Hillsboro falls in lopsided loss to host Washington
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
WASHINGTON C.H. — Not much went right for the Hillsboro Indians football team on Friday night at Gardner Park as they had triple the turnovers of their host Washington, as the home team Blue Lions won in convincing fashion by a 47-14 score in Week 4.
The Indians have struggled keeping possession of the football this season, and the young HHS squad did the same in Week 4 as they lost the football three times for turnovers en route to their fourth loss of the season.
HHS (0-3, 0-4) struggled to get momentum on the road in the FAC showdown against the previously winless Washington, who are now 1-2 in the FAC and 1-3 overall on the season. The Blue Lions shut out the Indians in the first half, leading by a 39-0 score at halftime as they scored 19 points in the first quarter, then followed with 20 more points in the second.
HHS scored all 14 points in the second half as Washington began to switch players in their lineup, as they led by a 47-0 score with 5:03 left in the third frame.
For the game, Washington outgained the Indians, 390-247 offensively with the Blue Lions totaling 50 offensive plays, and the Indians had 45 plays of offense. Time of possession went to the Blue Lions as well at 27:19 to 20:41.
The Indians were led by Chris Stout at quarterback, as he was 12-of-20 for 140 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He also rushed for 18 yards on seven carries with one touchdown.
Bryce Parsons led the Indians on the ground with 10 carries for 66 yards, a 6.6 yards per average carry. Canaan Griffith was Hillsboro’s top receiver with five receptions for 96 yards and a touchdown. Griffith averaged 19.2 yards per reception.
Griffith scored Hillsboro’s first touchdown of the game with 4:17 left in the third quarter, as the first down play from their own 31-yard line saw Stout maneuver past a couple Washington defenders. He found a wide-open Griffith for the score, as Griffith caught the pass and raced his way to the end zone for 69 yards. HHS went for two points on the conversion attempt, but it was no good. Also in the game, Griffith rushed for 18 yards on three carries.
Hillsboro’s second touchdown came on a 3-yard run by Stout with 8:38 left in the fourth quarter. HHS scored a two-point conversion as Stout passed to Ethan Neal in the corner of the end zone to complete the eight-point play.
As a team, the Indians had 24 rushing attempts for 107 yards, with other rushing totals including Travis Ross with five yards, plus he also had two receptions for 18 yards. Through the air, other HHS totals included Derek Whitt with one reception for 11 yards. Scottie Eastes finished with two receptions for eight yards, and Cameron Smart totaled two catches for seven yards.
On defense for HHS, Justin Conn totaled four solo tackles and one tackle for loss. Jacob Tussey had two TFL, and Whitt added 1.5 TFL. Also with a TFL for the Indians were Hayden Hawk, Parsons, Jase Moberly and with a half TFL was Blake Tira.
Now for the dominating performance by the Blue Lions, from the opening kickoff they showed their dominance with the hosts forcing a fumble on the opening kickoff return as Washington’s Tyler Tackage caused the fumble and Trevaughn Jackson recovered the fumble.
Washington’s strong start resulted in a touchdown two plays later with a 22-yard run by Trevin Downing with 11:16 left in the first quarter. The PAT by Brandon Cubbage left the Blue Lions in front at 7-0.
On the ensuing possession, the Indians were forced to punt from their own 36-yard line, and the Blue Lions returned it to their 46-yard line with 8:02 left in the first quarter. Seven plays later — which included a 20-yard gain by Calum Brown and a 29-yard rumble by Downing — the Blue Lions eventually scored on a 1-yard rush by Downing with 5:28 left in the first frame. The PAT was no good, putting WCH in front at 13-0. Downing led Washington in rushing with eight carries for 57 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 7.1 yards per carry.
After the Blue Lions had a punt return by Jackson of around 35-plus yards, the Blue Lions started a drive with 3:29 left in the first quarter on the HHS 31-yard line. Three plays later (including a 24-yard pass to Tanner Lemaster), Washington made it a 19-0 lead with 2:22 left in the first when Braydon Kettles caught a 4-yard pass in the end zone as Washington QB Ethan Rogers-Wright rolled out of the pocket to make the throw.
For the game, Rogers-Wright was 14-of-23 for 248 yards with three touchdown passes and no interceptions. He also rushed for 20 yards and one touchdown on five carries.
The second quarter saw the Washington lead jump to 25 points on senior night as Mason Coffman had a pick-six, returning the interception for a touchdown with 11:50 left in the quarter.
Washington had another interception on the ensuing drive, leaving them with possession of the football with 6:38 left in the second quarter as Zach Koutz made the play. Four plays later, Washington increased their lead to 32-0 with a 58-yard touchdown reception by AJ Dallmayer. The PAT was also good on the attempt. Dallmayer finished the game with two receptions for 82 yards.
The Blue Lions added one more touchdown before the end of the first half when Rogers-Wright found Brown for a 24-yard score with 1.5 left in the frame. The PAT was good, making the score at halftime, 39-0.
Washington’s final touchdown was scored with 5:03 left in the third when Rogers-Wright raced 21 yards to pay dirt on a QB keeper. WCH had a fake PAT attempt and took the ball to the end zone for two more points for the 47-point advantage.
