Week 7 roundup: Parker, Omondi go over 100 yards, help Valley improve to 5-2

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L. Mollenkopf has big game receiving, but Comets fall; Rans stars as Pioneer blanks Culver; Burgess, Rugg return kickoffs for TDs, but Winamac falls to N. Judson

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Owen Omondi Hudson Shepherd

Football

Tippecanoe Valley 38, Western 7 (Friday): Wes Parker ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and Owen Omondi ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns for the host Vikings in a rout of Western at Smith-Bibler Memorial Field: Home of Death Valley Football Friday.

Grady Moriarty added 78 yards rushing and a touchdown.

Valley had a 348-109 advantage in rushing yards and won despite completing only one pass for three yards.

Quarterback Levi Shoemaker ran for 95 yards on 14 carries for the Panthers, whose five-game winning streak was snapped. But Hudson Shepherd and Omondi each intercepted Shoemaker.

Valley held Western leading rusher Matthew McKitrick, who came in averaging 150 yards rushing per game, to five yards on nine carries. McKitrick did score the lone Panther touchdown in the fourth quarter, but by then, Valley had a 31-point lead.

Gage Overbey kicked a 43-yard field goal and converted all three of his extra-point tries.

Valley led 28-0 at halftime.

Valley beat Western for the second straight year.

Both teams are 5-2.

Valley 38, Western 7

Western 0 0 0 7 – 7

Valley 7 21 3 7 – 38

First quarter

TV – Grady Moriarty 4 run (Gage Overbey kick)

Second quarter

TV – Owen Omondi 13 run (two-point conversion failed)

TV – Wes Parker 13 run (Overbey kick)

TV – Parker 4 run (Parker run)

Third quarter

TV – Overbey 43 FG

Fourth quarter

WEST – McKitrick 3 run (Javier Sanz kick)

TV – Omondi 14 run (Overbey kick)

Triton 28, Caston 16 (Friday): Gavin Mollenkopf threw a touchdown pass to Logan Mollenkopf and also ran for a touchdown, but the Comets lost to host Triton Friday to drop to 2-5 overall and 1-4 in the Hoosier North.

Ashton Bowyer led the ground attack with 72 yards, and he also had seven tackles and a fumble recovery on defense. Gavin Mollenkopf accounted for 166 total yards – 149 passing, 17 rushing.

Logan Mollenkopf had eight receptions for 145 yards, and he also had an interception on defense. Tucker Woolever had three tackles, a blocked punt and a safety. Gage Minniear had five tackles, and Gavin Mollenkopf, Brayden Unger and London Herd had four tackles each. Reed Sommers and Parker Zimpleman had three tackles each.

Jayden Overmyer had 24 carries for 226 yards and three touchdowns for Triton (5-2, 4-1).

Triton 28, Caston 16

Caston 0 7 0 9 – 16

Triton 7 7 7 7 – 28

Pioneer 35, Culver 0 (Friday): Micah Rans ran for 111 yards and three touchdowns, completed six of eight passes for 92 yards and a score and also intercepted a pass on defense for the visiting Panthers as they beat Culver for the third straight year Friday.

Shiloh Rine ran for 56 yards, caught an 11-yard touchdown pass and also had an interception.

Noah VanMeter ran for 48 yards and a touchdown.

Phillip McFatridge caught three passes for 41 yards, and Eli Guffey had two catches for 40 yards.

Carter Mize also had an interception.

VanMeter, Colten Long and Kit Gotshall had five tackles each to lead the defense. As a team, Pioneer had 4.5 tackles for loss.

Pioneer led 35-0 at halftime.

Pioneer 35, Culver 0

Pioneer 21 14 0 0 – 35

Culver 0 0 0 0 – 0

North Judson 56, Winamac 14 (Friday): Ethan Burgess and Louis Rugg III each returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the second half for host Winamac in a loss to defending state runner-up North Judson Friday.

Burgess’ 80-yard kickoff return in the third quarter cut North Judson’s lead to 40-7. Rugg’s 75-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter completed the scoring.

Tearson Wolford ran for 41 yards on eight carries. Rugg caught two passes from Xavier Adriano totaling 37 yards.

Burgess also led the defense with 11 tackles. Michael Shodler had eight tackles, and Adriano had seven tackles.

North Judson had a 277-50 advantage in rushing yards and also scored two defensive touchdowns.

North Judson led 32-0 at halftime.

North Judson 56, Winamac 14

North Judson 16 16 8 16 – 56

Winamac 0 0 7 7 – 14

First quarter

NJSP – Grason McDaniel 12 run (two-point conversion good)

NJSP – Aiden McGowen 40 fumble return (two-point conversion good)

Second quarter

NJSP – McDaniel 1 run (two-point conversion good)