have now dropped seven straight games to Saint Joseph.

Wawasee (1-7): Johnny Zachary accounted for two scores (one passing and one running) for the Warriors against Concord.

STAY TUNED

Bremen (5-3) at Tippecanoe Valley (6-2): The Lions have won five of the previous six meetings against Tippecanoe Valley.

Marian (2-6) at Riley (3-5): The Wildcats are looking to snap a seven-game losing streak to Marian.

Northridge (2-6) at Warsaw (5-3): The Tigers are going for their eighth straight victory over Northridge.

Penn (8-0) at Saint Joseph (8-0): The winner claims the outright Northern Indiana Conference title. After losing the first contests against Saint Joseph, the Kingsmen have taken 23 of the last 24 matchups, including the last 22 games in a row.

Plymouth (3-5) vs. Concord (7-1) (Lucas Oil Stadium): The Rockies have dropped five of the last seven contests against Concord, including the last four meetings.

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