Carmel found itself down at halftime against Lawrence North on Friday, but the Class 6A No. 3 Greyhounds fought back into overtime, and scored the winning touchdown to hold off the Wildcats 23-20.
Zach Osborne made the score in the extra period, running the ball in from eight yards. The victory kept the Greyhounds unbeaten in the Metropolitan Conference at 3-0, and improved their overall record to 4-1.
Lawrence North led 10-0 at halftime. Carmel finally got its first score in the third quarter, when Dylan Downing got into the end zone on a seven-yard run. Spencer Hanna made the extra-point kick, then followed that up a few minutes later with a 22-yard field goal.
The game remained tied at 10-10 going into the fourth quarter. Zach White punched the ball in from the one-yard line to put Carmel in front early in the fourth period. But the Wildcats tied the game with 1:14 left on a 16-yard passing touchdown. In the extra period, LN scored first on a field goal, and the Greyhounds answered with the TD.
Downing led Carmel’s rushing with 64 yards on 15 carries. Osborne completed 8 of 16 passes for 113 yards, with Zach Gish getting four receptions.
The ‘Hounds will play again at Carmel Stadium next week, hosting North Central for their Homecoming game.
CARMEL 23, LAWRENCE NORTH 20
(Overtime)
Score by Quarters
Lawrence North 7 3 0 7 3 – 20
Carmel 0 0 10 7 6 – 23
Team Stats LN CHS
First Downs 21 9
By Rush 14 5
By Pass 6 4
By Penalty 1 0
Rushes-Yards 41-166 29-133
Yards Passing 136 113
Comp-Att-Int-TD 22-34-0-1 8-16-2-0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 12-147 3-54
Punts-Average 6-27.0 5-39.4
Carmel Scoring
Third Quarter
9:38 – Dylan Downing 7-yard run (Spencer Hanna kick)
5:39 – Hanna 22-yard field goal
Fourth Quarter
9:42, Zach White 1-yard run (Hanna kick)
Overtime
Zach Osborne 8-yard run (no attempt)
Carmel individual stats
Rushing: Downing 15-64, White 5-46, Colton Parker 2-20, John David Rogers 2-4, Osborne 5-minus 1.
Passing: Osborne 8-16-113.
Receiving: Zach Gish 4-54, Aidan Ellison 1-25, Zach Dilger 1-22, Christian Williams 1-7, Parker 1-5.
Carmel’s Zach Gish made four receptions for the Greyhounds in their Friday win over Lawrence North. (Richie Hall)