Football Recap: Noah Shirk Key Part of Team Effort in Lakers Win

While Indian Lake's win against North Union wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Lakers had just enough and edged out the Wildcats 17-14. The victory continues a trend for the Lakers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won three in a row.

Brady Golliday

Rushing Yards

09/19/25 @ Bellefontaine	100
09/26/25 @ North Union	90
09/05/25 vs Allen East	85
08/22/25 @ Bath	54
08/29/25 vs Fairbanks	37

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Indian Lake to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Shirk, who rushed for 148 yards and one score while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. Brady Golliday helped out on the ground, rushing for 90 yards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Indian Lake proved: they limited North Union to a paltry 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Aaron Rapp for the heroic effort on defense: he. Indian Lake didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.2.

Indian Lake's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for North Union, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Indian Lake will challenge rival Shawnee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, North Union is set to square off against their familiar foe Benjamin Logan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.