Football Recap: Southmont Extends Home Winning Streak to Five

Mounties

Margin (Wins)

09/12/25 vs Frankfort	57
09/05/25 @ North Montgomery	39
08/29/25 @ Owen Valley	38
09/19/25 vs Crawfordsville	28
09/26/25 @ North Putnam	26

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cascade, Southmont was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They put the hurt on the Greencastle Tiger Cubs with a sharp 62-42 victory. The Mounties might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 20 points or more this season.

Southmont's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Avery Stadler led the charge by rushing for 300 yards and six TDs while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Stadler also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending one pass. Another rusher making a difference was Cale Chadd, who rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Southmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 511 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.

Greencastle's loss came despite strong showings from Cole Stephens and Cayden Blodgett. Stephens threw for 436 yards and four TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes, while Blodgett picked up 360 receiving yards and three scores. Stephens has become a key player for the Tiger Cubs: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 0-3 otherwise.

Southmont pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.8 points over those games. As for Greencastle, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

Southmont has already played their next matchup, a 48-12 win against Delphi Community on the 24th. As for Greencastle, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 63-14 victory against Brown County on the 24th.