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Pioneer Panthers

Class A

Team Statistics
Pioneer Opponents
Total Points / Points Per Game 680/48.57 77/5.5
First Downs / Per Game N/A N/A
Rushing Yards / Per Game 4833/345.2 720/51.4
Passing Yards / Per Game 1104/78.9 1006/71.9
Total Yards / Per Game 5937/424.1 1726/123.3
Fumbles Recovered By 13 14
Intercepted By 18 3
Total Punts / Average 8/25.9 N/A
Penalties / Yards N/A N/A

Individual Statistics
Scoring G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG
4 Jack Kiser 14 36 0 3 0 222 15.9
5 Ezra Lewellen 14 18 0 3 0 114 8.1
24 Danny Gregorich 14 11 0 3 0 72 5.1 Team Facts
16 Matthew Nusbaum 13 0 52 1 3 63 4.8
20 Austin Mersch 13 10 0 0 0 60 4.6 City/Town: Royal Center
County: Cass
Rushing G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long Superintendent: Charles Grable
Principal: Jeremy Tucker
4 Jack Kiser 14 179 1757 35 125.5 9.8 93 Athletic Director: John Bingaman
5 Ezra Lewellen 14 80 985 15 70.4 12.3 82
20 Austin Mersch 13 66 621 8 47.8 9.4 67 Head Coach: Adam Berry
24 Danny Gregorich 14 109 613 16 43.8 5.6 34 Asst. Coaches: David Gregorich, Steve
15 Addai Lewellen 14 36 284 4 20.3 7.9 32 Berkshire, Matt Vianco, Matt Gates, Aaron
Kiser, Tom Shaw, John Christy
Passing G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG Student Managers: Emily Brooke, Gabrielle
4 Jack Kiser 14 62 97 2 14 1082 78.9 Falcon, Rachel Miller, John Ulery
2 Mason Hayden 12 1 3 1 0 22 1.8 Offensive Formation: Wing-T
Defensive Formation: 4-3
Colors: Black and Gold
Receiving G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long Conference: Hoosier North
3 Calahan Kindley 14 17 281 2 21.6 16.5 45
14 Miles Von Tobel 14 11 156 1 11.1 14.2 57 Enrollment: 292
5 Ezra Lewellen 14 10 139 3 9.9 13.9 27 Last Year’s W-L Record: 14-1
10 Nate Johnson 14 9 254 4 18.1 28.2 61 @PioneerPanthers
20 Austin Mersch 13 6 177 2 13.6 29.5 63
Season Results (14-0)
Defense G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FF FR 8/18 Cass W 30-0
75 Jayson Mersch 14 98 20 8 0 1 2 8/25 at Winamac W 61-0
4 Jack Kiser 14 94 7.5 0 8 0 0 9/1 at LaVille W 41-0
14 Miles Von Tobel 14 77 10 2.5 1 1 0 9/8 at Caston W 52-0
15 Addai Lewellen 14 67 4 0 2 2 2
24 Danny Gregorich 14 61 20 8 1 2 3 9/15 North White W 80-0
10 Nate Johnson 14 59 6 0.5 4 0 1 9/21 Triton W 62-8
9/29 Knox W 28-7
10/6 at Culver Community W 55-7
10/13 North Judson-San Pierre W 42-0
Sectional
10/20 at Carroll (Flora) W 55-21
State Finals History 10/27 North White W 46-0
State Champion: (1) 1997 (A) 11/3 Lafayette Central Catholic W 48-20
Runner-Up: (2) 2014 (A), 2016 (A) Regional
Appearances: (4) 1997 (A), 2014 (A), 2016 (A), 11/10 LaVille W 38-0
2017 (A) Semi-State
11/17 Monroe Central W 42-14
Adam Berry
Head Coach
28-1 (2nd year)
28-1 (2nd year overall)
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