FAIRLAND – Tim Able refuses to let Triton Central be content. Not even after a 35-point first half against the No. 7 ranked team in the state.

Class 2A, No. 2 Triton Central put five touchdowns on the scoreboard in the opening half Friday at Mendenhall Field and cruised to a 38-14 victory that leaves the Tigers all alone in second place in the Indiana Crossroads Conference standings.

“It was a good first half … but not great,” said TC head coach Tim Able, now 96-36 in his 11^th season in Fairland. “We had some opportunities early offensively. They drove it on us a couple of times then gave us tough field position but once we got rolling on offense we did pretty good.”

Levi Dewey (photo) sparked the Senior Night crowd in attendance with a 48-yard punt return for a touchdown after Scecina’s first drive netted only one first down. The senior accounted for 14 points in the game with the touchdown return, five successful extra-point kicks and a late field goal.

After a second drive stalled for Scecina (4-3, 2-2 ICC), Triton Central started at the Crusaders’ 42 and Jace Stuckey collected his first of three touchdown passes in the win, connecting with freshman Henry Kemper for a short catch and run 22 yards to make it 14-0.

That was the start of five straight scoring possessions that enabled Triton Central (6-1, 4-1 ICC) to use a running clock in the second half to finish off the Crusaders.

Stuckey added scoring strikes of 16 yards to Brayden Wilkins and 15 yards to Mason Compton (photo) and a 17-yard scoring run – all in the second quarter. But it was the next to last play before halftime that saw Stuckey take a low hit along the sideline that left him injured.

“Jace ran the ball too much tonight,” said Able. “He wanted to run it all week. I tried to back him off, but he has to run but he also needs to know when to get down and he didn’t quite do that tonight.”

Stuckey sat out the second half and walked with a noticeable limp while on the sideline. The senior finished with a team-high 104 yards rushing and just seven passes total for 96 yards.

Wilkins finished just short of 100 yards of offense with 50 yards rushing and 48 yards receiving. Kemper (photo) had 43 yards on seven carries – all in the first half.

“He is a good receiver, long and lean but still a freshman that is not as strong as he will be,” said Able of Kemper, who started for the injured Ray Crawford in the backfield. “With his height and leverage, he did a pretty good job and always fell forward with the ball. That’s the most important thing. He just gave us another threat.”

Scecina had just under 100 yards of offense in the first half as quarterback David Mendez completed only six passes and threw an interception.

Scecina scored touchdowns on its first two possessions of the second half but the running clock proved to be Triton Central’s ally.

Quarterback Sam Collier (photo) got invaluable experience, completing 5 of 6 pass attempts for 63 yards in place of Stuckey. He drove the offense down the field after the Crusaders scored their second touchdown to set up Dewey’s 20 yard field goal inside the game’s final two minutes.

Triton Central is on the road for the final two weeks of the regular season. The Tigers travel to Beech Grove (3-4, 2-4 ICC), a 62-20 winner over Ritter Friday, and then to Speedway (2-5, 0-4 ICC) for the regular-season finale.

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Grayson Thomas ran for three touchdowns and Gavin Neal ran for two more in Class 4A, No. 4 New Palestine’s 49-7 win Friday over Shelbyville at Kelso Stadium.

Thomas, who finished with 108 yards rushing, and Neal each had two first-half touchdowns and Mason Hiatt hauled in a 19-yard scoring strike from Neal to get the Dragons (5-2, 5-0 Hoosier Heritage Conference) a 35-0 halftime advantage.

Thomas added his third score late in the third quarter to extend the lead to 42-0.

Donavon Martin (photo) added a second-half touchdown to get Shelbyville on the scoreboard.

New Palestine’s Malachi Haines notched his first career touchdown with a 10-yard scoring run in the game’s final seconds.

Shelbyville lost its third-straight game and dropped to 3-4 overall and 1-4 in the HHC.

The Golden Bears host Mt. Vernon in what will be the regular-season home finale at McKeand Stadium.

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Waldron was defeated in the Shelby County Tennis Tournament championship match by Triton Central. A regular-season rematch two days later also did not go in favor of the Mohawks.

So when the IHSAA announced the Shelbyville Tennis Sectional draw Monday, Waldron knew it was set up for a potential third opportunity to take down the Tigers.

On Thursday at Shelbyville High School, Charlie Fischer and Jack Fischer (main photo) were dominant at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively, and Lucas Shaw overcame Tucker Hutchinson at No. 1 singles to propel the Mohawks into today’s sectional championship match against Shelbyville.

Charlie Fischer defeated Janssen Capps, 6-1, 6-1. Jack Fischer followed suit against Max Crouse, 6-1, 6-0.

Shaw (photo) battled his way to a 7-5, 7-6 (4) win over Hutchinson to secure the match win, 3-2.

At No. 1 doubles, Triton Central’s Connor Evans and Eli Sego topped Jacob Lindsey and Caiden Young, 6-1, 6-3. With the win, Evans and Sego will advance into the state doubles tournament next week.

Ben Toth and Caleb McGuire needed three sets to defeat Waldron’s Connor Hinchman and Jackson Kuhn, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles.

Triton Central finished its season at 16-7.

Waldron, a 5-0 winner over Southwestern Wednesday in the sectional opener, improved to 18-4 and will face Shelbyville (13-10), a 5-0 winner over Morristown Thursday in the other semifinal match.

The Yellow Jackets only had three entrants for the sectional semifinal match and all three played singles matches, allowing Shelbyville to receive forfeit victories at both doubles matches.

At No. 1 singles, Reece Prickett defeated Chad McMichael, 6-0, 6-0.

Caden Claxton was victorious at No. 2 singles over Michael Ballinger, 6-0, 6-0.

And Barni Kovacs bested Eli Graves at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-0.

The Mohawks defeated Shelbyville, 3-2, in late August but both programs have altered their lineup since that meeting.

The sectional champion advances to the Center Grove Regional for a Tuesday semifinal match against the Connersville Sectional champion.

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Waldron’s Will Larrison and Riley Price (photo) were crowned Shelby County Cross Country champions Thursday at Blue River Memorial Park in Shelbyville.

Competing at the cross country venue at BRMP, Larrison crossed the finish line in 18 minutes, 24 seconds to lead Waldron to the team victory.

The top five Mohawks finished in the top 13 Thursday. Jared Crosby was runner-up in 19:22. Nate Evans placed third in 19:37. Sam Jones finished 10^th in 21:13 and Max Jones was 14^th in 23:02.

Morristown was the only other entrant to field a team score. The top five for the Yellow Jackets were Ryan Crisman (20:43), Bradley Theobald (21:43), Thane Cole (22:38), Max Compton (22:39) and Drake Hibst (23:21).

Southwestern’s top finisher was Dakota Claiborne in fifth place in 20:12. Triton Central’s Liam Thompson finished seventh overall in 20:41.

Only nine girls started the Shelby County girls meet – and five represented Waldron, who was named champion.

Price led the field, winning the girls race in 22:57.

The remainder of the field included Morristown’s Grace McLaughlin (24:27) and Audrey Van Dyke (24:4), Waldron’s Sophie Hudnall (25:43), Avery Haehl (25:50) and Audrey Hogg (27:57), Southwestern’s Maxine Higdon (28:29), Waldron’s Grace Fisher (29:26) and Morristown’s Remi Spicklemire (29:44).

Triton Central’s girls team held off Morristown, 28-32, to win the Shelby County Junior High Girls Cross Country championship. Sawyer Murdick led the Tigers with a runner-up performance in 13:13.

Morristown’s Jo Kuhn won the girls race in 12:52.

Triton Central’s Gavin Bailey won the boys junior high race in 12:14 and helped the Tigers capture the team title with 30 points.

In other prep events:

Boys soccer

Southwestern 3, Bethesda Christian 2

At Bethesda Christian, the Class A, No. 12 Spartans trailed 1-0 nearly midway through the first quarter before Benjamin Kahler delivered the equalizer.

Tucker Simmons converted a penalty kick to open the second-half scoring. Simmons then added the game winner in the 76^th minute after the Patriots (2-11) tied the contest in the 68^th minute.

In its regular-season finale, Southwestern upped its record to 14-2.

Girls soccer

Shelbyville 3, Greenwood 1

At Greenwood, Ella Johnson, Alyna Castanon and Cyanne St. Bernard scored goals to push the Golden Bears’ record to 11-4 this season.

Macy Cooley was credited with 12 saves in goal.

Joelle Young scored the lone goal for Greenwood (8-6-2).

Triton Central 1, University 0

At Triton Central, Elaina Maurice’s second-half goal was all the host Tigers needed to defeat the Trailblazers (5-6-2).

Cheyenne Allen had 12 saves in goal to preserve the shutout victory.

Triton Central is 7-7 this season.

Volleyball

New Palestine def. Triton Central, 25-10, 25-15, 25-4

At New Palestine, the visiting Tigers struggled to get their offense in gear against the Dragons (19-4). Gwyn Williams finished with a team-high six kills while just one other Tiger had more than one kill.

Madi Peterson had two service aces and eight digs. Kate Isley had eight assists and seven digs.

Triton Central is 15-8.

Mt. Vernon def. Shelbyville, 25-20, 25-11, 27-25

At Mt. Vernon, Easton Wampler led the Marauders with 12 kills and nine digs. Sophia Damer followed with 10 kills and three aces, and Kate Ferguson had nine kills.

Setter Ava Whitmore collected 33 assists.

Mt. Vernon improved to 13-11 (4-2 HHC). Shelbyville dropped to 2-22 (0-6 HHC)

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Shelbyville football closes out its regular-season schedule against three of the top four teams in the Hoosier Heritage Conference standings. That gauntlet starts Friday night at Class 4A, No. 4 New Palestine.

The Dragons (4-2, 4-0 HHC) have won four straight since season-opening losses at Class 6A, No. 6 Westfield (5-1) and Class 5A, No. 9 Decatur Central (4-2) and are fresh off a scintillating 21-14 win last week at previously-unbeaten Greenfield-Central.

New Palestine features the HHC’s top running back in Grayson Thomas, who is thriving behind a stellar offensive line.

“That offensive line is massive,” said Shelbyville head coach Scott Fitzgerald. “I don’t know where they are getting all these guys in Hancock County.

“(Thomas) has a really nice line in front of him but he does a fantastic job. He will press the ‘A’ gap every time, then he makes his decision and he is gone. Whether he is popping it out and hitting the ‘A’ or hitting the ‘B,’ wherever he is going, he is going to hit it and hit it hard.”

Thomas, a senior, has rushed for 843 yards and seven touchdowns against four HHC opponents this season. He has more than 5,000 career rushing yards now and is the first Dragon to rush for 1,000 yards in four straight seasons.

“We have to try and hit him before he gets it going,” said Fitzgerald. “We did that at times against Yorktown and then we saw once we let them get loose a little bit, they were difficult to get to. It’s the same thing this week.”

Just putting pressure on Thomas (1,158 yards, 12 TDs) and sophomore quarterback Gavin Neal (33 of 69 passing, 728 yards, 7 TDs) will be difficult with size mismatches for Shelbyville all along the line of scrimmage.

We have to play low. If we stand up and they get their hands on us they will bury us,” said Fitzgerald. “We have to play low and use what we have and that’s our speed. We have to be able to move and do some different things, bring blitzes in different areas.

“Obviously when you do that you can leave yourself short in some areas but we can’t just sit. If we sit, they will get right after it and maul us over. We have to move. We have to adjust and we have to try and come from areas they are not expecting us to come from.”

Starting middle linebacker Brayden Schultz (photo) is back after missing the last three games. He is part of a young and Friday-night inexperienced defensive unit.

“In a lot of places we are young,” said Fitzgerald. “We have some great seniors. Some kids that have really led us all year long. We do have a lot of young guys contributing and doing good things and will learn from the experiences they are getting this year and hopefully be able to build off it.”

The best way to slow New Palestine’s offense, averaging 34 points per game, is to keep it off the field. However, Shelbyville has scored just one touchdown in its last five meetings with the Dragons and have been held scoreless in the last four.

“And that’s the big thing, there have been plays there,” said Fitzgerald of only scoring a combined 19 points in the last two games. “When you  go back and watch the film you see things. There are plays to be had there. We miss a corner route. We miss a fade route on another one. We miss a crosser. We could have had a first down and we had a mesh route and we had two guys standing in the middle and he goes for a different route.

“And we have to be able to run the ball. We did at times and then we would make some mistakes and miss a guy and that one guy was making the tackle in the backfield. We’ve got to be clicking. It’s tough to be on and then be off, then be on and be off as far as your play calling because you never get into a good rhythm.”

Shelbyville will be without starting right guard Connor Duncan (photo), who injured a knee during pre-game last Friday against Yorktown and did not play. Senior Bayler Ward got the emergency start and will fill that role again at New Palestine.

“Ward (photo) did a good job on Friday night stepping in.” said Fitzgerald.

One of Shelbyville’s top players the last two weeks has been first-year punter Ben Price (photo). The senior had a career-long 58-yard punt at Greenfield-Central and has averaged netting 38 yards on punts over the last two games.

“He is doing a great job,” said Fitzgerald. “I think last week he averaged a little over 42 yards for his punts. I think he is really enjoying it. He is kind of kicking himself for not doing it a little bit sooner. We’ve loved having him out there. He is doing a fantastic job.”

Fitzgerald knows he cannot sell his team on defeating New Palestine – recent history is not on his side. So the approach is much simpler.

“Play by play. Play by play, then after the first quarter let’s see where we’re at. At the end of the second quarter, let’s see where we’re at,” explained Fitzgerald. “Whether we’re up, whether we’re down or whether we are tied, we will think 0-0 to start the next quarter. Let’s try and battle and win the quarter. Then, at the end of the game we will see where we’re at.”

Shelbyville missed out on a golden opportunity to capture a fourth win last week in front of a large Homecoming crowd. The energy around the week-long build up to Homecoming did not go unnoticed by the coaching staff.

“It was a great week for the community and for the school,” said Fitzgerald. “I think they are really showing their spirit, really coming out and supporting us. We really appreciate that.

“Obviously, we wanted to put on a little better show but, again, I felt like the kids played hard. If you go back and watch things, it’s a play of two that really made the difference.”

QUICK FACTS

Shelbyville at Class 4A, No. 4 New Palestine

Game Time: 7 p.m. at Kelso Stadium at New Palestine High School.

Broadcast: New Palestine’s radio broadcast begins at 6 p.m. with a pregame show on NewPalRadio.com. Video coverage on ihsaatv.org starts at 6:55 p.m. There is a fee associated with the video broadcast.

2023 record: Shelbyville 3-2, 1-2 HHC; Class 4A, No. 4 New Palestine 4-2, 4-0 HHC.

Head coaches: Scott Fitzgerald, 3-3 in first year at Shelbyville; Kyle Ralph, 120-13 in 11^th year at New Palestine.

Sagarin ratings: Shelbyville, 47.30, No. 42 in Class 4A; New Palestine, 84.43, No. 3 in Class 4A. New Palestine is a 39-point favorite.

Last meeting: New Palestine defeated Shelbyville, 56-0 in 2022.

Series: Shelbyville won the first six meetings with New Palestine from 1997-2002 but the Dragons have dominated since then winning 17 of 20, including the last 10 which syncs up with the arrival of Kyle Ralph in New Palestine.

Around the HHC Friday: Delta (5-1, 3-1 HHC) at Pendleton Heights (4-2, 2-2); Class 4A, No. 7 Greenfield-Central (5-1, 3-1) at Yorktown (4-2, 2-2); Mt. Vernon (2-4, 1-3) at New Castle (1-5, 0-4).

Class 4A, Sectional 23 records: Greenwood 4-2; Connersville 2-4; Shelbyville 3-3; Class 4A, No. 1 East Central 6-0; Silver Creek 4-2; Edgewood 1-5; Jennings County 3-3; Martinsville 3-3.

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Tim Able has had great success at Triton Central, but of his 36 career losses in Fairland, nine have come against head coach Ott Hurrle’s Scecina Crusaders.

The 14th meeting of the two head coaches with a combined 429 career wins comes Friday at Triton Central in an Indiana Crossroads Conference battle between two top-10 ranked programs.

At stake is potentially sole possession of second place in the ICC standings behind Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran (6-0, 5-0 ICC), who defeated both the Tigers and Crusaders by a combined score of 85-27.

“The higher you finish in the conference, the more players you can nominate (for postseason awards),” said Able. “The individual awards come with more team success.”

Both Class 2A, No. 2 Triton Central (5-1, 3-1 ICC) and 2A No. 7 Scecina (4-2, 2-1 ICC) are in the same sectional which means Friday’s clash could be a postseason preview, just as it was in 2022.

The regular season game went to overtime and Scecina scored first for a 21-14 lead. Triton Central answered with a touchdown and Levi Dewey (photo) delivered the extra-point kick to set up a second overtime session. Only the Crusaders were flagged for a penalty on the kick and Able opted to take the game-tying point off the scoreboard and go for the win.

Triton Central put the ball in running back Ray Crawford’s capable hands but Scecina defensive lineman Adam Young met him in the backfield and shut down the 2-point conversion attempt to give the Crusaders the win.

The sectional rematch proved even tougher for both teams but Triton Central prevailed 10-7 to get its first sectional win over the Crusaders during Able’s tenure.

Friday also is Senior Night on what is the only guaranteed home game left for the highly-successful Class of 2023.

“That should hit them pretty hard,” said Able. “It’s a pretty neat night when you are home on Senior Night.”

In three-and-a-half years in the program, the TC seniors are part of 33 wins and three sectional championships. The class can become the second straight graduating class to win four straight sectional titles. The class of 2022 accomplished that last year and finished their careers with 38 wins.

“They’ve been highly successful,” said Able of his senior class. “They’ve got to finish the deal now. We’ve won four sectionals in a row but that’s getting old.”

The Tigers’ sectional also features No. 4 Brownstown Central and 4-win Switzerland County. 

On Friday, it will be the quarterbacks that make their respective teams go. Scecina senior signal caller David Mendez has completed 52% of his pass attempts this season for 1,188 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also is the team’s leading rusher at 416 yards and six TDs.

“Their quarterback is really good,” said Able. “They are a little more run than pass. … They are good at the passing game, they just don’t do it as much.”

Scecina has four receivers with at least 15 receptions. Senior Keegan Ray has 23 catches for 419 yards and five TDs while junior Masyn McClellan leads the team with 27 catches for 322 yards and three TDs.

Mendez, McClellan and sophomore Eric Montgomery have combined for all 10 of Scecina’s rushing touchdowns.

Triton Central senior quarterback Jace Stuckey (photo) continues to assemble a stellar final season of his record-breaking career. The Eastern Michigan commit has completed 73% of his pass attempts (95 for 129) with 24 touchdowns to just one interception. Stuckey also has rushed for 390 yards over the first six games.

Senior Brayden Wilkins (photo) has aspirations to play collegiately and is garnering interest as one of Stuckey’ top targets. He has a team-leading 636 receiving yards and is a threat to score every time he touches the ball.

“He is a multidimensional receiver, linebacker and defensive back,” said Able. “He is a Swiss Army knife that can do everything except pass.”

Wilkins is one of 11 seniors listed on the roster. The final games in kelly green and white also are ahead for Mason Compton, Jace Stuckey, Courtney Dunville, Anthony Dunville, Sam Kemper, Levi Dewey, Ray Crawford, Garrett McElfresh, Henry Smith and Max Ray.

Triton Central has risen again to No. 2 in the Indiana Football Coaches Association poll in what has been a topsy-turvy season in Class 2A. The Tigers were ranked. No. 2 in the preseason poll and ascended to the No. 1 ranking ahead of playing and falling to Lutheran in week three. Since then, Scecina and Brownstown Central have held and lost the top ranking.

Linton-Stockton is currently ranked No. 1 in this week’s state coaches poll. Bluffton is No. 1 in the Associated Press poll which demonstrates there is not an overwhelming powerhouse team to be conquered in Class 2A.

“The rankings are kind of everywhere, but at the end of the year no one is going to go back and look at those rankings,” said Able.

Triton Central’s goal is the same as every other team that has been ranked No. 1 this season — be No. 1 when the season is over. 

QUICK FACTS:

Class 2A, No. 7 Indianapolis Scecina at Class 2A, No. 2 Triton Central

Game time: 7 p.m. at Mendenhall Field.

Broadcast time: 6 p.m. pregame show from Mendenhall Field on GIANT fm (96.5 fm, 106.3 fm, 1520 am and the GIANT fm app) with Johnny McCrory and Jeff Brown.

TC student theme: Neon/Construction.

2023 record: Scecina 4-2, 2-1 ICC; Triton Central 5-1, 3-1 ICC.

Head coaches: Ott Hurrle, 228-148 in 32^nd year at Scecina, 229-157 in 34^th year overall; Tim Able, 95-36 in 11^th year at Triton Central, 220-134 in 30th year overall.

Sagarin ratings: Scecina 61.02, No. 7 in Class 2A; Triton Central 70.42, No. 1 in Class 2A. Triton Central is an 11-point favorite.

Last year: Triton Central lost at Scecina, 21-20.

Series: The two programs have played 15 times since 2011, including three postseason meetings, with Scecina holding a 10-5 advantage. The Crusaders have won eight of the last 10 meetings.

Around the ICC Friday: Beech Grove (2-4, 1-4 ICC) at Indianapolis Ritter (3-3, 1-3); Cascade (4-2) at Owen Valley (2-4); Indian Creek (3-3) at Speedway (2-4); Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran (6-0, 5-0) at Monrovia (5-1, 3-1).

Class 2A, Sectional 39 records: Class 2A, No. 4 Brownstown Central 5-1; Class 2A, No. 2 Triton Central 5-1; Switzerland County 4-2; Christel House Manual (2-4); Class 2A, No. 7 Indianapolis Scecina 4-2; Brown County 1-5; Clarksville 0-6; Eastern (Pekin) 2-4.

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With a trio of Yellow Jackets racking up 21 kills, Morristown volleyball defeated Irvington Prep Tuesday, 25-10, 25-9, 25-19.

Maycee Cole had a team-high 11 kills for Morristown (9-15). Zoey Coons and Olivia Rude each had five kills.

Kindall Dorsey finished with seven service aces and four digs against the Ravens (11-8). Setter Katie Theobald had 28 assists.

Lili Jeffries led Irvington Prep, winners of seven straight matches, with seven kills.

In other prep events Tuesday:

Volleyball

Pendleton Heights def. Shelbyville, 25-9, 25-11, 25-10

At Shelbyville, the visiting Arabians (17-11) evened their Hoosier Heritage Conference record at 3-3 this season.

Shelbyville, 0-5 in the HHC, is 2-21.

Indianapolis Scecina def. Triton Central, 25-13, 25-21, 25-15

At Scecina, Molly Welborn had 21 kills and Olivia Anglemeyer added 12 kills to lead Scecina over the Tigers.

Natalie Bollenbacher finished with 43 assists and 14 digs to stay in contention for the Indiana Crossroads Conference title. The Crusaders are 16-10 overall and 5-2 against conference foes.

Gwyn Williams led Triton Central (15-7, 5-2 ICC) with five kills and 10 digs. Brooklyn Bailey and Lucy May each had four kills.

Lutheran leads the ICC standings at 5-1 with a match against Cascade still on its schedule. Scecina, Triton Central, Cascade and Speedway each have two losses with Scecina and TC finished with their ICC schedules.

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After consecutive losses, Waldron’s 8-man football program is trying to regain its edge with just two weeks left in the regular season schedule.

On Saturday, Indiana Deaf improved to 6-0 this season with a 66-20 win over the visiting Mohawks, now 4-2.

The Orioles scored the first 30 points of the game before Waldron converted a 38-yard pass play for a touchdown with 3:03 left in the opening quarter.

Indiana Deaf answered back with four more touchdown passes that produced a 50-6 halftime advantage and 58-6 lead early in the third quarter.

Hunter Dodson led Waldron with 69 yards passing and two touchdowns. The Mohawks were limited to 30 yards rushing in the loss.

