Hamilton Heights, back on the road for the second time this season, fell to North Montgomery 31-7 Friday.
The Chargers scored first, with a two-yard run in the first quarter to lead 6-0. The Huskies then made a huge play early in the second period, as Guy Griffey and Gavin Bramel teamed up for a 91-yard passing touchdown. Michael Lecher made the extra-point kick, and Heights led 7-6.
But North Montgomery took control after that, scoring two touchdowns and following both of them up with two-point conversion runs. The second score took place at the end of the half, and it put the Chargers up 22-7. North held on to the lead from there, getting a safety in the third period and a short touchdown run in the fourth.
Despite the loss, Huskies coach Jon Kirschner was pleased with his team’s defensive effort, saying Heights’ defense “played a really strong game.”
“I don’t think the score was indicative of how well the defense played,” said Kirschner. He pointed out that Heights forced three turnovers, held the Chargers to several three-and-outs and also got “a lot of sacks” on the North quarterback.
“We just could not get going on offense tonight,” said Kirschner.
Griffey finished the game with 115 passing yards, with Cooper Vondersaar and Brammel both making three catches. North Montgomery’s defense held the Huskies to only one yard rushing. Troy Ehman had 30 yards rushing.
“I thought our boys played really, really hard,” said Kirschner. “They capitalized on some very, very crucial mistakes on our part. We were not able to capitalize on those turnovers, either.”
Heights is 0-2 and will finally get to play a home game next week. The Huskies will host West Lafayette next Friday, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m.
NORTH MONTGOMERY 31, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 7
Score by Quarters
Heights 0 7 0 0 – 7
N. Montgomery 6 16 2 7 – 31
Team Stats HH NM
Rushes-Yards 11-1 51-77
Yards Passing 115 217
Comp-Att-Int-TD 8-25-0-1 13-23-0-1
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 8-119 6-60
Punts-Average 4-29.3 1-27.0
Heights Scoring
Second Quarter
9:38 – Gavin Bramel 91-yard pass from Guy Griffey (Michael Lecher kick)
Heights individual stats
Rushing: Troy Ehman 6-30, Griffey 5-minus 29.
Passing: Griffey 8-25-115.
Receiving: Bramel 3-94, Cooper Vondersaar 3-8, Troy Ehman 1-7, Tristen Ehman 1-6.