Carmel picked up a rebound victory on Friday, traveling to Pike and coming home with a 34-6 Metropolitan Conference win.
The Greyhounds scored once in the first quarter, with Desmond Duffy catching a 27-yard touchdown pass from Zachary Osborne, who returned to the field after an injury. Ben Sponsler kicked the extra point to give Carmel a 7-0 lead.
Sponsler booted a 32-yard field goal early in the second quarter, putting the ‘Hounds up 10-0. The Red Devils scored their lone touchdown on a pass play later in the period, keeping within 10-6 at halftime.
Carmel pulled away in the third quarter, with Evan Brehl taking a 20-yard fumble recovery into the end zone. Osborne later scored on a six-yard run. Duffy began the fourth quarter with his second touchdown reception of the game, a 22-yard throw from Osborne. Sponsler completed the scoring with a 29-yard field goal.
Osborne went 20-of-31 for 304 yards, with Duffy and Jaedon King each collecting seven receptions. Osborne led the rushing with 42 yards.
The Greyhounds are 1-1 in MIC play and 3-1 overall. Carmel returns home next Friday to take on Lawrence North.
CARMEL 34, PIKE 6
Score by Quarters
Carmel 7 3 14 10 – 34
Pike 0 6 0 0 – 6
Team Stats CAR PIKE
First Downs 23 10
By Rush 6 2
By Pass 14 4
By Penalty 3 4
Rushes-Yards 33-124 24-4
Yards Passing 309 131
Comp-Att-Int-TD 21-33-3-2 12-27-1-1
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2
Penalties-Yards 7-62 7-125
Punts-Average 0-0.0 5-33.4
Carmel Scoring
First Quarter
3:47 – Desmond Duffy 27-yard pass from Zachary Osborne (Ben Sponsler kick)
Second Quarter
9:14 – Sponsler 32-yard field goal
Third Quarter
6:44 – Evan Brehl 20-yard fumble recovery (Sponsler kick)
3:51 – Osborne 6-yard run (Sponsler kick)
Fourth Quarter
12:00 – Duffy 22-yard pass from Osborne (Sponsler kick)
4:10 – Sponsler 29-yard field goal
Carmel individual stats
Rushing: Osborne 6-42, Duffy 2-24, Ethan Hall 6-18, Nick Beidl 9-15, Aiden Alayyad 4-13, Lleyton Lukowski 5-12, Jaylen Zachery 1-0.
Passing: Osborne 20-31-304, Lukowski 1-2-5.
Receiving: Duffy 7-119, Jaedon King 7-104, Reece Belling 3-48, Blake Matthews 2-26, Beidl 2-12.