Shelbyville waited three weeks to take the field due to Covid issues.

Yorktown waited three games for a good start to a game.

The waiting was over for both Friday at McKeand Stadium.  Yorktown scored on the game’s opening drive and shut out the Golden Bears, 35-0.

Shelbyville (1-2, 0-1 HHC) hadn’t played since a Week 2 win over Richmond that snapped the program’s 26-game losing streak. Since then, the Golden Bears were forced to cancel games with Delta, New Castle and Greenfield-Central. 

Yorktown (4-2, 2-2  HHC) has dealt with Covid issues of its own.  The Tigers only took 28 players to a Week 3 loss at New Palestine.  The next week, Yorktown rallied for a dramatic overtime victory over its biggest rival, Delta.  Last week, Yorktown suffered a loss to New Castle.  In each game, Yorktown fell behind 14-0 to start the game.

The Tigers fortunes quickly reversed Friday.  Yorktown took the opening kickoff and capped a 67-yard scoring drive with a 4-yard touchdown run by sophomore quarterback Mason Moulton.  Moulton accounted for four touchdowns on the night, two rushing and two more through the air.

Fullback Jack Stinson scored a first quarter 2-yard rushing touchdown to up the Tigers lead to 14-0.  Yorktown took a 28-0 lead into halftime after Moulton added passing touchdowns to seniors Adam Morrow and Joey Hazen in the second quarter.

Moulton’s 8-yard run midway through the third quarter capped the scoring and activated a running clock for the remainder of the game.

Moulton was 8-for-13 passing for 174 yards.

Shelbyville head coach Brian Glesing on the GIANT fm Sports Cagney’s Pizza King Postgame.

Shelbyville’s offense struggled with just 90 yards on the ground (Cael Lux 13 carries – 32 yards) and 76 passing yards between quarterbacks Colton Adkins and Eli Chappelow.  Chappelow played the second half for the Golden Bears.  With six quarters available for players each week Chappelow will still have a full game available for him in Monday’s JV start at Yorktown.