Hide Article Text (OCR)
Northwinsindoubleamagainst EdinburghBy BRIAN MEYERback. Offense, defense — it didn’t matter.North Decatur was beaten in every They didn’t quit.ftstatistic but the final score Friday night asSteve Haunert was the game’s leadingthe Chargers defeated the Edinburgh rusher with 95 yards on 20 carries. Timlancers in a 12-0 overtime win.Goldsmith led Edinburgh with 79 yards onSophomore Steve Haunert scored on a 20 carries.fourth-and-three situation in doubleNorth Decatur’s victory leaves themovertime to give the home Chargers the with a 1-1 season and MIFC record.lead. The Chargers stopped 220-pound Edinburgh stands at 0-2 in the season andjunior Tim Goldsmith on third-and-two,conference.and cut down sophomore quarterbackNorth Decatur takes to the road nextRonnie Burton on fourth-and-two to secure week to play Milan, 22-0 winners overthe victory.Edinburgh last week.“I blew it”, Edinburgh coach MarkEdinburgh plays another away gameFerguson said. “I had a 220-pounder and a next week against Indiana School for the195-pounder in the backfield, and I shouldhave given them the ball on fourth downand let them go to the end zone.Edinburgh led 6-0 at the half, allowingNorth Decatur to cross midfield only oncebefore intermission. The Lancers scorecame on a six-yard off tackle run by juniorBilly Maggard with 6:17 left in the secondperiod. Charger freshman Cory Craftonwrestled a Burton pass away from Lancerreceiver Richard Marion to prevent thetwo-point conversion.Edinburgh missed several other scoringopportunities in the first half, one on theopening drive. The visitors took the kickoffon their own 30, and methodically marchedto the North Decatur two-yard line beforebeing stopped on downs. A long pass fromLancer quarterback Burton to receiverGary Hicks placed the Lancers at theNorth Decatur five-yard line, but the firsthalf expired as the play took place.The momentum shifted to North Decaturin the second half, but it did not show up onthe scoreboard until late in the fourthquarter.North Decatur threatened to score withten minutes to play, but a bad exchangebetween Charger senior quarterbackDavid Means and sophomore halfback RonTrepanier resulted in an Edinburghfumble recovery at the I^ancer 12-yardline.North Decatur finally tied the score with2:07 left in regulation on a pass fromMeans to Crafton. Crafton caught his first-ever pass as a Charger, a ball tipped byEdinburgh safety (and quarterback)Donnie Burton. On the point after attempt,Means tried a quarterback keeper andcame up just short of the goal line.Both teams were scoreless in the firstovertime. A fumbled snap, an incompletepass, and two short runs were all theChargers could muster, while Edinburghlost a yard, gained four, threw incomplete,and missed a 25-yard field goal attempt toset up Haunert’s winning touchdown.North Decatur coach Marv Merrittraised the performance of severalayers, including quarterback Means andfreshmangooderritt said. ‘‘We’re expecting a lot out ofm. All he needs is experience.” ‘‘Cory- A « • A AMerrittGOODft• » * — — 1 *Edinburgh coach Ferguson also praisedTheThevIDeaf.North Decatur 12EdinburghKey performance: North Decatur sophomore Steve Haunert had 95 yards on 20 carries to lead theChargers in the category.Key offensive play: Charger freshman Cory Crafton picked a good timeto catch his first varsity pass. Craftonscored the Charger’s first touchdownwith 2:07 remaining in the game from26 yards out from senior DavidMeans.Key defensive play: Crafton againcontributed to the North Decatureffort by preventing Edinburgh fromconverting a two-point conversion bybreaking up the Edinburgh pass play.Big play: North Decatur sophomoreSteve Haunert scoring in the secondovertime for the Chargers on a fourth-and-three situation.Key statistic: Penalties. The Chargers totaled 70 yards whileEdinburgh’s was 109 yards.i1citVV,\iUOkP,In' ■ -TVSTEVE HAUNERTt
Newspaper Details
Greensburg Daily News
Greensburg, Indiana, US
Sat, Aug 27, 1983
Page 6
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
DC, USA 25 May 2021
Other Publications Near Greensburg, Indiana
Greensburg Review
Greensburg New Era
Greensburg Decatur Press
Greensburg News
Greensburg Daily News and Greensburg Daily Review
