It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Whiteland had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Columbus East Olympians as they made off with a 42-21 victory. 42 seems to be a good number for the Warriors as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Whiteland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jake Klemme and Dane Kunz. Another thorn in Columbus East's side was Abe Gonzalez, who picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles.
Despite the loss, Columbus East still got an impressive performance from Kyson Villarreal, who rushed for 94 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 155 yards on ten of 24 attempts. Villarreal also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because the Olympians are 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.
Warriors
| 10/31/25 vs Columbus East | 42-21 |
| 10/24/25 vs Seymour | 42-14 |
| 10/17/25 @ Greenwood | 41-7 |
| 10/10/25 vs Plainfield | 30-20 |
| 10/03/25 @ Mooresville | 35-14 |
| + 3 more games |
The victory was the eighth in a row for Whiteland, bringing their record up to 9-2. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21.4 points. As for Columbus East, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Looking ahead, Whiteland will be playing at home against East Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans' defense has only allowed 11.9 points per game this season, so the Warriors' offense will have their work cut out for them. Columbus East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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