Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 135, Number 40, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 6 October 2016 — Page 8

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Sports briefs Boys cross country PANTHERS PUCE 7TH AT NLCS North Wood's boys cross country team put up a score of 159 to finish seventh at the Northern Lakes Conference Meet Saturday. " Warsaw won the championship with a 45 score ahead of Northridge's 51. Emmanuel Olvera finished ninth to pace the Panthers in 17:14.51. Tyler Evers placed 15th in 17:27.94. Jordan Jones was 41st in 18:52.85. Arron Smith was 45th in 18:57.85, and Danny Ramirez placed 49th in 19:18.77. • NORTHERN LAKES CONFERENCE MEET At Goshen TEAM SCORES: 1. Warsaw 45, 2. Northridge 51, 3. Concord 84, 4. Wawasee 112.5. Goshen 118,6. Plymouth 149, 7. North Wood 159, 8. Elkhart Memorial 199. TOP 25: 1. Zeb Hernandez (Warsaw) 16:21.94, 2. Lucas Howett (Warsaw) 16:42.28, 3. Noah Detwiler (Northridge) 16:43.79, 4. Hunter Moore (Northridge) 16:50.12, 5. Luke Griner (Wawasee) 16:54.84,6. Xavi Ramirez (Warsaw) 16:55.66, 7. Spencer Hare (Wawasee) 16:56.40, 8. Jason Barrahona (Goshen) 17:02.96, 9. Emmanuel Olvera (North Wood) 17:14.51, 10. Christian Kauffman (Northridge) 17:15.06, 11. Luke Shoemaker (Concord) 17:15.323, 12. Austin Clark (Concord) 17:15.32, 13. Nathaniel Gottschalk (Warsaw) 17:19.31, 14. Salvador Escamilla (Concord) 17:26.93,15. Tyler Evers (North Wood) 17:27.94,16. Zach Oyer (Goshen) 17:31.91, 17. Luke Owings (Concord) 17:32.18, 18. David Arvidson (Concord) 17:33.33, 19. Jeff Oliver (Plymouth) 17:34.67, 20. Jordan Morrow (Plymouth) 17:40.34, 21. Sam Griner (Wawasee) 17:44.94, ,22. Logan Riffell (Northridge) 17:46.41, 23. Taylor Mills (Warsaw) 17:46.95, 24. Jonathan Gomez (Concord) 17:47.37, 25. Blake hfcwhorter (Northridge) 18:04.50. Girls cross country LADY PANTHERS FIFTH AT NLCS North Wood's girls cross country team placed fifth at the Northern Lakes Conference Meet Saturday with a score of 117. Warsaw's 40 won the Lady Tigers the meet, and Northridge finished second with a 52 score. Erica Stutsman led the Lady Panthers in third place with a 19:37.77 time. Kate Jarvis finished 22nd in 21:40.8. Megan Miller was 26th in 21:58.04, Ariana Runge was 32nd in 22:21.33, and Whitney Wolfe was 34th in 22:26.59. • NORTHERN LAKES CONFERENCE MEET At Goshen TEAM SCORES: 1. Warsaw 30, 2. Northridge 52, 3. Concord 72, 4. Wawasee 101.5. North Wood 117,6. Goshen 169,7. Elkhart Memorial 174, 8. Plymouth 227 TOP 25: 1. Mia Beckham (Warsaw) 19:30.73, 2. Allison Miller (Warsaw) 19:30.86, 3. Erica Stutsman (North Wood) 19:37.77, 4. Mariah King (Northridge) 19:40.25, 5. Charlene Orr (Warsaw) 19:52.55, 6. Mackenzie Adams (Northridge) 20:07.16,7. McKenzie Love (Northridge) 20:10.13,8. Angie Sanchez-Vijil (Warsaw) 20:13.13,9. Summer Cooper (Concord) 20:19.08,10. Ariana Perez Diener (Goshen) 20:19.54, 11. Elizabeth Zorn (Wawasee) 20:25.95, 12. Mckenzie Smith (Wawasee) 20:35.89, 13. Alena Porter (Concord) 20:36.87, 14. Megan Metzger (Warsaw) 20:38.75, 15. Jana Fisher (Concord) 20:39.32, 16. Ally Smith (Concord) 20:49.73, 17. Hanna Durbin (Northridge) 21:01.82,18. Jenna Miller (Northridge) 21:03.50,19. Sydney Simon (Concord) 21:06.87, 20. Kalie Canfield (Elkhart Memorial) 21:10.04, 21. Lauren Orr (Warsaw) 21:21.87,22. Kate Jarvis (North Wood) 21:40.80,23. Molly Campbell (Northridge) 21:48.22, 24. Lila Gergory (Wawasee) 21:49.86, 25. Aubrey Kuhn (Wawasee) 21:52.05. Girls soccer LADY PANTHERS TOP WARRIORS North Wood's girls soccer team beat visiting Wawasee, 4-1. Avery Bontrager, Betsy Nunemkaer, Brittani Shields and Cindy Barahona all scored goals for the Lady Panthers, and Barahona also assisted Bontrager's goal in the 11th minute. North Wood out-shot Wawasee 8-1 in shots on goal. • NORTHWOOD 4, WAWASEE 1 At Nappanee First half NW —Avery Bontrager (Cindy Barahona), 11th minute W Meg Heinisch, 11th minute NW Betsy Nunemaker (Kali Parisi), 32nd minute Second half NW Brittani Shields (Cassie Yoder), 48th minute NW Barahona, 55th minute Shots on goal: North Wood 8, Wawasee 1 Saves: North Wood 0 (Kira Robinson), Wawasee 4 (Kayla White) Comers: North Wood 8, Wawasee 1 Records: North Wood 6-7-2 (1-5-1 NLC), Wawasee 5-11 (0-7 NLC) JV score: North Wood 1, Wawasee 0 Boys soccer PANTHERS BEAT GLENN North Wood handed John Glenn a 3-0 defeat Sept. 26. Eli Aukerman scored two of the Panthers' three goals. laron Mullet added the third goal, and Landon Parker had two assists. Cody Cripe kept the clean sheet with a shutout. • NORTHWOOD 3, JOHN GLENN 0 Complete results unavailable. Volleyball NORTHWOOD FALLS IN 3 North Wood's volleyball team lost a Northern Lakes

