Noblesville dropped a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game at Zionsville Friday, 39-7.
The Eagles went up 13-0 in the first quarter before the Millers got on the board. Landon Hughes threw a 63-yard touchdown pass to Aiden Brewer, with Jack Letourneau making the extra-point kick. That put Noblesville within 13-7, but Zionsville used a touchdown and field goal in the second quarter to take a 23-7 lead into halftime.
The Eagles’ defense held the Millers to 15 yards rushing. Noblesville had a solid night from its passing game, with Hughes completing 8 of 16 attempts for 162 yards. Brewer had five of those catches for 112 yards. Austin Hastings led the Millers’ defense with seven tackles, followed by Jordan Sharp with five tackles.
Noblesville is 0-3 in the conference and 2-3 overall. The Millers host Franklin Central next Friday in their Homecoming game.
ZIONSVILLE 39, NOBLESVILLE 7
Score by Quarters
Noblesville 7 0 0 0 – 7
Zionsville 13 10 7 9 – 39
Team Stats NOB ZV
First Downs 10 22
By Rush 3 8
By Pass 5 13
By Penalty 2 1
Rushes-Yards 33-15 29-143
Yards Passing 162 227
Comp-Att-Int-TD 8-16-0-1 22-29-0-5
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0
Penalties-Yards 6-50 9-75
Punts-Average 2-32.5 1-40.0
Noblesville Scoring
First Quarter
3:45 – Aiden Brewer 63-yard pass from Landon Hughes (Jack Letourneau kick)
Noblesville individual stats
Rushing: Blake Widget 8-13, Gage Gulley 6-11, Hughes 6-1, Brody Gump 1-1, Cole Schott 2-minus 2, Jacob Baker 1-minus 4, Logan Shoffner 9-minus 5.
Passing: Hughes 8-16-162.
Receiving: Brewer 5-112, Shoffner 1-33, Andrew Page 1-9, Widget 1-8.