Milan falls to Cardinal Ritter in second round of sectional tournament

Josh Barnett - Sports Editor

Milan's football season came to an abrupt stop last Friday night in the second round of the sectional tournament at Manual High School in Indianapolis. The Indians fell to last year's 1A state champions the Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders by a score of 62-0.

Ritter jumped out to an early 21-0 lead in the first quarter and never slowed down. They added 14 more in the second, 14 in the third and 13 in the fourth to give them 62.

The Indians were held to just 7 first downs in the contest on 104 yards, 33 passing and 71 rushing. They had 35 yards on 3 Ritter penalties.

Matt Posten compiled most of the Indians' yards carrying the ball 17 times for 69 yards. Anthony Spauld
ing had 8 yards on 4 carries and Bob Stanley carried the ball 4 times for 3 yards.

Quarterback Rusty Ison completed 5 out of 12 passes for 33 yards with one interception. Andy McIntosh had 19 receiving yards on two catches. Nick Arthur had 8 yards on one catch and Ben Schafer had 6 yards on one catch.

On defense the Indians gave up a season high 504 yards, 107 passing and 397 rushing. They allowed 15 first downs and were called for 4 penalties for 20 yards.

Ben Schafer led with 6 solo tackles followed by Josh Schwanholt with 5 and Andy McIntosh with 4. Derek Pennington finished with 2 tackles with the Indians' only sack.

The Indians finished their season with a record of 5-6 overall. The team will be honored on Wednesday, November 17 at the Milan High School.