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Rine vs. Sheridan: 216 yards rushing, 112 receiving as Pioneer rolls; Winamac falls to N. Judson
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Football
Photos provided by: Jabez Yarber
Caston 55, Clinton Central 22 (Friday):
Ashton Bowyer ran for 210 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries, caught a 36-yard touchdown pass from Logan Mollenkopf and had a sack and forced fumble that teammate Jake Farrer recovered in the end zone for a touchdown as the host Comets handled Clinton Central in a Class 1A, Sectional 43 semifinal at the Comet Crater Friday.
Bowyer tied for the team lead in tackles on defense with seven.
Mollenkopf also returned the opening kickoff for a 73-yard touchdown and had a 38-yard touchdown run on a quarterback sneak in the fourth quarter. He finished with 70 yards rushing and 85 yards passing.
Landen Rigney added seven carries for 78 yards and a touchdown. Tucker Woolever had eight carries for 34 yards.
Brayden Unger had a 24-yard reception, Cayman Brown had a 13-yard reception, and Owen Chapman had a 12-yard reception.
Woolever also had seven tackles. Farrer and Brayden Unger had five each, Parker Zimpleman had four, and Brown and Ethan Reason had three each.
Caston improved to 9-2 and will face top-ranked Pioneer in the sectional final in Royal Center at 7 p.m. this Friday. Pioneer beat Sheridan 50-20 in their semifinal.
This marks Caston’s first advancement to a sectional final since 2011 and their first nine-win season since 2003.
Luke Shelley threw a touchdown pass, caught a touchdown pass and ran for a touchdown for Clinton Central (5-6). Shelley accounted for 227 yards of offense.
Caston led 34-14 at halftime.
Caston 55, Clinton Central 22
Clinton Central 6 8 0 8 – 22
Caston 19 15 14 7 – 55
First quarter
CAS – Logan Mollenkopf 73 kickoff return (kick blocked)
CAS – Ashton Bowyer 18 run (run failed)
CAS – Bowyer 36 pass from Mollenkopf (Mack Mappin kick)
CC – Kyson Albaugh 68 pass from Luke Shelley (run failed)
Second quarter
CAS – Bowyer 7 run (Mappin kick)
CC – Shelley 76 run (Shelley run)
CAS – Bowyer 8 run (Mollenkopf run)
Third quarter
CAS – Landon Rigney 31 run (Mappin kick)
CAS – Jake Farrer fumble recovery in end zone (Mappin kick)
Fourth quarter
CAS – Mollenkopf 38 run (Mappin kick)
CC – Shelley 65 pass from Kaleb Robinson (Kaleb Griffy run)
Pioneer 50, Sheridan 20 (Friday):
Shiloh Rine ran for 216 yards and two touchdowns and also caught three passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns for the top-ranked Panthers in a win over host Sheridan Friday in a Class 1A, Sectional 43 semifinal.
Phillip McFatridge added 17 carries for 131 yards and three touchdowns, and he also scored on a two-point conversion, nabbed an interception and went 6 for 6 kicking extra points. Colten Long ran 13 times for 79 yards, and he also had a 12-yard reception.
Freshman quarterback Colton Popejoy completed four of nine passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
McFatridge, Wyatt Wiles and Gage Lakes had seven tackles each on defense. Mikaden Tolosa and Chase VanMeter had six tackles each, and Rine had five.
Mason Shaver had an interception and a 27-yard return.
Pioneer outrushed Sheridan 437-113. Pioneer led 21-7 at halftime.
Pioneer improved to 11-0 and will host Caston (9-2) at 7 p.m. this Friday in the Panther Pit in the sectional final. Pioneer defeated Caston 35-7 on Sept. 11 in their regular season meeting.
Pioneer 50, Sheridan 20
Pioneer 7 14 14 15 – 50
Sheridan 0 7 7 6 – 20
North Judson 48, Winamac 20 (Friday):
No. 4 North Judson had 212 yards rushing and 211 yards passing in beating visiting Winamac in a Class 1A, Sectional 41 semifinal at Liberty Field Friday.
Javen Christensen threw for 211 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for 61 yards and a score.
Aiden McGowen had six receptions for 167 yards and three touchdowns. Ayson Harper ran for 88 yards and two touchdowns.
North Judson led 28-7 at halftime and extended the lead to 42-14 after three quarters.
North Judson improved to 10-1 and will host West Central in the sectional final on Friday. West Central eliminated North Newton 38-8 in their semifinal.
Winamac finished 7-4. They also lost to North Judson 35-0 on Oct. 2 in their regular season meeting.
They have lost their last seven meetings with North Judson.
Winamac graduating seniors include Tearson Wolford, Ivan Cardenas, Louis Rugg III, Cody Wheeler, Michael Shidler and Lucas Perez.
North Judson 48, Winamac 20
Winamac 7 0 7 6 – 20
North Judson 14 14 14 6 – 48
Friday’s RTC area sectional final game times
Eastside at Rochester, 7 p.m.
Caston at Pioneer, 7 p.m.
