Author: Ryan

Westfield rolls past Concord, advances to 5A final

By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent WESTFIELD, Ind. — Westfield dominated Concord from the opening snap in route to a 35-3 victory on Friday night and a berth in the Class 5A state finals next Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium. The top-ranked Shamrocks picked off  Concord’s Trevor Wilmore on the very first pass from scrimmage, leading […]

Carmel pounds Hamilton Southeastern 40-7

By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent FISHERS, Ind. — The Carmel Greyhounds didn’t produce a sustained drive in the first half of Friday night’s sectional opener. They didn’t need to. Hamilton Southeastern committed five first-half turnovers as the Class 6A No. 6 Greyhounds pummeled  the 10th-ranked Royals 40-7. “Tonight, we came out, and our defense put […]

Zionsville upsets Noblesville 14-9

By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent Zionsville put an end to Noblesville’s feel-good story, at least for now. The Eagles defeated the previously unbeaten Millers 14-9 on Friday night. Noblesville entered the game with a great deal of confidence after handing Brownsburg its first home loss in three years the previous week and debuting in the […]

Noblesville stuns 6A No. 8 Fishers 27-24

By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent Expectations were high for Fishers entering its season opener against HCC rival Noblesville. Trouble was, T.C. McKiernan didn’t care. The senior passed for 221 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another 160 yards in Noblesville’s 27-24 victory on Friday night. The result was shocking because Fishers entered the season ranked […]

Hamilton Southeastern takes down Noblesville 31-14

By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent FISHERS, Ind. — Entering Friday’s game against Noblesville, Hamilton Southeastern running back Ryan Ripp had already posted some pretty impressive numbers, so containing the powerful HSE running game would be a tall task for the young Noblesville defense. It proved to be too much. Ripp ran for 141 yards and two […]

Late field goal lifts Notre Dame over Purdue 20-17

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. — An unlikely hero came to the Irish’s rescue today against Purdue in Notre Dame Stadium. Back-up quarterback Tommy Rees, who missed the season opener a week ago serving a one-game suspension, was inserted for the first time in the game with 2:05 remaining and promptly led […]

Zionsville overpowers Noblesville 28-0 with strong second half

By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — Noblesville head coach Lance Scheib knew it was going to take a strong effort defensively to contain the powerful Zionsville running game.  For the first half of Friday’s Hoosier Crossroads Conference match-up, the young Millers held their own against the undefeated Eagles. Noblesville’s defense collapsed in the second […]

Rushing attack leads Ball State to 37-26 win over Eastern Michigan

By RYAN NAYLOR  ISL Correspondent MUNCIE, Ind. ” It doesn’t get much bigger than a prime-time home opener in front of a national television audience — unless that game happens to be against a conference rival.  The Ball State Cardinals were up to the task, using a dominant running game to defeat Mid-American Conference foe Eastern […]

Brownsburg’s Dutra leads Bulldogs to big win over Noblesville

By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent   NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — After earning a share of last year’s Hoosier Crossroads Conference crown, the Brownsburg Bulldogs appear to be more than ready for another run at the title. The Bulldogs (2-0) overpowered a very young Noblesville team 35-7 in the Millers’ home opener. Brownsburg senior Chase Dutra was a […]