Tad Crosby and J.D. Smith had touchdown receptions. Smith also had a 68-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Through six weeks of the regular season, Indiana Deaf is the only unbeaten team in the standings. Waldron and Dugger Union are both 4-2.

Rock Creek Academy, Waldron’s opponent Saturday, is 2-4. Traders Point Christian (2-2), Faith Christian (1-3) and Purdue Poly (0-5) round out the standings.

Waldron’s regular-season schedule concludes Oct. 7 against Dugger Union, who handed the Mohawks their first loss, 48-12, on Sept. 16.

The top four teams in the standings at the end of the regular season advance into the postseason. The top seed will host the No. 4 seed in one semifinal with the No. 2 seed hosting the No. 3 seed in the other semifinal.

The semifinal winners will meet in the first 8-man football state championship game on Oct. 21 at Westfield High School.

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Layton Stieneker secured a doubles victory Saturday to help Franklin College tennis defeat Manchester, 8-1.

Stieneker, a Shelbyville graduate, teamed with Dustin Garrison to defeat Manchester’s Henry Blakely and Braydon Hoggatt, 8-6, in a No. 1 doubles match.

Earlier Saturday, Transylvania topped Franklin, 8-1.

Stieneker and Garrison lost 8-3 to Jacob Jiranek and Chris Kaufman at No. 1 doubles.

At No. 6 singles, Stieneker and Jared Wells were in the third set of their match when it was halted.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

Brooklyn Schiffli

The Triton Central graduate had one kill, one assist and a match-best 16 digs for Jacksonville State Saturday in a 27-25, 25-20, 25-23 victory over Sam Houston.

On Friday, Jacksonville State opened the two-game Atlantic Sun Conference series with a 25-23, 25-16, 25-22 over Sam Houston. Schiffli finished with four assists and 11 digs.

Maggie Schweitzer

Hanover College volleyball finished 2-2 at the Millikin Invitational in Decatur, Illinois.

The Panthers (10-4) opened the invitational Friday with a 25-23, 25-11, 31-29 win over Illinois College. Schweitzer, the Triton Central graduate, had 16 assists and 14 digs.

Millikin defeated Hanover, 26-24, 25-10, 21-25, 25-15. Schweitzer had six assists and seven digs.

On Saturday, Fontbonne University needed four sets to defeat the Panthers, 25-18, 25-22, 24-26, 25-21. Schweitzer had seven assists and three digs.

Hanover closed out the invitational with a 25-17, 25-15, 25-11 win over Knox College.

Austin Perry

The Shelbyville graduate won a No. 5 singles match Sunday for Rose-Hulman in three sets, 2-6, 6-1, 11-9.

Rose-Hulman defeated Trine, 5-4.

Asher Caldwell

The Morristown graduate carded a 1-under par 71 on Sept. 19 for Trine University in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Jamboree No. 1 at Cascade Golf Course.

Trine finished the event tied for first with Calvin University at 291.

Caldwell’s 71 was a collegiate career low and secured him second place on the leaderboard.

On Monday at the MIAA Jamboree No. 2 at the Muskegon Country Club in Muskegon, Michigan, Caldwell shot 79 and finished tied for 17^th on the leaderboard.

Trine (308) finished fourth behind Adrian College (301), Hope College (302) and Calvin University (307). After two jamborees, Calvin leads Trine and Hope by one shot, 598-599.

Oliver Gearlds

The Triton Central graduate shot rounds of 78 and 77 for a score of 155 that left him tied for 44^th overall for IU Kokomo at the IU East Delaware Shootout Friday at the Delaware Country Club in Muncie, Indiana.

IU Kokomo finished sixth in the team standings.

Julia Sanders

IU Kokomo volleyball collected a pair of River States Conference wins over Oakland City and Brescia University.

On Friday against Oakland City, IU Kokomo prevailed 25-18, 25-14, 25-16. Sanders, a Triton Central graduate, finished with a season-high 15 digs.

IU Kokomo (14-3, 5-0 RSC) defeated Brescia Saturday, 25-4, 25-16, 25-16. Sanders had one ace and two digs.

Shelby Lasure

Anderson University volleyball opened the Rose-Hulman Invitational Friday with a pair of wins but lost two matches Saturday.

On Friday, Anderson defeated Asbury, 25-18, 25-23, 25-23. Lasure, a Shelbyville graduate, finished with seven kills and 12 digs.

The Ravens followed that with a 25-22, 25-15, 25-16 win over Olivet. Lasure had six kills and seven digs.

Grove City needed four sets to defeat Anderson Saturday, 25-27, 25-22, 25-23, 25-13. Lasure collected nine kills and 16 digs.

Baldwin Wallace closed out the invitational with a 25-16, 25-16, 25-15 win over Anderson (6-8). Lasure had one kill and one dig.

Dylan Wasson

The Triton Central graduate was credited with two tackles, including a tackle for loss, in Olivet Nazarene’s 34-14 win Saturday over Lawrence Tech in Bourbonnais, Illinois.

Eddie Carrizalez

The Shelbyville graduate scored IU East’s only goal Saturday in an 11-1 loss at Rio Grande.

Carrizalez’s unassisted goal came at the 60:18 mark of the second half.

IU East dropped to 2-7.

Sophie Parker

The Shelbyville graduate was credited with three shots Thursday in IUPUC’s 5-2 win at Ohio Christian.

On Saturday, Parker played all 90 minutes and had one shot on goal in a 3-0 loss at West Virginia Tech.

IUPUC is 2-4 this season.

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Class A, No. 12 Southwestern secured its 13^th win of the season Monday with a 13-0 victory over Seven Oaks Classical.

Eight different Spartans scored in the win that improved the team to 13-2 this fall.

Tucker Simmons scored three first-half goals while Benjamin Kahler had two in the first half as Southwestern raced out to a 7-0 advantage. Cecil Newton and Michel Weisser also had goals ahead of the halftime break.

Jaime Gutierrez added a pair of second-half goals. Also scoring in the second half were Weisser, Kaden Barlow, Chris Claiborne and Michael Clements.

Weisser and DeMessa each had three assists.

Southwestern closes out its regular-season schedule Wednesday at Bethesda Christian.

In other prep events Monday:

Boys soccer

Indian Creek 4, Shelbyville 0

At Shelbyville, the visiting Braves scored three times in the first half and spoiled Senior Night for the Golden Bears (3-12).

Jude Heaston, Denton Steenbergen, Aiden Long and Logan Jackson scored goals for Indian Creek (6-5-1). Long also had three assists.

Girls soccer

Whiteland 4, Triton Central 0

At Triton Central, the visiting Warriors scored three first-half goals to take a lead they would never relinquish.

Whiteland improved to 9-5-1. Triton Central dropped back under .500 at 6-7.

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A 16-win Waldron squad will have the longest route to capturing the Shelbyville Sectional tennis title.

On Monday, the Indiana High School Athletic Association revealed the sectional pairings for the 57^th Annual Boys Tennis State Tournament.

Shelbyville High School is the host site for Sectional 24 that features all five Shelby County tennis programs.

Waldron (16-4) opens the sectional tournament Wednesday against Southwestern. The winner advances to Thursday’s semifinal round to face Triton Central (15-6), who has defeated Waldron twice this season, including in the championship match of the Shelby County Tournament.

The host Golden Bears (12-10) sit in the other half of the bracket and will face Morristown in the semifinal round Thursday.

The sectional championship match is Friday with the winner advancing to face the Connersville Sectional champion at the Center Grove Regional on Oct. 3.

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Shelbyville High School’s soccer programs found tough challenges lie ahead in the postseason Sunday when the Indiana High School Athletic Association released the sectional pairings for the 2023 state tournaments.

Shelbyville’s boys squad will travel to the New Palestine Sectional next week to face East Central – the team with the most wins in Sectional 12. The Golden Bears are 3-11 as this week starts. East Central is 12-1-1.

The winner will face either Richmond (4-6-2) or Mt. Vernon (8-4) in the semifinals.

The other quarterfinal matchup in the six-team sectional features Greenfield-Central (3-9) and Connersville (11-3-1). The winner will meet the host Dragons (8-6) in the other semifinal.

Class A, No. 12 Southwestern (12-2) will travel to Indianapolis Lutheran for Sectional 42 this year. The Spartans drew a bye and will face either Indiana Math & Science (6-4) or Central Christian (4-5) in the semifinal round.

The other semifinal has the host Saints (9-5), ranked No. 20, taking on Hauser (1-10-1).

Morristown is in the six-team sectional hosted by Knightstown. The Yellow Jackets (6-6-1) drew the host Panthers (6-6-1) in the opener of Class A, Sectional 44.

Seton Catholic (1-9-2) will meet No. 4 Oldenburg Academy (14-1) in the other quarterfinal with the winner advancing to the semifinal round against either Morristown or Knightstown.

The other semifinal pits Union County (4-9-1) against Wapahani (2-9-2).

Shelbyville’s girls program will host Class 3A, Sectional 12 next week. The Golden Bears (10-4) will get a rematch with New Palestine (8-5-1) in the quarterfinal round. The Dragons defeated Shelbyville, 3-1, Saturday in a Hoosier Heritage Conference contest.

The winner advances to face a state-ranked team in either No. 9 East Central (12-1-1) or No. 19 Mt. Vernon (9-4).

The other semifinal drew out with Greenfield-Central (4-7-2) battling Richmond (5-5-1) for a spot in the sectional championship.

Triton Central also is hosting in Shelby County next week. Mendenhall Field will be in use for Class A, Sectional 44.

The five-team field opens with Wapahani (8-4-1) at Triton Central (6-6) with the winner meeting Union County (0-11) in the semifinal round.

The other semifinal has Knightstown (6-3-2) attempting to knock off No. 16 Muncie Burris (6-3-1).

Editor’s note: All teams records taken from MaxPreps and may not include all game scores from this season.

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Linton-Stockton, who suffered a week three double-overtime loss at Monrovia, has become the fifth team to take the No. 1 ranking in the Indiana Football Coaches Association’s Class 2A poll.

With last week’s No. 1, Brownstown Central, losing at Seymour, 41-20, Linton-Stockton, now 5-1, rose to the No. 1 ranking with Triton Central, Bluffton, Brownstown Central and Heritage Christian rounding out the top five. Only Bluffton is unbeaten amongst that group.

LaVille is No. 6 ahead of Indianapolis Scecina – Triton Central’s Friday night opponent, Fort Wayne Luers, Alexandria and Eastbrook.

The top seven teams in the Class A poll remained the same. Indianapolis Lutheran is followed by Adams Central, Carroll (Flora), Providence, Park Tudor, South Putnam and Sheridan. Madison-Grant enters the poll tied with North White at No. 8. Pioneer and West Central are tied for No. 10.

The top two teams in Class 3A met Friday night and No. 1 Indianapolis Chatard prevailed 13-7 in overtime against Guerin Catholic. Those two teams remained No. 1 and No. 2 in the poll. West Lafayette is No. 3 ahead of Hanover Central, Gibson Southern, Tri-West, Heritage Hills, Lawrenceburg, Hamilton Heights and Vincennes Lincoln.

Four unbeatens in last week’s Class 4A poll took their first losses of the season to shake up the top 10 this week.

East Central remains No. 1 with Evansville Reitz and Evansville Memorial moving up one spot respectively ahead of New Palestine and New Haven in the top five.

Kokomo was No. 2 but lost 10-6 at McCutcheon and dropped to No. 6 – one spot above previously-undefeated Greenfield-Central, now No. 7, with Northridge, Brebeuf Jesuit and New Prairie rounding out the top 10. Columbia City and Northview dropped out of the poll after taking losses Friday.

With Fort Wayne Snider’s 23-20 loss Friday at Homestead, Bloomington North rises to the No. 1 ranking in Class 5A. Fort Wayne Snider is No. 2 followed by Bloomington South, Merrillville, Valparaiso, Mishawaka, Harrison (West Lafayette), Plainfield, Decatur Central and Concord.

Center Grove, Ben Davis and Brownsburg continue as the top three, respectively, in the Class 6A poll with Crown Point, Hamilton Southeastern, Cathedral, Westfield, Fishers, Carmel and Penn completing the top 10.

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Shelbyville tennis closed out its Hoosier Heritage Conference schedule Saturday with a 4-1 victory over New Castle.

The Golden Bears, now 12-10 (3-4 HHC), swept the singles matches with Reece Prickett, Caden Claxton and Barni Kovacs winning in straight sets.

The No. 1 doubles team of Karson Schaf and Aiden Smith also prevailed over their New Castle counterparts, 6-2, 6-4.

New Castle’s only win came at No. 2 doubles over Alex Bunton and Gavin Reed, 6-2, 7-5.

In other prep events Saturday:

Girls golf

Shelbyville’s Emmie Higgins and Triton Central’s Jaylee Davis finished their seasons in regional tournaments Saturday.

Competing in the Franklin Regional, Higgins shot 116 and missed the cut to the state finals.

At the Lapel Regional, Davis carded a 133 and did not make the state finals cut.

Girls soccer

New Palestine 3, Shelbyville 1

At New Palestine, the host Dragons scored twice in the first half and made that work for the HHC victory over the Golden Bears (10-4, 3-3 HHC).

Tylar Whitaker, Hannah Sund and Nevaeh Gebhart scored goals for New Palestine (8-5-1, 5-1 HHC).

Monrovia 9, Triton Central 1

At Monrovia, Elaina Maurice scored the only goal for Triton Central (6-6, 3-3 Indiana Crossroads Conference) in the loss to the Bulldogs (11-1-1, 5-0 ICC).

Volleyball

Delta def. Shelbyville, 25-21, 25-9, 25-13

At Shelbyville, Emily Reno led Delta with 10 kills while setters Addie Phillips and Kate Manor combined for 23 assists.

Delta improved to 9-9 (1-5 HHC). Shelbyville dropped to 2-20 (0-4 HHC).

Class A Showdown

Morristown finished 1-3 at the invitational featuring only Class A schools.

The Yellow Jackets (8-15) lost to Lafayette Central Catholic (25-14, 25-16), Blue River Valley (21-25, 25-14, 15-10) and Wes-Del (25-19, 25-8) but defeated Cowan (25-18, 25-19).

Against Cowan, Maycee Cole led Morristown with seven kills. Kindall Dorsey had 11 digs and Katie Theobald notched 17 assists.

Cross country

Hauser Heritage Days Invitational

Morristown’s boys cross country program finished sixth in the event. Southwestern and Triton Central did not field complete teams.

Morristown was led by Ryan Crisman’s 17^th-place finish in 19 minutes, 34 seconds. Also running for the Yellow Jackets were Maxamillion Compton (19:43), Thane Cole (19:48), Bradley Theobald (21:57), Levi Stoddard (22:36), Drake Hibst (22:37) and Evan Trittipo (24:10).

For Southwestern, Dakota Claiborne placed 11^th in 18:40. He was followed by Chris Claiborne (20:00), Jackson Bentz (20:07) and Ryan Wildman (28:04).

Running for Triton Central were Liam Thompson, who finished 18^th in 19:37, and Nicholas Straber, who placed 44^th in 23:05.

In the girls race, Morristown’s Grace McLaughlin finished 9^th in 23:18. Also competing for Morristown were Audrey Van Dyke (23:29) and Remi Spicklemire (28:31).

Representing Southwestern were Maxine Higdon (26:46) and Kyndra King (30:58).

Hoosier Heritage Conference Meet

At Blue River Memorial Park in Shelbyville, Blake Hughes became the first Golden Bear to run sub 18 minutes since 2019 with a personal-best performance of 17:59. He finished in 33^rd place overall.

Shia Veach (18:03) and Logan Reinhart (18:13) both clocked personal bests. Also running for Shelbyville were Gavin Harker (19:40), Jonah Anspaugh (19:58), Ben Hinojosa (19:59) and Gaige Harker (20:52).

Shelbyville finished seventh in the team standings. Greenfield-Central was the HHC champion.

Senior Hannah Wright led the Golden Bears in the girls race with a 24^th-place finish in 21:30. Also scoring for Shelbyville were Aerin Garcia-Santiago (22:42), Sonora O’Connor (24:19), Kathryn Seal (24:26), Sydney Dudgeon (25:17), Courtney Gross (25:30) and Angel Kreider (25:42).

Shelbyville finished eighth in the team standings. Mt. Vernon captured the conference championship.

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Yorktown scored a disheartening touchdown in the final seconds of the first half Friday and scored on its first two possessions of the second half to spoil Shelbyville’s Homecoming celebration Friday at McKeand Stadium, 42-19.

Quintin Williams had touchdown receptions of 90 and 26 yards and Jayce Key had scoring runs of 78 and 80 yards as Yorktown used the big play to overwhelm the Golden Bears.

“We definitely gave up way to many of the big plays,” said Shelbyville head coach Scott Fitzgerald. “It was a slow start for us again and I’m not sure what the answer to that is. We script our first 10 plays that we feel like our guys are confident in and it just hasn’t worked out for us.

“We have to have more energy when we first start. It’s like were waiting for somebody else to make a play and then we can find some energy.”

After a three-and-out opening series Friday, Yorktown took over and went nowhere on its first two plays. Facing third and 10 from its own 10, senior quarterback Mason Moulton hit Williams deep down the Shelbyville sideline for a 90-yard scoring strike.

“Unfortunately we were peeking in the backfield and not thinking about the down and distance,” said Fitzgerald. “We got caught kind of flat-footed and let (Williams) get behind us.”

Two series later, Yorktown had a 68-yard scoring run by Ayden Ewing nullified by a penalty only to see Key race 78 yards on the very next play for a 14-0 lead.

The Golden Bears (3-3, 1-3 Hoosier Heritage Conference) settled in and produced a seven-play scoring drive midway through the second quarter that ended with Eli Chappelow connecting with Grantland Fitzgerald from 33 yards out. The extra-point kick was blocked and Shelbyville trailed 14-6.

Fitzgerald intercepted a deflected Moulton pass on the next series but Shelbyville could not capitalize and got stuffed on a fourth-down run.

That gave the Tigers the ball on their own 27 with 2:07 left in the half. Moulton converted on third-and 12 and fourth-and-five on the series and ended the 11-play drive with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Williams for a 21-6 halftime lead.

Yorktown (4-2, 2-2 HHC) added two touchdowns in the third quarter and Shelbyville never recovered.

“We talked about it at halftime. They were able to make some plays,” said Fitzgerald. “We had opportunities there in the first half. We had a couple of corner routes that were open that we just didn’t hit. We just didn’t connect and make those plays whereas they did make those plays.”

Moulton completed 10-of-17 pass attempts for 201 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Key finished with five carries for 159 yards courtesy of the two long scoring runs. Ewing (photo, fighting off Shelbyville's Jacob Harker) rushed the ball 93 yards on 16 carries and had two touchdowns.

Shelbyville ended the game with just 63 rushing yards which allowed the aggressive Yorktown defense to get after Chappelow in the backfield. The senior quarterback completed 18-of-34 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.

Luke Brinkman led the Shelbyville receivers with eight catches for 62 yards. Grantland Fitzgerald had four catches for 64 yards.

Shelbyville is on the road at Class 4A, No. 6 New Palestine (4-2, 4-0 HHC) Friday.

Steve Bush photos.

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Class 2A, No. 3 Triton Central may get a second crack at being the No. 1 ranked team in the Class 2A state coaches poll after a 48-14 win Friday over visiting Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter.

With No. 1 Brownstown Central and No. 2 LaVille losing Friday, the Tigers could enter its Indiana Crossroads Conference showdown with 2A No. 6 Indianapolis Scecina next week as the new No. 1 team in the state coaches poll.

That will be decided over the weekend.

On Friday, the Tigers scored a trio of touchdowns in each of the first two quarters to race out to a 42-0 lead by halftime and never looked back.

Sam Kemper had a pair of short touchdown runs in each quarter and senior quarterback Jace Stuckey connected with Mason Compton on a 73-yard scoring strike that finished out the first-half scoring.

Stuckey had a 3-yard scoring run to start the scoring. Kemper followed with his own 3-yard touchdown run and it was quickly 14-0. Stuckey found Chase Chandler for a 9-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 21-0.

Brayden Wilkins 15-yard touchdown run made it 28-0 before Kemper scored again and Stuckey went deep to Compton.

Jackson Booth added a 2-yard scoring run in the third quarter to complete the TC scoring.

Stuckey completed 9 of 13 passes for 170 yards. Wilkins had five catches for 65 yards and five rushes for 48 more yards.

Triton Central (5-1, 3-1 ICC) will host Scecina (4-2, 2-1), who lost 42-14 Friday to Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran (6-0, 5-0 ICC), at Mendenhall Field Friday on what will be Senior Night for the Tigers football program.

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One year ago Horseshoe Indianapolis was preparing to host its first Bank of America Challenge Championship. This fall, the track played host to three qualifiers into the finals, which rotates from year to year.

This season’s event is set to return to Lone Star Park Oct. 21, and winners from the three qualifiers at Horseshoe Indianapolis are now eligible to travel to Texas for the event.

Kicking off the Thursday’s qualifiers was a full field of 10 in the $43,197 John Deere Juvenile Challenge, running at 350 yards. It was only the fourth career start for HG Favorite Energy (photo), but he came into the race off a third-place finish in the $148,000 Heartland Futurity and when the gate sprung, he was ready for action.

Guided by L.D. “Daniel” Martinez, HG Favorite Energy held his ground in the center of the pack as AJ Pure Gold and Cristian Reyes scooted out for the early advantage. Eight horses were stretched across the track side by side for the majority of the dash before HG Favorite Energy hit another gear, moving up late to take over the lead and the eventual win in 18.022 seconds.

“This is one of my favorite babies this year in the barn,” said Martinez through interpretation from his wife, Lizbeth. “He is one that just keeps improving and improving. I think he has improved the most.”

HG Favorite Energy paid $8.80 for the win. The freshman son of Favorite Cartel is owned by Lisa Cunningham and trained by Tony Cunningham, Indiana’s all-time leading Quarter Horse owner. It was his second win of the season, and he has not been off the board in any of his four outs. The gelding is now over the $50,000 mark in earnings.

“Everybody works hard, and everybody works together to do well for the barn,” said Salvador Villalobos, longtime assistant trainer for Cunningham. “Everybody worked together on this horse too. He broke good for us this winter and he has been strong from the start. He broke sharp today and everything worked out perfect.”

Q-Racing Video Distaff Challenge

Eye Live for Candy was a determined starter in the $29,266 Q-Racing Video Distaff Challenge at Horseshoe Indianapolis. As track announcer John G. Dooley stated at the finish, “She has stamped her ticket to Texas,” with the win in the qualifier for the Bank of America Challenge Championships set for Oct. 21 at Lone Star Park.

Starting from post four, Eye Live for Candy (photo) came out of the gate well and was in contention for the lead after the first few jumps. Pina sat patiently on the mare as she dug in gamely during the 400-yard dash. In the end, she was able to repel Sawyer Strange and Fernando Morin, who were closing in late, for the win.

Eye Live for Candy paid $4.00 as the favorite of the field. The four-year-old brown mare by A Revenant is owned by Milena Kwiecien. Jason Pascoe trains the mare, who earned her fourth stakes title in the effort.

“I was very pleased with how she ran today,” said Pascoe. “There was a nice little mares’ overnight stakes here in August, so we brought her down for that to give her a run over the track. We took her back home and then brought her back in this week for this race. The first trip was definitely a prep for today’s race.”

Pascoe is based at Ajax Downs in Ajax, Ontario Canada. He has been training since 2005 and made a trip to the Bank of America Challenge a few years ago when it made a stop at Los Alamitos in 2017. He plans to return again this year with Eye Live for Candy.

“We’ll take her back home to Ajax and get ready for the final,” added Pascoe. “We still have a meet to finish up at Ajax (Downs). Then, we will head to Texas (Lone Star Park) with this mare.”

Eye Live for Candy has not been off the board in the past year and a half, showing the consistency of the mare. Overall, she has seven wins in 22 career starts with earnings of more than $120,000. The versatile mare has now won races at three different tracks under four different jockeys. Pina was aboard for the first time in the Q-Racing Video Distaff Challenge.

