Noblesville had to face the No. 1 team in Indiana on Friday, making a trip to Avon for a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game.
The Orioles were undefeated at the start of the game, and were undefeated at the end, beating the Millers 37-13. But Noblesville hung in there, and provided some exciting moments in the third quarter.
Trailing 20-0, the Millers got on the board with seven and a half minutes left when Jayden Barrett caught a 30-yard pass from Alex Zavac. Grayden Addison made the extra-point kick, cutting Avon’s lead to 20-7.
The Orioles scored with under three minutes to go to get back up 27-7. But Barrett struck again, catching the kickoff deep in Noblesville territory and running 92 yards to score another touchdown. That kept the Millers within 27-13 at the end of three quarters. But Avon added 10 more points in the fourth to complete its perfect HCC (7-0) and regular season (9-0).
Zavac finished the game 4-of-10 with 60 yards passing, and also led the rushing with 29 yards. Carson Sanders had three catches.
Noblesville finished 1-6 in HCC play and 1-8 for the regular season. The Millers are off next week, then host Homestead on Nov. 1 in Sectional 3 play.
AVON 37, NOBLESVILLE 13
Score by Quarters
Noblesville 0 0 13 0 – 13
Avon 6 14 7 10 – 37
Team Stats NHS AHS
First Downs 7 18
Rushes-Yards 24-64 20-131
Yards Passing 60 201
Comp-Att-Int-TD 4-10-1-1 13-23-2-1
Penalties-Yards 2-20 11-117
Punts-Average 7-42.0 4-42.0
Noblesville scoring
Third Quarter
7:31 – Jayden Barrett 30-yard pass from Alex Zavac (Grayden Addison kick)
2:22 – Barrett 92-yard kickoff return (kick blocked)
Noblesville individual stats
Rushing: Zavac 9-29, Shomari Rogers-Walton 1-17, Elijah Butler 11-12, Carson Sanders 1-5, Owen Jones 1-3, Barrett 1-minus 2.
Passing: Zavac 4-10-60.
Receiving: Sanders 3-30, Barrett 1-30.