By MARK AMBROGI, for The Democrat
TRAFALGAR — Indian Creek junior quarterback Aidan Neathery completed 11 of 14 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns in host the Braves’ 49-8 rout of Brown County Friday night in Western Indiana Conference football action.
“The offense was flowing great,” Neathery said. “My line was amazing all night, giving me a pocket to pass. My receivers ran their routes well, they beat the corners and gave me a look every single play and it was easy.”
Indian Creek Coach Steve Spinks said the protection up front was solid.
“Kudos to Brown County,” said Spinks, whose team improved to 3-1 and 2-0 in the conference. “They stuffed us early, but we can also air it out if it needs to be. We saw the openings and Aidan delivered. He played a heck of a football game. Except for the bonehead interception he threw at the end of the half, Aidan is a kid who is pretty level-headed. He doesn’t get down on himself, and he’s also able to run the ball.”
Neathery also ran for two touchdowns to help the Braves take a 34-8 lead at halftime. Indian Creek senior running back Connor Fruits ran for touchdowns of 30 and 35 in the third quarter to give the team a 49-8 cushion with 2:03 left in the third quarter. It was a running clock the rest of the way.
Brown County (3-1, 1-1) got on the board with a 17-yard TD pass from Seth Oliphant to Kody Walsh. The same two hooked up for a two-point conversion pass to slide the deficit to 26-8 with just under 5 minutes left before intermission. The Eagles could never get the offense going again.
Oliphant was intercepted four times by Brandon Murray.
“They’re a good team,” Brown County coach Randy Minniear said. “We didn’t play good pass defense. We’re missing three starters on defense, but there’s no excuse. It just happens. We had few kids sick. You can’t play a good team when you are short-handed. That’s not taking anything away from them.”
This was Brown County’s first 3-0 start to its season since 1995.