“She is hard to ride,” admitted Pina. “I was told she didn’t like the stick much. She broke a little bit slow, but I hesitated to bring out my stick. It seemed like every time I moved my hands, she thought I was going to use it and she hesitated, so I just let her run because she was doing so well without it. I didn’t want to do anything to mess her up. You can tell she’s intense on the track. She means ‘game on’ when it is time to go.”

Adequan Derby Challenge

It wasn’t the path the Eggleston barn would have chosen to the winner’s circle, but it still was a good feeling to win the $35,530 Adequan Derby Challenge. Following two late scratches prior to the race and a disqualification, Rogues Last Game and Rolando Pina (photo) came home as the winners of the race.

It was the final qualifier of three on the card at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville Thursday leading into the Oct. 21 Bank of America Challenge Championships at Lone Star Park.

The field, reduced to four starters, all broke in a pack. What Else is New and Fernando Morin got the early advantage but veered in, causing tight quarters in the early stages of the 400-yard dash. In the final strides Rogues Last Game was charging hard along the inside of What Else is New, who won the race in a head bob over Rogues Last Game before the disqualification switched the final order. Braveaux and Giovani Vazquez-Gomez finished third.

“About 30 yards out of the gate, the other horse came over in front of us,” explained Pina about the disqualification. “We regrouped and he (Rogues Last Game) still made up a lot of ground. He finished really well tonight. He was a real challenge to break, but he’s come a long way. He’s good to ride now.”

Rogues Last Game won his second straight race. The Game Patriot sorrel gelding paid $3.60 as the favorite of the field. He is owned by Nick Johnson’s JF Racing Stables LLC. Tim Eggleston trains the three-year-old, who is now four for 12 in his career with $63,000 on his card.

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The Indiana High School Athletic Association Boys Soccer State Tournament Pairings Show and the Girls Soccer State Tournament Pairings Show airs Sunday at 7 p.m.

The shows will be streamed exclusively at IHSAAtv.org and hosted by Greg Rakestraw.

On Monday at 7 p.m. at IHSAAtv.org, the IHSAA Boys Tennis State Tournament Pairings Show will air, also with host Greg Rakestraw.

Boys Soccer Sectionals (Oct. 2-7)

Shelbyville will travel north to New Palestine for a seven-team sectional that also features Connersville, East Central, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon and Richmond.

The New Palestine Sectional champion advances to face the Warren Central Sectional champion on Oct. 11 in a regional semifinal contest.

Class A, No. 12 Southwestern will compete in the Indianapolis Lutheran Sectional along with Central Christian Academy, Hauser and Indiana Math & Science Academy.

The Lutheran Sectional champion will travel to the Covenant Christian Sectional champion for a regional semifinal match on Oct. 11

Morristown is part of the six-team sectional at Knightstown. Other teams competing are Oldenburg Academy, Seton Catholic, Union County and Wapahani.

The Knightstown Sectional champion plays at the White River Valley Sectional Champion in a regional semifinal match on Oct. 11.

Girls Soccer Sectionals (Oct. 2-7)

Shelbyville is the host site for Class 3A, Sectional 12 that includes No. 11 East Central, Greenfield-Central, No. 20 Mt. Vernon, New Palestine and Richmond.

The Shelbyville Sectional champion plays at the Perry Meridian Sectional champion on Oct. 12 in a regional semifinal contest.

Triton Central is the host school for Class A, Sectional 44. The five-team sectional includes No. 16 Muncie Burris, Knightstown, Union County and Wapahani.

The Triton Central Sectional champion advances to the regional semifinal round on Oct. 12 to face the Heritage Christian Sectional champion. That sectional includes No. 3 Heritage Christian and No. 4 Park Tudor.

Boys Tennis Sectional (Sept. 26-30)

Shelbyville is the host site for a five-team sectional that starts Wednesday.

The field includes the host Golden Bears, Morristown, Southwestern, Triton Central and Waldron.

The Shelbyville Sectional champion advances to the Center Grove Regional which will include sectional champions from the Perry Meridian Sectional, Connersville Sectional and Center Grove Sectional.

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An unassisted goal by Ava Wilson in overtime was all Shelbyville needed to secure the Hoosier Heritage Conference win Thursday at Greenfield-Central.

With the shutout victory, the Golden Bears improved to 10-3 overall and 3-2 against HHC opposition.

Macy Cooley was credited with 24 saves in goal.

Greenfield-Central dropped to 4-7-1 (3-4 HHC).

Pendleton Heights (5-7-1, 5-1 HHC) leads the conference standings with New Palestine (7-5-1, 4-1) and Mt. Vernon (8-4, 4-1) still in contention for the conference championship.

Shelbyville is fourth in the standings ahead of Greenfield-Central, Delta (7-4-2, 2-3), Yorktown (8-4-1, 1-4) and New Castle (1-10-1, 0-6).

Shelbyville is at New Palestine Saturday.

In other prep events Thursday:

Boys soccer

Greenfield-Central 2, Shelbyville 1, OT

At Shelbyville, the visiting Cougars scored the only goal in the two overtime periods to steal the Hoosier Heritage Conference victory from the Golden Bears (3-11, 1-5 HHC).

Axel Valladares and Gavin Jack scored for Greenfield-Central (3-9, 2-4 HHC). Jeylan Ramirez was credited with an assist.

Brayan De La Cruz scored Shelbyville’s goal.

Boys tennis

Greenwood 4, Shelbyville 1

At Shelbyville on Senior Night, the Golden Bears’ No. 1 doubles team of Karson Schaf and Aiden Smith provided the only victory, 6-0, 6-0. Schaf is the lone senior on this year’s roster.

At No. 2 singles, Caden Claxton lost a three-set match, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4).

Shelbyville is 11-10 this season.

Triton Central 5, Beech Grove 0

At Beech Grove, the visiting Tigers improved to 16-6 with a dominant performance against the Hornets. TC lost just three games total in the five match wins.

Tucker Hutchinson, Janssen Capps and Max Crouse all produced straight-set victories in singles matches.

At No. 1 doubles, Eli Sego and Connor Evans defeated Andrew Buerosse and Cohan Heilwagen, 6-0, 6-0.

And at No. 2 doubles, Ben Toth and Caleb McGuire topped Charlie Kidwell and Jake Ryan, 6-2, 6-0.

Waldron 3, Indian Creek 2

At Indian Creek, the visiting Mohawks won all three singles matches to close out the regular season with a 16-4 record.

At No. 2 singles, freshman Charlie Fischer broke the single-season freshman wins record with his 20^th victory of the season. He defeated Grant Dalton, 6-4, 6-4.

Jack Fischer rallied at No. 3 singles after losing the first set to capture a 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 win over Aaron Spurgeon.

And Lucas Shaw earned his 19^th win of the season with a hard-fought 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win over Peyton Strunk.

Volleyball

Triton Central def. Southwestern, 25-17, 25-22, 25-22

At Southwestern, Brooklyn Bailey and Gwyn Williams combined for 23 kills to lead the Tigers (14-6) to the road victory.

Bailey finished with a team-high 12 kills and added three service aces and five digs. Williams had 11 kills, three aces and nine kills.

Setters Kate Isley (20 assists) and Hailey Harris combined for 33 assists.

Franklin def. Shelbyville, 25-7, 25-11, 25-12

At Franklin, the host Grizzly Cubs had five players with at least five kills in the win over the Golden Bears (2-19).

Scarlett Kimbrell led Franklin (17-4) with eight kills. Kate Pinnick had seven aces and nine digs. Kennedy Urban collected 25 assists.

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Elaina Maurice’s first-half goal proved to be enough for Triton Central to defeat Indianapolis Scecina.

On Wednesday at Scecina, Maurice scored in the first half and goalkeeper Cheyenne Allen was credited with four saves to preserve a 1-0 Indiana Crossroads Conference victory.

The win improved Triton Central to 6-5 this season and 3-2 against ICC foes. Scecina dropped to 4-6 (1-3 ICC).

In the ICC standings, Monrovia (10-1-1, 4-0 ICC) leads the way followed by Speedway (7-2-2, 4-1), Cascade (5-4-1, 3-1), Triton Central, Scecina, Beech Grove (5-6, 1-4) and Ritter (3-8, 0-5). Lutheran is not fielding a team this season.

In other prep events Wednesday:

Boys soccer

Herron 2, Southwestern 0

At Southwestern, Jack Wagner and Aiden Ortega scored goals to deal Class A, No. 12 Southwestern its second loss of the season. Wagner also had an assist on Ortega’s goal.

Herron improved to 7-1-2.

Southwestern is 11-2 and hosts Central Christian Academy Friday in conjunction with its Community Night celebration.

Volleyball

Mt. Vernon def. Triton Central, 25-9, 25-10, 25-11

At Triton Central, Alivia Morgan had 10 kills and Jaycee Jones finished with nine kills to lead Mt. Vernon (12-9) to the road victory.

The Marauders had 14 service aces in the win. Avery Delello led the way with five aces and 14 digs. Ava Whitmore racked up 32 assists.

Triton Central dropped to 13-6.

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Triton Central head coach Tim Able is not fond of his team’s latest trend of starting games slowly. 

Class 2A, No. 3 Triton Central trailed Monrovia in the first quarter in week three and entered halftime Friday at Indian Creek trailing 28-21.

“It’s repetitive. Four weeks now of not playing well in the first quarter,” said Able.

For the second time this season, Triton Central (4-1) trailed at halftime but a defensive adjustment finally got the Braves’ offense under control and the leadership of senior quarterback Jace Stuckey rallied the Tigers.

“They had an outstanding game plan,” said Able. “It was clicking. We couldn’t stop them. We weren’t that bad on offense, they were just scoring.”

Indian Creek quarterback Jalen Sauer completed 23-of-32 pass attempts for 213 yards and a touchdown and ran for 103 yards and three more scores.

Triton Central opened the second half with a touchdown then dominated the fourth quarter — scoring three times to pull away for the 49-35 win.

“The quarterback (Stuckey) and the team made it so they wouldn’t be denied,” said Able, who credited late long runs by Stuckey and Brayden Wilkins as back breakers for Indian Creek.

The Tigers’ final four games of the regular season are all Indiana Crossroads Conference contests. The final two home games at Mendenhall Field for the senior class are on deck.

Triton Central hosts Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Friday for Homecoming and Class 2A, No. 6 Indianapolis Scecina on Sept. 29 for Senior Night.

“We’ve talked this week. I sent them stuff over the weekend about how we overlooked Indian Creek,” said Able. “We are not going to do it again. It’s all about the game this week. It’s one week at a time. We can’t get ahead of that stuff.”

With new head coach Levar Johnson and an exciting new quarterback in Santana Allen, Ritter is much improved in 2023 at 3-2 (1-2 ICC).

“They have better athletes and better coaches,” said Able (photo) of a Ritter program his Tigers pummeled in 2022, 58-15. “They are really good at throwing the ball. They are really good at defending the pass. They have good athletes. The run game will be important for us.”

In five games, Allen has completed 53% of his 106 pass attempts for 731 yards and three touchdowns. He also has rushed for seven touchdowns.

“He is a lefty so that will be different,” said Able. “He can run too. We cannot let him out of the pocket. We cannot let him scramble.”

Marshawnn Henderson leads the Raiders in rushing yards (374) and has three touchdowns. Allen’s top receivers are Adrian Gregory (24 receptions, 273 yards) and Martin Walker (14 receptions, 196 yards).

“We have to be ready. We can’t give them confidence,” said Able, continuing his theme of better starts to games. “We cannot let them breathe. We have to put together four quarters. We need better mental preparation. This shouldn’t be a problem with the experienced team we have — but that’s the nature of the team now.”

Ritter has won three straight after season-opening losses to Monrovia (50-15) and Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran (49-12). The wins have come against Purdue Polytechnic (40-19), Speedway (20-14) and Indianapolis Shortridge (37-28).

“They’ve won three games (after winning two total the last two seasons), but the last two weeks were against lesser teams. We knew that’s an advantage for us,” said Able. “We’ve played better teams.”

With the belief Triton Central can exploit Ritter’s run defense, Able plans to limit standout running back Ray Crawford (photo) to mostly offensive reps this week.

Senior Anthony Dunville (photo) will take the field Friday after recovering from a hamstring injury. The goal is to get him limited time against Ritter so he is fully ready for Senior Night against Scecina.

Offensive lineman Willie Baugh is still dealing with an injury. A fast start Friday would be ideal to end his night early.

Ben Wilkins is nearly 100% as well and could see reps Friday on both sides of the ball. 

QUICK FACTS:

Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter at Class 2A, No. 3 Triton Central

Game time: 7 p.m. at Mendenhall Field.

TC student theme: USA.

2023 record: Ritter 3-2, 1-2 ICC; Triton Central 4-1, 2-1 ICC.

Head coaches: Levar Johnson, 3-2 in first year at Ritter; Tim Able, 94-36 in 11^th year at Triton Central; 219-134 in 30th year overall.

Sagarin ratings: Ritter 41.39, No. 31 in Class 2A; Triton Central 71.41, No. 1 in Class 2A. Triton Central is a 32-point favorite

Last year: Triton Central defeated Ritter, 58-15, at St. Vincent Field on the campus of Marian University. Link to the Shelby County Post game story can be found here: https://shelbycountypost.com/sports/654274

Series: The two programs have meet annually since 2012 with Triton Central holding a 7-3 series advantage. Ritter’s lone three wins came in 2012, 2013 and 2016 – all years it appeared in the state championship game.

Around the ICC Friday: Beech Grove (2-3, 1-3 ICC) at Monrovia (4-1, 2-1); Cascade (3-2) at North Putnam (1-4); Class 2A, No. 6 Indianapolis Scecina (4-1, 2-0) at Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran (5-0, 4-0); and Speedway (1-4) at Connersville (2-3).

Class 2A, Sectional 39 records: Class 2A, No. 1 Brownstown Central 5-0; Class 2A, No. 3 Triton Central 4-1; Switzerland County 3-2, Christel House Manual 2-3, Brown County 1-4, Clarksville 0-5, Class 2A, No. 6 Indianapolis Scecina 4-1, and Eastern (Pekin) 2-3.

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There is a Homecoming buzz around Shelbyville High School this week. A little football success has spurred that energy.

For head football coach Scott Fitzgerald, it is tremendous to see but he cannot allow the Golden Bears to lose focus of the Friday night goal.

“I think everybody is excited. The guys are doing a good job of pushing last week behind us and moving on,” said Fitzgerald. “They know there are a lot of activities going on but we’ve talked all week long about how our focus is the game. That is our job for Homecoming … to come out and win a football game.”

Shelbyville (3-2, 1-2 Hoosier Heritage Conference) will seek its fourth win of the season Friday against Yorktown (3-2, 1-2 HHC). Kickoff at McKeand Stadium is at 7:30 p.m.

Yorktown features one of the top quarterbacks in the conference in senior Mason Moulton. His ability to throw the ball has not directly resulted in success this season, though.

Moulton has completed just under 50% of his pass attempts for 844yards and nine touchdowns, but he has thrown six interceptions. As a junior in 2022, Moulton threw for 2,067 yards and 19 touchdowns for a 9-win team.

“He threw one last week from his back foot and I think he threw it 65 yards in the air,” said Fitzgerald. “We’ve told the guys we have to make sure we stay on top (of the receivers).

“The other thing he does is he is elusive. He can make you miss and run the ball. They will use him in the run game as well. And they have some athletes and they have some speed. They don’t necessarily have the size they’ve had in years past but they definitely have some speed.”

Sophomore Ayden Ewing is Yorktown’s leading rusher through five games with 462 yards and eight touchdowns. An injury to senior Jalen Thomas on the first offensive play from scrimmage in the season opener thrust Ewing into a larger role.

“He has a lot of speed. If he gets loose, he can take it to the house in an instant,” said Fitzgerald. “We have to get to him before he can get his speed going. If we can get to him before he really gets up to speed then we are OK. If he gets up to speed we are in trouble.”

Thomas torched the Golden Bears for 144 yards and two touchdowns in the 2022 win. He ran for 1,255 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior but now his senior season is over.

Yorktown has three receivers with double-digit receptions – Ephraim Daugherty (28 catches, 399 yards, 5 TDs), Cole Perdue (13 catches, 153 yards) and Quintin Williams (12 catches, 231 yards).

Shelbyville’s offense was kept in check in a week five loss at Class 4A, No. 5 Greenfield-Central, 47-0. The Golden Bears need to reestablish its ground game to open up the passing attack led by senior quarterback Eli Chappelow (78 for 145, 1,025 yards, 13 TDs).

“(Yorktown) is going to attack,” said Fitzgerald. “They will bring guys from different areas. They like to blitz. They like to line up differently. They like to change the front on you to try and confuse you a little bit. They are going to bring five or six just about every play.”

With its worst loss of the season behind them, the goal is to enjoy the Homecoming events but stay focused on the task ahead.

“We came in Saturday and watched film but we really didn’t watch a whole lot of film,” said Fitzgerald. “We didn’t feel like there was a whole lot we were going to get out of it. We immediately went to the Yorktown film and started prepping for that.”

A win Friday would elevate the Golden Bears to 2-2 in the HHC standings with three tough games left against New Palestine (3-2, 3-0 HHC), Mt. Vernon (2-3, 1-2 HHC) and Pendleton Heights (3-2, 1-2 HHC).

“I hate to keep repeating myself but it’s that 1-0 mentality and understand this is the one in front of us this week,” said Fitzgerald. “Any victory is a sweet victory in my eyes but we want to continue to build.

“I think the kids understand we’re at that point now where they expect to win. That is a huge hurdle sometimes to get over. I think they are coming into this game expecting to win and that’s why a loss hurts because you expect to get after it on Friday night no matter who is in front of you. … With the atmosphere that should be here, I think we will have a great crowd with the school and the student body being out here. I think it will be fantastic for the kids.”

QUICK FACTS

Yorktown at Shelbyville

Game Time: 7:30 p.m. at McKeand Stadium at Shelbyville High School.

Broadcast time: 6:30 p.m. pregame show from McKeand Stadium on GIANT fm (96.5 fm, 106.3 fm, 1520 am and the GIANT fm app) with Johnny McCrory and Jeff Brown.

2023 record: Yorktown 3-2, 1-2 HHC; Shelbyville 3-2, 1-2 HHC.

Head coaches: Mike Wilhelm, 103-99 in 19^th year at Yorktown; Scott Fitzgerald, 3-2 in first year at Shelbyville.

Sagarin ratings: Yorktown, 64.70, No. 16 in Class 3A; Shelbyville, 52.89, No. 32 in Class 4A. Yorktown is a 9-point favorite.

Last meeting: Yorktown defeated Shelbyville, 42-0 in 2022. Link to the Shelby County Post game story can be found here: https://shelbycountypost.com/sports/654285

Series: Since joining the HHC in 1999, Shelbyville is 13-11 against Yorktown, but the Tigers have won five straight by a combined score of 231-9.

Around the HHC Friday: New Castle (1-4, 0-3 HHC) at Delta (4-1, 2-1); Class 4A, No. 6 New Palestine (3-2, 3-0) at Class 4A, No. 5 Greenfield-Central (5-0, 3-0); Pendleton Heights (3-2, 1-2) at Mt. Vernon (2-3, 1-2).

Class 4A, Sectional 23 records: Greenwood 3-2; Connersville 2-3; Shelbyville 3-2; Class 4A, No. 1 East Central 5-0; Jennings County 3-2; Silver Creek 3-2; Edgewood 1-4; Martinsville 3-2.

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Ava Wilson had three first-half goals to lead Shelbyville girls soccer to its fifth-straight victory Tuesday. 

Wilson was one of five Golden Bears to score in the first half against visiting Triton Central and Alyna Castanon added a pair of second-half goals to complete a 9-0 victory. Also scoring for Shelbyville were Kincaid Dorsey, Hannah Baker, Cyanne St. Bernard and Sydney Baker.

The Golden Bears improved to 9-3. Four of their last five wins have come by shutout. Shelbyville is at Greenfield-Central (3-6-1) Thursday.

Triton Central dropped to 5-5. The Tigers are at Indianapolis Scecina today.

In other prep events Tuesday:

Boys soccer

South Dearborn 7, Shelbyville 4

At South Dearborn, Brock Wischmeyer had a pair of goals and Aiden Helfer-Vazquez and Luckas Bramasco scored but it was not enough to get the Golden Bears (3-10) past the Knights (6-6-1).

Diego Hernandez, Osvaldo Reyes and Rory O’Connor were credited with assists for Shelbyville.

Morristown 2, Hauser 0

At Hauser, the Yellow Jackets scored a goal in each half to avenge an earlier loss in the season to the Jets.

Boys tennis

Triton Central 5, Morristown 0

At Triton Central, the host Tigers swept the singles matches. Morristown did not field doubles teams to face the Tigers, who improved to 15-6 this season.

At No. 1 singles, Tucker Hutchinson defeated Dalton McMichael, 6-1, 6-2.

Janssen Capps delivered a 6-0, 6-1 win over Michael Ballenger at No. 2 singles.

Max Crouse topped Eli Graves at No. singles, 6-1, 6-3.

Waldron 3, Knightstown 2

At Waldron, the visiting Panthers won the top two singles matches but the Mohawks prevailed with a win by Jack Fischer at No. 3 singles and wins by both doubles teams.

Fischer defeated Isaac Livesay, 6-0, 6-1.

At No. 2 doubles, Conner Hinchman and Cash Young bested Daniel Gross and Grey Williams, 6-0, 6-0.

Waldron’s No. 1 doubles pairing of Jacob Lindsey and Matthew Thomas won by default.

At No. 1 singles, Knightstown’s Hunter Steimel defeated Lucas Shaw, 6-1, 6-0.

And Braydon McDaniel topped Charlie Fischer at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-0.

Waldron, now 15-4, closes out its regular-season schedule Thursday at Indian Creek (14-3).

Shelbyville 4, Batesville 1

At Shelbyville, the host Golden Bears won all but the No. 1 singles match against the Bulldogs.

Caden Claxton and Barni Kovacs won their singles matches in straight sets. And the doubles pairings of Karson Schaf/Aiden Smith and Alex Bunton/Gavin Reed were victorious in straight sets.

Shelbyville improved to 11-9 this season.

Volleyball

Hauser def. Southwestern, 25-10, 25-16, 25-14

At Hauser, Kenze Bostic had 11 kills, four blocks and two service aces to lead the Jets to the Mid-Hoosier Conference win.

Aniston Bostic finished with 11 kills and Mattie Foster notched 14 digs to improve the Jets to 14-8 (4-0 MHC).

Shelbyville def. Lawrence Central, 25-16, 25-15, 25-13

At Shelbyville, the host Golden Bears secured their second victory of the season and snapped an 18- match losing streak.

Lawrence Central dropped to 2-13 this season.

South Ripley def. Morristown, 25-15, 25-16, 25-20

At South Ripley, Olivia Rude led Morristown with four kills. Zoey Coons and Kindall Dorsey each had three kills.

Dorsey also had a team-high 13 digs.

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Jaylee Davis’ career-best round of golf earned her a spot in the Lapel Regional.

The Triton Central golfer (photo) shot 108 Monday in the New Palestine Sectional to take the third and final advancing spot to Saturday’s regional tournament at The Edge golf course in Anderson.

At the Links Golf Club in New Palestine Monday, the top three finishing teams and the top three individuals not on an advancing team qualified for the regional.

With four of the top five low scores, New Palestine captured the sectional championship with a 367. Mt. Vernon (376) and Rushville (411) also advanced.

Shenandoah (440), Triton Central (452), Greenfield-Central (463) and Eastern Hancock (507) completed the team scoring. Morristown, Knightstown and Tri did not have enough golfers to post a team score.

New Palestine’s Katherine Kelly shot 87 to be crowned sectional champion. Also advancing out of the sectional with Davis were Shenandoah’s Madelyn Shelton (93) and Greenfield-Central’s Ella Neal (98).

Also competing in the sectional for Triton Central were Kennedy Hall (111), Hanna Fink (115), Olivia Williams (118) and Lindsay Huxford (129).

Morristown’s sectional roster included Alexia Rogers (114), Clara Hale (124) and Mollie Runnebohm (131).

