Indians Dispatch The Panthers And Look Towards The Wildcats
The Oskaloosa Indians finished the season over Mt. Pleasant ending the season at 7-2
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa – The Indians finished up the 2011 regular season with one more win Friday night racking up a 7-2 regular season record.
The Indians will face off against the Carlisle Wildcats Wednesday night at 7 pm. Gates open at 5:30 pm
The first quarter had Drew Richmond run down the middle for a 12 yard TD run after a 33 yard 8 play drive that lasted nearly three and one half minutes. The PAT kick from Tristian Cook was good and the Indians were up 7-0 with 6:26 on the game clock in the first quarter.
The second score of the quarter came on a 2 yard run from Tyler Hafner when he took off down the middle to finish off a 73 yard drive that took nearly two and one half minutes and covered 8 plays. The PAT once again was good from Cook, and the Indians were up 14-0 with 1:01 remianing in the first quarter.
The second quarter saw a quick TD drive that was finished off by Adam Rowley when he dashed 19 yards to the left for the TD. The Cook PAT was good. The drive lasted four plays that covered 26 yards in just two minutes. The Indians were leading 21-0 with 9:27 remaining in the half.
The second half started off big for the Indians when Drew Richmond returned the Liam Clancy kick-off 96 yards for the TD. Tristian Cook once again sailed it through the uprights to see the Indians smothering the Panthers 28-0.
The defense got their chance at a score when Saeger Holub returned a Panther fumble 17 yards for the TD. Cook nailed the PAT for an Indian lead of 35-0 with 11:33 remaining in the 3rd quarter.
The Panthers got on the board in the fourth quarter when Ryan Phipps hit a 6 yard pass to Blake Vandenberg for a Panther TD. The PAT from Liam Clancy was good and the 35 point rule fell out, slowing the clock and play.
The Indians had one more score in them for the evening when Andrew Landgrebe ran right down the middle for a 68 yard run and the TD. The PAT by Cook was blocked and the Indians were up 41-7.
The Panthers Donnie Johnson ran left for a 15 yard TD and the PAT from Liam Clancy was good. Indians 41 and the Panthers 14. 2:42 remained on the clock.
The Panthers had the final score of the evening on a 17 pass from Connor Shull to Dalton Conrad for the TD. The PAT from Liam Clancy was good, making the final score 41-21 for an Oskaloosa victory.
When asked about his feelings of making the play-offs in his first year as Head Coach of the Indians, Coach Mark Schilb said he is “very excited, just elated.”
Schilb went on to say he thought that the during second half of the season the team “came together a lot more.”
“We played some great teams,” Schilb said of those teams faced by the Indians during the season.
Schilb went on to express that during the second half of the season, the team did better with not having as many plays where they were beating themselves. “Our senior leadership stepped up. Our coaching staff just really settled into our role and it’s fun.”
“You just worry about the things we can control,” Schilb said about the excitement he and the team is experiencing on the opportunity to play on Wednesday.
“We haven’t given up very many big plays. Coach Doud, Coach Sterner and Coach Reed are doing a great job with the Defense. I feel like tonight that was Defense and Special Teams. We had some big plays on O, and once we get the lead I play pretty conservative I don’t want to give them anything,” Schilb said about the aggressive defensive play by the Indians on Friday night.