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By Steve Sittler Correspondent NORTHWOOD Trey Bilirtski threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Class 4A, No. 2-ranked North Wood Panthers pummeled Elkhart Memorial 52-21 on a soggy homecoming night at Andrews Field. Combined with Concord's upset win over Plymouth, the victory put the Panthers in position to clinch their first Northern Lakes Conference (NLC) title since 2004 when the Warsaw Tigers come to town on Oct. 7 for North Wood's Senior Night. After punting the ball away on their first possession, North Wood's Black Crunch defense stopped Memorial on fourth down and took over at the Charger 44-yard line. Six straight running plays put the ball at the 15-yard line and Bilinski then hit Payton Bear for a TD strike and ran the PAT in himself to give the Panthers an 8-0 lead. Memorial answered quickly, scoring on their second play from scrimmage on a 74-yard touchdown pass from Nathan Williams to Andrew Goodman and when the PAT pass was also good, the score was tied at 8-all with just over three minutes remaining in the first period. After driving to the Charger 11-yard line, North Wood turned the ball over on downs but quickly forced a Memorial punt that was returned 20 yards by Drew Minnich to near midfield. Seven plays later, the Panthers were in the end zone again, this time on an 18-yard pass from Bilinski to DeAndre Smart, who tipped the ball away from a Charger defender and made the grab in the back of the end zone. Bilinski's second PAT run of the night made it 16-8 Panthers early in the second quarter. After forcing yet another Memorial punt, North Wood took over on their own 27-yard line and promptly marched 73 yards in just seven plays, with a Bilinski to Minnich 26-yard completion being the key play on the drive. Bronson Yoder

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North Wood senior captain Caleb Newcomer shouts encouragement to his teammates in North Wood's 52-12 homecoming win over Elkhart Memorial. took the pigskin the final four yards for the score and then added the two-point PAT run himself to push North Wood's lead to 24-8, which held up to halftime. To their credit, Memorial continued to battle after the half, taking the second-half kickoff and driving 57 yards in eight plays, capped by a 6-yard touchdown scamper by Charger running back Mark Brownlee. The PAT passed failed but the Panther lead was cut to 24-14. It stayed that way for barely 10 seconds as Brayton Yoder returned the Charger kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown and ran in another PAT, rebuilding the Panther lead to 32-14. The Black Crunch defense then forced a three-and-out by Memorial and North Wood took over at their own 44-yard line. Just two plays later, Bilinski bolted 54 yards for a score and although the run failed, the Panthers held a commanding 38-14 lead with six minutes left in the third period. The Chargers answered with a long drive that finally ended at the North Wood fiveyard line when Memorial fumbled on a fourth-down rush attempt. Bilinski then led a masterful 95-yard drive that featured a mix of runs and passes and ended with a four-yard strike to Smart to make it 45-14 Panthers after Adler Chamberlain's PAT kick. A surprise on-side kick then gave the ball back to North Wood near midfield and Landen Gessinger, tak-

Lengacher set 17 assists. • WARSAW 3, NORTHWOOD 0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-20) At Warsaw Kills: Kennedy Wiens 11, Whitney Gessinger 4 Aces: Kennedy Wiens I Digs: Taitlyn Trenshaw 9, Whitney Gessinger 6 Blocks: Kenzie Moren 4, Haylee Pennington 3 Assists: Courtney Lengacher 17 LADY PANTHERS BEAT JIMTOWN North Wood beat Jim town in four games Sept. 26,25-12, 25-17,18-25, 25-20. Kennedy Wiens put down 18 kills, while Whitney Gessinger finished with nine kills and 21 digs. Taitlyn Trenshaw recorded 23 digs, Haylee Pennington recorded 10 blocks, and Courtney Lengacher passed out 40 ass i s t s • NORTHWOOD 3, JIMTOWN 1 (25-12, 25-17,18-25,25-20)