In other prep events Monday:

Boys soccer

Southwestern 3, Trinity Lutheran 1

At Trinity Lutheran, Jaime Gutierrez DeMessa scored a pair of first-half goals to jump start Class A, No. 12 Southwestern to the road victory.

DeMessa’s 12^th goal of the season put the Spartans (11-1) up 2-0 and Tucker Simmons followed with his 11^th goal to make it 3-0 at halftime.

Michael Weisser, Josh Karr and DeMessa each had assists.

Kade Gillaspy scored the lone goal for Trinity Lutheran (4-8).

On Friday, Southwestern clinched the Mid-Hoosier Conference championship with a 3-0 win over Hauser. DeMessa had a goal and an assist. Simmons and Weisser also had goals in the shutout victory.

The Spartans host Herron Wednesday and Central Christian Friday for its annual Community Night.

Girls soccer

Shelbyville 3, Martinsville 2

At Martinsville, the host Artesians (8-3-1) took a 2-0 lead on goals by Addy Berry and Olivia Phillips but the Golden Bears rallied for three straight goals to steal the win.

Ava Wilson scored two of Shelbyville’s three goals while Kincade Dorsey had the third goal. Ella Johnson was credited with an assist.

Boys tennis

Shelbyville 5, Rushville 0

At Rushville, the visiting Golden Bears improved to 10-9 with a dominant performance. Shelbyville lost three games total in sweeping all five matches.

Reece Prickett, Caden Claxton and Barni Kovacs won singles matches while the doubles victories came from Karson Schaf and Aiden Smith at No. 1 doubles and Alex Bunton and Gavin Reed at No. 2 doubles.

Waldron 5, Oldenburg Academy 0

At Waldron on Senior Night, the Mohawks’ two seniors chose their doubles partners then produced dominant performances.

At No. 1 doubles, senior Jacob Lindsey teamed with Connor Ping and produced a 6-1, 6-1 victory.

Fellow senior Conner Hinchman played with Cash Young and secured a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles.

Waldron’s singles victories came from Lucas Shaw, Charlie Fischer and Jack Fischer.

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 3, Triton Central 2

Triton Central won both doubles matches but could not add a singles victory to secure the win.

At No. 1 doubles, Eli Sego and Connor Evans defeated Brady Leppert and Alex Fowler, 6-2, 6-0.

Ben Toth and Caleb McGuire were victorious at No. 2 doubles, 6-4, 6-4, over Nate O’Brien and Keaton Kuehr.

Chatard won all three singles matches in straight sets.

Volleyball

Triton Central def. Shelbyville, 25-12, 25-20, 19-25, 29-31, 15-10

At Triton Central, the Tigers’ 10^th-consecutive victory did not come easy.

Triton Central built a 2-0 advantage only to drop the third and fourth sets to create a winner-takes-all fifth set.

Freshman Lucy May had a team-high 17 kills for Triton Central (13-5). Gwyn Williams and Brooklyn Bailey combined for 16 kills.

Williams, a sophomore, also had a team-high 26 digs. Fellow sophomore Madi Peterson collected 23 digs and had four service aces.

Senior setter Kate Isley finished with 27 assists.

Shelbyville dropped to 1-18.

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With a second round score of 2-over par 74, Morristown graduate Asher Caldwell helped Trine University’s men’s golf program win the Irish Hills Invitational Saturday in Tecumseh, Michigan.

Caldwell (photo, second from left) posted rounds of 76 and 74 for a two-day total of 150 which left the former Yellow Jacket tied for third place on the overall leaderboard.

Played at Tecumseh Golf Club Friday and Saturday, Trine recorded rounds of 303 and 292 to finish 13 strokes ahead of runner-up Calvin University.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

Brooklyn Schiffli

The Triton Central graduate had eight assists and 15 digs on Sept. 12 for Jacksonville State in an 18-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-21 loss to Chattanooga.

The match was the home opener for Jacksonville State (2-8) and was the third straight start for Schiffli at libero.

Maggie Schweitzer

The Triton Central graduate combined for 35 assists Saturday for Hanover College in a pair of wins over Berea College and Alma College.

Hanover finished 2-1 in its own invitational played Friday and Saturday. The Panthers lost to Sewanee Friday in five sets.

On Saturday, Hanover swept Berea, 25-13, 25-18, 25-14. Schweitzer finished with one kill, 17 assists and eight digs. In the finale, Hanover defeated Alma, 25-20, 25-12, 25-21. Schweitzer had one kill, 18 assists, one service ace and eight digs.

Shelby Lasure

The Shelbyville graduate led Anderson University to a perfect 3-0 record at the Hanover Invitational.

Anderson swept Berea Friday, 25-20, 25-21, 25-19. Lasure finished with 10 kills, one assist and 17 digs.

On Saturday, Anderson started the day with a 26-24, 22-25, 25-20, 25-16 win over Sewanee. Lasure notched 14 kills, three assists, three aces and 21 digs.

In the finale, Anderson outlasted Kenyon, 23-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-22, 15-12. Lasure had 12 kills, two assists, three aces and 22 digs to improve the Ravens to 4-5 this season.

Julia Sanders

The Triton Central graduate helped IU Kokomo to its first two River States Conference wins of the season.

On Thursday, IU Kokomo swept Midway University, 25-18, 25-13, 25-19. Sanders had two aces and seven digs.

IU Kokomo followed that with a 25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 25-21 win Friday over IU Southeast. Sanders had two assists and six digs to help the Cougars improve to 11-3 this season and 2-0 in conference matches.

Austin Perry

The Shelbyville graduate made his 2023 debut for Rose-Hulman’s men’s tennis program at the DePauw Invitational.

Playing at No. 4 doubles with Corey Pollard, the duo lost to Hanover’s Pedro Macedo and Ilya Gromochenko, 8-7 (7-5).

Layton Stieneker

The Shelbyville graduate won two matches Saturday for Franklin College’s men’s tennis program in a 7-2 win over Johnson (Tennessee).

Stieneker and Dustin Garrison were victorious at No. 1 doubles, 8-6. Stieneker then topped Ian Thomas, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.

Michael Fox

The Shelbyville graduate placed 161^st overall Saturday in the Gil Dodds Invitational in Wheaton, Illinois.

Fox, running for Manchester University, completed the course in 28 minutes, seven seconds. Manchester finished seventh in the team standings out of 18 teams.

Tristin Maloney

The Shelbyville graduate finished 72^nd overall in the Midway Invite Saturday.

Maloney, representing Franklin College, completed the 8-kilometer course in 32:13. Franklin College finished runner-up in the event to IU East.

Hayden Kermode

The Triton Central graduate was credited with two tackles Saturday in Franklin College’s 58-43 loss at Trine.

Franklin closed out its non-conference schedule at 0-3.

Lucas Kleeman

The Triton Central graduate had a team-high 10 tackles Saturday for Anderson in a 60-14 loss at No. 21 Alma.

Kleeman had four tackles, six assists and one tackle for loss for the Ravens (0-3).

Eddie Carrizalez

The Shelbyville graduate played 55 minutes Wednesday in IU East’s 4-0 win over Great Lakes Christian College. He took two shots (one shot on goal) in the program’s first win of the season.

On Saturday, IU East improved to 2-6 with a 3-0 win at UC-Clermont. Carrizalez played 67 minutes and had three shots in the match played in Highland Heights, Kentucky.

Sophie Parker

The Shelbyville graduate played all 90 minutes Thursday for IUPUC women’s soccer in a 4-0 loss to Cincinnati-Clermont. She was credited with three shots total and two shots on goal.

IUPUC is 1-3.

IUPUC men’s soccer

All four Shelbyville graduates on the IUPUC men’s soccer roster played Sunday in the Crimson Pride’s 7-0 win over Fisk.

Drew Hassebroek played 47 minutes and took five shots (two on goal).

Al Hernandez tallied 54 minutes and had two shots (one shot on goal).

Christian Haas made his collegiate debut and played 19 minutes.

Zavier Leon also made his collegiate debut and played 33 minutes.

With the win, IUPUC improved to 4-2 this season.

On Sept. 12, IUPUC defeated Boyce College, 4-2. Hernandez had the assist on his team’s first goal.

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For the fourth time this season, there is a new No. 1 team in the Indiana Football Coaches Association Class 2A poll.

Previous No. 1 Indianapolis Scecina lost Friday to Heritage Christian, 35-21. The loss dropped the Crusaders to No. 6 in this week’s poll – one spot ahead of Heritage Christian.

The new No. 1 team in Class 2A is Brownstown Central. Linton-Stockton jumped from No. 7 to No. 2 this week followed by Triton Central, Bluffton and LaVille in the top five.

Scecina, Heritage Christian, Eastbrook, Fort Wayne Luers and Alexandria complete the top 10. Also receiving votes were powerhouse football programs Andrean and Evansville Mater Dei – the preseason No. 1 in the IFCA poll.

The top five teams in the Class A poll remain unbeaten. Indianapolis Lutheran, Adams Central, Carroll (Flora), Providence and Park Tudor are 5-0. The next five in the poll are South Putnam, Sheridan, Pioneer, Clinton Prairie and North White.

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard maintains its grip atop the Class 3A poll. Guerin Catholic is No. 2 followed by Lawrenceburg, West Lafayette, Hanover Central, Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Tri-West, Hamilton Heights and Vincennes Lincoln.

Seven of the 10 teams in the Class 4A poll are undefeated, including all of the top five. East Central is still No. 1 ahead of Kokomo, Evansville Reitz, Evansville Memorial and Greenfield-Central.

The second five are New Palestine, Columbia City, Roncalli, Northridge and Northview.

No. 6 New Palestine is at No. 5 Greenfield-Central Friday.

Fort Wayne Snider continues to hold off a pair of Bloomington schools and Valparaiso for the No. 1 ranking in Class 5A. Bloomington North and Valparaiso are tied for the No. 2 ranking with Bloomington South, Merrillville, Plainfield, Mishawaka, Harrison (West Lafayette), Decatur Central and Concord completing the top 10.

Center Grove is the No. 1 team in Class 6A. Ben Davis and Brownsburg are tied for No. 2 with Westfield, Crown Point, Hamilton Southeastern, Indianapolis Cathedral, Fishers, Carmel and Warsaw rounding out the top 10.

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Emmie Higgins shot 99 Saturday at the Greensburg Country Club and earned the Shelbyville golfer a berth in the Franklin Regional.

Higgins’ 99 tied with Milan’s Kayla Walke for the final advancing position at the Greensburg Sectional.

Batesville, ranked No. 10 in the state coaches poll, won the sectional with a team score of 315. Franklin County (342) and East Central (379) also advanced to the regional which will be played at the Legends Golf Club on Sept. 23.

The top three scores not from an advancing team also qualified for the regional. Greensburg’s Annie Pumphrey carded a 93 to advance along with Higgins and Walke.

Batesville’s Addyson Weiler earned the sectional medalist honor with a 75.

Shelbyville and Southwestern finished tied for fifth in the team standings at 440 – both season-best scores for the golf programs.

Following Higgins on the Shelbyville scorecard were Riley Everette (104), Ava Essex (118), Ella Connolly (119) and Kylie Stader (124).

Sydney Griffin missed the regional cut by four strokes at 103. Emma Isgrigg followed at 106. Also competing for Southwestern were Aurora Belton (111), Taryn Hoeing (120) and Olivia Lahey (129).

The golf programs from Morristown and Triton Central will compete Monday in the New Palestine Sectional at the Links Golf Club in New Palestine.

In other prep events Saturday:

Boys soccer

Morristown 6, Franklin County 2

At Morristown, the strong performance from the Yellow Jackets kept Franklin County (0-9-1) winless this season.

Girls soccer

Heritage Christian 10, Triton Central 1

At Triton Central, Zaria Winston scored four goals and had two assists to lead the Class A, No. 3 Eagles to their seventh win of the season.

Kya Crooke had three goals and an assist. Eimy Lozano-Fuentes scored twice and Lauryn Dolvin scored a goal and two assists to help Heritage Christian improve to 7-5.

Elaina Maurice scored Triton Central’s only goal off an assist from Vivian Blye.

Triton Central is 5-4.

Boys tennis

Mid-Hoosier Conference Tournament

Already crowned the MHC team champions, Waldron proved its individual dominance by winning all five divisions of the conference tournament.

At No. 1 singles, Lucas Shaw claimed back-to-back titles with a pair of singles victories over Morristown’s Dalton McMichael (6-1, 6-1) and Edinburgh’s Austin Brockman, 7-6 (3), 6-1.

Charlie Fischer kept his strong season going with two wins in the No. 2 singles bracket over Morristown’s Michael Ballinger (6-1, 6-0) and Hauser’s Hunter Pappano (6-1, 6-1).

Caiden Young won the No. 3 singles championship, 6-1, 6-0 over Edinburgh’s Bailey Totten. Young defeated Southwestern’s Jackson Burcham in the semifinals, 6-3, 6-1.

At No. 1 doubles, Jacob Lindsey and Jack Fischer won their bracket with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Hauser.

And Conner Hinchman and Matthew Thomas dominated the championship match of the No. 2 doubles bracket against Hauser, 6-0, 6-0. The Waldron duo have won three straight conference titles.

With their performance, seven (photo) of the 10 members on the 2023 All-MHC squad were from Waldron.

Volleyball

Tri-Central Invitational

Morristown finished 1-2 at the invitational and sit at 7-9 this season.

Culver Community defeated the Yellow Jackets, 25-17, 25-17. Maycee Cole led Morristown with three kills.

Morristown defeated Argos, 25-17, 25-16. Madison Espich, Zoey Coons and Cole each had five kills.

Tri-Central needed three sets to knock off the Yellow Jackets, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12. Cole had a team-high 10 kills. Espich had seven kills. Katie Theobald finished with 25 assists.

Lawrenceburg Invitational

Southwestern split its first two matches before being swept by Mid-Hoosier Conference rival Hauser in the finale.

Lawrenceburg defeated Southwestern, 25-12, 25-8.

The Spartans rebounded to secure a sweep of Rock Creek Academy.

In the finale, Hauser swept the Spartans, 25-22, 25-23.

Cross country

Golden Bear Invitational

At Blue River Memorial Park’s cross country course in Shelbyville, the Golden Bears had six boys break 20 minutes in a race for the first time in four years – and four finished in under 19 minutes.

Competing in the Black division (large schools), Shelbyville’s Shia Veach (55^th in 18:10.06), Blake Hughes (56^th in 18:10.16) and Logan Reinhart (57^th in 18:24) nearly crossed the finish line together. Gavin Harker followed in 69^th in 18:55.

Jonah Anspaugh (19:40.23) and Ben Hinojosa (19:40.78) also ran well for Shelbyville. The Golden Bears finished ninth in the team standings.

Waldron and Morristown placed seventh and eighth in the Gold division (small schools) team standings.

Waldron was led by Jared Crosby’s 15^th-place finish in 17:29. Also running for Waldron were Nathaniel Evans (19:25), Sam Jones (20:25), Max Jones (21:42), Kyle Lacy (23:05) and Cole Jones (26:28).

Ryan Crisman finished 34^th for Morristown in 18:49. Maxamillion Compton followed in 54^th (20:29). Thane Cole finished 56^th (20:35) with Bradley Theobald (21:40), Drake Hibst (23:01), Levi Stoddard (23:13) and Armaan Singh (26:11) also competing.

Southwestern did not field enough runners for a complete team score. Jackson Bentz (19:16) led the Spartans followed by Dakota Claiborne (19:39), Chris Claiborne (21:22) and Ryan Wildman (33:07).

Shelbyville senior Hannah Wright clocked a new personal best in a 27^th-place finish in the Black division race in 21:27. Aerin Garcia-Santiago secured a top-50 finish in 22:32.

Also running for the Golden Bears were Angel Kreider (23:46), Sonora O’Connor (23:47) and Kat Seal (23:55). O’Connor and Seal notched personal bests.

Competing in the Gold division were Waldron’s Riley Price (15^th in 22:34), Sophie Hudnall (25:42) and Audrey Hogg (26:29), Morristown’s Grace McLaughlin (22:48), Audrey Van Dyke (23:26) and Remi Spicklemire (29:00), and Southwestern’s Maxine Higdon (27:59).

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GREENFIELD – Shelbyville needed a near perfect performance to spoil Class 4A, No. 6 Greenfield-Central’s Homecoming.

An early mistake got the Cougars off and running – quite literally – to a 47-0 victory Friday at Clayton Myers Field at Hancock Health Stadium in Greenfield.

Junior quarterback Dallas Freeman threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to get the Cougars off to a 5-0 start for the first time since the program’s 1973 state championship team.

“They’ve got size and they’ve got speed and they are very efficient at what they do,” said Shelbyville head coach Scott Fitzgerald. “Their coaches had them ready to play. They got after us and got that jump on us that we couldn’t allow to happen.

“I’m still proud of our guys. I still feel like we fought and still played hard. Sometimes you just go up against a better opponent and they are a better opponent.”

The G-C win coupled with New Palestine’s 34-14 win over Pendleton Heights Friday sets up a Hoosier Heritage Conference showdown on Sept. 22 in Greenfield. The Cougars (5-0, 3-0) and Dragons (3-2, 3-0 HHC) are the only unbeatens left in the conference standings.

Shelbyville won the coin toss and took the ball immediately with the goal of controlling the time of possession battle and keeping the opponent’s high-powered offense off the field.

That offense didn’t need to be on the field to score the first points of the game. On the third offensive play for Shelbyville, Kirk Knecht stepped in front of an Eli Chappelow pass and returned it 34 yards for the game’s first score.

Shelbyville’s next series ended with Knecht returning a Ben Price punt 69 yards for another touchdown but a G-C penalty negated the score.

That didn’t matter. Freeman executed a 15-play drive that went 60 yards and ate up five minutes, 21 seconds off the clock before it ended with Jacob Hinton rumbling into the end zone from three yards out.

Greenfield-Central’s versatility was on display all game long. By halftime, the Cougars led 34-0, had nearly 200 yards rushing through seven different ball carriers while Freeman had 71 yards passing to five different receivers.

“It is a very efficient offense and they do a fantastic job with it and they have some great kids,” said Fitzgerald. “Their linemen are very physical and they’ve got a little nasty to them.”

Hinton added a second touchdown run in the second quarter and Freeman finished off a third-straight scoring drive with a 10-yard run to make it 28-0.

Cooper Hinton ended G-C’s fourth offensive scoring drive of the first half but the two-point pass conversion failed leaving the score at 34-0 at halftime.

Freeman’s two passing touchdowns came in the third quarter – a 28-yard pass to Willard and a 37-yard catch-and-run by Knecht.

Shelbyville’s offense never got in gear, racking up just 83 yards total and four first downs.

Greenfield-Central had 22 first downs and 450 yards of offense.

Shelbyville now turns its focus to Homecoming week. The Golden Bears (3-2, 1-2 HHC) will host Yorktown (3-2, 1-2 HHC) – a 34-28 winner over New Castle Friday.

“We have to get back to the drawing board and correct the things that we did wrong tonight and have a really good week of practice,” said Fitzgerald. “It’s a fantastic week. We have Homecoming activities all week long. We have Operation Football (WTHR-13) coming Friday night. I think we will have a fantastic crowd.

“With a game like (tonight), you just have to wipe it off and move on. We can’t carry it over with us. If we carry it over with us, we continue to make mistakes. We will try and move on and correct this.”

Steve Bush photos

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Class 2A, No. 4 Triton Central scored the final 21 points Friday in Trafalgar to defeat Indian Creek, 49-35.

Triton Central quarterback Jace Stuckey threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 161 yards and three more scores to get Triton Central to 4-1.

Mason Compton led the Tigers with 71 receiving yards.

The Tigers racked up 478 yards of offense including a season-high 260 yards rushing.

Indian Creek (2-3) scored with 30 seconds to go in the second quarter to take a 28-21 lead at halftime.

Both teams scored in the third quarter to keep the Braves ahead 35-28 going into the final quarter where Triton Central dominated.

Triton Central returns home to Mendenhall Field on Sept. 22 for Homecoming festivities. The opponent will be Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter.

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Owners Brad and Patti Marshall have been in this scenario before.

They purchased a Quarter Horse in 1998 at Heritage Place as a barrel horse prospect named A Half Dime. However, when they got him home, it was evident he wasn’t ready to leave racing.

They made arrangements for a trainer and delved into Quarter Horse racing, winning their very first race at Mt Pleasant Meadows in Michigan.

This time, the story follows the same scenario. Red Headed Beach was with the Tim Eggleston barn in training this past winter. The Marshalls were alerted she wasn’t showing much speed and might make a better barrel horse. Eggleston’s team gave her one more shot and she did a complete turnaround, proving, like A Half Dime, she wasn’t ready to leave the track.

Red Headed Beach is now the winner of the richest Indiana Quarter Horse race in history, dominating in the 11^th running of the $224,280 Leader of the Class Sale Futurity at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville.

Starting from post five, Red Headed Beach came out of the gate on cue for jockey Rolando Pina and blasted down the track, leading every step of the way to score the win in the 350-yard dash. The sorrel filly won by two lengths well under wraps for Pina.

Tin Knocker and Martin Munoz rallied up the inside for a solid second over Go O Commando, who was in contention the entire way for James Flores to finish third on the outside.

Red Headed Beach was the favorite of the field, paying $2.80 for the win. The Escondido Beach filly, owned by Patti Marshall, is now four for five in her young career. She more than doubled her career earnings tally with the win and now has more than $244,000 on her card.

It was a big decision for Pina to ride Red Headed Beach. He had been aboard the filly for all of her starts, but he had also guided Trixs Are for Kids to a perfect four for four heading into the race, including a win in the Jaguar Rocket Futurity. Eggleston trains both horses. Pina opted to stay with Red Headed Beach.

“It was a really, really tough decision,” said Pina on choosing Red Headed Beach, who was the fastest qualifier from the trials. “But this filly is something really special. She’s a once in a lifetime filly. She did everything perfect. She perked her ears once and seemed to be looking at the other horses. That’s the only time I tapped her. She did the rest. We have an amazing team (Eggleston barn) right now that all came together for this win.”

Red Headed Beach has been a member of the Eggleston family from the beginning. Her dam, Red Storm Flash, was purchased out of Glenn and Sheri Miller’s annual online sale and was foaled out at Eggleston’s farm. Tim’s wife, Keli, has been with the filly from day one.

“She’s a one-of-a-kind filly,” said Keli. “And she doesn’t live up to her feisty name anymore. She’s a sweetheart to work around.”

Tim Eggleston, who splits his time between barns at Horseshoe Indianapolis and the farm in southern Indiana, depends on Keli to oversee operations at the farm. He noted Red Headed Beach spends a lot of time at the farm with Keli.

“Keli does it all,” added Tim. “I have to thank Keli a lot for getting her here. After she was born, we gave her back to Patti and she grew her up. Thank goodness she brought her back to us.”

The Marshalls have a farm in Plainwell, Michigan, that is geared toward barrel horses. Both Brad and Patti are still very active on the barrel horse circuit in the Midwest and were headed to a show in Michigan following Red Headed Beach’s win in the Leader of the Class Futurity. The Marshalls are hopeful they will be back for one more race this season at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

“Good Lord willing and nothing comes up, she (Red Headed Beach) will be back for the Roxie (Miss Roxie Little Futurity) in late October,” added Tim.

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Waldron High School’s 8-man football program will compete in the sport’s first ever postseason tournament next month.

With its 16-12 win Saturday over Traders Point Christian, the Mohawks improved to 4-0 at the halfway point of the regular-season schedule and clinched a postseason playoff berth.

And they remained atop the season standings tied with Indiana Deaf (4-0).

Dugger Union, Waldron’s opponent Saturday, is 2-2 as is Rock Creek Academy. Traders Point Christian is 1-2 and Faith Christian (0-2) and Purdue Poly (0-4) are still seeking their first program wins.

The top four teams in the standings at the end of the regular season will meet in semifinal contests on Oct. 13 or Oct. 14. The winners will advance to the sport’s first state championship game on Oct. 21 at Westfield High School.

