FINAL 11/14

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Matchup

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MHS	7	14	13	0	34
MCHS	0	0	0	14	14

Final score provided by A. Hurt.

Pirates

Wolves

Offense - Passing

	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	QB Rate
#3 M. Hill Jr	18	25	117	.720	6.5	2	108.3

Offense - Passing

	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	QB Rate
#1 T. Hart	9	15	86	.600	9.6	1	98.2

Offense - Rushing

	Car	Yds	Avg	100+	TD
#2 J. Johnson	23	98	4.3	0
#3 M. Hill Jr	10	48	4.8	0
#21 C. Jordan	12	124	10.3	1	2

Offense - Rushing

	Car	Yds	Avg
#1 T. Hart	9	58	6.4
#2 D. Evans	2	7	3.5
#5 J. Thurman	4	23	5.8

Offense - Receiving

	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
#0 R. Lewis	5	29	5.8
#2 J. Johnson	3	15	5.0
#5 M. Smoot	1	4	4.0
#10 D. Bogard	5	27	5.4	1
#21 C. Jordan	4	42	10.5	1

Offense - Receiving

	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
#6 Z. McKinney	3	57	19.0	1
#7 M. Laurent	4	25	6.3
#8 N. Stewart	2	11	5.5

Offense - All Purpose Yards

	Rush	Rec	Total
#0 R. Lewis		29	29
#2 J. Johnson	98	15	113
#3 M. Hill Jr	48		48
#5 M. Smoot		4	4
#10 D. Bogard		27	27
#21 C. Jordan	124	42	166

Offense - All Purpose Yards

	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
#1 T. Hart	58			58
#2 D. Evans	7			7
#3 D. Collier			65	65
#5 J. Thurman	23			23
#6 Z. McKinney		57	135	192
#7 M. Laurent		25		25
#8 N. Stewart		11		11

Offense - Total Yards

	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
#0 R. Lewis			29	29
#2 J. Johnson	98		15	113
#3 M. Hill Jr	48	117		165
#5 M. Smoot			4	4
#10 D. Bogard			27	27
#21 C. Jordan	124		42	166

Offense - Total Yards

	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
#1 T. Hart	58	86		144
#2 D. Evans	7			7
#5 J. Thurman	23			23
#6 Z. McKinney			57	57
#7 M. Laurent			25	25
#8 N. Stewart			11	11

Defense - Tackles

	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
#6 W. Brown Lll	1	1	2
#8 G. Hughes	4		4
#11 K. Edwards	3	2	5
#12 D. Cannon	3	3	6	2.0
#22 A. Jenkins	2	1	3	1.0
#25 A. Eller	2	1	3
#32 J. Ellis	4	1	5
#44 S. Story	2	1	3
#50 D. Jones	1		1
#51 S. Freeman	6	2	8	4.0
#88 J. Horton		1	1
#90 Q. Moore	2	1	3	2.0
#91 N. Gills	6	1	7

Defense - Tackles

	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
#0 E. Buskirk	15	3	18	6.0
#3 D. Collier		1	1
#4 E. Conley	10	2	12
#7 M. Laurent	6	3	9
#9 Z. Gipson	7	3	10	2.0
#11 T. Fields	3	1	4
#19 I. Smoot	9		9	1.0
#21 D. Thomas	8		8
#23 K. Gallaher			0
#24 J. Davenport			0
#28 D. Fields	3	4	7	1.0
#44 J. Heard	3	2	5
#52 S. Bradford	3	1	4
#55 D. Howard	5	4	9
#90 D. Wilson	3		3	1.0
#** M. Fitzpatrick	7	1	8	3.0
#24* A. Gipson	8	2	10

Defense - Sacks

	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
#51 S. Freeman	1.0	4	1
#90 Q. Moore	1.0	14

Defense - Sacks

	Sacks
#0 E. Buskirk	2.0
#28 D. Fields	1.0
#** M. Fitzpatrick	1.0

Defense - Defensive Statistics

	PD
#22 A. Jenkins	1
#51 S. Freeman	1

Defense - Defensive Statistics

	PD	Caus
#0 E. Buskirk	2
#11 T. Fields		1

Special Teams - Punts

	P	Yds	Avg
#18 A. Serrano	4	114	28.5

Special Teams - Kickoff and Punt Returns

	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
#3 D. Collier	2	65	32.5		65
#6 Z. McKinney	2	135	67.5	98	135

