Friday nights are always special, but tonight, we got one more opportunity to honor and remember our friend & mentor, Tim Adams, before the Mt. Vernon-Connersville contest. Coach A was honored with a nice pregame ceremony in which a plaque bearing the words "Our World is Not Round" was given to his family by MV coach Doug Peacock and several former players were in attendance (two, Greg McGuire and J.J. Girt, joined Jim Ryan for a halftime chat of ex-Marauders remembering the coach).
On the field, it was a good night for MV to stretch its wings. The Marauders scored 13 points on their first three offensive snaps, but the most amazing part was that the Marauders scored 17 points in 22 seconds early in the second quarter -- a TD pass to Jake Davis, a safety on the next play, and then Corey White's 59-yard return of the ensuing free kick. That took a 13-0 game and made it 30-0, and MV scored twice more in the second quarter on TD runs by Zach McKinney and White.
That opened things up for everyone else to play. QB Austin Parker was a perfect 7-for-7 with two touchdowns. McKinney ran for 83 yards, and the younger players were very impressive, too.
MV has made a bit of a statement with its performances the last two weeks, and has a big home game against Rushville coming up next week. It's all conference play from here on out, and the Marauders have made a good accounting of themselves early.
Elsewhere in Hancock County:
New Palestine 20, Pendleton Heights 3: The Dragons built on a lead in the second half to hand PH its first loss of the year -- and build on their own big victory over Delta last week. NP is 2-0 in the HHC heading into a nonconference date with an always-tough Batesville program, before meeting Rushville the next week.
Delta 6, Greenfield-Central 0: The Eagles' defense posts a shutout, but the Cougars' defense puts up an impressive performance in holding Delta to six points. A good game for G-C to build on with Yorktown coming in next week.
Indian Creek 37, Eastern Hancock 12: IC has been one of the top teams in the MIFC ever since Mike Gillin showed up. The Royals have had three loaded teams on their schedule to start the year -- and have a very strong Milan team coming in next week.
Elsewhere in the HHC
Shelbyville 34, Rushville 27: Shelby had a 34-14 lead at one point, but Rushville stormed back in the second half. Big win for the Bears, but Rushville is for real. Two big games with MV and NP the next two weeks will determine the course of the Lions' season.
Muncie South 28, Yorktown 7: The Tigers fall to 0-3 after the loss. RB Derek Kundenreich is putting up 100-yard games and makes Yorktown dangerous.
HHC standings
Mt. Vernon 1-0 HHC, 2-1 overall
New Palestine 1-0 HHC, 2-1 overall
Shelbyville 1-0 HHC, 2-1 overall
Pendleton Heights 2-1 HHC, 2-1 overall
Delta 1-1 HHC, 2-1 overall
Rushville 0-1 HHC, 2-1 overall
Yorktown 0-1 HHC, 0-3 overall
Greenfield-Central 0-2 HHC, 1-2 overall
Next week's games
Batesville at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m. Listen Live
Rushville at Mt. Vernon, 7 p.m.
Yorktown at Greenfield-Central, 7 p.m.
Pendleton Heights at Shelbyville, 7 p.m.
Muncie South at Delta, 7 p.m.
MIFC standings
Indian Creek 2-0 MIFC, 2-1 overall
South Decatur 1-0 MIFC, 2-1 overall
North Decatur 1-1 MIFC, 2-1 overall
Triton Central 1-1 MIFC, 2-1 overall
Milan 0-0 MIFC, 2-1 overall
Edinburgh 0-2 MIFC, 0-3 overall
Eastern Hancock 0-3 MIFC, 0-3 overall
Next week's games
Milan at Eastern Hancock, 7 p.m.
Knightstown at North Decatur, 7 p.m.
South Decatur at Edinburgh, 7 p.m.
Indian Creek at Clarksville Providence, 7:30 p.m.
Greencastle at Triton Central, 7:30 p.m.
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