Mount Vernon News local football scoreboard Sept. 15
East Knox High School 32, Cardington-Lincoln 0
East Knox Bulldogs shut out visiting Pirates in last Friday's home conference game.
The Bulldogs made the game difficult for the Pirates to make a lead as East Knox hauled a 26-0 lead at halftime. They added 6 more points in the last quarter, cutting off any last hope the Pirates had of winning the game.
East Knox High who in the prior game also won against Centerburg, will face Mt. Gilead on Sept. 22.
Mount Vernon High School 14, Ashland 31
Yellowjackets scored first, on a six-yard run by Jonny Askew. The scores were eventually tied at the end of the first quarter.
The Arrows dominated the Jackets despite the latter's effort to score in the third quarter. Quarterback Nathan Bernhard largely contributed to Ashland's victory. He executed a nine-yard keeper with just 4:46 left in the first quarter and had also secured the lead for his team in the second quarter after throwing a 31-yard touchdown pass on a fourth-and-3, linking with junior wide receiver Michael Franz. In the later part of the game, Hayden DiPuccio scored a touchdown for the Arrows from a four-yard distance, extending their lead to 31-14.
Fredericktown High School 26, Mt. Gilead 7
Undeterred by a slow start, the Freddies prevailed in their away conference game against Mt. Gilead Indians by a score of 26-7.
Neither Fredericktown nor Mt. Gilead scored in the first quarter. The Indians then held a 7-0 advantage over the Freddies. But Fredericktown avenged and started piling up scores against the opponent and eventually defeated Mt. Gilead.
Fredericktown gained a total of 279 yards in the game, with 129 yards coming from rushing, and 150 yards from passing.
Fredericktown's Blake Spice completed 5 passes out of 10 attempts, accumulating a total of 126 passing yards. Additionally, on the ground, he rushed for 103 yards on 18 carries.
Danville High School 32, Northmor 21
Danville Blue Devils remain unbeaten this season.
In last Friday's home conference game, Northmor was added to the list of the squad they have defeated. The Golden Knights bowed down to the Blue Devils in each quarter. While they were able to prevent Danville from scoring in the third quarter, their scores were not enough to halt the Blue Devils' winning streak.
Danville completed a total of 418 yards, while Northmor managed 245 yards in the game.
Northmor is set to face Fredericktown in their next game. Danville will be at Loudonville on Sept. 22 to play against Loudonville Redbirds.
Centerburg High School 37, Loudonville 15
Centerburg Trojans kept Loudonville Redbirds from soaring high during the game. The Trojans maintained the lead until they scored more than double the Redbirds' final score of 15.
Utica High School 35, Indian Creek 6
The Utica Redskins won against Indian Creek Redskins in their away non-conference game last Friday by a score of 35-6.
Utica is now 4-1 and will face Newark Catholic on Sept. 22.
Indian Creek is 0-4 and is set to play next against Bellaire Big Reds.
