After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lebanon, Western Boone was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Crawfordsville Athenians 41-17. The Stars pushed the score to 41-10 by the end of the third, a deficit the Athenians cut but never quite recovered from.

Jacob Smith
09/05/25 vs Crawfordsville | 192 |
08/29/25 @ Lebanon | 113 |
10/25/24 @ North Putnam | 99 |
11/01/24 @ Lafayette Central Catholic | 65 |
08/23/24 @ Sheridan | 36 |
Jacob Smith had a dynamite game, rushing for 192 yards and two scores. Those 192 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Western Boone's run defense was locked in: Crawfordsville could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Jack Mallory for the heroic effort on defense: he. Western Boone's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.4.
When it comes to explaining why Crawfordsville lost, don't look at Maddox Ronco. Despite the final result, he rushed for 52 yards and a pair of TDs.
Western Boone's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Crawfordsville, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Western Boone has already played their next matchup, a 76-34 victory against Greencastle on the 12th. As for Crawfordsville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 57-23 defeat against North Putnam on the 12th.
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