Greencastle rolls up West Vigo for second win

WEST TERRE HAUTE -- West Vigo’s Vikings scored on their first possession against visiting Greencastle on Friday night, driving 87 yards in nine plays and getting a 4-yard TD run from quarterback Kaleb Marrs for a 6-0 lead.

After that, however, the Tiger Cubs unleashed an arsenal of weapons of all sorts and went on to record a 46-14 win in the Western Indiana Conference opener for both teams. Each squad was 1-1 entering the game.

Greencastle tied the game at 6-6 on a 19-yard TD pass from Jacob Miller to Chase Carrington, and the score remained tied after one period.

“It felt pretty good overall, but we started slow,” Greencastle coach Mike Meyer admitted. “The guys picked it up and did a nice job offensively and defensively. Lamar [Moore] had a good game, and I’m really happy with Jake Miller. He did some nice things. We had a lot of people to play well.”

Moore busted loose in the second period, however, and helped break the game wide open with TD runs of 52 and 12 yards and a 50-yard fumble return for another score and a 26-6 halftime lead.

Moore added a 51-yard TD run in the third period, and the Tiger Cubs added other scores on a 76-yard pass from Miller to Owen Huff and a 1-yard Carrington run.

That score made it 46-6 midway through the third period and activated the running clock, which brought a swift end to the contest.

West Vigo got a 19-yard touchdown run from Ryan Shaffer in the fourth quarter for its final score. Jacob Dewey ran for the 2-point conversion.

Meyer was hopeful his team would be 2-1 at this point of the season, and likes how the team is shaping up.

“It’s been kind of topsy-turvy so far and we’ve got some injuries,” he said. “We are coming around and the guys are getting confident and feeling good. We are ready to roll.”

The Tiger Cubs will have their first Putnam County battle of the season on Friday as they host South Putnam.

“Everybody will be excited,” Meyer said. “They’ll be excited, we’ll be excited. We’ll see what we have.”

Scoring

1st Quarter

WV — Marrs 4 run (run failed)

G — Carrington 14 pass from Miller (kick blocked)

2nd Quarter

G — Moore 52 run (Williamson kick)

G — Moore 12 run (kick failed)

G — Moore 50 fumble return (Williamson kick)

3rd Quarter

G — Moore 51 run (kick blocked)

G — Huff 76 pass from Miller (Williamson kick)

G — Carrington 1 run (Williamson kick)

4th Quarter

WV — Shaffer 19 run (Dewey run)

Individual Statistics

Rushing: G — Moore 15-203, Brennan 1-(-6),Carrington 3-8, Miller 2-18, Huff 1-26, Blodgett 3-2; WV — Higgins 21-92, Marrs 10-15, Shaffer 10-49, Cobb 2-10, Roach 3-11, Fields 2-1, Hedden 1-2, Stivers 1-1, Dewey 2-12.

Passing: G — Miller 6-10-0 167; WV — Marrs 1-11-1 35; Shaffer 0-1-0 0.

Receiving: G — Carrington 3-46, Beauchamp 1-22, Huff 2-99; WV — Cuffle 1-35.

Next game — West Vigo (1-2, 0-1 in WIC) hosts Northview. Greencastle (2-1, 1-0 in WIC) hosts South Putnam.