North Vermillion waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They enjoyed a cozy 37-18 win over the Parke Heritage Wolves. The Falcons have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wolves, too.
Matthew Dawson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 135 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Andrew Botner, who gained 138 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Vermillion was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
North Vermillion didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Ian Griffin led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Botner's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Parke Heritage still got an impressive performance from Carson Rolison, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Rolison also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making eight total tackles and defending two passes. Jerrid Graves was in the mix as well, providing Parke Heritage with two touchdowns.
North Vermillion pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Parke Heritage, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
North Vermillion will look to defend their home field on Friday against Fountain Central at 7:00 p.m. North Vermillion is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.1 points per game this season. As for Parke Heritage, they will challenge Riverton Parke at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverton Parke's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Parke Heritage's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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