Staff Writer
ZIONSVILLE
– It was a fight to the finish Halloween night as 14th-ranked
Mooresville faced off against host Zionsville in the Class 4A Sectional 13
semifinal. But in the end, Carson Cramer’s two rushing touchdowns and 100-plus
yards were enough for the Eagles to upend their ranked adversary, 28-15.
It
was still anyone’s game at halftime after Cramer (22 carries, 103 yards)
sandwiched 47- and two-yard scoring runs around a 99-yard kickoff return by
Aric Bigham. But leading 14-7, a determined Zionsville defense set the tone to
start the third quarter, forcing a Mooresville punt after permitting just a few
yards on its first possession.
Zionsville
(7-4) rewarded its defense midway through the period when quarterback Melvin
Woodard hit Gene Barrett on a five-yard TD pass for a touchdown, and the extra
point brought the score to 21-7.
The
Pioneers (8-3) started their next possession on the Zionsville 20 and moved
right up the field after a 30-yard pass to wide receiver Shaefer Roloff (five
catches, 86 yards). But a Zionsville sack forced a field goal attempt, and the
39-yard effort was no good.
Zionsville
pushed its lead to 28-7 in the fourth quarter on a 33-yard pass from Woodard (an
efficient 7 of 15 for 101 yards) to Jack Denton. Mooresville tallied the evening’s
final score on Bigham’s two-yard run and a two-point conversion run by Nick
Westfall in the game’s last minute.
Next
up for the Eagles will be the Nov. 7 Sectional 13 title tilt at home against Plainfield
(9-2).
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