Northeastern now atop the TEC football standings after ending Centerville’s win streak

RICHMOND, Ind. — For the second straight week, there’s a new team in sole possession of first place in the Tri-Eastern Conference football standings. This time, it’s Northeastern.

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The Knights’ 39-12 win over Centerville Friday did a few things. First, it put Northeastern atop the TEC, just a half game ahead of Centerville, Tri and Hagerstown. Second, it broke the Bulldogs’ 20-game win streak against TEC opponents, this being their first TEC loss since Oct. 18, 2019. Third, it gave the Knights their first win over Centerville since Sept. 21, 2018, almost four years to the date.

Like he’s done all year, Northeastern senior quarterback Carson Terrell led his team to the win. He completed 18 of 26 passes for 265 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 62 yards and a score. Noah Ammerman led the receivers with six catches for 137 yards and a touchdown. Conner Archie had seven catches for 77 yards and a pair of scores. Dylan Isaacs led the rushing attack with 73 yards.

Archie led the way on defense with 11 tackles and an interception. Isaacs had two interceptions, and Calvin Berhalter added one that he returned for a touchdown. Caleb Harmon, Zane Schneider and Colton Creech each forced a fumble. Ethan Neeley returned one of those for another defensive touchdown.

For Centerville, Jake Tinkle threw for 226 yards and a touchdown to Evan Pritchard. Aiden Hoelscher added a rushing score. Nathan Dickenson had 78 receiving yards, and Brayden Ross had 68 receiving yards and an interception.

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Here’s more on football along with all other Wayne County boys’ high school sports results from Sept. 19-24:

Football

Hagerstown takes big loss to Shenandoah

The Tigers fell 36-8 to Shenandoah Friday. Hagerstown’s lone score came on a pass from Kayne Ervin to Mason Romack. Ervin finished the game 12-for-18 with 126 passing yards. Romack had four catches for 63 receiving yards.

Peyton Meyer and Roy Thornbury led the defense with 11 tackles and half a sack apiece. Romack and Mason Bowlin each forced a fumble.

Lincoln, Richmond fall to 0-6

The Golden Eagles put up their highest point total of the season for the second week in a row but still fell 40-18 to Knightstown.

The Red Devils put points on the board for the first time since their season opener but fell 57-8 to Muncie Central in Bearcat coach Kyle Padgett’s return to Wayne County.

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Soccer

Richmond, Centerville split week; Seton drops lone game

The Red Devils had every outcome possible last week. Their first game was a 2-1 win over Lawrenceburg Monday in which Alex Martinez and Josiah Moore each scored a goal. Richmond then played two games Saturday. The first ended in a 0-0 tie against Lafayette Jefferson. The second ended in a 3-1 loss to McCutcheon.

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The Bulldogs lost their first game of the week Tuesday 3-0 to Bishop Chatard. Centerville then beat Yorktown 2-0 Wednesday behind goals from Riley Jaynes and Brody Pitstick.

The Cardinals’ only game of the week ended in a 1-0 loss to Oldenburg Monday.

Cross country

All six county schools run at Connersville

Richmond, Northeastern, Hagerstown, Centerville, Lincoln and Seton all competed at the Connersville Invite Tuesday. The Red Devils won the meet with 57 points, and the Knights came in second with 70. The Tigers finished seventh (165), the Bulldogs were eighth (207) and the Golden Eagles were ninth (220). Here are the Wayne County runners who finished in the top half of the field:

2^nd – Chase Cates – Northeastern – 18:01.7

3^rd – Alex Orihuela – Richmond – 18:13.3

6^th – Logan Smith – Northeastern – 18:26.9

7^th – Ethan Miller – Richmond – 18:31.0

9^th – Nolan Drake – Northeastern – 18:42.4

10^th – Quaid Mull – Hagerstown – 18:45.0

13^th – Greyson Farmer – Richmond – 18:49.5

15^th – Xavier Ogle – Richmond – 18:53.6

19^th – Ivan Orihuela – Richmond – 19:17.0

21^st – Luke Williams – Lincoln – 19:20.7

24^th – Bryston McFarland – Northeastern – 19:26.2

28^th – Carter Jenkins – Hagerstown – 19:39.3

29^th – Mason Mull – Northeastern – 19:39.7

30^th – Grant Luebbe – Northeastern – 19:44.4

31^st – Jack Martin – Seton – 19:45.8

32^nd – Tate Chasteen – Centerville – 19:51.7

34^th – Kaden Young – Hagerstown – 20:01.2

37^th – Alec Erbse – Centerville – 20:06.2

38^th – Bryce Tinkle – Hagerstown – 20:06.8

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Centerville, Lincoln compete at Delta

The Bulldogs and Golden Eagles both ran at the Delta Invite Saturday. Centerville placed third with 82 points. Lincoln placed fourth with 103 points. Here are the runners who finished in the top 25 from each team:

5^th – Kyle Sheard – Centerville – 17:39.9

8^th – Luke Williams – Lincoln – 17:57.2

11^th – Alec Erbse – Centerville – 18:02.2

13^th – Brody Puckett – Lincoln – 18:32.9

19^th – Gavin Newton – Lincoln – 18:48.6

20^th – Grayson Hawkins – Centerville – 18:49.2

22^nd – Tate Chasteen – Centerville – 18:52.2

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Richmond, Hagerstown, Seton run in separate Saturday meets

The Red Devils ran in the Golden Bear Invite and finished 12^th as a team with 371 points. Alex Orihuela was Richmond’s top runner, placing 19^th with a time of 16:48.20.

The Tigers ran in the Tour de Sewer and finished fifth with 178 points. Quaid Mull placed 13^th with a time of 17:29.2. Kaden Young was 23^rd with a time of 17:59.1. Carter Jenkins was 25^th with a time of 18:03.2.

The Cardinals hosted the Pioneer Academic Athletic Conference Championships at IU East. Seton’s lone runner, Jack Martin, finished ninth with a time of 18:42.2.

Tennis

Lincoln wins twice to end regular season

The Golden Eagles bested Winchester 3-2 Monday behind singles wins from Seth Ingalls, Elijah Berry and Christian Davis.

The next day, Lincoln beat Union County 5-0. The three singles players won again along with both doubles teams: Austin Brooks and Joe Davis and Josiah Berry and Carson Hawk.

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Centerville goes 2-1 down home stretch

The Bulldogs started the week Monday with a 5-0 win over Blue River Valley. They then fell 3-2 to Yorktown Tuesday with wins from singles players Alex Wandersee and Bryson Hale.

Centerville ended the week Wednesday with a 4-1 win over Northeastern. Wandersee and Hale won again, as did fellow singles player Jayden Saylor. Brady Moore and Joe Martin won their doubles match.

Northeastern, Richmond fall in final matches

Landon Scarrette and Kaiden White won the lone point in doubles play for the Knights in their loss to Centerville. Tuesday, Northeastern fell 3-2 to Winchester. Scarrette and White won their doubles match, and Canyon Johnting won in singles play.

The Red Devils’ last match of the regular season ended in a 5-0 loss to New Palestine Monday.

Zach Piatt reports on sports and education for The Palladium-Item. Contact him at zpiatt@gannett.com or on Twitter @zachpiatt13.

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