Panthers Whip Warriors

Posted Saturday, September 16, 2017 6:41 am

Staff Report-

NAPPANEE – From the first play to the last, 4A No. 4 NorthWood was dominant in its 32-0 Northern Lakes Conference football win over visiting Wawasee Friday night.

On the first play from scrimmage, Brayton Yoder scored from 53 yards out. Yoder finished with 167 yards on 15 carries with three touchdowns.

But the NorthWood offense had moments of self-destruction, with four turnovers. Three Landon Gessinger passes were picked off. Still, the Panthers racked up 480 yards of total offense.

The injury-plagued Warriors managed 165 yards of offense and punted 10 times. Aaron Evans passed for 98 yards and rushed for 36 more.

Wawasee (1-4, 0-3 NLC) hosts Plymouth Friday.

NORTHWOOD 32, WAWASEE 0

W   0   0   0   0   –   0

NW   10   8   8   6   –   32

                               W           NW

1st downs   8   12

Rushing yds   68   454

Passing yds   97   26

Comp-Att-Int   13-30-1   8-17-3

Total yds   165   480

Fumbles/lost   1-1   2-1

Penalties/yds   4-26   12-118

Punts/avg.   10-38.1   4-37.5

First Quarter

NW – Brayton Yoder 53 run (Bronson Yoder run), 14:50, 8-0

NW – Safety, Will Ingle made tackle in end zone, 3:18, 10-0

Second Quarter

NW – Landon Gessinger 57 run (Jake Lone pass from DeAndre Smart), 11:42, 18-0

Third Quarter

NW – Brayton Yoder 6 run (Bronson Yoder run), 4:27, 26-0

Fourth Quarter

NW – Brayton Yoder 50 run (run failed), 10:34, 32-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: Wawasee – Aaron Evans 13-36, Alec Rosbrugh 9-31, Keyan Peete 6-3, Jacob Hand 1-(minus 2); NorthWood – Gessinger 18-196, Brayton Yoder 15-167, Bronson Yoder 2-29, Jake Chupp 4-23, Brock Flicking 3-22, Ben Mestach 2-20, Smart 1-(minus 3).

Passing: Wawasee – Evans 13-30-98 yards, 0 TDs, 1 Int.; NorthWood – Gessinger 7-16-17 yards, 0 TDs, 3 Int., Flicking 1-1-9 yards, 0 TDs, 0 Int.

Receiving: Wawasee – Dylan Hepler Fink 5-55, Hand 4-18, Steven Hautz 1-9, Rosbrugh 1-8, Dalton Pearish 1-5, Peete 1-2; NorthWood – Bronson Yoder 3-10, Jaden Miller 1-9, Smart 1-4, Brayton Yoder 3-3.

Records: Wawasee 1-4 (0-3 NLC), NorthWood 4-1 (2-1 NLC)

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