In a defensive battle with Traders Point Christian, Waldron got a rushing touchdown from Hunter Dodson and an 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Kylan Callahan to stay unbeaten on the season.

Walker Dodson led Waldron with 108 rushing yards on eight carries. Hunter Dodson finished with 54 yards rushing.

The Mohawks finished with just 32 yards passing in the win.

Defensively, Walker Dodson had a forced fumble and an interception and Troy Atwood had a fumble recovery. Dom Bonar and Walker Dodson each had a quarterback sack.

A much-anticipated match up with Indiana Deaf, who finished 8-2 in 2022 playing traditional IHSAA 11-man football, is looming on Sept. 23. Before dropping down to 8-man football, Indiana Deaf had nine consecutive seasons finishing at .500 or better.

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With a penalty-kick conversion from Aiden Helfer-Vazquez and a pair of second-half goals from Osvaldo Reyes, Shelbyville shut out New Castle Thursday for a 3-0 Hoosier Heritage Conference victory.

Nathan Tweedy earned his first shutout victory in goal.

The Trojans lost their eighth-straight match and dropped to 1-10-1 overall and 0-5 against HHC teams.

With the win, Shelbyville ended its own six-match losing streak and improved to 3-9 (1-4 HHC).

The Golden Bears are at South Dearborn (5-5-1) Tuesday.

In other prep events Thursday:

Girls golf

Edinburgh 208, Southwestern 209, North Decatur 234

At North Branch Golf Course, Macie Blandford carded a 44 to lead the Lancers to a one-shot victory over Southwestern.

Blandford was the medalist. She was followed on the Edinburgh scorecard by Izzy Richardson (44), Sophia Pace (58), Joy Turner (60) and Jaylynn Krahn (64).

Sydney Griffin topped Southwestern with a 46. Emma Isgrigg shot 52. Aurora Belton followed at 53. Olivia Lahey finished at 58 and Taryn Hoeing shot 59.

Kaylee Smith led North Decatur with a 57.

Boys soccer

Indianapolis Lutheran 3, Southwestern 0

At Lutheran, the host Saints got an Austin Brandenburg goal in the first half and added goals from Micah Alexander and Will Hudson in the second half to deal Class A, No. 10 Southwestern its first loss of the season.

Michael Clements finished with nine saves in goal for Southwestern (9-1).

Porter Miske was credited with the shutout. He had four saves in goal for the Saints (7-4).

Greenwood Christian 9, Morristown 0

At Greenwood Christian, the Cougars scored three goals in the first half and cruised to the victory over the Yellow Jackets.

Andrew Ramlian and Boden Campbell each had two goals for Greenwood Christian (9-2). Trey Dobson, Luke McNichols, Caden Camden, Caleb Amador and Colton Flint also had goals in the win.

Girls soccer

Shelbyville 11, Greensburg 0

At Greensburg, Ella Johnson had two goals and two assists to lead the visiting Golden Bears to their fifth shutout victory of the season.

Shelbyville has won three straight to improve to 7-3. All three wins have been by shutout.

Greensburg fell to 3-6.

Boys tennis

Shelbyville 4, Indian Creek 1

At Indian Creek, Shelbyville improved to 9-9 this season.

At No. 1 doubles, Karson Schaf and Aiden Smith needed three sets to secure the win, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.

Indian Creek’s lone win came at No. 1 singles.

New Palestine 5, Triton Central 0

At New Palestine, the host Dragons swept four of the five matches but needed three sets to collect the No. 1 doubles victory.

At No. 1 doubles, Max Havel and Joey McPike defeated Triton Central’s Connor Evans and Eli Sego, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.

The Tigers are 14-5 this season.

In junior varsity matches, Triton Central got a singles victory from Brayden Hoover and doubles wins from Connor McGuire and Wyatt Fisher, and Bryce Toth and Derreck Uhls.

Volleyball

Morristown def. Waldron, 25-19, 16-25, 25-23, 25-18

At Waldron, Maycee Cole had a team-high 12 kills and four more Yellow Jackets combined for 12 kills to lead the visitors to the four-set victory over the Mohawks.

Olivia Rude and Zoey Coons each had six kills for Morristown (6-7, 2-2 Mid-Hoosier Conference). Madison Espich and Kennedy Streeval had four kills apiece.

Coons finished with a team-high six service aces. Kindall Dorsey had seven digs and Katie Theobald collected 26 assists.

Greenfield-Central def. Shelbyville, 25-12, 25-13, 25-17

At Greenfield-Central, the host Cougars improved to 14-3 this season and 3-2 in the HHC standings.

The Golden Bears fell to 1-17 (0-3 HHC).

Shelbyville won the junior varsity match, 25-14, 25-10.

Eastern Hancock def. Southwestern, 25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 25-17

At Eastern Hancock, the host Royals earned their fifth win in their last six matches to improve to 12-5 this season.

Eastern Hancock has won seven straight matches over Southwestern.

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It was easy come, easy go for jockey Fernando De La Cruz. He guided Quick and Easy to a win Wednesday in the 23^rd running of the $100,000 Hoosier Heartland at Horseshoe Indianapolis in another dominant victory for longtime Indiana owners Don and Pepper Wright.

Starting from the outside post nine in the one and one-sixteenth mile event, De La Cruz moved Quick and Easy (photo) right out of the gate alongside Hungarian Princess and Sammy Bermudez, who would be the eventual leaders. Quick and Easy tracked along in second during the middle fractions before getting into gear for the stretch. Several horses began to fan out to challenge on the outside, and in place to attack in the final furlong.

In the stretch, Quick and Easy took over and easily lengthened her stride to move out for a ride under De La Cruz that was smooth to the wire. Diamond Solitaire and Joe Ramos finished three and three-quarter lengths back in second over Compressed Energy and Rene Diaz, who moved up in the race for third.

“First of all, I always thank God for races like this and special thanks to the owners and the trainer,” said De La Cruz. “I was able to put her in perfect position early on, and that is what she likes. When I asked her, she responded. She gave me everything she had to win.”

Quick and Easy paid $16.40 for the win. It was the first premier racing win for the five-year-old mare, who is a homebred from the Wrights, who have a small breeding operation in Central Indiana. They have been owners with trainer Joe Davis for decades, enjoying success with horses such as Bar Rag and Red Sails Flying.

Quick and Easy becomes their first premier racing winner and a second-generation racehorse for them as they raced her mother, Wife in the Wind, at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

Quick and Easy now has five career wins and more than $232,000 in earnings for the Wright Stable.

The win in the Hoosier Heartland with Quick and Easy capped off a big week for De La Cruz. The multiple Graded Stakes winning jockey from Peru guided Get Smokin to victory in the Grade 2 FanDuel Kentucky Turf Cup at Kentucky Downs Saturday, awarding them a straight trip to the Breeders Cup.

De La Cruz, a two-time leading jockey at Horseshoe Indianapolis, is currently in second place on the roster of leading riders in 2023. He has more than 2,400 career wins and is the track’s all-time leading jockey for purse earnings with more than $30 million collected over his career in Indiana.

Empire at Horseshoe Indianapolis

It was a game plan unfolded perfectly for Mr Chaos and Orlando Mojica. They went to the lead and never looked back, scoring the win in the 23^rd running of the $100,000 Empire at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

Starting from post seven, Mr Chaos (photo) was hustled out of the gate by Mojica, a three-time leading jockey at Horseshoe Indianapolis. The pair had the top spot secured by the first turn of the one and one-sixteenth mile event. From there, Mr Chaos was content to travel at his own pace with Bluegrass Prayer and Rene Diaz sitting in second on the outside of Grand in Bay and Fernando De La Cruz on the inside. Mr Chaos was on cruise control heading into the final turn with Mansfield Tiger and Edgar Morales making a big move toward them around the turn.

Mansfield Tiger was still hanging tough in mid-stretch, but Mr Chaos was strong, pulling away by a few lengths to score the win by two and one-half lengths. Mansfield Tiger was a solid second over Bluegrass Prayer, who moved up the inside late to finish third.

Mr Chaos paid $4.00 for the win in the Empire. The four-year-old son of Turbo Compressor is owned by Judy Dorris and Ken Sentel. Robert Dobbs Jr. trains the gelding, who is now on a two-race win streak.

“I thank God for this and for this opportunity and also thanks to the owners and the trainer for letting me ride this horse,” said Mojica, a native of Puerto Rico. “He’s the kind of horse you can ride anyway you want. Today, he went to the lead and the fractions were way too slow, but he finished well and did it so easy. My dad (Rafael Mojica Sr.) just passed away, so this win is for him.”

Mr Chaos earned his seventh career win and his third premier racing win of his career. Overall, he now has nearly a half million on his card for his connections. He is now two for four in 2023.

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Brooklyn Bailey had nine kills and two service aces to lead Triton Central volleyball to its ninth-straight victory.
The Tigers defeated Speedway, 25-21, 25-19, 25-22 Wednesday to stay in contention in the Indiana Crossroads Conference standings.
Triton Central improved to 12-5 this season and 4-1 against ICC opposition. Indianapolis Lutheran (5-1 ICC), Triton Central and Cascade (3-1 ICC) are the only teams with one loss in the standings. The Tigers were swept by Cascade on Aug. 24 and defeated Lutheran in five sets on Aug. 31.
Against the Sparkplugs (8-3, 2-2 ICC), Lucy May had seven kills and Gwyn Williams added six kills and 12 digs in another balanced offensive performance for Triton Central.
Setter Kate Isley finished with 15 assists, 12 digs and four aces.
Madi Peterson had a team-high 18 digs.
Triton Central hosts Shelbyville (1-16) Monday.
In another prep event Wednesday:
Boys tennis
Triton Central 4, Covenant Christian 1
Triton Central improved to 14-4 this season with a win over a future ICC member. Covenant Christian joins the ICC in 2024, replacing Cascade.
The Tigers won both doubles matches Wednesday and secured victories at No. 1 and No. 2 singles.
At No. 1 singles, Tucker Hutchinson defeated Roma Durrell, 6-1, 6-0.
Janssen Capps was as impressive at No. 2 singles with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Luke LaGrange.
At No. 1 doubles, Eli Sego and Connor Evans bested Gabe Unger and Nolan Guzman, 6-1, 7-5. 
Ben Toth and Caleb McGuire delivered a straight-set win over Christian Watkins and Jonathan Carr at No. 2 doubles, 6-0, 6-3.
Covenant Christian’s lone win came at No. 3 singles where Brandon Hilliard defeated Max Crouse, 6-4, 6-7 (10), 11-9.

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Greenfield-Central opened the 2023 season celebrating the 50^th anniversary of its 1973 state championship squad. And with each subsequent, confidence-growing performance on Friday nights, the Cougars are primed for their own state-championship run half a century later.

“We’ve talked about how big of a challenge this is,” said Shelbyville head coach Scott Fitzgerald. “They have size. They have speed. They put a lot of points on the scoreboard. They run that option so well. They are so efficient with everything they do. It’s definitely a big challenge.”

Shelbyville, 3-1 for the first time since 2017, travels Friday to Class 4A, No. 6 Greenfield-Central, trying to become the first Cougars team to start 5-0 since the 1973 state champions.

“It is exciting to be 3-1. Let’s celebrate that,” said Fitzgerald. “That’s fine but we have to continue as a team to take that week-to-week mentality. To put in the work this summer and see where we were from the very first practice we had to where we are now and the different things we are doing, it’s a testament to these kids and the hard work they’ve put in.”

Now the Golden Bears face a Greenfield-Central offense that is averaging 47.5 points per game.

“They are definitely more balanced (running and passing) but they are going to be run heavy and the runs come from everywhere,” said Fitzgerald. “They are coming from the fullback. They are coming from a pitch man. They are coming from the quarterback. And he will ride it in there and then pull out and throw the ball. They are more balanced as far as what they can do and what you have to defend.”

Greenfield-Central head coach Travis Nolting has built the program since 2018 around the wishbone offense and saw it pay off in a 7-4 season in 2022. The depth of talent within the program has been evident through the fast start after graduating the top five leading rushers from last season.

Junior quarterback Dallas Freeman is thriving with a trio of running backs, two steady receivers and a tight end that is committed to Georgia Tech.

“With our ability to stretch the field and pass it, it makes it hard for teams to prepare for us,” said Nolting in a preseason interview with the Greenfield Daily Reporter. “You’ve really got to prepare for a multidimensional offense from Greenfield-Central this season.”

Through four games, Freeman has completed 57% of his passes for 572 yards and 10 touchdowns. In 2022, he threw for 898 yards all season and eight touchdowns. The six foot, three-inch quarterback also has rushed for 266 yards (second most on the team) and a team-leading five touchdowns.

Sophomore fullback Braylen Benavente leads the Cougars with 409 yards rushing. Brothers Jacob Hinton (17 carries, 177 yards) and Cooper Hinton (16 carries, 153 yards) have combined for more than 300 yards rushing.

The leading receivers are Kirk Knecht (12 receptions, 299 yards, 5 TDs) and Boston Willard (10 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TDs). Lane Wadle, the 6-3 senior tight end, has two touchdown catches.

The Golden Bears cannot afford to fall behind early to a program adept at finishing drives and taking time off the clock.

“I think that’s any week. I don’t think we can get down 21-0 to anybody,” said Fitzgerald. “We don’t want to do that. We want to make the game a little more methodical, like they do, and not allow the big play.”

Shelbyville put away New Castle in week four with a pair of Donavon Martin fourth-quarter touchdown runs. The sophomore ran strong late in the game due to less defensive reps earlier in the contest. That plan will continue this week with freshman Grantland Fitzgerald (photo) getting the start at defensive back in place of Martin.

Middle linebacker Brayden Schultz (photo), Shelbyville’s leading tackler, is expected to return after missing the New Castle game with a hip injury.

Both defenses will be heavily-tested Friday night. Shelbyville’s offense, averaging 28.3 ppg, may have to match Greenfield-Central point for point.

“They are going to come after us,” said Fitzgerald. “We have to be ready to pick up the blitzes and protect our quarterback and make sure we are opening some holes in the running game. There are some possibilities for some big plays in there but you have to pick up everything on the front end.”

The Cougars scored first Friday at Pendleton Heights then saw the Arabians score the next 24 points.

“Pendleton (Heights) got some turnovers and were able to make some big plays,” said Fitzgerald. “Their quarterback was able to run the ball and do some different things. They really used him a lot as a runner. Again, if you get past that first level, that initial surge, which is tough to do, they are very good with what they do up front, there are plays to be had out in the open. We have to get to that point and make those plays. And when we get opportunities to make plays, we have to make them pay.”

Shelbyville’s strength on offense is its own versatility. Martin is averaging four yards per carry and along with senior quarterback Eli Chappelow, they have four rushing touchdowns.

Chappelow (photo) has completed 56% of his pass attempts for a career-high 1,000 yards and 13 touchdowns. Seven different players have caught a pass this season, led by Axel Conover’s  26 receptions for 279 yards and Luke Brinkman’s 20 receptions for 422 yards.

Brinkman leads the team with five touchdowns. Conover, Grantland Fitzgerald and Kohen Myers each have two touchdowns.

Shelbyville gained immeasurable confidence in week three’s 21-14 loss to Class 3A, No. 10 Delta. That confidence will have to equate to performance Friday night to spoil Greenfield-Central’s Homecoming celebration.

“I told the team, I believe. Do you believe?” said Fitzgerald. “That’s what really matters. Do you believe?

“Right now, I can say their attitude is that way. They believe they are going to go out and try and win a game on Friday. We will put our best effort out there.”

QUICK FACTS

Shelbyville at Class 4A, No. 6 Greenfield-Central

Game Time: 7 p.m. at Myers Field at Greenfield-Central High School, 810 N. Broadway St. in Greenfield.

Broadcast time: 6 p.m. pregame show from Greenfield-Central on GIANT fm (96.5 fm, 106.3 fm, 1520 am and the GIANT fm app) with Johnny McCrory and Jeff Brown.

2023 record: Shelbyville 3-1, 1-1 HHC; Greenfield-Central 4-0, 2-0 HHC.

Head coaches: Scott Fitzgerald, 3-1 in first year at Shelbyville; Travis Nolting, 23-22 in fifth year at G-C, 83-50 in 13^th year overall.

Sagarin ratings: Shelbyville, 56.29, No. 31 in Class 4A. Greenfield-Central, 78.10, No. 7 in Class 4A. Greenfield-Central is a 24-point favorite.

Last year: Greenfield-Central defeated Shelbyville, 54-7, at McKeand Stadium.

Series: The two programs have been Hoosier Heritage Conference rivals since 1997, when the Golden Bears joined the HHC. Shelbyville is 16-9 against the Cougars over that period with the 2021 game not being played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Greenfield-Central has won the last three meetings in convincing fashion, scoring 172 points.

Around the HHC Friday: Class 3A, No. 10 Delta (4-0, 2-0 HHC) at Mt. Vernon (1-3, 0-2); New Castle (1-3, 0-2) at Yorktown (2-2, 0-2); and Pendleton Heights (3-1, 1-1) at Class 4A, No. 5 New Palestine (2-2, 2-0).

Class 4A, Sectional 23 records: Greenwood, 3-1; Shelbyville, 3-1; Connersville, 2-2; Class 4A, No. 1 East Central, 4-0; Jennings County, 2-2; Silver Creek, 2-2; Edgewood, 1-3; Martinsville, 2-2.

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Former Mid-Hoosier Conference rivals Triton Central and Indian Creek will close the latest football chapter in their history Friday in Trafalgar.

Class 2A, No. 4 Triton Central (3-1) will play its final non-conference game of the season at Indian Creek (2-2). Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Both schools were members of the MHC in 1967 and 1968 before Triton Central changed conferences. Indian Creek remained in the MHC through 2016.

Over the last 25 years, the Tigers and Braves have played every year except 2015. Triton Central has won 13 of those 24 meetings and is 6-1 against the Braves under head coach Tim Able.

Cascade is leaving the Indiana Crossroads Conference at the end of the 2023-2024 school year and Covenant Christian will fill that spot and take Indian Creek’s slot on Triton Central’s 2024 schedule. The Tigers will play its two non-conference games at the start of the 2024 season against Batesville and Hamilton Heights.

Triton Central’s 55-28 win over Monrovia Friday was a strong bounce back performance after its week three loss at Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran.

“We played better offensively,” said Able (photo). “We wore them down, got some big plays and hurt their spirits once we got that big lead.”

Monrovia scored back-to-back touchdowns to take an early 14-7 advantage at Mendenhall Field but the Tigers didn’t flinch, made the proper adjustments, then overwhelmed the Bulldogs (3-1).

“We didn’t contain (Brayton Belcher) and he got the edge and he’s fast,” said Able. “It was the only play (a 71-yard scoring run) he made all night. Our kids adjusted and responded well. All three phases (offense, defense and special teams) played really well.”

Friday’s winding road trip to Trafalgar serves as a postseason preview. The Tigers must maintain a business-like approach against an opponent that runs a different offense compared to its last two opponents.

“Coach (Casey) Gillin has an awesome offensive mind,” said Able. “He understands how to get people open.”

Senior quarterback Jalen Sauer directs the offense this season after the graduation of Arj Lothe, who threw for 2,959 yards and 28 touchdowns last season. Through his first three games this season, Sauer has completed 62% of his pass attempts with eight touchdowns. He also averaged 10.5 yards per rush in that span.

“He is a run-and-pass guy. He’s a big kid and a good athlete,” said Able. “You have to get him down quick. He is a fullback in quarterback’s clothes. He scares me the most in this game running. We have to keep him in the pocket.”

With his 325-yard, 5-touchdown performance against Monrovia, Triton Central senior quarterback Jace Stuckey (photo) surpassed Luke Stephenson to become the new career passing yards leader with 5,370 yards. He is averaging 305 yards passing per game this season. That pace will push him past 7,000 yards for his career.

The Eastern Michigan recruit already holds Triton Central’s single-game passing yards record (417 yards) and season passing yards record (2,750) – both set in 2022.

QUICK FACTS:

Class 2A, No. 4 Triton Central at Indian Creek

Game time: 7 p.m. at Braves Field at Indian Creek High school, 803 W. Indian Creek Drive.

TC student theme: Jersey.

2023 record: Triton Central 3-1; Indian Creek 2-2.

Head coaches: Tim Able, 93-36 in 11^th year at Triton Central; 218-134 in 30th year overall; Casey Gillin, 9-6 in 2^nd year at Indian Creek.

Sagarin ratings: Triton Central 73.49, No. 1 in Class 2A; Indian Creek 53.91, No. 29 in Class 3A. Triton Central is an 18-point favorite.

Series: Friday night's meeting will be the eighth consecutive in the current series featuring two former Mid-Hoosier Conference rivals. Indian Creek was in the MHC from 1867, at the school's creation, to 2016. The Braves are now part of the Western Indiana Conference. Triton Central was in the MHC from 1964 to 1968 before departing for the Big Blue River Conference. Triton Central returned to the MHC from the Rangeline Conference in 1996 and stayed through 2012 when it joined the Indiana Crossroads Conference. 

Last year: Triton Central overwhelmed the Braves, 49-14. Here is the link to the Shelby County Post game story: https://shelbycountypost.com/sports/653189

Around the ICC Friday: Cascade (3-1, 1-1 ICC) at Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran (4-0, 3-0); Class 2A, No. 1 Indianapolis Scecina (4-0) at Heritage Christian (3-1); Shortridge (2-2) at Indianapolis Ritter (2-2); Southport (0-4) at Beech Grove (1-3); and Speedway (1-3, 0-3) at Monrovia (3-1, 1-1).

Class 2A, Sectional 39 records: Class 2A, No. 2 Brownstown Central, 4-0; Switzerland County, 3-1; Class 2A, No. 4 Triton Central, 3-1; Class 2A, No. 1 Indianapolis Scecina, 4-0; Brown County, 1-3; Christel House Manual, 1-3; Clarksville, 0-4; Eastern (Pekin), 1-3.

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Waldron clinched the Mid-Hoosier Conference tennis championship with a 5-0 victory Tuesday over Hauser.

The Mohawks won all five matches in straight sets.

At No. 1 singles, Lucas Shaw improved to 15-1 this season with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Caleb Wallace.

Charlie Fischer also improved to 15-1 with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Hunter Pappano.

Caiden Young completed the singles matches sweep with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Colten Hatton.

At No. 1 doubles, Jack Fischer and Jacob Lindsey bested Jentzen Bechtel and Kameron Blair, 6-0, 6-2.

And Conner Hinchman and Matthew Thomas topped Jayden Blair and R.J. Foster, 6-3, 6-2.

In other prep events Tuesday:

Girls golf

Franklin 152, Shelbyville 237

At The Legends Golf Course in Franklin, a trio of Franklin golfers broke 40. Lexi Ray shot 33. Reese Phillips followed at 38 and Addi Bright posted a 39.

Emmie Higgins led the Golden Bears with 53. Riley Everette shot 58.

Also playing for Shelbyville were Ava Essex (63), Ella Connolly (63) and Kylie Stader (64).

Boys soccer

Southwestern 3, Morristown 0

Class A, No. 10 Southwestern improved to 9-0 this season (3-0 MHC) on the strength of goals from Michel Weisser, Benjamin Kahler and Joshua Karr.  Tucker Simmons had two assists.

Michael Clements was credited with three saves to seal the shutout victory over the Yellow Jackets, which clinched at least a share of the conference championship for the Spartans.

Mt. Vernon 3, Shelbyville 1

At Mt. Vernon, the visiting Golden Bears took a 1-0 lead off a goal from Osvaldo Reyes that was set up by Aiden Helfer-Vazquez.

Charlie Cole countered with two goals for Mt. Vernon (6-3, 4-2 HHC) and another goal from Xander Sokol. Nate Bennett had two assists.

Shelbyville dropped to 2-9 this season and 0-4 in the HHC standings.

Girls soccer

Shelbyville 9, Connersville 0

At Shelbyville, Ella Johnson recorded her first hat trick and Hannah Baker had a pair of goals to lead the Golden Bears to their sixth win of the season.

