Week 6

At the top of the HHC ... well, no changes. Mt. Vernon and New Palestine roll, and Delta stays one game back. But there were some interesting games and performances.

At New Palestine, Austin Cahoy ran for 202 yards and four TDs, while Matt Siergiej ran for 120+ and two TDs ... all in one half. The Dragons rolled up a 49-0 lead at halftime and gave the younger players a lot of second-half minutes ... the Dragons, ranked 8th in both polls, are now 5-1 and have won five straight. While the running game has been strong, the Red Rage defense has allowed five touchdowns in five games. The Dragons visit Shelbyville next Friday at 7 p.m. We hope you enjoyed the broadcast, and thanks to Chris Lambert & Allen Cooper for pinch-hitting tonight.

At Mt. Vernon, Austin Parker threw the ball all over the place -- hooking up often with Jake Davis -- while Tyler Dicks and Zach McKinney both had some *strong* TD runs. MV scored 52 straight points -- and rolled up 35 in the second half -- to beat Shelbyville 52-13. The Marauders have won five straight and are now 5-1. It was MV's first victory over Shelbyville since 2003. They host Greenfield-Central next Friday at 7:30 p.m., a game that we will broadcast on HancockCountySports.com.

At 4-0 in the HHC, MV and NP are both tied for the league lead.

Greenfield-Central has won three straight and is now 4-2 on the year after beating Rushville 22-17. The Cougars have knocked off Yorktown, Shelbyville and Rushville the last three weeks, and need one win in the last three games to clinch their first .500 season since the 2002 team went 7-3 and won the HHC title. Those last three games are against strong competition -- 5-1 teams Mt. Vernon and New Palestine, and then concluding with perennial 3A power Chatard.

Another interesting game was at Delta, where the Eagles knocked off Pendleton Heights 20-14. Delta stays on the outside of the title chase with a 5-1/3-1 record, but the Eagles essentially need to win out and they also need someone to knock off New Palestine to have a shot.

HHC Standings
Mt. Vernon 4-0/5-1
New Palestine 4-0/5-1
Delta 3-1/5-1
Greenfield-Central 3-2/4-2
Pendleton Heights 3-3/3-3
Shelbyville 1-3/2-4
Rushville 0-4/2-4
Yorktown 0-5/0-6

Next week
Greenfield-Central at Mt. Vernon, 7:30 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE)
New Palestine at Shelbyville, 7 p.m.
Delta at Rushville, 7 p.m.
Pendleton Heights at Jay County, 7:30 p.m.
Gary Bowman at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.

Elsewhere in Hancock County, Eastern Hancock fell to North Decatur 33-18. The Royals meet Wes-Del next week in a battle of two teams seeking their first victories.