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Pioneer Panthers

Class A

Team Statistics
Pioneer Opponents
Total Points / Points Per Game 717 / 51.2 156 / 11.1
First Downs / Per Game 255 / 18 N/A
Rushing Yards / Per Game 5,235 / 373 N/A
Passing Yards / Per Game 1,039 / 74 N/A
Total Yards / Per Game 6,274 / 448 N/A
Fumbles Recovered By 13 N/A
Intercepted By 15 N/A
Total Punts / Average 10 / 32.0 N/A
Penalties / Yards 35 / 273 N/A

Individual Statistics
Scoring G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG
3 Justin Mersch 12 30 -- -- -- 180 15
14 Keith Nies 14 18 -- 1 -- 110 7.9
5 Sam Kiser 14 16 -- 2 -- 100 7.1 Team Facts
25 Carter Ulrich 12 -- 73 -- -- 73 6.1 City/Town: Royal Center
86 Caleb Kindley 14 10 -- 5 -- 70 5.0 County: Cass
Superintendent: Dr. David Bess
Rushing G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long Principal: Jeremy Tucker
3 Justin Mersch 12 154 1713 28 142 11.2 86 Athletic Director: Mike Johnson
24 Nick Price 14 93 904 9 65 9.72 86 Head Coach: Mike Johnson
14 Keith Nies 14 98 881 13 63 8.99 73 Assistant Coaches: Steve Berkshire,
5 Sam Kiser 14 99 661 12 47 6.68 40 David Gregorich, and Adam Berry
20 Austin Mersch 12 68 446 6 37 6.56 28 Student Managers: Kenedy Callaway,
Alexa Berkshire, and Natalie Korniak
Offensive Formation: Wing T
Passing G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG Defensive Formation: 4-3
5 Sam Kiser 14 57 96 4 23 956 68 Colors: Black and Gold
40 Nate Johnson 9 1 1 -- 1 83 9 Conference: Midwest
Enrollment: 259
Receiving G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long Last Year’s W-L Record: 10-3
86 Caleb Kindley 14 17 293 10 20 17 30
14 Keith Nies 14 15 214 5 15 14 33 Season Results (13-1)
80 Tyler Shaw 14 8 175 3 12 22 51
17 Payton Smith 14 7 153 2 11 22 54 8/22 at Lewis Cass W 34-18
24 Nick Price 14 6 85 2 6 14 32 8/30 vs. Winamac L 14-23
9/6 at South Newton W 56-6
Defense G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FF FR 9/12 Caston W 56-7
24 Nick Price 14 122 -- -- -- -- -- 9/19 at North Judson W 49-14
56 Zach Mason 14 110 -- 11.5 -- 2 1 9/26 Frontier W 62-6
21 Nick Barkas 14 99 -- 3.5 -- -- 1 10/3 at North White W 62-6
65 Jacob Lytle 14 81 -- 4.0 -- 1 1 10/10 Tri-County W 63-28
86 Caleb Kindley 14 71 -- 1.0 -- -- 3 10/17 at West Central W 55-7
5 Sam Kiser 14 68 -- -- 7 -- --
Sectional
10/24 at Tri-County W 69-14
10/31 North White W 63-14
State Finals History 11/7 Carroll (Flora) W 44-0
State Champion: (1) 1997 (A) Regional
Appearances: (2) 1997 (A), 2014 (A) 11/14 at Winamac W 28-6
Semi-State
11/21 South Adams W 62-7

Mike Johnson
Head Coach
202-76 (24th year)
202-76 (24th year overall)
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