Also scoring for Shelbyville (6-3) were Kincade Dorsey, Ava Mummert, Sydney Baker and Marlyn Fabian.

Boys tennis

Triton Central 5, Edinburgh 0

At Triton Central, the host Tigers (13-4) did not lose a game in three matches.

At No. 1 doubles, Eli Sego and Connor Evans blanked Jayson Music and Matthew Burton, 6-0, 6-0. And the No. 2 doubles pairing of Ben Toth and Bryce Toth shut out Braden Cox and Teddy Crawhorn, 6-0, 6-0.

Max Crouse added a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles over Braylon Lenkner.

At No. 1 singles, Tucker Hutchinson defeated Austin Brockman, 6-0, 6-3.

Janssen Capps bested Bailey Totten at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-1.

Volleyball

Greensburg def. Shelbyville, 25-18, 25-8, 25-18

At Greensburg, Averi Helms had six kills and 11 digs to lead the Pirates (6-7) over the visiting Golden Bears (1-16).

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The inaugural women’s soccer program at Indiana University Columbus secured its first win Wednesday in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

IU Columbus defeated Campbellsville University, 2-0.

Shelbyville graduate Sophie Parker played all 90 minutes in the program’s first victory.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates at the collegiate level.

Drew Hassebroek and Al Hernandez

Both Shelbyville graduates played for IU Columbus Friday in Crown Point, Indiana.

Indiana University Northwest defeated IU Columbus, 3-2.

Hassebroek played 69 minutes and Hernandez was on the pitch for 47 minutes in IU Columbus’ first loss.

The Crimson Pride are 2-1.

Eddie Carrizalez

The Shelbyville graduate suited up for IU East in two recent soccer matches.

On Thursday, Michigan-Dearborn defeated IU East, 1-0. Carrizalez played 69 minutes in the match at Dearborn Heights, Michigan.

On Saturday, IU East lost at Rochester, 5-0. Carrizalez played 56 minutes in the loss.

IU East is 0-6 this season.

Rachel Dewey

The Triton Central graduate played 33 minutes Sunday for Western Kentucky in a 2-1 loss at Purdue.

The Hilltoppers are 1-2-5 this season.

Shelby Lasure

The Shelbyville graduate collected 10 kills and 20 digs Saturday for Anderson University in a 25-20, 25-22, 13-25, 27-25 loss at Webster in St. Louis.

Anderson also suffered a 25-16, 25-23, 25-23 loss Saturday to Hannibal-LaGrange. Lasure had seven kills and six digs for the Ravens (1-5).

Lucas Kleeman

The Triton Central graduate had six total tackles and one tackle for loss Saturday for Anderson University in a 60-19 loss at DePauw University.

The Ravens are 0-2.

Tristin Maloney

The Shelbyville graduate finished 53^rd overall for Franklin College Saturday in the Hanover Invitational.

Maloney crossed the finish line in 23 minutes, 52 seconds.

Franklin finished runner-up in the meet to Lindsey Wilson.

Layton Stieneker

The Shelbyville graduate lost a doubles match and a singles match Saturday for Franklin College in a 9-0 loss to Trine.

Stieneker teamed with Jaden Wells and suffered an 8-3 No. 2 doubles loss to Cole Goodman and Caleb Morris.

Stieneker then played at No. 5 singles and lost to Morris, 6-1, 6-2.

Franklin rebounded to secure a 5-4 victory over Webster Saturday.

At No. 1 doubles, Stieneker and Dustin Garrison lost 8-6 to Matthew Birchmeier and Ethan Foucheaux.

Hayden Kermode

The Triton Central graduate tied for a team-high eight tackles and had a fumble recovery and a pass break up for Franklin College Saturday in a 45-30 loss to No. 13 Aurora.

Franklin is 0-2 this season.

Elizabeth Kemper

The Triton Central graduate earned a top-20 finish for No. 13 Taylor Tuesday at the Huntington Invitational played at Brookwood Golf Club.

Kemper carded rounds of 83 and 77 for a two-day score of 160.

Taylor held off Huntington, 618-619, to capture the invitational title.

Asher Caldwell

The Morristown graduate tied for 12^th place with a 1-over par score of 72 for Trine University on Sept. 6 in the Ken Venturi Invitational at Zollner Golf Course.

Calvin won the invitational with a team score of 279. Trine was runner-up, three shots back at 282.

Dylan Wasson

The Triton Central graduate had two tackles Saturday for Olivet Nazarene in a 34-28 loss to Concordia (Michigan) in Bourbonnais, Illinois.

Olivet Nazarene is 1-1 this season and travels to Indianapolis to face No. 6 Marian University Saturday.

Jaxon Miller

The Triton Central graduate made his Indiana University football debut Friday in a 41-7 victory over Indiana State.

Indiana improved to 7-0 all-time against Indiana State.

Kenneth Gipson

The Triton Central graduate was part of Rose-Hulman’s starting offensive line Saturday in a 30-28 victory at Trine.

Rose-Hulman’s offensive line helped quarterback Miguel Robertson throw for 290 yards and three touchdowns and running back Grant Ripperda rush for 119 yards.

Rose-Hulman is 1-1.

Oliver Gearlds

The Triton Central graduate helped Indiana University Kokomo’s “B” golf team to a fourth-place finish Saturday in the IU East Fall Invitational at Highland Lake Golf Course.

Gearlds, making his collegiate debut, shot 74 on day one Friday and 73 Saturday for a two-day score of 147 – 18^th overall.

Julia Sanders

The Triton Central graduate helped IU Kokomo’s volleyball team to a pair of wins Saturday.

IU Kokomo defeated Roosevelt University at the Taylor Invitational, 25-12, 25-20, 25-20. Sanders had one service ace and three digs.

IU Kokomo closed out the invitational with a perfect 4-0 record after securing a 25-19, 25-14, 25-18 win over Cumberland University (Tennessee). Sanders had three assists, one ace and seven digs.

On Friday, IU Kokomo defeated Taylor (25-21, 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-12. Sanders had two assists, two aces and four digs.

Sanders had one ace and three digs in the Cougars’ 25-23, 25-19, 25-15 win over Trinity Christian College (Illinois).

IU Kokomo is 9-3 this season.

Maggie Schweitzer

The Triton Central graduate had one kill, three assists and five digs Saturday for Hanover volleyball in a 25-18, 16-25, 25-14, 25-19 win at Capital University.

Hanover also defeated Bethany, 27-25, 25-20, 27-29, 25-23. Schweitzer had one assist and one dig.

Hanover is 5-1 this season after suffering its first loss Friday at Otterbein University, 25-15, 14-25, 25-21, 25-17.

Brooklyn Schiffli

The Triton Central graduate had three assists, one ace and 12 digs Saturday for Jacksonville State in a 25-17, 25-12, 25-14 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff in the finale of the University of Southern Indiana Invitational in Evansville, Indiana.

On Friday, Bradley defeated Jacksonville State, 25-16, 25-11, 25-20. Schiffli had one kill, two assists, one ace and four digs.

Jacksonville State opened invitational play Saturday with a 27-25, 25-20, 25-22 loss to Southern Indiana. Schiffli had one kills, four assists and 16 digs.

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Brooklyn Bailey and Briley Couch delivered a team-high nine kills apiece and Gracie Miller had eight kills Monday to lead Triton Central over Knightstown, 25-10, 25-8, 25-14 for their seventh-straight victory.

Kate Isley had six service aces and 20 assists for the host Tigers (10-5).

Knightstown lost its fourth straight to fall to 2-10.

In other prep events Monday:

Girls soccer

Triton Central 4, Indianapolis Ritter 0

At Triton Central, the host Tigers ended a three-match losing streak with a shutout victory over the Raiders.

Vivian Blye, Elaina Maurice, Ariel Walker and Farah Coen each scored goals for Triton Central (5-3, 2-2 Indiana Crossroads Conference). Blye had two assists.

Cheyenne Allen made four saves in goal to preserve the shutout win over Ritter (3-6, 0-3 ICC).

Boys tennis

Triton Central 3, Waldron 2

At Waldron, Triton Central secured a second-straight victory over Waldron after defeating the Mohawks in Saturday’s championship match of the Shelby County Tournament.

Triton Central (12-4) won both doubles matches and secured a third victory at No. 3 singles.

Max Crouse defeated Waldron’s Caiden Young at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 0-6, 7-5.

At No. 1 doubles, Eli Sego and Connor Evans bested Jacob Lindsey and Jack Fischer, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.

And Ben Toth and Caleb McGuire topped Conner Hinchman and Matthew Thomas at No. 2 doubles, 6-1, 6-1.

Lucas Shaw defeated Tucker Hutchinson at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-2.

And Charlie Fischer earned a three-set win over Janssen Capps at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

Waldron is 12-3 this season.

Triton Central got junior varsity singles wins from Brayden Hoover and Bryce Toth.

Waldron’s doubles pairing of Connor Ping and Jackson Kuhn won two matches over TC’s opposition.

Greenfield-Central 5, Shelbyville 0

At Shelbyville, the visiting Cougars improved to 11-2 overall and 3-1 against Hoosier Heritage Conference opponents.

Shelbyville dropped to 8-9 (2-4 HHC).

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With a hat trick from Ava Wilson and two more goals apiece from Hannah Baker and Cyanne St. Bernard, Shelbyville girls soccer routed Delta Saturday, 7-0, to earn a Hoosier Heritage Conference victory.

The Golden Bears improved to 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the HHC standings.

Hannah Baker also had three assists in the victory. Wilson had two assists while Ella Johnson and Sydney Baker each had one.

Delta dropped to 4-2-2 (1-2 HHC).

Shelbyville hosts Connersville (4-4) Tuesday.

In other prep events Saturday:

Boys soccer

Southwestern 9, Lapel 0

At Southwestern, the Class A, No. 10 Spartans improved to 8-0 with a convincing win over Lapel (0-6).

Michel Weisser scored three goals and six more Spartans scored a goal apiece. Reaching the back of the net for Southwestern were Benjamin Kahler, Tucker Simmons, Jaime Gutierrez DeMessa, Eli Stone, Isaac Bunch and Braiden Beesley.

Simmons and DeMessa each had two assists.

Michael Clements made two saves to preserve the shutout.

Yorktown 6, Shelbyville 3

At Shelbyville, the host Golden Bears held a 3-2 lead into the final minute of regulation before the Tigers tied the match and sent it to overtime.

Yorktown scored a goal in the first overtime session and added two more in the second to secure the HHC victory and improve to 4-4-1 (3-2 HHC).

Shelbyville (2-8, 0-3 HHC) got goals from Diego Hernandez, Osvaldo Reyes and Rory O’Connor.

Zach Wright had three goals for Yorktown. Ethan Guinn scored twice and Carter Maddox had a goal. Aaron Garcia and Guinn each had two assists.

Girls soccer

Perry Meridian 1, Triton Central 0

At Perry Meridian, Lana Mack scored the lone goal off an assist from Anabelle Cloyd in the second half to improve the Eagles to 3-5 this season.

Triton Central lost its third straight match, all shutouts, to fall to 4-3.

Boys tennis

Shelbyville Invitational

The host Golden Bears defeated Seymour (3-2) and Columbus East (4-1) to reach the championship match before falling to top-20 ranked Westfield (5-0).

Shelbyville won both doubles matches against Seymour and Reece Prickett won the first set at No. 1 singles before his opponent retired.

Prickett and Caden Claxton secured singles wins against Columbus East and the doubles pairings of Karson Schaf and Aiden Smith (No. 1 doubles) and Alex Bunton and Gavin Reed (No. 2 doubles) were again successful.

The Golden Bears are 8-8 this season.

Volleyball

Noblesville Invitational

Shelbyville finished 0-4 at the invitational to drop to 1-15 this season.

The Golden Bears lost to Noblesville (25-5, 25-11), Wes-Del (25-13, 25-16), Jay County (25-20, 25-16) and Union County (25-20, 25-16).

Cross country

Mohawk Invitational

Will Larrison and Jared Crosby finished first and third, respectively, to lead Waldron to a runner-up finish in the team standings.

Larrison crossed the finish line in 17 minutes to win the boys race. Crosby was third in 17:57.

Greenwood Christian Academy had four of the top 10 finishers to win the team title with 41 points. Waldron was second (55) followed by Crothersville (58) and Cambridge City Lincoln (68).

Also running for Waldron were Nathaniel Evans (19:38), Max Jones (22:09), Kyle Lacy (24:18), Cole Jones (27:11) and Jack Adkins (30:11).

In the girls race, Sophie Hudnall (25:47) and Avery Haehl (26:07) placed second and third, respectively, for Waldron.

Indiana Deaf’s Melissa Eicher won the girls race in 24:09.

Whiteland Invitational

Shelbyville girls cross country had a pair of top-20 performances and the boys program scored its best finish in three years at Whiteland.

Hannah Wright completed the course in 22:01 to finish 16^th overall. Aerin Garcia-Santiago finished 20^th in 22:29.

Also running for Shelbyville were Angel Kreider (23:35), Sonora O’Connor (25:04), Kathryn Seal (25:19), Sydney-Ann Dudgeon (26:00), Courtney Gross (27:20), Amanda Esquivel (29:28), Diana Garcia (30:44) and Jessica Price (31:03).

Representing Morristown in the event were Grace McLaughlin (22:39), Audrey Van Dyke (23:29) and Remi Spicklemire (30:46).

Southwestern had a pair of entrants – Maxine Higdon (27:38) and Kyndra King (32:02).

Shelbyville placed seventh in the boys team standings with 187 – just 26 points out of a top-five finish.

Blake Hughes led the Golden Bears with a 22^nd-place finish in 18:37. He was followed across the finish line by his teammates: Logan Reinhart (18:57), Shia Veach (19:15), Gavin Harker (19:51), Ben Hinojosa (20:17), Jonah Anspaugh (20:39), Christian Powell (20:57), Ethan Coffey (21:38), Everett Stegemiller (21:44), Kendryk Pike (23:18), Kenneth Wright (24:09), Nick Childres (24:32), Isaac Prather (24:34), Anderson Mollenkopf (26:31) and Gaige Harker (27:54).

Morristown finished 11^th overall. Ryan Crisman was the first Yellow Jacket across the finish line in 19:25. Also running for Morristown were Lexi Singh (20:15), Thane Cole (20:43), Bradley Theobald (20:50), Levi Stoddard (24:45), Drake Hibst (25:20) and Evan Trittipo (27:21).

Southwestern’s Dakota Claiborne finished 35^th in 19:06. Jackson Bentz followed in 20:06. Chris Claiborne crossed the finish line in 21:04 and Ryan Wildman completed the circuit in 31:47.

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The Indiana Football Coaches Association’s Class 2A Top 10 poll has the same four teams at the top.

Indianapolis Scecina, Brownstown Central, LaVille and Triton Central maintain their lofty status with Bluffton moving up one spot to No. 5.

Eastbrook, Linton-Stockton and Andrean also rose one spot with Evansville Mater Dei sliding down to a tie for No. 8 with Andrean and North Posey completing the top 10.

Also receiving votes in this week’s 2A poll were Fort Wayne Luers, Alexandria, Lafayette Central Catholic and Heritage Christian.

South Putnam’s first loss of the season knocked the Eagles out of the top five of the Class A poll.

Indianapolis Lutheran continues at No. 1 followed by Adams Central, Carroll (Flora), Providence and Park Tudor. South Putnam is No. 6 ahead of Sheridan, Clinton Prairie, North Decatur and North Judson.

Also receiving votes were Parke Heritage, Pioneer, North White, Tri and West Washington.

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard secured its grip on the Class 3A poll with a week-four win over Class 6A, No. 8 Indianapolis Cathedral.

Guerin Catholic remains No. 2 ahead of Lawrenceburg, West Lafayette, Hanover Central, Heritage Hills, Gibson Southern, Tri-West, Western Boone and Delta. Also receiving votes were Southridge, Danville, Vincennes Lincoln, Hamilton Heights, Heritage, Knox, Mishawaka Marian, Oak Hill, Peru and Tippecanoe Valley.

The Class 4A poll features a pair of Hoosier Heritage Conference programs in the middle of the top 10.

East Central, Kokomo, Evansville Reitz and Evansville Memorial are the top four teams once again with New Palestine rising to No. 5 and Greenfield-Central, Shelbyville’s week five opponent, following at No. 6. Completing the top 10 are Columbia City, Roncalli, Northridge and Northview.

Other 4A programs receiving votes were NorthWood, Brebeuf Jesuit, New Haven, New Prairie, East Noble, Mississinewa, Pendleton Heights and South Bend Riley.

Valparaiso jumped Bloomington South and Whiteland to earn the No. 2 ranking in the Class 5A poll behind Fort Wayne Snider.

Bloomington North rose from No. 9 to No. 3 with its win over Bloomington South Friday. Merrillville is No. 4 followed by Bloomington South, Plainfield, Mishawaka, Castle, Harrison (West Lafayette) and Whiteland.

Also receiving votes were Franklin, Concord, Decatur Central and Hammond Central.

Center Grove, the preseason No. 1, is back on top after previous No. 1 Ben Davis lost to IMG Academy Friday. The Giants’ loss dropped them to No. 2 ahead of Brownsburg, Hamilton Southeastern, Westfield, Crown Point, Fishers, Cathedral, Carroll (Fort Wayne) and Lawrence North.

Other programs receiving votes were Warsaw, Warren Central, Carmel, Penn and Zionsville.

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With just less than three weeks left in the boys tennis regular season, Triton Central produced a “statement” win Saturday over Waldron to capture the Shelby County Tournament championship.

The two programs could meet again at the Shelbyville Sectional which also includes a strong Shelbyville squad.

Waldron defeated Morristown in the county tournament semifinal Saturday at Waldron to collect its program-record 12^th-straight win.

In the other semifinal, Triton Central earned its 10^th win of the season, 5-0 over Southwestern.

In the championship, Triton Central swept the doubles matches and got wins at No. 1 and No. 3 singles to secure a 4-1 victory.

At No. 1 singles, Tucker Hutchinson defeated Charlie Fischer, 6-2, 7-5. Fischer had been unbeaten at No. 2 singles this season.

Max Crouse bested Caiden Young at No. 3 singles for Triton Central, 6-0, 7-5.

At No. 1 doubles, Eli Sego and Connor Evans defeated Jacob Lindsey and Jack Fischer, 6-2, 3-6, 12-10.

And Ben Toth and Caleb McGuire topped Connor Hinchman and Matthew Thomas at No. 2 doubles, 6-3, 6-3.

Waldron’s lone win came at No. 2 singles where Lucas Shaw defeated Janssen Capps, 6-4, 6-4.

Triton Central improved to 11-4 this season. Waldron is 12-2.

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Gwyn Williams and Brooklyn Bailey combined for 17 kills and Bailey had a team-high three service aces Thursday to lead Triton Central to a 25-15, 25-14, 25-22 victory over Morristown (5-7).

Madi Peterson had a match-high 22 digs for TC (9-5). Kate Isley and Hailey Harris combined for 32 assists.

Maycee Cole led Morristown with six kills.

Kindall Dorsey finished with 15 digs and Katie Theobald notched 17 assists.

In other prep events:

Girls golf

Hoosier Heritage Conference Tournament

At Albany Golf Club Saturday, New Palestine shot 347 to defeat Mt. Vernon by 12 strokes to capture the HHC championship. Shelbyville finished eighth with a season-best score for 18 holes.

Yorktown’s Kayleigh Agugliaro was the HHC medalist with a 74. Emmie Higgins led Shelbyville with a 106. Riley Everette was one shot back at 107. Ava Essex shot 110 and Kylie Stader and Ella Connolly posted 122 and 129, respectively.

New Palestine 195, Shelbyville 215

At Blue Bear Golf Course, the host Golden Bears carded a season-best score Thursday but could not overcome the Dragons’ depth.

Higgins fired a 47. Everette and Essex each shot 55. Connolly posted a 58 and Stader shot 59.

Boys soccer

Providence Cristo Rey 4, Morristown 1

At Providence Cristo Rey, the host Wolves scored four goals in the first half and it proved enough to defeat Morristown (3-4).

Kevin Cervantes scored a pair of goals for Providence Cristo Rey (33-1).

Rolando Sotelo and Yahir Guerrero also scored in the win. Sotelo also had two assists.

New Palestine 8, Shelbyville 1

At New Palestine, the host Dragons scored four goals in each half to secure the HHC victory.

Cole Christopher, Cohen Wintin and Andon Colglazier each scored a pair of goals for New Palestine (5-5, 4-0 HHC).

Shelbyville dropped to 2-7 (0-2 HHC).

Morristown 4, Rushville 2

At Rushville Thursday, the visiting Yellow Jackets scored three second-half goals to defeat the Lions (0-8).

Girls soccer

Pendleton Heights 3, Shelbyville 1

At Shelbyville, the Arabians secured the HHC victory on Thursday after the match was halted on Tuesday due to inclement weather.

Sydney Baker had the lone goal for Shelbyville (4-3, 1-2 HHC).

Boys tennis

Mt. Vernon 5, Shelbyville 0

At Mt. Vernon, Shelbyville’s No. 1 doubles pairing of Karson Schaf and Aiden Smith lost the first set in a tiebreaker and never recovered, falling 7-6 (6), 6-3.

The Marauders lost a total of five games in the other four matches to sweep the Golden Bears (6-7, 2-3 HHC).

Hauser 4, Morristown 1

Morristown’s Eli Graves secured the Yellow Jackets’ lone win Thursday, 6-3, 2-6, 10-7.

Volleyball

South Decatur def. Southwestern, 25-21, 25-13, 15-25, 25-17

At Southwestern Thursday, the visiting Cougars (10-3, 2-1 Mid-Hoosier Conference) raced out to a 2-0 lead before the Spartans put together a third-set win.

However, the Spartans could not find a winning formula in set four and lost.

Hauser def. Shelbyville, 25-13, 25-14, 22-25, 25-22

At Hauser Thursday, Aniston Bostic had a team-high 12 kills and four aces and Kenzie Bostic had 10 kills to improve the Jets to 7-6 for the season.

Setter Kayden Miller collected 30 assists.

Hauser def. Waldron, 25-22, 25-22, 25-16

At Waldron Friday, Aniston Bostic had 16 kills to lead the victorious Jets (8-6, 2-0 MHC).

Kayden Miller had 31 assists and Mattie Foster finished with 14 digs.

Waldron dropped to 3-8 (0-1 MHC).

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In a 72-hour span, Southwestern girls golf won the Shelby County Tournament and the Mid-Hoosier Conference championship.

On Thursday, the Spartans shot 225 to hold off Triton Central by two strokes at Timbergate Golf Course in Edinburgh. Morristown was third at 239. Waldron does not have a girls golf program.

Sydney Griffin helped Southwestern capture its third-consecutive county golf title with a round of 52 which earned her the medalist honor.

Also playing for Southwestern were Aurora Belton (55), Emma Isgrigg (56), Taryn Hoeing (62) and Olivia Lahey (67).

Triton Central was topped by Olivia Williams’ 54. Kennedy Hall followed with a 56. Jaylee Davis posted a 58 and Hanna Fink and Lindsay Huxford each shot 59.

Mollie Runnebohm shot 54 to top Morristown’s scorecard. Alexia Rogers finished two shots behind at 56. Clara Hale carded a 58 and Jorga Geise and Mollie McLaughlin shot 71 and 72, respectively.

Mid-Hoosier Conference Tournament

With three of the top seven top scores in the conference tournament at Timbergate Golf Course, Southwestern defeated Edinburgh Saturday, 444-448, for the championship.

North Decatur was third at 467 and Morristown finished fourth at 496.

Southwestern’s Sydney Griffin (103), Aurora Belton (102) and Emma Isgrigg (114) earned All-MHC honors for their performances.

Southwestern’s 444 was completed by Taryn Hoeing’s 125.

Edinburgh’s Izzy Richardson was the MHC medalist for the third year in a row with an 86. Macie Blandford followed at 98. Also playing for Edinburgh were Joy Turner (131) and Sophia Pace (133).

Morristown’s Alexia Rogers carded 114 to earn an All-MHC designation. Also playing for Morristown were Mollie Runnebohm (117), Clara Hale (126) and Mollie McLaughlin (139).

