Indiana University Football overcomes 10-0 halftime deficit to beat Idaho 35-22
The Indiana University Football team had to overcome a lot of things Saturday evening at Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers beat Idaho 35-22 but trailed 10-0 at halftime before scoring 23 points in the 3rd quarter to keep the Hoosiers unbeaten at 2-0 on the season. Idaho who is now 0-2 on the season did not go away scoring 12 fourth quarter points as the fourth quarter was a back-and-forth battle as the Hoosiers scored 12 fourth quarter points. The game was delayed 35 minutes because of severe weather in the Bloomington area Saturday evening. Kickoff was scheduled at 8 pm and pushed back to 8:35 and there were heavy downpours in the first half. These two teams met a season ago in Bloomington with Indiana winning 56-14. This game looked a lot different with Idaho getting 170 yards of offense in the first half and the Hoosiers 110 and Charles Campbell missing 2 field goals, but one was called back because of Idaho penalty. The Hoosiers could not punch it in when Shaun Shivers was stuffed on a fourth and inches at the goal line. “We sure enjoy making it hard on ourselves,” Head Coach Tom Allen said after the game.
The Hoosiers came out in the second half with Donaven McCulley scoring on a 4-yard run while taking the direct snap which was is only rush of the game. McCulley moved from quarterback to wide receiver this season had a reception for 15 yards. The Hoosiers trailed 10-7 with 10:31 left in the 3rd quarter. Idaho was backed up near their own goa line when the ball went over the head of Gevani McCoy, and he had to fall on it in the end zone for IU safety which made it 10-9 with 9:16 left in the 3rd. The Hoosiers scored 35 seconds later when Connor Bazelak found A.J. Barner on a 43-yard touchdown pass and the Charles Campbell extra point made it 16-10. Bazelak found D.J. Matthews Jr on a 26-yard touchdown pass and the Campbell extra point made it 23-10 with 4:46 left in the 3rd quarter. Bazelak was 16-29 passing for 197 yards with 2 touchdowns and interception. Bazelak spread the ball around finding 7 different receivers. A.J. Barner had 3 receptions for 57 yards, Cam Camper had 4 for 43, Matthews Jr 3-51, Josh Henderson 2 for 20, Emory Simmons 2 for 13 and Shaun Shivers 1 for 3 yards. “Everyone wants to see 50 points in the first half,” Allen said. “The good part of it was it forced us to come all together. “Scoring 35 in the second half shows we are able to come together. We overcame adversity. It’s good experience for down the road.”
In the fourth quarter Josh Henderson scored on 8 yard run 5 seconds into the quarter but the Hoosiers missed the two-point conversion to make 29-10, Henderson had 7 carries for 58 yards. Idaho scored with 7:38 left as Gevani McCoy found Roshaun Johnson on a 9-yard touchdown pass but the Vandals missed the two-point conversion as it was 29-16. Nine Seconds later Shaun Shivers went for a 46-yard touchdown run but the Hoosiers missed the two-point conversion for the second time as it was 35-16 Hoosiers. Shivers had 20 carries for 155 yards and a touchdown as the Hoosier’s running game was much better than the week before against Illinois. The Hoosiers had 36 carries for 259 yards after 32 yards against the Illini. Jaylin Lucas and Trent Howland got carries at the end of the game as Lucas had 4 carries for 16 yards and Howland 2 for 12. Idaho scored with 5:51 left when McCoy found Michael Graves on a 71-yard touchdown pass and the Vandals missed their second 2-point conversion of the night. McCoy a 6-0 Freshman from Baldwin Hills California was 13-23 passing for 204 yards and 3 touchdowns, McCoy rushed 12 times for 21 yards. Idaho ran the ball 44 times for 126 yards with 4 different players and 6 different receivers caught a pass Graves leading the way with 3 receptions for 84 yards.
The Hoosiers will Host Western Kentucky Saturday at Noon in Memorial Stadium. The Hilltoppers come in 2-0 with a home win against Austin Peay 38-27 on August 27, and a 49-17 win at Hawai’i September 3rd. Western Kentucky had this week off after the long road trip to the Islands, but the Hilltoppers will challenge the Hoosiers with a high-powered offense.
