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Bluffton Northfield

Tigers

Norsemen

The Northfield (Wabash, IN) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Bluffton (IN) by a score of 24-20.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Bluffton	0	3	14	7	24
Northfield	7	0	0	13	20

Final score provided by D. Ripplinger.

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Box Score Stats

Bluffton (19-20)		Northfield (19-20)
53	Total Plays	59
15	First Downs	19
7	Penalties	10
59	Penalty Yards	65
21:53	Possession Time	26:07

Game Stats

Northfield (19-20)

Bluffton

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	14	27	141	.519	10.1	1	3	21	39.8
1	Hayden Nern (Jr)	14	27	141	.519	10.1	1	3	21	39.8

Northfield

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	9	15	111	.600	12.3	1	1		77.4
7	Levi Fulkerson (Sr)	9	15	111	.600	12.3	1	1		77.4

Bluffton

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	25	104	4.2	31	1	2
1	Hayden Nern (Jr)	5	-7	-1.4	2	0
11	Kain Thornton (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
21	C. R coleman (Sr)	1	-2	-2.0		0
24	C. Mittlestedt	18	113	6.3	31	1	2

Northfield

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	100+	TD
	Team Totals	44	198	4.5	1	2
3	C. Tomlinson	1	-7	-7.0	0
7	Levi Fulkerson (Sr)	22	119	5.4	1	1
10	Alex Haupert (Jr)	2	5	2.5	0
21	B. Ripplinger (Sr)	17	76	4.5	0	1
32	Jarret Shafer (Jr)	2	5	2.5	0

Bluffton

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	14	141	10.1	21	1
11	Kain Thornton (Sr)	8	91	11.4	21	1
19	H. Craighead (Sr)	1	14	14.0	14
20	Bobby Malcolm (Jr)	1	2	2.0	2
24	C. Mittlestedt	4	34	8.5	17

Northfield

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	8	101	12.6	1
6	Michael Fisher (Jr)	2	11	5.5
10	Alex Haupert (Jr)	3	58	19.3	1
25	Graydon Holmes (Sr)	2	22	11.0
83	Seth Forsyth (Sr)	1	10	10.0

Bluffton

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
24	C. Mittlestedt	1	1

Northfield

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	6	3
7	Levi Fulkerson (Sr)	3	2
10	Alex Haupert (Jr)	1	0
25	Graydon Holmes (Sr)	1	0
83	Seth Forsyth (Sr)	1	1

Bluffton

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	104	141	113	23	18	399
1	Hayden Nern (Jr)	-7					-7
11	Kain Thornton (Sr)	0	91				91
19	H. Craighead (Sr)		14				14
20	Bobby Malcolm (Jr)		2	1			3
21	C. R coleman (Sr)	-2			7		5
24	C. Mittlestedt	113	34	112	16	18	293

Northfield

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	198	101	122	55	476
3	C. Tomlinson	-7		91	25	109
6	Michael Fisher (Jr)		11			11
7	Levi Fulkerson (Sr)	119				119
10	Alex Haupert (Jr)	5	58			63
21	B. Ripplinger (Sr)	76				76
24	Jacob Snyder (So)			5		5
25	Graydon Holmes (Sr)		22			22
32	Jarret Shafer (Jr)	5			30	35
83	Seth Forsyth (Sr)		10	26		36

Bluffton

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	104	141	141	245
1	Hayden Nern (Jr)	-7	141		134
11	Kain Thornton (Sr)	0		91	91
19	H. Craighead (Sr)			14	14
20	Bobby Malcolm (Jr)			2	2
21	C. R coleman (Sr)	-2			-2
24	C. Mittlestedt	113		34	147

Northfield

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	198	111	101	309
3	C. Tomlinson	-7			-7
6	Michael Fisher (Jr)			11	11
7	Levi Fulkerson (Sr)	119	111		230
10	Alex Haupert (Jr)	5		58	63
21	B. Ripplinger (Sr)	76			76
25	Graydon Holmes (Sr)			22	22
32	Jarret Shafer (Jr)	5			5
83	Seth Forsyth (Sr)			10	10

Bluffton

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	38	28	66	4.0
3	Kody Kinsey (Jr)	2	1	3
5	Kaden Gerber (Jr)	3		3
7	Reece Johnston (Jr)	4	3	7	1.0
8	Lukas Hunt (So)	1	1	2
11	Kain Thornton (Sr)	1	2	3
19	H. Craighead (Sr)	8	2	10	2.0
20	Bobby Malcolm (Jr)	3		3
21	C. R coleman (Sr)	5	4	9	.5
24	C. Mittlestedt		1	1
44	Kaine Moore (Jr)	3	2	5
54	Khari Coleman (Sr)	5	3	8	.5
59	Ryan Thompson (Sr)		4	4
77	Kaine Garza (Sr)	3	5	8

Northfield

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	32	16	48	8.0
3	C. Tomlinson	6	4	10
6	Michael Fisher (Jr)	2	1	3
7	Levi Fulkerson (Sr)	2		2	1.0
10	Alex Haupert (Jr)		2	2
21	B. Ripplinger (Sr)	3		3	1.0
25	Jaydan Goshert (So)	1	2	3
25	Graydon Holmes (Sr)	5		5	2.0
32	Jarret Shafer (Jr)	3	1	4	1.0
56	Blayne Powell (Jr)	1		1	1.0
64	Micah Higgins (Jr)	2	1	3	1.0
72	Ross Watson (Sr)		1	1
77	Logan Cox (Jr)	1		1
83	Seth Forsyth (Sr)	6	4	10	1.0

Bluffton

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	1.0	6
21	C. R coleman (Sr)	.5	3
54	Khari Coleman (Sr)	.5	3

Sacks

Northfield has not entered any sacks stats.

