Hamilton Heights broke away from Lafayette Central Catholic on Friday, and cruised to a 41-21 victory at the Huskies’ stadium in the third-place game of the Hoosier Conference playoffs.
The game was tight in the first half. Heights got on the board first after Jaylyn Pugh caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Bodie Derrer. The Knights responded with two touchdown throws of their own, and led 14-7 after the first quarter.
The Huskies came storming back, with Tyler Champion taking a five-yard Derrer pass into the end zone with 9:59 left. A minute and a half later, Kaleb Murray picked off an LCC pass and took that 58 yards to score. Teigan Scoles made all three extra-point kicks, and Heights was back up 21-14.
Central Catholic scored seconds later on a long run, and the score was 21-21. That would be the halftime score, but the second half was all Huskies.
Trey Ehman got in the act with a two-yard touchdown run early in the third period. Derrer then connected on his third TD of the game, tossing a 13-yarder to Evan Tilton. Scoles made two more kicks, and Heights led 35-21 after three. Ehman then added one more touchdown in the fourth quarter, on a 23-yard run.
Ehman had an outstanding game, gaining 225 yards on the ground. Derrer finished 12-of-24 with 129 yards and three touchdowns. Champion made six receptions.
The Huskies are 7-2 and play at Maconaquah next week in the first round of Sectional 28.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 41, LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 21
Score by Quarters
LCC 14 7 0 0 – 21
Heights 7 14 14 6 – 41
Team Stats LCC HH
First Downs 8 23
By Rush 4 16
By Pass 3 6
By Penalty 1 1
Rushes-Yards 19-100 49-319
Yards Passing 72 129
Comp-Att-Int-TD 8-25-1-2 12-24-1-3
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-73 9-80
Punts-Average 5-29.6 1-33.0
Heights Scoring
First Quarter
8:02 – Jaylyn Pugh 12-yard pass from Bodie Derrer (Teigan Scoles kick)
Second Quarter
9:59 – Tyler Champion 5-yard pass from Derrer (Scoles kick)
8:23 – Kaleb Murray 58-yard interception return (Scoles kick)
Third Quarter
9:50 – Trey Ehman 2-yard run (Scoles kick)
5:48 – Evan Tilton 13-yard pass from Derrer (Scoles kick)
Fourth Quarter
7:30 – Ehman 23-yard run (kick failed)
Heights individual stats
Rushing: Ehman 27-225, Owen VanHaaren 12-64, Derrer 8-24, Tilton 1-6, Champion 1-0.
Passing: Derrer 12-24-129.
Receiving: Champion 6-60, Ehman 2-24, Cooper Vondersaar 1-15, Tilton 1-13, Pugh 1-12, VanHaaren 1-5.