East Central Indiana high school football rundown: Breaking down Week 6 games in the area

MUNCIE, Ind. — East Central Indiana teams saw improvement in Week 6 of the IHSAA football season.

Here's a breakdown of each contest with available statistics:

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Delta 14, New Castle 8

Delta won its fifth game of the season after losing for the first time last week. New Castle lost, conversely, its fifth straight game.

It was a defensive battle as the Eagles and Trojans went yard-for-yard with a couple of turnovers to begin the game, but neither side was able to score.

However, that changed when New Castle’s Tyson Lewis scored on a quarterback keeper to put the Trojans up. New Castle then opted to go for a two-point conversion, and a completed pass gave it an 8-0 lead early in the second quarter.

After the New Castle score, the game went back into a defensive battle as both teams forced the other to punt.

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Delta got a drive going later in the quarter after Bronson Edwards connected with D’Amare Hood on a long pass to set up shop at the New Castle 12-yard line. But New Castle responded by forcing a turnover-on-downs at its own 3-yard line.

New Castle never got things rolling thereafter and took an 8-0 lead into halftime, and the Trojans' offense continued to struggle as Delta’s defense stood tall and forced a three-and-out to begin the second half.

The Eagles eventually got on the board when Edwards connected with Hood on a touchdown pass to trail just 8-6 after failing the two-point attempt.

New Castle then put a drive together going late in the third frame on a deep pass before the quarter ended. As play resumed in the fourth quarter, the Eagles defense forced the Trojans to turnover the ball on downs.

Delta proceeded to march right down the field as Kaiden Bond gave the Eagles the lead on a rushing touchdown and a completed two-point conversion to put Delta in front 14-8, which ultimately secured the victory for the Eagles.

Delta is 5-1.

New Castle is 1-5.

Delta 0 6 0 8 — 14

New Castle 8 0 0 0 — 8

Yorktown 42, Shelbyville 19

Yorktown won its second straight game.

The Tigers' offense saw many big plays across the whole game, especially on its first two touchdown drives as Mason Moulton connected with Quintin Williams on a 90-yard touchdown pass. Jayce Key followed that up with a 78-yard rushing touchdown to give the Tigers a 14-0 lead over Shelbyville.

After allowing a TD defensively, the Tigers continued to run up the score as Moulton connected with Williams again on a 26-yard passing touchdown before the end of the half.

Ayden Ewing then got going for the Tigers as he rushed for a 34-yard touchdown to put the Tigers up 28-6.

Ewing didn’t stop there as he followed up with another rushing touchdown on a 7-yard run to grow Yorktown’s lead.

Key and the Tigers scored once more with an 80-yard rushing touchdown to give the Tigers a 42-19 win over the Golden Bears.

Yorktown has now won five straight against Shelbyville.

Yorktown is 4-2.

Yorktown 14 7 14 7 — 42

Shelbyville 0 6 0 13 — 19

Monroe Central 27, Wes-Del 0

Monroe Central won its second game of the season as Wes-Del lost its second straight game.

The Golden Bears jumped out quickly with touchdowns on their first two drives of the game, both by Jerimiah Ullom. The receiving touchdown came on a 13-yard pass from Lane Wilson, and Ullom then broke free for a 69-yard rushing touchdown to put the Golden Bears up 14-0.

The scoring didn’t end there as Monroe Central ended the first half with Wilson connecting with Justus Ullom on a 9-yard touchdown pass giving the Golden Bears a 20-0 lead at halftime.

Monroe Central found the end zone one last time in the fourth on an Ethan Hunt rushing touchdown from five yards out, set up by a long run-and-catch by Jerimiah.

Wes-Del, though, never got much going offensively despite playing solid defense in the second and third quarters.

Monroe Central’s offense was led by Wilson (11-of-15 passing, 184 yards, two TD’s), Jerimiah (eight carries, 125 yards rushing, two receptions, 74 yards, three total touchdowns) and Justus (four receptions, 74 yards, one TD).

Monroe Central won its 11th straight game against Wes-Del.

Monroe Central is 2-4.

Wes-Del is 1-5.

Monroe Central 14 6 0 7 — 27

Wes-Del 0 0 0 0 — 0

Muncie Central 49, Richmond 21

Muncie Central won its first game of the season.

Muncie Central started off strong as Leo Boyd put the Bearcats up early on a rushing touchdown. Three minutes later, Boyd scored again, this time on a punt return to put the Bearcats up 14-0.

Richmond responded with a score of its own as Lewis Alexander rushed in for a 2-yard rushing touchdown.

The Bearcats continued to push their dominant run game against the Red Devils as Boyd had his third touchdown of the night.

After getting a huge loss on a Richmond misplay, Muncie Central allowed a 3rd-and-long that resulted in a touchdown, cutting the Bearcats lead to seven.

Boyd continued to shine as he rushed in for his fourth TD of the evening, giving Muncie Central a 28-7 advantage.

Boyd wasn’t the only one who dominated the run game for Central as Marquis Allen had a 30-yard touchdown of his own for the Bearcats to give them a 35-14 lead halfway through.

The last score of the night came on a 2-yard run from Dae’cion Echols after a couple big gains from Boyd.

The Bearcats have won three straight against the Red Devils.

Muncie Central is 1-5.

Muncie Central 21 28 0 0 — 49

Richmond 7 7 0 7 — 21

Jay County 34, Woodlan 29

Jay County won its fourth game of the season after losing two straight contests.

The Patriots allowed an early score to begin the game on a 49-yard run by Drew Fleek of Woodlan. However, Jay County responded with a touchdown of its own on a 28-yard run by AJ Myers but still trailed 7-6.

The Warriors responded with two more touchdowns to put the Patriots in a tough position being down 22-6 late in the second quarter.

But with 26 seconds remaining in the first half, Jay County scored on a 1-yard touchdown run along with a two-point conversion by Myers and trailed 22-14 at half.

The Warriors came out of the second half blazing as Woodlan scored another touchdown off a Ty Loudon pass to Carter Fleek.

Jay County then responded again as Myers had his third touchdown of the night on a 3-yard carry and a two-point conversion as Sean Bailey ran it in.

The Patriots then took over the fourth quarter as Myers notched his fourth touchdown of the night on a 20-yard run to trail 29-28 in the fourth.

The Patriots got the ball one last time and punched it into the end zone to secure the win with 1:08 minutes remaining on a 5-yard touchdown run by Myers to give the Patriots a 34-28 lead.

Jay County is 4-2.

Jay County 0 14 8 12 — 34

Woodlan 7 15 7 0 — 29

Hagerstown 27, Shenandoah 9

Shenandoah lost its fifth straight game.

Shenandoah is 1-5.

Winchester 35, Tri 6

Winchester won its fourth game of the season.

The Golden Falcons' offense enjoyed significant success against the Titans, tallying over 400 yards of total offense.

Winchester’s offense was led by Adam Moore (135 yards, three TD’s), Carter Campbell (two receiving touchdowns) and Bryce Tippett (one receiving touchdown).

Winchester also won its first game against Tri since 2019 after losing three straight to the Titans.

Winchester is 4-2.

Winchester 7 21 7 0 — 35

Tri 0 0 0 6 — 6

Eastbrook 43, Blackford 6

Blackford lost its sixth straight game of the season and 11th in a row dating back to last season.

The Bruins are 0-6.

Radlee-Michael Besser is a freelance sports reporter. Follow him on Twitter @_RadleeMichael.

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