Carmel rolled to a second consecutive win on Friday, beating Lawrence North 23-9 in an away Metropolitan Conference game.
The Class 6A No. 4 Greyhounds kicked their way to victory, thanks to Spencer Hanna. He made three field goals and also kicked the extra points on both of Carmel’s touchdowns.
The Greyhounds’ first score was a long run by Dylan Downing. The junior started the game for Carmel in a big way, rushing 61 yards for a touchdown just over a minute into the first quarter.
Hanna’s kick made the score 7-0, and he followed that with a 31-yard field goal with 1:08 left in the period. Zach White pushed the ball in to the end zone midway through the second quarter, and with the extra point good, Carmel led 17-3 at halftime.
Hanna added field goals from 33 yards in the third quarter and from 43 yards at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The Wildcats did score a touchdown in the period, but Carmel had the game well in hand by then.
Downing had another solid night, carrying the ball 16 times for 137 yards. As for Carmel’s quarterbacks. Tyler Trent was 3-for-10 with 66 yards, while Gabe Quigley completed 2 of 4 passes for 26 yards.
The Greyhounds are 2-1 in the MIC; Warren Central, the top-ranked 6A team, leads the standings at 3-0. Carmel is tied with 6A No. 10 North Central and Lawrence Central for second place, which means the Greyhounds’ game with the Panthers next Friday at the North Central field will be an important one. Both teams are also 4-1 overall.