Bluffton

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts
	Team Totals	1	18	18.0	3	0	2	1
7	Reece Johnston (Jr)						1
21	C. R coleman (Sr)				1	0		1
24	C. Mittlestedt	1	18	18.0	1	0
54	Khari Coleman (Sr)				1	0	1

Northfield

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds
	Team Totals	3	55	18.3	2	1	0
3	C. Tomlinson	2	25	12.5
10	Alex Haupert (Jr)				2
32	Jarret Shafer (Jr)	1	30	30.0
72	Ross Watson (Sr)					1	0

Bluffton

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	5	260	52.0	58
3	Kody Kinsey (Jr)	5	260	52.0	58

Northfield

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	4	170	42.5
12	Trent Osborn (Jr)	4	170	42.5

Bluffton

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	57	28.5	29	2
3	Kody Kinsey (Jr)	2	57	28.5	29	2

Northfield

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	63	21.0
25	Graydon Holmes (Sr)	3	63	21.0

Bluffton

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	113	28.3	51	2	23	11.5	16	136
20	Bobby Malcolm (Jr)	1	1	1.0	1					1
21	C. R coleman (Sr)					1	7	7.0	7	7
24	C. Mittlestedt	3	112	37.3	51	1	16	16.0	16	128

Northfield

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	P Rets	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	5	122	24.4	1	1	122
3	C. Tomlinson	3	91	30.3	1	1	91
24	Jacob Snyder (So)	1	5	5.0			5
83	Seth Forsyth (Sr)	1	26	26.0			26

Bluffton

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	6	24
3	Kody Kinsey (Jr)			6	6
11	Kain Thornton (Sr)	1	6		6
24	C. Mittlestedt	2	12		12

Northfield

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	2	20
7	Levi Fulkerson (Sr)	1	6		6
10	Alex Haupert (Jr)	1	6		6
12	Trent Osborn (Jr)			2	2
21	B. Ripplinger (Sr)	1	6		6

Bluffton

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0	1	1	1.0	29	6
3	Kody Kinsey (Jr)	3	3	1.0	1	1	1.0	29	6

Northfield

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	3	.7					2
12	Trent Osborn (Jr)	2	3	.7					2

Bluffton

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	1	3
11	Kain Thornton (Sr)		1	1
24	C. Mittlestedt	2		2

Northfield

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	1	3
7	Levi Fulkerson (Sr)	1		1
10	Alex Haupert (Jr)		1	1
21	B. Ripplinger (Sr)	1		1

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Recap Video

Recap: Northfield vs. Bluffton 2019 2:40

Game Story

Indiana High School Football - Northfield nipped by Bluffton

August 23, 2019: Wabash, IN 46992

The Bluffton Tigers edged the host Northfield Norseman football squad by a tally of 24-20 in Friday's non-league bout.

In their next game, the Tigers face the Manchester Squires (North Manchester, IN) in a non-league bout, on Friday, August 30. Bluffton will attempt to advance on its 1-0 season record. The Squires enter the bout with a 0-1 record after their 34-27 league loss to North Miami (Denver, IN).

The Norseman (0-1) will now prepare for their bout against Tippecanoe Valley (Akron, IN). The Vikings enter the Three Rivers bout with a 0-1 record. In their last bout, Tippecanoe Valley was nudged by Culver Academies (Culver, IN), 24-12, in a non-league bout.

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Rankings & Records

Bluffton (19-20)

National	IN	Class
8,961	194	32

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
7-3	4-2	2-3	5-0	.700	.667	240	204

Northfield (19-20)

National	IN	Class
7,418	161	10

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
7-5	5-3	4-3	3-2	.583	.625	307	254

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Bluffton	5.6	6.5	7.5	4.4	-	24.0
Northfield	6.3	5.7	2.7	7.2	7.0	25.6

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Team Stat Comparison

Bluffton		Northfield
81.6	Rushing Yards Per Game	199.8
182.0	Passing Yards Per Game	97.5
263.6	Total Yards Per Game	297.3
54.3	Tackles Per Game	61.8
0.6	Sacks Per Game	-
24.0	Points Per Game	24.1
-	Pancake Blocks	1

Team Leaders

Bluffton		Northfield	National Avg.
#24 Cody Mittlestedt71.7	Rushing Yards Per Game	#32 Jarret Shafer65.7	21.4
#1 Hayden Nern177.7	Passing Yards Per Game	#7 Levi Fulkerson91.1	50.5
#1 Hayden Nern168.1	Total Yards Per Game	#7 Levi Fulkerson151.2	37.3
#21 Cameron R coleman7.0	Tackles Per Game	#83 Seth Forsyth9.2	2.8
#4 Dominic Mcpherson0.3	Sacks Per Game	-	0.2
#24 Cody Mittlestedt7.2	Points Per Game	#7 Levi Fulkerson7.3	2.2
-	Pancake Blocks	#21 Braden Ripplinger1	7

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Bluffton	1-1		Northfield	1-1

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
8/30/19	Manchester	Bluffton	(W) 43-20		9/20/19	Northfield	Manchester	(W) 49-48
10/11/19	Adams Central	Bluffton	(L) 33-7		11/8/19	Adams Central	Northfield	(L) 38-28

Record Breakdown

Bluffton (19-20)		Northfield (19-20)
7-3	Overall	7-5
4-2	League	5-3
3-0	Non-League	0-1
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
1-1	Common Opponent	1-1
2-3	Home	4-3
5-0	Away	3-2
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	2-1
7-3	In-State	7-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0