It's Dragons vs. Scots

Welcome from a wet night of high school football. The wet conditions meant some interesting scores from throughout the state -- and in HHC sectional play.

Three of the five surviving HHC teams remained after tonight's play, with two surviving scares and one not as fortunte.

One that wasn't a surprise was New Palestine, which rolled over Arlington 33-0 to improve to 9-2 and move to the Sectional 13 final.

However, the other Hancock County team in Sectional 13 wasn't as fortunate. Despite a big day by Trey Ross, the Marauders had difficulty handling two snaps in OT, and they fell 21-20 to Anderson Highland in 2OT. The Marauders stopped Highland in the first OT, but couldn't punch it in from the 1 on two plays, and a high snap on the field-goal attempt thwarted the possession. Both teams scored in the second OT -- Corey White doing so for MV on the first play -- but the Marauders' PAT attempt was blocked, while the Scots' was good.

Highland is 8-3 on the field (7-4 actually, as the Scots had to forfeit a blowout win over Anderson), while NP is 9-2.

They will play next Friday night at NP for the sectional championship.

Two other conference teams survived scares tonight. Delta beat Muncie South 7-6. The Eagles won big over South a few weeks back, but this one ended up being much closer. Delta (11-0) will meet Fort Wayne Wayne (7-4) at home next week for the Sectional 12 title. Meanwhile, Shelbyville edged South Dearborn 13-12, and will travel to East Central for a sectional championship battle of 9-2 teams.

Another HHC team was knocked out tonight, as Rushville fell to unbeaten Batesville 28-6 in the 3A Sectional 22 semifinals. Rushville finishes the year 4-6.

So, next week's sectional finals
4A Sectional 12
FW Wayne (7-4) at Delta (11-0)
4A Sectional 13
And. Highland (7-4) at New Palestine (9-2)
Eliminated: Mt. Vernon (semis), Greenfield-Central, Pendleton Hts. (quarters)
4A Sectional 15
Shelbyville (9-2) at East Central (9-2)
3A Sectional 22
Eliminated: Yorktown (quarters), Rushville (semis)

Follow the blog for a look at the championship games. Unfortunately, due to IHSAA rights, we cannot broadcast the game, but we will have an account for you here, as we plan to be in attendance next Friday night.