Carmel won an all-county clash at Hamilton Southeastern on Friday to advance to the Class 6A Sectional 4 championship game.
The Greyhounds beat the Royals 28-14 in a semi-final game at TCU Field. Carmel led 28-0 after three quarters, scoring all of its touchdowns on the ground.
Zach White got the first two scores on five-yard runs. White found the end zone midway through the first quarter, then made his way in to score with 7:33 left in the second. Christian Williams added the Greyhounds’ third touchdown later in the period, then John Rogers scored on a 35-yard run late in the third quarter. Spencer Hanna kicked all four extra points.
Southeastern fought to the end, scoring both of their touchdowns in the fourth period off passes from Andrew Hobson. Nathan Wolf caught a 10-yard TD throw with 5:25 left, then the Royals got the ball back seconds later and Ben Boysen grabbed a 34-yard pass and took it in for the score. Alex Geroulis kicked both extra points.
Rogers led Carmel’s ground game with 67 yards rushing, with Dylan Downing gaining 65 yards. Williams completed 9 of 14 passes for 61 yards; Downing had four receptions.
Hobson had an outstanding game, completing 23 of 33 passes for 263 yards. DeAndre Rhodes had seven catches, with Boysen, Tony Myers and Wolf all making five receptions. Boysen led the rushing with 53 yards.
Carmel is 7-3 and hosts Westfield next Friday in the sectional championship game. Southeastern finished its season 5-5.
CARMEL 28, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 14
Score by Quarters
Carmel 7 14 7 0 – 28
Southeastern 0 0 0 14 – 14
Team Stats CHS HSE
First Downs 19 18
By Rush 14 6
By Pass 2 12
By Penalty 3 0
Rushes-Yards 47-253 33-86
Yards Passing 61 263
Comp-Att-Int-TD 9-14-1-0 23-33-2-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-01 2-2
Penalties-Yards 7-45 8-85
Punts-Average 3-38.0 5-32.2
Scoring
First Quarter
C, 5:52 – Zach White 5-yard run (Spencer Hanna kick)
Second Quarter
C, 7:33 – White 5-yard run (Hanna kick)
C, 3:22 – Christian Williams 25-yard run (Hanna kick)
Third Quarter
C, 3:34 – John Rogers 35-yard run (Hanna kick)
Fourth Quarter
HSE, 5:25 – Nathan Wolf 10-yard pass from Andrew Hobson (Alex Geroulis kick)
HSE, 4:57 – Ben Boysen 34-yard pass from Hobson (Geroulis kick)
Carmel individual stats
Rushing: Rogers 4-67, Dylan Downing 10-65, White 12-50, Erik Allen 7-49, Williams 5-31, Zyavonta Blackburn 2-minus 5, Zach Osborne 1-minus 2, Gabe Quigley 6-minus 12.
Passing: Williams 9-14-61.
Receiving: Downing 4-25, Aidan Ellison 2-14, Baron Smith 1-12, White 1-5, Colton Parker 1-5.
Southeastern individual stats
Rushing: Boysen 4-53, Blaine Wertz 17-47, Tony Myers 4-13, Hobson 8-minus 27.
Passing: Hobson 23-33-263.
Receiving: DeAndre Rhodes 7-68, Boysen 5-98, Myers 5-51, Wolf 5-41, Wertz 1-5.
Carmel’s Zach White powers his way into the end zone during the Greyhounds’ Sectional 4 semi-final game at Hamilton Southeastern on Friday. White scored two touchdowns in Carmel’s 28-14 win. (Kirk Green)