Addie Gauck led North Decatur with a 99 and earned an All-MHC designation.

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NEW CASTLE -- Shelbyville was playing with fire. Then it turned up the heat.

A season-high eight quarterback sacks in the second half shut down New Castle’s offense, Donavon Martin rushed for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns and the Golden Bears collected their first Hoosier Heritage Conference win of the season, 34-14.

Shelbyville improved to 3-1 (1-1 HHC) while New Castle dropped to 1-3 (0-2 HHC).

Martin (main photo) carried the ball 13 times in each half for a career-high 26 attempts and 95 yards to go along with the game-sealing touchdown.

“I knew what I had to get done. I knew what I had to do for the team,” said Martin (photo). “Running is a big part of the game. We can’t just pass. Teams catch on. We have to be able to run the clock and keep going forward getting four and five yards every time.”

Shelbyville’s dedicated rushing attack was paired with a versatile passing game where seven different players had a reception and Kohen Myers and Luke Brinkman had touchdown catches in the Golden Bears’ second-highest offensive production of the season.

“It’s just so many different guys making plays,” said Shelbyville head coach Scott Fitzgerald. “That makes it hard on a defense or hard on an offense because when you look at our secondary and you look at our tackles, we had a lot of guys make tackles tonight. When you get 11 guys going to the ball or 11 guys getting involved in the game you can mix it up.”

Shelbyville found itself down 7-0 just 20 seconds into the game on a beautiful night at Neal Field in New Castle. Senior quarterback Eli Chappelow’s first pass of the game was intercepted. On the next play, New Castle quarterback Tyson Lewis connected with Gavin Frazier, who had the interception one play earlier, for a 31-yard scoring strike and a quick lead.

The Golden Bears answered back with a 10-play, 68-yard scoring drive that ended with Myers (photo) hauling in a 20-yard throw from Chappelow to tie the game.

After stopping New Castle on fourth-and-10 just inside the red zone on its next series, Shelbyville methodically marched 84 yards on 22 plays, 11 of which involved Martin, to take the lead for the first time. Chappelow finished the drive with a 7-yard scoring run to give Shelbyville a 14-7 lead.

In its 21-14 loss to Delta in week three, Shelbyville twice lost containment on a receiver when the quarterback scrambled. It happened again at New Castle. On the Trojans’ ensuing drive, Lewis broke free of the pursuit and found Gavin Anderson all alone near the end zone for a 49-yard strike that tied the game once again early in the second quarter.

Shelbyville took the lead just before halftime when Chappelow connected with Luke Brinkman (photo) for his team-leading fifth touchdown and a 21-14 lead.

New Castle moved the ball early in the third quarter and seemingly gained confidence for a program that was 6-18 in its last 24 games and was the only team Shelbyville defeated in 2022. The Trojans were still in the game – and knew it.

A 10-yard pass play from Lewis to sophomore receiver Tylin Thrine, who finished with eight receptions for 128 yards, and a personal foul on Shelbyville moved the Trojans down to the 5-yard line. With an ineffective running game -- New Castle finished with minus-65 yards rushing -- the Golden Bears started unleashing a ferocious assault on the senior quarterback.

Three sacks on the next four plays kept the Trojans from scoring.

New Castle collected its second interception of the game to halt Shelbyville’s next drive, but the Golden Bears just kept coming from all angles. A quarterback sack and a strong rush of a punt attempt left the Golden Bears near midfield as the third quarter nearly expired.

Shelbyville continued on a 12-play scoring drive that took up nearly half of the final quarter. Martin finished the drive with three straight runs that resulted in his first rushing touchdown of the game.

Two more sacks on New Castle’s next series forced a quick change of possession and Martin looked even stronger. The sophomore carried the ball on five of the six plays of the scoring drive – the only other play was a Chappelow to Luke Jackson 9-yard, fourth-down conversion pass and catch that set up Martin’s second touchdown.

“We’ve always talked about every game how we can’t come out flat in the second half,” said Martin. “We have to keep doing the same thing, if not better. We have to keep hitting, keep running, keep blocking and doing everything we do two times harder than we did in the first quarter.”

Martin was the offensive star because he helped keep the clock moving. Axel Conover (photo, with ball) and Brinkman combined for 14 catches and 107 yards as well. But the defense was impressive in the second half and finished with 11 quarterback sacks in the win.

“We talked about be relentless, be relentless, be relentless,” said Fitzgerald. “We were talking to our secondary guys how we are going to get there quick and you just need to stay on top.”

Shelbyville will face its toughest test of the season in week five with a road trip to Class 4A, No. 7 Greenfield-Central (4-0, 2-0 HHC), who defeated previously-unbeaten Pendleton Heights Friday, 43-38. The Cougars are averaging 47.5 points per game this season.

Shelbyville had won three games over the last five seasons. Now they have won three games in four weeks and are guaranteed to have a winning record for its Homecoming celebration on Sept. 22.

“The big thing is, the work isn’t done,” said Fitzgerald. “Yes, we are 3-1 and I am excited about that. The kids are excited about that. I feel great for these kids.

“As a whole, we are continuing to try and build a program. We have to continue on that path that this is great. We went 1-0 this week. Now, we have another opponent coming next week. We are going to celebrate this win. We deserve to celebrate this win but we are going to move on and try and go 1-0 next week.”

Steve Bush photos.

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Senior quarterback Jace Stuckey threw for 325 yards and five touchdowns to lead Class 2A, No. 4 Triton Central to an emphatic 55-27 victory Friday over Monrovia.

The visiting Bulldogs (3-1, 1-1 Indiana Crossroads Conference) built a 14-7 lead in the first quarter before the Tigers scored five straight touchdowns for a 42-14 halftime advantage.

Monrovia entered the game unbeaten after pulling out an overtime victory against then Class 2A, No. 5 Linton-Stockton in week three. And Triton Central lost at Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran.

The Tigers roared back to life Friday with a pair of Stuckey (photo) touchdown throws to Mason Compton and three more to Brayden Wilkins. The Eastern Michigan recruit pushed his career passing yards total to 5,370 yards which surpasses the old mark of 5,116 yards set by Luke Stephenson (2008-2011).

Triton Central (3-1, 2-1 ICC) also got a Braden Brown 69-yard punt return for a touchdown that completed its scoring.

The Tigers return to non-conference action with a road trip to Indian Creek (1-2) on Sept. 15.

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With a full holiday weekend to reflect on a humbling 43-13 loss Friday at Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran, Triton Central head coach Tim Able believes the loss that came just as the Tigers rose to the No. 1 ranking in Class 2A was less about his team and spoke volumes more about just how good the Saints program has become in recent years.

Lutheran, the two-time defending Class A state champion, has now won 33 consecutive games and will potentially face the new No. 1 team in Class 2A, Indianapolis Scecina, on Sept. 22. The Crusaders may be the last hope of keeping the Saints from putting together a third-straight unbeaten regular season.

“We are back to doing some basic things, getting our minds right, getting our bodies right,” said Able. “We won’t face anybody tougher than (Lutheran) all year.”

The mismatch was clear at the line of scrimmage Friday. Lutheran’s sheer size and strength along the offensive and defensive lines was the difference.

“I am going to get (our linemen) on a 7-meal diet plan to try and gain 25 pounds each to get them within 40 pounds of the guys they were going against,” said Able in his joking manner. “Our freshman center is 240 pounds and he was lining up across from 290 pounders. We just couldn’t match that. We couldn’t establish the run. We hoped to get the passing game going. We need more depth. We’ve got a lot of kids that are really good JV (junior varsity) players but that next level is a big jump.”

Able has been around football too long to keep looking back. The week three loss is over. Triton Central (2-0, 1-1 Indiana Crossroads Conference), ranked No. 4 in this week’s state coaches poll behind Scecina, Brownstown Central and LaVille, turns its attention to a run-heavy Monrovia squad fresh off a 27-26 overtime victory over then No. 5-ranked Linton-Stockton.

The game plan for Lutheran was to limit the rushing game and make the Saints’ offense one dimensional. Monrovia (3-0, 1-0 ICC) arrives in Fairland already one dimensional in its offensive philosophy. The Bulldogs put the ball in the air just twice in the win over Linton-Stockton and had two running backs combine for 302 yards and four touchdowns.

“The offense is heavy run. You have to stack the box,” said Able, who has won six of 10 meetings with Monrovia during his tenure at Triton Central. “The fullback is good. He is in his third year as the feature back. They have a quick, athletic tailback. And they look to run to the tight end side.

“Our linemen have to control the line of scrimmage. They have to play as low as ever because (Monrovia) likes to cut (block).”

Seniors Brayton Belcher (23 rushes, 162 yards, 3 TDs against Linton-Stockton) and Dominic Kindle (18 rushes, 140 yards, 1 TD) have combined for 671 yards rushing and nine TDs this season to help Monrovia start 3-0 for the first time since the 2018 season.

Triton Central’s advantage this week is its ability to move the ball downfield through the air, something Monrovia has not faced yet this season.

“It’s a little different when you haven’t had to defend the pass,” said Able. “We’ve always been a thorn in their side. They haven’t played a throwing team.”

And Jace Stuckey can throw the ball. The senior is closing in on 5,000 career passing yards and the TC record of 5,116 yards set by Luke Stephenson (2008-2011).

Triton Central needs a win Friday but, more importantly for the bigger picture, needs to find its identity again.

“I want to see renewed toughness,” said Able. “We need clean execution on special teams, offense and defense. We need better tackling. We have to play like what we played earlier. We haven’t played near what we are capable of. We need to live up to our potential.”

QUICK FACTS:

Monrovia at Class 2A, No. 4 Triton Central

Game time: 7 p.m. at Mendenhall Field at Triton Central High school.

Student theme: Hippie.

2023 record: Monrovia 3-0, 1-0 ICC; Triton Central 2-1, 1-1 ICC.

Head coaches:  Andy Olson, 18-20 in 4^th year at Monrovia; Tim Able, 92-36 in 11^th year at Triton Central; 217-134 in 30th year overall.

Sagarin ratings: Monrovia 56.93, No. 25 in Class 3A; Triton Central 70.72, No. 1 in Class 2A. Triton Central is a 16-point favorite.

Last year: Triton Central defeated Monrovia, 41-10. The loss was part of Monrovia's seven-game losing streak that came ahead of a postseason run that included sectional and regional championships. Link to the Shelby County Post's game story can be found here: https://shelbycountypost.com/sports/651956

Series: The two programs had a postseason meeting in 2012, won by Triton Central (33-12). They have been regular-season opponents for 10 straight years, beginning in 2013, and the Tigers hold a 6-4 advantage. 

Around the ICC Friday: Beech Grove (1-2, 1-2 ICC) at Class 2A, No. 1 Indianapolis Scecina (3-0, 1-0); Cloverdale (2-1) at Cascade (2-1); Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran (3-0) at Lapel (1-2); Speedway (1-2, 0-2) at Indianapolis Ritter (1-2, 0-2).

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Maybe the growth to football competitiveness in the Hoosier Heritage Conference was not so far off for the 2023 Golden Bears.

An 18-point underdog against Delta Friday, Shelbyville scored a touchdown on the first half’s final play to tie the game at 7-all at the break. First-year head coach Scott Fitzgerald had a simple lockerroom message for his team.

“Do you believe now? Do you believe you can play with anybody?” said Fitzgerald. “And they were definitely up for it. They understood at that point they can play and they can get it done. They need to continue to work at it each and every day and understand it happens in practice.”

Shelbyville suffered its first loss of the season, 21-14 to Delta, ranked in the top 20 in the Class 3A Associated Press poll. By comparison, Shelbyville was 0-4 in its last four games against the Eagles and was outscored 279-27.

“I saw us play with a lot of heart,” said Fitzgerald. “When you look at the film, overall they are probably more talented than we are. But our kids showed a lot of fight. We did a lot of really good things. If we don’t give up two scramble touchdowns and we get a call that I felt like we should have gotten here or there, it really could have been a completely different ball game.”

While Shelbyville quarterback Eli Chappelow is having an All-Conference type of season so far, the Golden Bears’ rushing attack is laboring. The Golden Bears managed a season-low 55 yards rushing against Delta.

“We have to get more physical,” said Fitzgerald. “We are getting after them every day in practice. (Tuesday) was a big run day. We did a lot of our run game to make sure we know where we are going, make sure we are covering up the right guy. Then it just comes down to we have to be physical and stay on. Sometimes we are making a good initial hit but then we are falling off.”

Fitzgerald is not yet ready to make a personnel change. He continues to trust seniors Jacob Harker and Connor Duncan, junior Michael Creech, sophomore Jack West and freshman Anthony Stafford to get the job done.

Chappelow threw his first interception of the season against Delta but that in no way overshadows his 54% completion rate, 816 passing yards and 11 touchdowns this season.

Seniors Axel Conover (16 receptions, 223 yards, 2 TDs) and Luke Brinkman (15 receptions, 364 yards, 4 TDs) continue to be Chappelow’s top targets with Donavon Martin and Grantland Fitzgerald each with seven catches as well.

For New Castle to have success, senior quarterback Tyson Lewis must be productive. In three games this season, he has thrown for 435 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for a team-high 142 yards.

“He does a good job getting out of some trouble at times,” said Fitzgerald. “He scrambles quite a bit. He will work down field and make some throws but he will also run the ball.”

In New Castle’s lone win this season, 26-21 over Franklin County, Lewis passed for 142 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 126 yards and another touchdown.

Lewis’ top target is sophomore Tylin Thrine (11 catches, 129 yards), who won the IHSAA wrestling state championship at 126 pounds as a freshman.

“They have a couple of other guys that are quick guys and they will get it to them in open spaces and they can make you pay,” said Fitzgerald. “We have to pay attention. The one big thing we didn’t do last week that we have to do this week, when (the quarterback) does scramble we have to stay on our guys down the field, because he can throw the ball down there.”

Shelbyville’s defense will be without starting defensive end Keagan Turner, who injured a knee in the win over Rushville and has a torn anterior cruciate ligament that will force him to miss the remainder of the season.

Starting middle linebacker Brayden Schultz is dealing with a hip injury but no major damage was found after the loss to Delta.

“The doctor said it will be what pain he can deal with,” said Fitzgerald. “Right now, we are trying to take it easy with him and see how he feels the next couple of days.”

If Schultz cannot go, Luke Jackson is the next man up in the defensive scheme.

“That allows us to keep our front and our secondary intact,” said Fitzgerald. “And he can use his speed because New Castle is not a power run team where (Jackson) will have to come fill the hole each time. He can play in the coverage and do some things he has already been doing.”

Through three games, Schultz leads Shelbyville with 33 total tackles, including a team-high five tackles for loss.

Conover (25 tackles, 3 interceptions) and Julian Eads (23 total tackles) follow Schultz on the defensive statistic sheet.

Steve Bush photos.

QUICK FACTS

Shelbyville at New Castle

Game Time: 7 p.m. at Huffman Field at New Castle High School, 801 Parkview Drive in New Castle.

Broadcast time: 6 p.m. pregame show from Huffman Field on GIANT fm (96.5 fm, 106.3 fm, 1520 am, and the GIANT fm app) with Johnny McCrory and Jeff Brown.

2023 record: Shelbyville 2-1, 0-1 HHC; New Castle 1-2, 0-1 HHC.

Head coaches: Scott Fitzgerald, 2-1 in first year at Shelbyville; Kyle York, 26-41 in 7^th year at New Castle.

Sagarin ratings: Shelbyville, 52.74, No. 37 in Class 4A. New Castle, 48.95, 40^th in Class 4A. Shelbyville is a 2-point favorite.

Last meeting: Shelbyville won 22-20 to secure its only win of the season. Link to the Shelby County Post's game story can be found here: https://shelbycountypost.com/sports/651968

Series: The two programs have played eight times since New Castle joined the Hoosier Heritage Conference. Shelbyville won the first three meetings (2014-2017) while New Castle won the next four between 2017 and 2020. The 2021 game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Around the HHC Friday: Class 4A, No. 7 Greenfield-Central (3-0, 1-0 HHC) at Pendleton Heights (3-0, 1-0); Mt. Vernon (1-2, 0-1) at Class 4A, No. 6 New Palestine (1-2, 1-0); Yorktown (2-1, 0-1) at Delta (3-0, 1-0).

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Waldron boys tennis defeated Rushville Monday, 5-0, to secure a new program record 11^th straight victory. The previous record of 10 straight wins was set in 2013.

At No. 1 singles, Lucas Shaw improved to 11-1 this season with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Rushville’s Josh Wainwright.

Charlie Fischer remained unbeaten at No. 2 singles with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Clayton Chase.

And Caiden Young finished off the singles sweep with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Mason Mosburg.

At No. 1 doubles, Jacob Lindsey and Jack Fischer bested Wesley Mauzy and Lucas Vaughn, 6-0, 6-2.

Conner Hinchman and Matthew Thomas blanked Edger Fernandez and Aiden Philpot at No. 2 doubles, 6-0, 6-0.

Waldron will look to extend its win streak Thursday at Eastern Hancock.

In other prep events Tuesday:

Girls golf

Southwestern 212, Indianapolis Tech 267

At Timbergate, Aurora Belton shot 47 to earn the medalist honor and lead the Spartans over Tech.

Also playing for Southwestern were Sydney Griffin (53), Emma Isgrigg (55), Taryn Hoeing (57), Abbi Keith (62) and Olivia Lahey (68).

Lily Mendoza led Tech with a 63.

Monrovia 231, Triton Central 233

At Hawk’s Tail, Olivia Williams topped Triton Central’s scorecard with a 51 and earned the medalist honor.

Also scoring for TC were Lindsay Huxford (57), Kennedy Hall (60), Hanna Fink (65) and Jaylee Davis (66).

Boys soccer

Batesville 3, Shelbyville 2

At Batesville, Ian Carpenter scored a pair of goals and Owen Powers scored to lead the Bulldogs (5-3) over the visiting Golden Bears (2-6).

Aiden Helfer-Vazquez and Ben Price tallied goals for Shelbyville. Brayan De La Cruz was credited with an assist.

Hauser 4, Morristown 3

At Morristown, the visiting Jets (1-5-1) scored a season-high four goals to earn their first win of the season.

Girls soccer

Speedway 6, Triton Central 0

At Speedway, the visiting Tigers suffered their second straight Indiana Crossroads Conference shutout loss.

Triton Central is 4-2 this season and now 1-2 in the ICC standings.

Speedway improved to 5-1-1 (2-1 ICC).

Boys tennis

Triton Central 5, Hauser 0

At Triton Central, the host Tigers (8-4) won all five matches in straight sets.

At No. 1 singles, Tucker Hutchinson defeated Caleb Wallace, 6-1, 6-2.

Janssen Capps and Max Crouse also secured singles match victories.

At No.1 doubles, Eli Sego and Connor Evans topped Jentzen Bechtel and Kameron Blair, 6-2, 6-4.

And Ben Toth and Caleb McGuire defeated Jayden Blair and R.J. Foster at No. 2 doubles, 6-0, 6-1.

Shelbyville 3, Greensburg 2

At Greensburg, Reece Prickett rallied from being down a set to secure a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles to secure the sweep over the Pirates.

Caden Claxton and Wyatt Armstrong were victorious at No. 2 singles and No. 3 singles, respectively.

The No. 1 doubles pairing of Karson Schaf and Aiden Smith won 6-3, 6-0. And Alex Bunton and Gavin Reed delivered a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles.

Shelbyville evened its record at 6-6.

Volleyball

New Castle def. Shelbyville, 25-20, 25-9, 25-8

At Shelbyville, Lauren Wilson had a match-high 16 kills and had three service aces and 10 digs to lead the visiting Trojans to the Hoosier Heritage Conference win.

New Castle is 10-4 this season (1-0 HHC).

The Golden Bears lost their 10^th-straight match to fall to 1-10 (0-2 HHC).

Triton Central def. Warren Central, 25-22, 25-9, 25-16

At Warren Central, Triton Central won its fifth-straight match to improve to 8-5.

Gwyn Williams led the victorious Tigers with 11 kills.

Madi Peterson had a team-high 19 digs. Arry Brown was credited with a team-high 13 assists.

Hauser def. Morristown, 27-29, 25-22, 25-12, 25-12

At Morristown, the visiting Jets improved to 6-6 and secured their first Mid-Hoosier Conference victory of the season.

The Yellow Jackets dropped to 5-6 (1-2 MHC).

Waldron def. Indiana Deaf, 25-22, 25-10, 25-21

At Indiana Deaf, Sarah Walton had a team-high seven kills but it was not enough to keep Waldron from pulling out the road win.

Tiana Starayev led Indiana Deaf (7-3) with 15 digs.

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Shelby Lasure made her collegiate volleyball debut for Anderson University at the Illinois College Invitational.

The Shelbyville graduate played in all four of Anderson’s matches in Jacksonville, Illinois, Friday and Saturday.

On Friday, Lasure had six kills, one assist and 13 digs in the Ravens’ 23-25, 25-21, 25-14, 25-21 victory over Blackburn.

Concordia Chicago defeated Anderson in its second match Friday, 25-18, 25-21, 25-22. Lasure finished with four kills, one assist and nine digs.

On Saturday, Anderson opened the day with a 25-17, 25-11, 25-19 loss to Luther. Lasure had five kills and 13 digs.

And in the tournament finale, Illinois College swept Anderson, 25-8, 28-26, 25-14. Lasure finished with two kills, one service ace, five digs and two block assists.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

Kenneth Gipson

The Triton Central graduate was part of Rose-Hulman’s starting offensive line Saturday against DePauw, who won 33-21.

Gipson is a senior Mechanical Engineering major at Rose-Hulman.

Dylan Wasson

The Triton Central graduate was credited with two total tackles, both tackles were for losses and he forced a fumble in Olivet Nazarene’s 55-0 win at Madonna Saturday in Livonia, Michigan.

Lucas Kleeman

The Triton Central graduate made one tackle in his collegiate debut for Anderson University.

Trine defeated the Ravens, 61-0, Saturday in Anderson, Indiana.

Hayden Kermode

The Triton Central graduate produced a strong performance in his debut for Franklin College.

The Concordia University transfer finished with nine total tackles, three tackles for loss, was in on a quarterback sack and had a pass breakup in Franklin’s 35-32 loss Saturday to Olivet in Franklin, Indiana.

Maggie Schweitzer

The Triton Central graduate helped Hanover volleyball get off to a 3-0 start to the season.

On Friday at the Maryville (Tenn.) Invitational, Hanover defeated Brevard College, 25-10, 25-16, 25-16. Schweitzer had three kills, one assist, two aces and 14 digs.

On Saturday, Hanover started the day with a 25-20, 25-19, 25-14 win over Huntingdon College. Schweitzer finished with six assists and two digs.

The Panthers closed out the invitational with a 25-21, 25-15, 25-13 win over Maryville College.

Brooklyn Schiffli

The Triton Central graduate played in all three matches for Jacksonville State in the Windy City Classic, hosted by Chicago State University.

In the opener, Southeast Missouri State defeated Jacksonville State, 27-25, 25-21, 25-13. Schiffli finished with one assist, one ace and seven digs.

Chicago State swept the Gamecocks, 25-21, 25-20, 25-21. Schiffli had two assists, two aces and four digs.

UC Irvine then swept Jacksonville State Saturday in the finale, 25-21, 25-14, 25-16. Schiffli had five digs.

Julia Sanders

The Triton Central graduate and Indiana University Kokomo faced a pair of top-20 ranked programs in the Labor Day Classic in Omaha, Nebraska.

IU Kokomo opened the event Friday with a 15-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-21 win over No. 14 Ottawa University (Kansas). Sanders had six digs and one assist.

Benedictine College defeated IU Kokomo, 23-25, 24-26, 25-23, 25-22, 15-8. Sanders was credited with one ace and four digs in the loss.

IU Kokomo opened Saturday’s schedule with a 25-19, 25-21, 25-21 win over Our Lady of the Lake University. Sanders had one assist and four digs.

No. 13 Bellevue University bested IU Kokomo, 25-22, 25-15, 25-20 in the finale. Sanders had two digs.