Next for the Hillsboro Indians is a road game on Friday, Sept. 25 as the Indians will face the undefeated Jackson Ironmen (3-0, 4-0) in FAC action. The Blue Lions will host the McClain Tigers (0-3, 0-4) in Week 5. Both games will kick off at 7 p.m.
The Indians have struggled keeping possession of the football this season, and the young HHS squad did the same in Week 4 as they lost the football three times for turnovers en route to their fourth loss of the season.
HHS (0-3, 0-4) struggled to get momentum on the road in the FAC showdown against the previously winless Washington, who are now 1-2 in the FAC and 1-3 overall on the season. The Blue Lions shut out the Indians in the first half, leading by a 39-0 score at halftime as they scored 19 points in the first quarter, then followed with 20 more points in the second.
HHS scored all 14 points in the second half as Washington began to switch players in their lineup, as they led by a 47-0 score with 5:03 left in the third frame.
For the game, Washington outgained the Indians, 390-247 offensively with the Blue Lions totaling 50 offensive plays, and the Indians had 45 plays of offense. Time of possession went to the Blue Lions as well at 27:19 to 20:41.
The Indians were led by Chris Stout at quarterback, as he was 12-of-20 for 140 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He also rushed for 18 yards on seven carries with one touchdown.
Bryce Parsons led the Indians on the ground with 10 carries for 66 yards, a 6.6 yards per average carry. Canaan Griffith was Hillsboro’s top receiver with five receptions for 96 yards and a touchdown. Griffith averaged 19.2 yards per reception.
Griffith scored Hillsboro’s first touchdown of the game with 4:17 left in the third quarter, as the first down play from their own 31-yard line saw Stout maneuver past a couple Washington defenders. He found a wide-open Griffith for the score, as Griffith caught the pass and raced his way to the end zone for 69 yards. HHS went for two points on the conversion attempt, but it was no good. Also in the game, Griffith rushed for 18 yards on three carries.
Hillsboro’s second touchdown came on a 3-yard run by Stout with 8:38 left in the fourth quarter. HHS scored a two-point conversion as Stout passed to Ethan Neal in the corner of the end zone to complete the eight-point play.
As a team, the Indians had 24 rushing attempts for 107 yards, with other rushing totals including Travis Ross with five yards, plus he also had two receptions for 18 yards. Through the air, other HHS totals included Derek Whitt with one reception for 11 yards. Scottie Eastes finished with two receptions for eight yards, and Cameron Smart totaled two catches for seven yards.
On defense for HHS, Justin Conn totaled four solo tackles and one tackle for loss. Jacob Tussey had two TFL, and Whitt added 1.5 TFL. Also with a TFL for the Indians were Hayden Hawk, Parsons, Jase Moberly and with a half TFL was Blake Tira.
Now for the dominating performance by the Blue Lions, from the opening kickoff they showed their dominance with the hosts forcing a fumble on the opening kickoff return as Washington’s Tyler Tackage caused the fumble and Trevaughn Jackson recovered the fumble.
Washington’s strong start resulted in a touchdown two plays later with a 22-yard run by Trevin Downing with 11:16 left in the first quarter. The PAT by Brandon Cubbage left the Blue Lions in front at 7-0.
On the ensuing possession, the Indians were forced to punt from their own 36-yard line, and the Blue Lions returned it to their 46-yard line with 8:02 left in the first quarter. Seven plays later — which included a 20-yard gain by Calum Brown and a 29-yard rumble by Downing — the Blue Lions eventually scored on a 1-yard rush by Downing with 5:28 left in the first frame. The PAT was no good, putting WCH in front at 13-0. Downing led Washington in rushing with eight carries for 57 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 7.1 yards per carry.
After the Blue Lions had a punt return by Jackson of around 35-plus yards, the Blue Lions started a drive with 3:29 left in the first quarter on the HHS 31-yard line. Three plays later (including a 24-yard pass to Tanner Lemaster), Washington made it a 19-0 lead with 2:22 left in the first when Braydon Kettles caught a 4-yard pass in the end zone as Washington QB Ethan Rogers-Wright rolled out of the pocket to make the throw.
For the game, Rogers-Wright was 14-of-23 for 248 yards with three touchdown passes and no interceptions. He also rushed for 20 yards and one touchdown on five carries.
The second quarter saw the Washington lead jump to 25 points on senior night as Mason Coffman had a pick-six, returning the interception for a touchdown with 11:50 left in the quarter.
Washington had another interception on the ensuing drive, leaving them with possession of the football with 6:38 left in the second quarter as Zach Koutz made the play. Four plays later, Washington increased their lead to 32-0 with a 58-yard touchdown reception by AJ Dallmayer. The PAT was also good on the attempt. Dallmayer finished the game with two receptions for 82 yards.
The Blue Lions added one more touchdown before the end of the first half when Rogers-Wright found Brown for a 24-yard score with 1.5 left in the frame. The PAT was good, making the score at halftime, 39-0.
Washington’s final touchdown was scored with 5:03 left in the third when Rogers-Wright raced 21 yards to pay dirt on a QB keeper. WCH had a fake PAT attempt and took the ball to the end zone for two more points for the 47-point advantage.
Next for the Hillsboro Indians is a road game on Friday, Sept. 25 as the Indians will face the undefeated Jackson Ironmen (3-0, 4-0) in FAC action. The Blue Lions will host the McClain Tigers (0-3, 0-4) in Week 5. Both games will kick off at 7 p.m.