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DAT photos North Wood's Brayton Yoder (with ball) bolts upfield off a block by DeAndre Smart (5) in the Panthers' 52-21 win over Elkhart Memorial. Yoder rushed for 71 yards and added a 75-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the victory.

ing over for Bilinski at quarterback, led a drive that he finished himself with a brilliant 30-yard run, increasing the Panther lead to 52-14. Memorial had one final scoring drive with Williams hitting Nolan Grose on a 15-yard TD pass, but it was too little, too late as the Panthers ran out the clock for the 52-21 victory. The Panthers finished with a season-high 339 yards on the ground, led by 88 from Bronson Yoder and 77 from Bilinski. Brayton Yoder chipped in with 75 yards while Bear and Gessinger added 44 and 40 yards, respectively. Bilinski finished 12 of 18 for 155 yards and three touchdowns through the air, two of them going to Smart who had three total grabs, tying for team honors with Gessinger and Bronson Yoder. The Black Crunch defense was paced by Ethan Hochstetler and Dylan Brugh with eight tackles apiece, while Jacob Chupp and Minnich added six stops each. Memorial rushed for 134 yards, most of it by Williams who picked up 107 yards on 21 carries. Williams added 201 yards and two TDs passing, accounting for virtually all of Memorial's offense in one way or another. North Wood (7-0, 5-0 NLC) finishes a three-game home stand on Oct. 7, when they

At Nappanee North Wood leaders Kills: Kennedy Wiens 18, Whitney Gessinger 9 Digs: Taitlyn Trenshaw 23, Whitney Gessinger 21 Blocks: Haylee Pennington 10 Assists: Courtney Lengacher 40 Boys tennis PANTHERS BEAT WEST NOBLE North Wood's boys tennis team swept West Noble, 5-0, in a match on Sept. 27. The Panthers surrendered a total of only six games on the five courts. •NWS, WEST NOBLE 0 SINGLES: 1. Jared Hoffman beat Luke Moore 6-0,6-1; 2. Wes Troyer beat Logan Halderman 6-2, 6-0; 3. Landon Holland beat Andrew Tom 6-0,6-0. DOUBLES: 1. Cam Stillson/Brant Mast beat Marcus Weimer/Isaac Weimer 6-0, 6-1; 2. Trevor Klotz/Jack Wysong beat Hunter Saggars/Brock Bohde 6-1, 6-1.

will face the Warsaw Tigers (5-2, 4-1 NLC). Memorial (2-5,0-5 NLC) hosts Wawasee (3-4, 1-4 NLC) in a battle to avoid the conference cellar. • NORTHWOOD 52. ELKHART MEMORIAL 21 At Andrews Field. Nappanee Memorial: 8 0 6 7 North Wood: 8 16 14 14 NW - Payton Bear 15 pass from Trey Bilinski (Bilinski run) EM - Andrew Goodman 74 pass from Nathan Williams (JaShawn Echols-Adcll pass from Williams) NW - DeAndre Smart 18 pass from Bilinski (Bilinski run) NW - Bronson Yoder 4 run (Bronson Yoder run) EM - Mark Browlce 6 run (pass failed) , NW - Brayton Yoder 75 yd kickoff return (Bronson Yoder run) NW - Bilinski 54 run (run failed) NW - Smart 3 pass from Bilinski (Adler Chamberlain kick) NW - Landen Gessinger 30 run (Chamberlain kick) EM - Nolan Grose 15 pass from Williams (Austin Arbaugh kick) NW Memorial Yards Rushing 339 134 Yards Passing 155 201 Passing (Comp/Att/Int) 12-18-0 14-22-0 Penalties (No./Yds.) 6-55 5-25 Fumbles (No./Lost) 2-0 1-0 Punts (No./Avg.) 2-38 4-37 Rushing - North Wood (Bronson Yoder 15-85, TD; Bear 7-44; Brayton Yoder 10-71; Bilinski 6-69, TD; Gessinger 4-39, TD; Connor Yoder 2-14; Chupp 2-10; Jaden Miller 1-4; Ethan Miller 2-3; Hauptli 1-0); Memorial (Williams 21-107; Brownlee 7-28, TD; Scott 2-5; Echols 1-0) Passing - North Wood (Bilinski 12-18-0, 155 yds., 3 TD); Memorial (Williams 14-22-0, 201 yds., 2 TD) Receiving - North Wood (Smart 3-30, 2 TD; Gessinger 3-32; Bronson Yoder 3-51; Minnich 2-27; Bear 1-15, TD); Memorial (Grose 9-95, TD; Goodman 3-91, TD; Butler 2-15)

Bth grade football NORTHWOOD BTH TAKES IST LOSS North Wood's eighth grade football team suffered its first loss of the year in a battle of unbeatens with Elkhart West Sept. 20, falling 38-0. The Panthers recorded just 54 rushing yards led by Nate Newcomer's 41, and his 13 carries accounted for all but two of his team's rushing attempts. He also completed one pass to Kaiden Newcomer for 5 yards. Leading the North Wood defense was Edgar Arvizu with eight tacldes, while Nick Lechlitner, Tanner Feenstra and Tyler Hobart recorded six tackles apiece. North Wood dropped to 3-1-1 while Elkhart West improved to 4-0.

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