It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tipton had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Wabash Apaches, posting a 48-13 victory. With the Blue Devils ahead 42-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Tipton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zane I. Durham led the charge by rushing for 86 yards and a pair of scores. I. Durham's longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Quinn Tolle, who threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes.
Tipton didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Wabash to a completion percentage of just 40%. The team can thank William Wolford for the heroic effort on defense: he. Tipton has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.62 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.62 in their last three games.
Tipton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Izayah Mahaney and I. Durham.
Wabash's loss came despite strong showings from Davon Osborn and Haiden McWhirt. Osborn picked up 141 receiving yards and one TD, while McWhirt threw for 163 yards and one touchdown. Osborn is becoming a predictor of the Apaches' success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 0-7 when he doesn't).
The win made it two in a row for Tipton and bumps their season record up to 6-4. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 13 points in those games. As for Wabash, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Coming up, Tipton will head out on the road to face off against Eastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 962 yards in their previous games. Wabash does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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