11th ranked Indiana University Men’s Soccer shuts out 9th ranked Akron 2-0
The 11th ranked Indiana Hoosiers beat 9th ranked and previously unbeaten Akron Zips 2-0 Friday Night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The Hoosiers are 2-1-1 on the season while Akron falls to 4-1-0. Indiana is 11-0-1 in their last 12 home matches and 347-69-50 all time on their home field. The Hoosiers have won 796 games all time just 4 away from 800, as IU is 796-190-106 in 50 seasons of Varsity Soccer. The Hoosiers extend the series lead with the Zips to 26-6-3 all time as these teams have met 7 times in the NCAA Tournament with IU holding a 5-2 lead. Before the game the Hoosiers 2012 National Championship Team was honored before the match with a pre-game ceremony and this year’s team knew how important it was to get a big result. “All of us are aspiring to win a national championship and to see those guys who really did come and support us, its powerful and it gives us that extra drive” Said Forward Maloulone Goumballe in the post-game press conference.
The Hoosiers scored at the 11:53 mark with Samuel Sarver with a header off the Herbert Endeley cross from the left side. For Sarver it its second goal of the season and 9th of his career and the first assist of the season for Endeley. Nate Ward scored at 38:51 mark when Ryan Whittenbrink dribbled and pushed a ball up the left wing to Karsen Henderlong who passed with the outside of his boot across goal and found Ward who slid in front of his mark and hit the bottom right of the goal. Ryan Whittenbrink had 2 saved two Akron chances in the final minute to preserve the shutout. Akron came into the match scoring 15 goals in 4 games but the Hoosiers outshot the Zips 19-4 and 11-1 on shots on goal. “Our team defending won this game, first and foremost”, Head Coach Todd Yeagley Said after the game. “Because of the way we turned them over at key spots generated a lot more attacks and just really pleased”.
JT Harms got the start in goal for Indiana replacing the injured Bryant Pratt did not have to make a save all night as Akron Goalkeeper Mitch Bulder was busy with 9 saves. Akron had 16 fouls to 13 for the Hoosiers. Indiana had the advantage 4-2 in corner kicks and the Hoosiers were called offsides four times and Akron two. The game was very chippy in the second half with 5 yellow cards, three for Akron and two for Indiana. Indiana will be back in action Wednesday night at 7pm when they travel to Indianapolis to face instate rival and the 12th ranked Butler Bulldogs.
Bloomington South and Owen Valley trounce rivals Bloomington North and Edgewood
Week 4 of the High school Football in the state of Indiana is for the big rivalry games as Friday was no different as the road teams won in dominating fashion with Bloomington South beating Bloomington North 45-7 and Owen Valley rolling over Edgewood 57-7.
Bloomington South got it done on the ground with Gavin Adams carrying the ball 22 times for 146 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Panthers had 329 rushing yards to just 59 for Bloomington North. The Panthers lead 24-0 at halftime and Adams scored on a 42-yard run 30 seconds into the third quarter to make it 31-0. Bloomington North got on the board with 7:51 left in the third quarter with Cole Gurpenhoff scoring on 29-yard jet sweep to make 31-7. De’Andre Black and Jarrin Alley added rushing touchdowns as The Panthers improve to 3-1 on the season while the Cougars fall to 1-3. Bloomington South has won 4 straight in this series and leads 47-14 all-time against their crosstown rivals.
Owen Valley led 23-0 to after the first quarter and never looked back taking 43-0 lead into the locker room. The Patriots out score the Mustangs 16-7 in the second half and improve 4-0 this season. Owen Valley was 10-2 a season ago under Rob Gibson and led them to a sectional title for just the second time in school history and the first since 1992. The Patriots are averaging 58.8 points through four games and this was the 3rd game they have scored over 50 points this season. Their lowest point total came against Indian Creek when they scored 41 points in week 3. Edgewood is 1-3 on the season and has lost three in a row under second year coach Caleb True. Edgewood leads the all-time series with Owen Valley 32-19 but Owen Valley wins the black and blue trophy for the second year in a row and leads that series 15-13 dating back to 1995.
Friday Night Edgewood will hit the road for the first time this season traveling to 3-1 South Putnam. Bloomington South will host 3-1 Terre Haute South and Bloomington North will travel to 1-3 Terre Haute North. The Edgewood game will start at 7pm the Bloomington South and Bloomington North games will start at 7:30pm.
Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans play to a 20-20 tie
The Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans played to a 20-20 tie in the season opener in Houston Texas Sunday afternoon. The Colts scored first on a 45-yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship with 6:46 left in the first quarter. The Texans scored the next 20 points as Davis Mills threw two touchdown passes to O.J. Howard and Ki’imi Fairbairn added two field goals to make it 20-3 going into the fourth quarter. Blankenship added a 27-yard field with goal with 10:44 left in regulation to make it 20-6. Jonathan Taylor added a 2-yard touchdown run and Blankenship added the extra point to make it 20-13 with 7:42 left. Matt Ryan who was making his Colts debut threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to make it 20-20 with 1:54 left in regulation.
Indianapolis got the ball back with 1:19 left in regulation but was forced to punt a sign of things to come in the extra period. Houston got the ball first in OT, but Davis Mills was sacked twice, leading to a punt. The Colts moved into field goal range with a 13-play drive that chewed up 6:30, but Rodrigo Blankenship’s 42-yard attempt sailed wide right with 2 minutes left. Rex Burkhead was dropped for a 2-yard loss on third-and-1 with 40 seconds left and the Texans punted again, essentially playing for the draw. The Colts got two more plays in but didn’t get anywhere close to field goal range as time expired and the crowd booed the first tie in Texans history.
Matt Ryan playing his first game for Indy after 14 seasons with Atlanta, threw an interception and lost a fumble as he struggled early. But he finally got the offense going late, finishing with 352 yards passing and a touchdown. Rushing champion Jonathan Taylor finished with 161 yards and a TD. Davis Mills threw for 240 yards and two scores. The Texans were outscored 62-3 in two losses to the Colts last season. They looked great through three quarters Sunday. Both teams will be back in action Sunday when the Colts travel to Jacksonville and Houston travels to Denver.
Indianapolis Indians Coverage
Indians Win 19-9 To Close Out Series at Omaha
Behind a 17-hit attack and their most runs in a single game since 2017, the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Omaha Storm Chasers for a series-leveling victory on Sunday afternoon at Werner Park, 19-9. Indianapolis (70-64) batted around the order twice to score its most runs since plating 21 in a 20-run rout of the Columbus Clippers on July 6, 2017. The Indians’ 17 hits tied they’re most this season, set on April 16 at St. Paul,
The Indians got on the board in the top of the first courtesy of a ground-rule double by Blake Sabol, but a pair of Omaha (65-70) singles in the following half inning gave the home team a 2-1 lead. In his Pirates organization debut, starter Peter Solomon surrendered two runs on three hits in 3.0 innings. Five runs plated on a bases-loaded walk, two-run single by Bligh Madris and RBI ground-rule double by Mason Martin in the top of the second against Jackson Kowar (L, 4-9) gave Indianapolis a lead it would not relinquish. The Indians sent 10 batters to the plate with five hits and two walks in the frame. The scoring was far from over, and Jose Godoy launched his first Indianapolis home run with one out in the top of the third inning. Following a two-out double off the bat of Drew Maggi, Sabol continued his tear of excellence at the Triple-A level with an RBI single, extending the lead to 8-2. The Indians then one-upped themselves in the fourth inning, sending 12 batters to the plate to score eight runs on three bases-loaded walks, a sacrifice fly by Godoy and pair of two-run doubles off the bats of Kevin Padlo and Martin. Padlo highlighted the frame, going 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored.
A sacrifice fly by Carter Bins in the seventh and a pinch-hit, two-run homer by Brendt Citta in the eighth inning plated two additional runs before the Storm Chasers took their turn batting around the order in the bottom of the eighth. They scored seven runs to cut the deficit to 10 runs. Cody Bolton (W, 4-2) was the second Indians arm out of the bullpen and tossed 2.0 shutout innings to earn his fourth win of the season, all of which have come in relief appearances. Padlo and Jared Oliva led the team with three hits apiece, and Sabol, Madris and Martin each had a team-leading three RBI. Seven Indianapolis batters had multi-RBI performances. The Indians lost on Thursday Night 5-4 and Saturday Night 9-6 but won 7-5 Friday Night. The Indians return to Victory Field tomorrow night to begin a 12-game homestand with six games over the Toledo Mud Hens. First pitch for the opener is slated for 6:35pm and neither team has named a starting pitcher.
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