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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

WEST LAFAYETTE SLOWS DOWN EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL FOR 3A CROWN

Second-ranked West Lafayette scored three first half seconds left in the first half gave the Red Devils a 21-3
touchdowns and went on to a 24-10 victory over No. 8 lead. Woodard finished the game with 17 carries for 70
Evansville Memorial yards.
in the Class 3A West Lafayette quarterback Daniel Wodicka led the
state championship Devils in rushing carrying 19 times for 115 yards. He also
game at Lucas completed 13 of 24 passes for 158 yards and a 37-yard
Oil Stadium in touchdown to Andrew Pekny early in the second quarter
Indianapolis. that gave West Lafayette a 14-0 lead.
The win Evansville Memorial quarterback Grant Gribbins, the
capped a perfect state’s leading passer, was held in check. He completed 20
campaign for West of 30 passes for 123 yards but was intercepted twice after
Lafayette (15-0) and averaging more than 230 yards passing this season. He
ninth year coach finished his career with 8,715 yards, good for eighth in state
Marshall Overley. history.
It was the school’s Memorial got a 39-yard field goal from Harrison Hatfield
second football with 2:17 left in the first half just before West Lafayette’s
state championship scoring drive. Ryan Hatler later scored on a one yard carry
(1993 2A). with 9:48 left in the game which cut the lead to 21-10.
Aaron West Lafayette’s Sam McCartney nailed a 24 yard field
Woodard scored goal with 1:25 left in the game for the final margin.
twice in the first half for West Lafayette. His 22 yard carry It was the second consecutive season Evansville
around the left side capped a 9 play, 80 yard drive on the Memorial and second year coach John Hurley finished as
game’s opening possession. Later, his 4 yard run with :17 the state runner-up.
EVANSVILLE REITZ WINS SECOND CHAMPIONSHIP IN THREE SEASONS

For the second time in three seasons, Evansville Reitz for a 13-0 lead.
reached the summit of Class 4A football defeating Lowell, Boje Pejoski’s 23-yard field goal at the 6:48 mark of the
23-9, for the state second quarter got Lowell on the board at 13-3.
championship at The Reitz defense came up big just before halftime.
Lucas Oil Stadium in With about a minute to go and Lowell driving, the Red Dev-
Indiananpolis. ils went for it on fourth and nine at the Reitz 35 yard line.
The win topped But quarterback Ray Skamay was sacked for a 12 yard loss
off an undefeated giving the Panthers the ball near midfield with :52 second
season for the No. left.
6 Panthers (15-0) After a short running play, McIntosh hit Hudson for 16
who beat the same yards and then followed up with him on the next play for a
opponent as in 35 yard scoring strike to make it 20-3 with :24 seconds left.
2007. It was the first Lowell scored its only touchdown on the opening drive
championship for of the third quarter as Brandon Grubbe carried from two
Reitz coach Tony yards away. He would finish the game with 160 yards on
Lewis. 30 carries. The point after was blocked and Reitz held a
Cuda Dimmett 20-9 advantage. The score was set up two plays earlier on
caught a pair of Skamay’s 34-yard pass to Joseph Bell on third down that
touchdowns and put the ball at the Reitz four.
Jeffrey Hudson Hudson’s 28 yard field goal with 9:18 left turned out to
another in a big first half for the Panthers. be the final points of the game.
Dimmett caught a beautiful 42 yard toss from McIntosh finished the game 9 for 17 for 204 yards and
quarterback Matt McIntosh down the left side for the two touchdowns. Dimmett finished with four catches for 121
game’s first score just 1:31 into the game. The PAT missed yards and Hudson caught four for 112.
for a 6-0 lead. Later in the quarter, Reitz used some trickery No. 7 Lowell was making its third appearance in the 4A
as McIntosh threw a lateral to Jeffrey Hudson on the right state championship game in five years under coach Kirk
side who then threw across the field 46 yards to Dimmett Kennedy. The 2005 state champions finished 13-2.
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