Football Recap: Mitchell Comes Up Short

Mitchell and Linton-Stockton squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Mitchell had to settle for second. They took a blow against the Miners, falling 69-14. While losing is never fun, the Bluejackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Miners are ranked 90th).

Mitchell's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tyson Quinn, who rushed for 81 yards and one TD on only 11 carries, and Sven Lutchka, who picked up 112 receiving yards and one touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 65 yards.

Dalton Reed went supernova For Linton-Stockton., rushing for 116 yards and a pair of scores on only five carries. Ivan Montgomery did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.

Mitchell's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Linton-Stockton, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.

Mitchell does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Linton-Stockton, they will square off against Greencastle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Miners will need to watch out since the Tiger Cubs have now posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.