PREP FOOTBALL: Miners get comeback win over Greencastle
Oct. 28—Visiting Greencastle gave second-ranked Linton all it wanted Friday night in a Class 2A Sectional 37 high school football game, but the Miners finally prevailed 26-21 at Roy Williams Field.
Linton never led in the first half as Lamar Moore scored on a long run and Owen Huff caught one touchdown pass and threw another for the Tiger Cubs.
The Miners got within 7-6 on a touchdown by Paul Oliver and tied the score 14-14 on a touchdown by Jesse Voigtschild and a 2-point conversion, but it was 21-14 in Greencastle's favor at halftime and the visitors were getting the ball to start the second half.
Linton's defense pitched a second-half shutout, however, and Oliver — who had 188 yards on 31 carries — scored two touchdowns. With Greencastle driving for a possible go-ahead score, Oliver sealed the game by intercepting a pass that had been tipped by lineman Hank Gennicks.
Now 10-1, Linton will host Southmont this Friday for the sectional championship. Greencastle finished 8-3.
In other high school football:
* North Vermillion 50, Clinton Prairie 42 — At Cayuga, Jerome White passed for 334 yards and five touchdowns and Cody Tryon scored four touchdowns as the Falcons came out ahead in a Class A Sectional 42 contest Friday.
The visiting Gophers led 14-6 after a quarter and 28-20 at halftime. It was 34-34 after three quarters and Clinton Prairie never got the lead in the fourth period.
North Vermillion finished with 462 yards of total offense, Clinton Prairie with 453.
Now 8-3, the Falcons host fifth-ranked Park Tudor this Friday. Clinton Prairie fiinished 6-5.
* Casey 49, Cumberland 7 — At Casey, Ill., Connor Sullivan rushed for 189 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries and Luke Karras added 131 yards and a touchdown on just seven carries as the Warriors breezed to an Illinois Class A playoff win Friday.
Karras, who also led Casey in tackles, is the son of former Marshall and Terre Haute North basketball star Robin Downs and former Rose-Hulman assistant football coach Tony Karras.
Casey, now 9-1, will be at 10-0 and third-seeded Greenfield this coming weekend.
* Roxana 50, Paris 22 — At Roxana, Ill., the visiting Tigers were eliminated in the first round of the Illinois Class 3A playoffs Saturday. Paris finished the season 5-5.