Scoring - Points

	TDs	TD Pts
#10 D. Bogard	1	6
#21 C. Jordan	3	18

Scoring - Points

	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
#6 Z. McKinney	2	12
#42 C. Barnes			2	0

Scoring - PATs and Field Goals

	PAT	Att	%	Tot Pts
#42 C. Barnes	2	2	1.0	2

Scoring - Touchdowns

	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
#10 D. Bogard		1	1
#21 C. Jordan	2	1	3

Scoring - Touchdowns

	TD Rec	TD KOR	Total
#6 Z. McKinney	1	1	2

Team summary

Total TDs

MHS

MCHS

Sacks

MHS

2.0

MCHS

4.0

Passing TDs

MHS

MCHS

Receiving TDs

MHS

MCHS

Rushing TDs

MHS

MCHS

Caused Fumbles

MHS

MCHS

QB Hurries

MHS

MCHS

Completion Percentage

MHS

.720

MCHS

.600

QB Rating

MHS

108.3

MCHS

98.2

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Offense

Passing

Att

Yds

117

.720

.600

Avg

6.5

9.6

QB Rate

108.3

98.2

Rushing

Car

Yds

270

Avg

6.0

5.9

100+

Receiving

Rec

Yds

117

Avg

6.5

10.3

All Purpose Yards

200

Total

387

381

Total Yards

Total

387

174

Defense

Tackles

Solo

Asst

Tot Tckls

117

TFL

9.0

14.0

Sacks

2.0

4.0

Ydl

Hurs

Defensive Statistics

Caus

Special Teams

Punts

Yds

114

Avg

28.5

Kickoff and Punt Returns

KO Rets

Yds

200

Avg

50.0

Lng

KR Yds

200

Scoring

Points

TDs

TD Pts

Kick Pts

PATs and Field Goals

PAT

Att

1.0

Touchdowns

TD Rush

TD Rec

TD KOR

Indiana High School Football - Michigan City defeated by Merrillville

November 14, 2025: Michigan City, IN 46360

The Merrillville Pirates were victorious over the host Michigan City Wolves football team by a score of 34-14 in Friday's non-league challenge.

Next, the Pirates clash with the Concord Minutemen (Elkhart, IN) in a non-league outing, on Friday, November 21. Merrillville will attempt to move on its 10-2 season record. The Minutemen come into the outing with a 11-1 record after their 47-45 non-league win over Lafayette Jefferson (Lafayette, IN).

With the defeat, Michigan City drops to 8-4 on the campaign.

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. MHS 0, MCHS 0

@ 7:39 PM
Game Attendance
Attendance Hundreds

@ 7:39 PM
Field Conditions
Field Conditions Dry

@ 7:39 PM
Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Fair

@ 7:39 PM
Commentary
20 minutes before kickoff… Rob is not officially scoring…I am… Time is now 6:40pm central

@ 7:40 PM
1st Quarter
0 - 0
Start of Game
Michigan City kicking off to Merrillville.

@ 8:00 PM
Commentary
I will be scoring for MC as I always do…

@ 8:00 PM
6 - 0
Rushing Touchdown
Merrillville - Rushing TD. MHS 6, MCHS 0

@ 8:07 PM
7 - 0
Made Point After
Merrillville - PAT Good. MHS 7, MCHS 0

@ 8:07 PM
10 - 0
Field Goal
Merrillville - Field Goal. MHS 10, MCHS 0

@ 8:27 PM
10 - 6
Passing Touchdown
Michigan City - #1 Trinaston Hart 39 Yd pass completed to #6 Zaire McKinney for a TD. MHS 10, MCHS 6

Zaire McKinney6 - WR

Trinaston Hart1 - QB

@ 8:34 PM
10 - 7
Made Point After
Michigan City - #12 Isaac Wolter PAT Good. MHS 10, MCHS 7

Isaac Wolter12 - QB

@ 8:34 PM
2nd Quarter
10 - 7
End of 1st Quarter
MHS 10, MCHS 7

@ 8:34 PM
16 - 7
Passing Touchdown
Merrillville - Pass completed for a TD. MHS 16, MCHS 7

@ 8:50 PM
17 - 7
Made Point After
Merrillville - PAT Good. MHS 17, MCHS 7

@ 8:51 PM
20 - 7
Field Goal
Merrillville - Field Goal. MHS 20, MCHS 7

@ 9:05 PM
Halftime
20 - 7
Halftime
MHS 20, MCHS 7
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@ 9:08 PM
3rd Quarter
20 - 7
Start of 3rd Quarter
Merrillville to kick off to Michigan City.

