RICHMOND, Ind. — After missing the previous game, no one seemed to be able to topple Mason Romack in Hagerstown’s 56-14 win over Union City on Sept. 2. He only carried the ball seven times, but still managed to go all the way. end zone more times than he was knocked to the ground.
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Romack finished the game with 259 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Aiden Grover also had a solid backfield game, rushing for 82 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries. His performance would be the highlight of the offense most days, but Romack’s 37 yards per carry made Grover’s still-quite-efficient 11.7 seem elementary.
The Tigers’ ground game was so unstoppable that they only passed the ball once, and even that was perfect. Quarterback Kayne Ervin finished the game 1-for-1 with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Collin Beaty. That duo combined for another 108 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Romack, Ervin and Beaty also intercepted a pass on defense. Peyton Meyer led the defensive charge with 18 tackles and a forced fumble.
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Football
Northeast passing game is too much for Winchester
Just as Hagerstown dominated with their running game, Northeastern did the same with their passing game last Friday. Carson Terrell completed 13 passes for 312 yards and four touchdowns against Winchester. Noah Ammerman was Terrell’s favorite target, racking up 180 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Ammerman also found the end zone with a rushing touchdown. Eli Hemmelgarn had two touchdowns on the day, one rushing and one receiving. Logan White was the third receiver to benefit from one of Terrell’s touchdown passes.
Dylan Isaacs and Calvin Berhalter led the defense with 13 tackles apiece. Berhalter also forced the team’s only fumble. Ethan Neeley was not far behind with 11 tackles, and Blayne Bry added 10. Isaacs, Caleb Harmon and Ty Killen each had a sack.
Centerville finally throws a regular season game
For the first time since September 4, 2020, the Bulldogs have lost a regular season game. Their 47-21 loss to Park Tudor was only their third loss since, all of them to non-conference opponents.
Despite the new blemish on the record, Jake Tinkle passed for 131 yards and two touchdowns, one to Kollyn Peed and one to Eddie Parker. Aiden Hoelscher rushed for 92 yards on 19 carries and Collin Clark had a rushing touchdown.
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On the defensive side of the ball, Grady Blake and Owen Boyd each had an interception. Landrey Brown recorded a sack, Ethan Vecera forced a fumble and Wade Lambright blocked a punt.
Lincoln, Richmond tied scoreless again
The Golden Eagles and Red Devils are now 0-3 on the season after losing by a combined 98-0 last Friday. Lincoln had 188 passing yards, but still fell 70-0 to El Tri. Richmond lost 28-0 to Anderson after only losing by seven at halftime.
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Football
Seton have exciting week with overtime loss, big win
In the Cardinals’ first game of the season on August 20, Ryan Murray tied the school record for six goals in a game. He did it again last week, scoring a total of seven goals in two games.
Seton fell 3-2 in double overtime against Liberty Christian on August 30 and Murray scored both goals. Three days later, the Cardinals outscored Daleville 10-1, with Murray receiving half of the balls in the back of the net. Elijah Falcone was right behind him with four goals, and Mason Burkhardt added one.
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Richmond, Centerville fare differently against Rushville
The Red Devils and Bulldogs played in Rushville last week and while the scores were similar, the results were opposite.
Richmond got the first opportunity against the Lions on August 30 and fell 2-1. Centerville took its turn on September 1 and came away with a 2-0 victory. Drew Wright and Kotaro Kaneda scored for the Bulldogs.
Cross country
Northeast, High Richmond Place on Marion Invite
The Knights finished first in their division from the Marion Invite on September 3, and the Red Devils finished second in their division.
Northeastern placed five riders in the top 35:
Chase Cates — 4the — 16:41.40
Logan Smith-8the — 17:14.41
mason mull — 12the — 17:19.09
Nolan Drake—20the — 17:57.50
Grant Luebbe—26the — 18:15.00
Richmond placed four riders in the top 35:
Alex Orihuela — 12the — 17:29.2
Ethan Miller – 18the — 17:46.5
Farmer Greyson — 20the — 17:51.6
Ivan Orihuela — 29the — 18:00.7
Centerville, Lincoln, Seton compete in Union City
The Bulldogs finished fourth in the Union City Invite on September 3 and the Golden Eagles were sixth. The Cardinals’ only running back, Jack Martin (19:00.53), was eighth in his division.
Centerville placed four riders in the top 35:
Alec Erbse—16the — 19:22.39
Grayson Hawkins-20the — 19:48.49
Tate Chasteen—21St. — 19:48.63
Kyle Sheard – 26the — 20:06.34
Lincoln placed three riders in the top 35:
lucas williams-5the — 18:35.82
Gavin Newton-27the — 20:11.92
Brody Puckett-34the — 20:37.03
Hagerstown has a successful two-game week
The Tigers’ first game of the week was Aug. 30 against Cowan and Monroe Central. Hagerstown finished between the two with three riders in the top 10:
Mull Quaid—2North Dakota — 18:29.59
carter jenkins-4the — 18:43.38
Young Kaden – 6the — 18:54.75
Hagerstown then competed on the East Central Invite on September 3. The Tigers won their division and had five running backs in the top 20:
Mull Quaid—1St. — 18:15.2
Young Kaden — 3dr — 19:03.9
carter jenkins-4the — 19:13.1
Brock Creech—13the — 20:23.8
Bryce Jingle — 16the — 20:47.0
Tennis
Lincoln tops Richmond to start the week
The Golden Eagles beat the Red Devils 4-1 on August 30. Elijah Berry and Christian Davis both won their singles matches for Lincoln, and Jaden Hollingsworth won his singles match for Richmond. Lincoln’s two doubles teams, Austin Brooks and Joe Davis and Carson Hawk and Braydon Munchel, also won.
The Golden Eagles posted another 4-1 win the next day over El Tri with the same winners from the day before. They ended the week of September 1 with a 5-0 loss to Knightstown.
The Red Devils won their game on September 1 4-1 over Muncie Central. Hollingsworth, Ethan Farrar and Ethan Couch won their singles matches, and Jackson Cornett and Lukin Uhte won their doubles match. They finished their week on September 3 as hosts of the Richmond Invite, but it was cut short due to weather. Hollingsworth and Farrar were each 1-1 that day, as was the doubles team of Cornett and Uhte.
Northeastern has two wins, Centerville has two losses
The Knights’ first win of the week was a close 3-2 win over Shenandoah on Aug. 30. Conner Burk and Canyon Johnting won their singles matches. Karsen Scarrette and Treydon York won their doubles match.
Northeastern then outscored Hagerstown 5-0 on September 1. Along with Burk and Johnting, Colton Coyle won his singles match. Scarrette and York were once again victorious in the doubles play, as were Landon Scarrette and Kaiden White.
The Bulldogs’ first loss was 4-1 to Knightstown on August 30. Jayden Saylor was Centerville’s only winner in individual games.
Centerville then lost an even closer game the next day, 3-2 to Union City. Saylor won his match again, and the doubles team of Brady Moore and Joe Martin emerged victorious.
Zach Piatt reports on sports and education for The Palladium-Item. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter @zachpiatt13.