IU Kokomo is 5-3 this season.

Elizabeth Kemper

The Triton Central graduate carded rounds of 86 and 85 to help No. 13 Taylor University’s women’s golf program to a runner-up finish in the Players Club Invitational Friday and Saturday at The Players Club at Woodland Trails in Yorktown, Indiana.

Taylor’s 619 two-day team score left it one shot back of No. 23 Northwestern Ohio’s 618.

Michael Fox

The Shelbyville graduate finished 44^th overall for Manchester University Saturday in the Franklin College Grizzly XC Invitational held at Blue River Memorial Park in Shelbyville.

Fox completed the course in 17 minutes, 35 seconds.

Tristin Maloney

The Shelbyville graduate made his collegiate debut Saturday for Franklin College cross country with a 92^ndplace finish (21:02) in the Franklin College Grizzly XC Invitational in Shelbyville.

Eddie Carrizalez

The Shelbyville graduate scored a goal Saturday in IU East’s 5-2 loss to St. Francis (Ind.).

Carrizalez was credited with a shot on goal Monday in IU East’s 4-3 loss to Pikeville.

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Six of the top 10 teams in the Indiana Football Coaches Association Class 2A poll lost Friday. The shakeup was inevitable.

Former No. 1 Triton Central, who lost at Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran, dropped to No. 4 behind a pair of potential sectional foes and LaVille.

Indianapolis Scecina jumped from No. 3 to No. 1 in the week three IFCA coaches poll, released Monday. Brownstown Central went from No. 7 to No. 2 and LaVille followed from No. 8 to No. 3.

Evansville Mater Dei, the preseason No. 1, suffered its second straight loss Friday and now sits at No. 5 behind Triton Central.

Bluffton makes it first appearance in the 2A poll at No. 6. Eastbrook and Lafayette Central Catholic are tied at No. 7. Linton-Stockton is No. 8. Andrean follows at No. 9 and North Posey steps into the poll at No. 10.

Class 2A, Sectional 39 includes Triton Central, Scecina and Brownstown Central. A fourth school, Switzerland County, is currently 3-0.

Lutheran solidified its grip on the Class A poll with an impressive win over Triton Central. Adams Central continues in the poll at No. 2 followed by Carroll (Flora), South Putnam, Providence, North Judson, Park Tudor, Sheridan, North Decatur and Clinton Prairie.

In Class 3A, Indianapolis Chatard remains No. 1 ahead of Guerin Catholic, Lawrenceburg, West Lafayette, Gibson Southern, Hanover Central, Western Boone, Heritage Hills, Tri-West and Oak Hill.

The top five in Class 4A remained unchanged. East Central is No. 1 followed by Kokomo, Evansville Reitz, Evansville Memorial and NorthWood.

New Palestine climbed one spot to No. 6 while Greenfield-Central stepped up from No. 10 to No. 7 ahead of Columbia City, Roncalli and Brebeuf Jesuit.

Bloomington South moved up to No. 2 in Class 5A but could not step ahead of No. 1 Fort Wayne Snider. Whiteland is No. 3 followed by Valparaiso, Merrillville, Plainfield, Mishawaka, Decatur Central, Bloomington North and Castle.

Brownsburg and Hamilton Southeastern swapped positions in the Class 6A poll behind No. 1 Ben Davis and No. 2 Center Grove. Brownsburg is No. 3 with Hamilton Southeastern, Cathedral, Fishers, Westfield, Crown Point, Carmel and Carroll (Fort Wayne) in pursuit.

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Mr Michel has stood the test of time at Horseshoe Indianapolis. He earned his fourth career stakes win in the 15^th running of the $83,500 Bob Woodard Memorial Classic Saturday to close out the fourth all Quarter Horse racing day this season at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville.

Mr Michel and Edgar Diaz (photo) started from post two and were in contention early right alongside One Coldhearted Diva and Giovani Vazquez-Gomez. Nachor Favorite and Fernando Morin were also keeping close tabs on the top two from the inside post. As the wire neared in the 400-yard dash, so did several opponents from the outside, including HH CJ Shake and Erik Esqueda.

It was anyone’s race when the field reached the tote board and that is when Mr Michel dug in just a little more, getting the advantage by a neck at the wire in 20.072 seconds. One Coldhearted Diva finished a head in front of HH CJ Shake for second.

“I tried to break hard today and he slipped a little and his feet weren’t underneath him,” said Diaz. “I just tried to let him recover and catch his stride right. Once he did that, he took off when I asked him. He really dug in late in the race. I’m happy because there has been a lot of hard work go into him, so it’s good to see our hard work pay off.”

Mr Michel, the favorite of the field, paid $6.60. The four-year-old Indiana bred son of Kiss My Hocks is now 8-for-17 lifetime and moved over the $300,000 mark in earnings with the Woodard Classic win. Alberto Valadez owns the gelding, who was purchased for $17,500 out of the QHRAI Speed Sale as a yearling. Mark Michel bred him. Claudio Barraza has had the sorrel gelding his entire career. He has won stakes races at two, three, and four in Indiana, the only place he’s ever run.

“He’s everything to me and the stable,” said Barraza of Mr Michel. “He’s definitely the star. He’s a pain in my behind. He only has two gears when you walk him. He’s either dragging you or you are dragging him. He’s a big bully, but there is usually a reward at the end.”

Barraza noted Mr Michel will now prep for the Hoosier Park Classic on Oct. 11. He will try for his third straight stakes win, pairing the Bradford Stakes with the Woodard Classic already this season.

QHRAI Stallion Service Auction (SSA) Derby

Trainer Tony Cunningham had four advance to the final of the $114,124 QHRAI Stallion Service Auction (SSA) Derby. With two trial winners, less attention was paid to Namgis Kodiak Kiss (photo), who finished second but the 24^th running of the event proved to be his day as he rallied home as the winner and gave jockey Saul Lopez his first career stakes win.

A late scratch at the gate delayed the QHRAI SSA Derby as horses were backed out of the gate to regroup. Once they went back in, it was a quick start and a quick getaway for Namgis Kodiak Kiss. Lopez kept the sophomore son of Kiss My Hocks focused down the stretch and the bay gelding never faltered, running a giant race to roar home for the win.

Cunningham’s other entrant, Louisiana Faster with L.D. Martinez aboard, came rolling late on the outside to finish a neck back in second followed by Sundays Best and Hugo Macias for third. The time of the sprint was 19.928.

Namgis Kodiak Kiss paid $15.20 for the win. The gelding is owned by A Win Investments along with Duke Racing LLC. It was the second win of 2023 in his fifth start for the horse and the first win of the meet in only four outings for Lopez.

“I work for Tony (Cunningham) and I had third choice (among the four finalists),” said Lopez, who divides his time between Cunningham’s Michigan farm and Horseshoe Indianapolis. “Tony said this one (of the two remaining) was more sure for me. I had never ridden him before (in a race). He broke good and I was waiting for the 350-yard wire. He raced very good.”

Cunningham, Indiana’s all-time leading Quarter Horse owner, now moves into the lead as the track’s top trainer for 2023. Although Namgis Kodiak Kiss was the sixth fastest qualifier for the final, he had faith the horse would run well for the title.

“This horse fits Saul (Lopez),” said Cunningham. “He fits his riding style. He usually breaks good and in the trial he finished really well. He didn’t break well in the trial but he was running at the end. Today, he broke well and finished well. I’m very happy for Saul. He got his first win last year with us and now gets his first stakes win with us. It helps the whole team to get this.”

Namgis Kodiak Kiss was purchased privately this spring out of Oklahoma. Chris Duke and A Win Investments came together to purchase him right before his start at Remington Park in April, which was a win. Since joining the Cunningham barn, he has had a second and two thirds but his win in the QHRAI SSA Derby is his first for the barn.

QHRAI Stallion Service Auction (SSA) Futurity

It was a day at the “Beach” for runners in the 24^th running of the $197,646 QHRAI Stallion Service Auction (SSA) Futurity.

Malibu Beach and Giovani Vazquez (photo) were dominant for the win in the first of three stakes races on the program during the all-Quarter Horse racing day at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

Malibu Beach and Vazquez-Gomez loaded into the gate in post three and waited patiently as her opponent to the right, DuPont Beach, was reluctant to load. The grey filly stood perfect as the gate crew worked to get DuPont Beach in the gate to go. Once everyone was in line, Malibu Beach had her game face on and was ready for the start when the gates opened.

Malibu Beach held her ground inside headed down the stretch in the 350-yard dash. DuPont Beach, ridden by Edgar Diaz, was closing in gamely toward the end, but the lead by Malibu Beach was too strong as the filly scored the win for the title. DuPont Beach was second, a half length back of Malibu Beach while Cisco Beach and L.D. Martinez finished third.

Malibu Beach was the fifth fastest qualifier for the final after her win in one of the trials. She paid $11.40 for the win.

Keith Bode purchased Malibu Beach out of the Miller Ranch’s annual online sale last fall. Her dam, Project Runaway, was also sold in that sale. Sheri Miller, who owns Miller Ranch with her husband, Glen, and is the breeder on Malibu Beach, was trackside as she is the owner of DuPont Beach, the second-place finisher.

To date, the Bode-owned Malibu Beach has two wins and two seconds in four starts this year. The two-year-old grey filly is now two-for-two since transferring to the Jessi Vazquez barn in July. She now has more than $132,000 on her card.

“We thank Keith and Rose (Bode) for trusting us with her,” said Vazquez, who set multiple records as the state’s newest leading Quarter Horse female trainer last year. “We had so much faith in her heading into today. Ever since we got her, she has been nothing but class. After her win in the trial, we knew she would be tough in the final. Giovani (Vazquez-Gomez, her husband) just clicked with her from the start. He loves this filly, and he has a good eye for horses.”

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Maycee Cole and Kindall Dorsey each had seven kills to lead Morristown to a straight-set win Saturday over Shelbyville.

The Yellow Jackets improved to 5-5 this season with a 25-21, 25-23, 25-23 win over the visiting Golden Bears (1-9).

Dorsey and Kayla Baier each had two service aces. Dorsey also had a team-high 17 digs. Madison Espich and Brianna Flores added 10 digs apiece.

Katie Theobald collected 12 assists.

In other prep events Saturday:

Boys soccer

Delta 4, Shelbyville 3

At Shelbyville, the host Golden Bears built a 3-1 lead but could not hold off the Eagles from taking the Hoosier Heritage Conference victory.

Aiden Helfer-Vazquez scored two goals for Shelbyville (2-5, 0-1 HHC). Rory O’Connor had the Golden Bears’ other goal.

Senad Selimovic had three goals for Delta (5-1, 2-0 HHC) and Cooper Pierce scored to keep the Eagles unbeaten on the conference standings. Brayden Stanley, Peitro Leone and Maddox Huffman each had assists.

Boys tennis

Waldron 5, Edinburgh 0

At Waldron, the Mohawks earned a pair of 5-0 wins Friday and Saturday to push their win streak to 10 straight – tying a program record – and their overall record to 10-1 (3-0 Mid-Hoosier Conference).

At No. 1 singles, Lucas Shaw won the toughest match, prevailing 6-4, 6-4 over Austin Brockman.

Charlie Fischer and Caiden Young did not lose a game in winning the other two singles matches.

Jacob Lindsey and Jack Fischer won 6-0, 6-1 over Jayson Music and Matthew Burton at No. 1 doubles.

Conner Hinchman and Matthew Thomas defeated Braden Cox and Teddy Crawhorn at No. 2 doubles, 6-0, 6-0.

On Friday, Waldron defeated Southwestern, 5-0. The Mohawks did not lose a game in the singles matches and at No. 1 doubles.

At No. 2 doubles, Hinchman and Thomas bested David Coulston and Caleb McDonald, 6-1, 6-2.

Cross Country

Rick Weinheimer Invitational

At Ceraland Park in Columbus, senior Hannah Wright produced Shelbyville’s only top-100 finish in the AA Division.

Wright finished 63^rd in the girls race in 21:45.

Aerin Garcia-Santiago finished 106^th in 23:32. Also running for Shelbyville were Angel Kreider (23:49), Sonora O’Connor (24:46), Haylee Barnes (25:33), Kathryn Seal (25:39), Courtney Gross (26:07) and Sydney-Ann Dudgeon (26:17).

Logan Reinhart led Shelbyville in the boys AA race. He crossed the finish line in 18:46 to finish 118^th overall.

Also running for Shelbyville were Blake Hughes (18:59), Gavin Harker (20:06), Ben Hinojosa (20:38), Jonah Anspaugh (20:54), Christian Powell (21:18), Ethan Coffey (21:48), Isaac Zermeno (223:34) and Gaige Harker (26:58).

Waldron’s Will Larrison produced a top-10 finish in the boys A Division.

Larrison crossed the finish line in 16:29. Following Larrison for Waldron were Jared Crosby, who finished 30^th in 17:56; Nathaniel Evans, 75^th in 19:36; Sam Jones, 97^th in 20:27; Max Jones, 140^th in 23:16; and Kyle Lacy, 151^st in 24:40.

Competing for Southwestern were Jackson Bentz (18:44), Dakota Claiborne (19:17), Chris Claiborne (22:25) and Ryan Wildman (32:58).

Morristown entered six participants. They were Ryan Crisman (19:43), Thane Cole (20:35), Max Compton (20:33), Bradley Theobald (21:51), Levi Stoddard (24:16) and Drake Hibst (24:26).

Eight Shelby County runners competed in the girls A Division

For Waldron, Riley Price finished 43^rd in 23:25. She was followed across the finish line by Sophie Hudnall (24:35), Avery Haehl (26:11) and Audrey Hogg (28:56).

For Morristown, Grace McLaughlin placed 45^th in 23:32. Remi Spicklemire finished in 31:47.

Southwestern was represented by Maxine Higdon (28:35) and Kyndra King (36:01).

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For the first time this season, Shelbyville trailed in the second half of a football game.

A touchdown on the final play of the first half sparked the Golden Bears into a spirited second half that saw them tie the game early in the fourth quarter before Delta scored with 4:23 left to steal a 21-14 Hoosier Heritage Conference victory Friday at McKeand Stadium in Shelbyville.

First-year head coach Scott Fitzgerald felt encouraged by the effort even if the running game still needs improved for Shelbyville to compete every week with the HHC’s best.

“We played well,” said Fitzgerald. “We just had some plays here and there (we didn’t get) and they had two big plays where they scored when their quarterback scrambled and extended the play.

Delta scored first with a touchdown with 29 seconds left in the first quarter.

Shelbyville sparked the large crowd in attendance at McKeand Stadium when quarterback Eli Chappelow connected with Kohen Myers in the end zone from 30 yards out on the half’s final play.

“At halftime, you could just see the belief in the kids’ eyes,” said Fitzgerald. “They realized they can play with Delta and that carried throughout the second half.”

Delta broke open a 7-7 game with a touchdown with four minutes, 29 seconds left in the third quarter. But Shelbyville kept coming for the Eagles.

Chappelow pivoted right and hit Luke Brinkman on a crossing route at the Delta 15 and he raced into the end zone to tie the HHC opener for both teams at 14-all with 8:07 left in the scoreboard clock.

Delta had one more answer, though. A touchdown with 4:23 left, on a fourth-down deep throw, sealed the 21-14 victory and improved the Eagles to 3-0 this season.

Shelbyville suffered its first loss and sits at 2-1 with a road trip to New Castle (1-2) on tap next week.

“I told the guys look where you were one year ago. Look how far you’ve come,” said Fitzgerald. “There were a lot of tears in their eyes because they care so much.”

Delta came to Shelbyville having won four straight over the Golden Bears by a combined score of 279-27.

Steve Bush photos.

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INDIANAPOLIS – The 43-13 loss to Class A, No. 1 Indianapolis Lutheran Friday did not leave Triton Central head coach Tim Able disappointed.

The horrible week of preparation led to a disastrous performance in the Tigers’ first game following being ranked the No. 1 team in Class 2A by the Associated Press and the Indiana Football Coaches Association.

“This game was lost at practice during the week,” said Able. “We had three not-so-good practices on a week when we are playing the No. 1 team in the state.”

The game plan was to limit Lutheran’s running game and make standout junior quarterback Jackson Willis a one-dimensional passer. When the final horn sounded on the scoreboard, senior running back Braydon Hall had more rushing yards than Willis had passing yards.

Hall rumbled behind Lutheran’s massive offensive line for 228 yards and four touchdowns (three rushing).

“He is a good little running back. He is real shifty,” said Able. “He had a little bit more power than we thought. We have to tackle better.”

Triton Central fell behind 28-0 before Jace Stuckey dropped a pass deep into the end zone that was caught by Mason Compton with 28 seconds left in the first half. The extra point kick attempt by Levi Dewey was blocked.

After a short punt midway through the third quarter and a 15-yard penalty, Lutheran started at the Triton Central 17-yard line and Hall needed just two rushing attempts to reach the end zone again.

Triton Central responded with a quick, short passing game and a lot of Stuckey scrambling to finally catch a receiver running deep. The senior aired out a long pass to Brayden Wilkins who coasted into the end zone from 44 yards out to make it 35-13.

An onside kick followed and Triton Central recovered but as in many cases all game, the Tigers failed to capitalize. TC failed on a fourth-down conversion near midfield and Hall just kept running downhill.

“Their line of scrimmage is much bigger than ours on both sides,” said Able. “If they lose this year, I will be surprised.”

Triton Central finished the game with 66 rushing yards on 31 attempts – 18 rushes by Stuckey. He completed 17 of 36 pass attempts for 214 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

Compton led the Tigers with six catches for 70 yards. Wilkins had four catches for 89 yards.

Willis, who threw for more than 400 yards in his team’s 2022 win at Triton Central, only made six pass attempts in the second half Friday. He was 14-of-27 in the win for 167 yards and three touchdowns.

Able has nimbly dealt with his team’s justifiable preseason hype throughout the summer and preseason. On Friday, the Tigers were handed a wake-up call at Lutheran.

“We have that feeling that we’re not maybe what we thought we were,” said Able. “It’s just sad that we didn’t play better.

“I am not worried about wins and losses. I am worried about playing better. I am worried about playing harder. I am worried about playing tougher. I am worried about practicing harder and lifting harder. It’s all those other things – they are all for the game.”

Triton Central, now 2-1 (1-1 Indiana Crossroads Conference), hosts Monrovia (3-0, 1-0), a 27-26 overtime winner of Class 2A, No. 5 Linton-Stockton Friday.

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Triton Central needed to win the last two sets Thursday to complete the Indiana Crossroads Conference victory at Indianapolis Lutheran.

The Tigers rallied in time for a 23-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-19, 15-10 victory over the Saints (5-6, 3-1 ICC).

Gwyn Williams had a team-high 13 kills and 16 digs for Triton Central (7-5, 3-1 ICC).

Madi Peterson, Hailey Harris and Kate Isley each had 11 digs. Isley had a team-high 22 assists.

Hadleigh Filipovich led the Saints with 14 kills.

In other prep events Thursday:

Girls golf

Pike 225, Southwestern 227

At Timbergate Golf Course, Southwestern’s top three golfers finished within two strokes of each other but the Spartans still came up two shots short of matching Pike.

Sydney Griffin led the Spartans at 53 with Emma Isgrigg (54) and Aurora Belton (55) close behind. Olivia Lahey completed Southwestern’s scorecard with a 65.

Pike’s Margaret Cialdella was the medalist with a 50.

Columbus East 184, Shelbyville 224

At Otter Creek Golf Course, Shelbyville posted a season-best team score but could not match the Olympians over nine holes.

Emmie Higgins topped Shelbyville with a 52. Also playing for the Golden Bears were Riley Everette (56), Ava Essex (56), Kylie Stader (60) and Ella Connolly (64).

Carter Gant was the match medalist for Columbus East with a 37.

Lawrence Central 191, Mt. Vernon 196, Triton Central 206

At Arrowhead Golf Course, Triton Central had its best outing of the season but it was not enough to overcome two tough opponents.

Kennedy Hall (46) and Jaylee Davis (53) each carded personal-best rounds. Olivia Williams shot 51. Hanna Fink finished at 56 and Lindsay Huxford followed at 59.

Hall’s 46 is the best 9-hole score posted by a Shelby County golfer this season.

Boys soccer

Madison 4, Shelbyville 1

At Shelbyville, the host Golden Bears fell behind in the match’s first three minutes and trailed at halftime, 3-0.

Aiden Helfer-Vazquez delivered a second-half goal for Shelbyville (2-4) to complete the scoring.

Madison improved to 4-1-1. The Cubs won the junior varsity contest, 2-0.

Southwestern 5, Milan 0

At Southwestern, the Class A, No. 16-ranked Spartans got a hat trick from Jaime Gutierrez DeMessa to stay unbeaten this season at 6-0.

Eli Stone and Tucker Simmons also scored for Southwestern.

Michael Clements had four saves in goal to preserve the shutout.

Milan dropped to 2-3.

Girls soccer

Cascade 4, Triton Central 1

At Triton Central, the visiting Cadets scored a pair of first-half goals and added a third in the second half to secure the Indiana Crossroads Conference victory and deal the Tigers their first loss of the season.

Cascade improved to 4-1 (2-1 ICC) while Triton Central dropped to 4-1 (1-1 ICC).

Shelbyville 9, Indian Creek 3

At Indian Creek, the visiting Golden Bears improved to 4-2 with a lopsided win over the winless Braves (0-6).

Boys tennis

New Palestine 3, Shelbyville 2

At New Palestine, the host Dragons swept all three singles matches to claim the Hoosier Heritage Conference win.

At No. 1 doubles, Shelbyville’s Karson Schaf and Aiden Smith defeated Max Havel and Joey McPike, 6-2, 6-3.

Alex Bunton and Gavin Reed secured a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles over Eli Sloan and Nick Parrett.

At No. 1 singles, New Palestine’s Moses Haynes bested Reece Prickett, 6-0, 6-0. Arjomand Khokhar defeated Caden Claxton at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-1. And Brady Torzewski topped Layne Pogue at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-1.

New Palestine improved to 3-4. Shelbyville fell to 5-6.

Triton Central 5, Indianapolis Scecina 0

At Triton Central, the host Tigers (7-3) lost a total of three games in sweeping the Crusaders.

At No. 1 singles, Tucker Hutchinson defeated Max Krause, 6-1, 6-1. Janssen Capps and Max Crouse did not lose a game in winning at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively.

At No. 1 doubles, Eli Sego and Joey Brosnan had little trouble with Caleb Davis and Kanton Miller, 6-1, 6-0.

And Ben Toth and Caleb McGuire blanked Nate Wilhelm and Taggart Henderson at No. 2 doubles, 6-0, 6-0.

Southwestern 3, Edinburgh 2

At Southwestern, the host Spartans won both doubles matches and got a No. 2 singles win from James Oliver to defeat the Lancers.

The doubles pairings of Carter Snepp and Chris Cecil, and David Coulston and Caleb McDonald helped provide Southwestern its first victory of the season.

Waldron 5, Trinity Lutheran 0

Waldron won its eighth-straight match to improve to 8-1 this season.

Charlie Fischer improved to 9-0 with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Jack Stuckwisch at No. 2 singles.

Lucas Shaw and Caiden Young also won singles matches in straight sets.

At No. 1 doubles, Jacob Lindsey and Jack Fischer defeated Nathan Finke and Jonathan Naewedde, 6-3, 6-4.

And Matthew Thomas and Jackson Kuhn prevailed at No. 2 doubles over Drew Kerkhof and Will Gausman, 6-3, 6-1.

Volleyball

Oldenburg Academy def. Morristown, 25-18, 25-12, 25-14

At Morristown, Kate Weber had 12 kills and Rachel Suttman finished with 11 kills to lead the Twisters to the sweep of Morristown (4-5).

Lilly Schebler had a team-high 19 digs for Oldenburg Academy (6-1).

Greenwood def. Shelbyville, 25-10, 25-19, 25-20

At Shelbyville, the host Golden Bears were swept in their eighth-straight match to fall to 1-8 this season.

Greenwood improved to 4-7.

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