A large Homecoming crowd packed in to Carmel Stadium Friday night to watch the Class 6A No. 4 Greyhounds beat 6A No. 10 Ben Davis 21-7 in a Metropolitan Conference game.
It took until the later stages of the first quarter for Carmel to get on the board. The Greyhounds used a resolute drive to reach the 2-yard line, then Christian Williams ran the ball in from there to get the first touchdown of the night.
The Giants scored in the second quarter, and that sent the game into halftime tied 7-7. Carmel’s defense stepped up late in the third, as Josh Schumann took a blocked punt return seven yards into the end zone, and put the Greyhounds back in the lead.
Carmel added one more TD during the first minute of the first quarter, when Zach White ran the ball in from seven yards. Spencer Hanna made all three extra point kicks.
White wound up the leading rusher for the ‘Hounds, gaining 112 yards in 19 carries. Meanwhile, Carmel’s defense only allowed Ben Davis 54 yards in total offense (13 yards rushing and 41 yards passing).
The Greyhounds are 4-1 in the MIC and remain in second place in the conference standings, behind Warren Central’s 6-0 MIC record. The two teams will play each other next week at the Warriors’ stadium.
Carmel is now 6-1 overall.
Carmel’s Christian Williams celebrates as he crosses the end zone in the first quarter, scoring the first touchdown of the game for the Greyhounds. Carmel went on to beat Ben Davis 21-7 to get a victory in its Homecoming game. (Richie Hall)