@ 9:26 PM
26 - 7
Passing Touchdown
Merrillville - Pass completed for a TD. MHS 26, MCHS 7

@ 9:52 PM
27 - 7
Made Point After
Merrillville - PAT Good. MHS 27, MCHS 7

@ 9:53 PM
27 - 13
Kick Return Touchdown
Michigan City - #6 Zaire McKinney with a 99 Yd Kick Return for a TD. MHS 27, MCHS 13

Zaire McKinney6 - WR

@ 9:55 PM
27 - 14
Made Point After
Michigan City - #12 Isaac Wolter PAT Good. MHS 27, MCHS 14

Isaac Wolter12 - QB

@ 9:55 PM
4th Quarter
27 - 14
End of 3rd Quarter
MHS 27, MCHS 14

@ 10:05 PM
Commentary
10:40 left in game…MC ball…

@ 10:06 PM
33 - 14
Rushing Touchdown
Merrillville - Rushing TD. MHS 33, MCHS 14

@ 10:16 PM
34 - 14
Made Point After
Merrillville - PAT Good. MHS 34, MCHS 14

@ 10:16 PM
Final
34 - 14
End of Game
MHS 34, MCHS 14

@ 10:30 PM

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This game is a part of the 2025 IHSAA Football State Tournament presented by the Indianapolis Colts - Class 5A State Tournament

Merrillville @ Michigan City Football Game Info

Fri., Nov. 14, 2025 @ 7p

The Michigan City (IN) varsity football team lost Friday's home playoff game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 34-14.

Player stats

Rushing Yds/G

MHS

J. Johnson94.1

MCHS

T. Hart74.4

Passing Yds/G

MHS

M. Hill Jr230.0

MCHS

T. Hart210.4

Receiving Yds/G

MHS

M. Smoot65.9

MCHS

Z. McKinney105.3

Total Yds/G

MHS

M. Hill Jr278.7

MCHS

T. Hart284.8

Tackles/G

MHS

K. Edwards9.2

MCHS

E. Buskirk14.1

Sacks/G

MHS

S. Freeman0.6

MCHS

E. Buskirk0.5

Points/G

MHS

B. Gonzalez3.1

MCHS

C. Barnes2.4

Matchup history

9/19/25

447

11/14/25

3414

Team comparison

Rushing Yards/G

215.6

194.7

Passing Yards/G

240.7

210.4

Receiving Yards/G

242.1

214.1

Total Yards/G

456.4

405.1

Tackles/G

68.9

76.3

Sacks/G

1.9

2.7

Points/G

1.6

3.0

Pancake Blocks

Scoring averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Merrillville	8.5	11.8	7.7	7.5	-	36.1
Michigan City	2.6	7.6	6.8	9.3	28.0	27.4

Season recap

Overall record

11-3

8-4

League

6-1

5-2

Non-League

1-1

Head to Head

2-0

0-2

Home

6-1

3-2

Away

5-1

5-2

Neutral

0-1

0-0

Playoff

4-1

2-1

In-State

11-2

8-4

Out-of-State

0-1

0-0

Win %

.786

.667

Conference %

.857

.714

506

329

233

255

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Common opponents

Crown Point

0 - 1

Portage

1 - 0

La Porte

1 - 0

2 - 0

Valparaiso

1 - 0

2 - 0

Lake Central

1 - 0

Chesterton

1 - 0

Rankings

Division 5A

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Game Attendance

Field Conditions

Weather Conditions

Commentary

Start of Game

Commentary

Rushing Touchdown

Made Point After

Field Goal

Passing Touchdown

Made Point After

End of 1st Quarter

Passing Touchdown

Made Point After

Field Goal

Halftime

Start of 3rd Quarter

Passing Touchdown

Made Point After

Kick Return Touchdown

Made Point After

End of 3rd Quarter

Commentary

Rushing Touchdown

Made Point After

End of Game

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