Football
Oct. 9
Brown County 34, North Putnam 31
BC: 0 22 6 6 — 34
NP: 10 0 14 7 — 31
Brown Co.: Passing: S. Oliphant 12 for 25, 188 yards, 4 TDs. Rushing: K. Walsh 88 yards, 1 fumble; W. Roux 46 yards; S. Oliphant 23 yards; H. Funkbouser 13 yards. Receiving: T. Ely 4 for 73 yards, 1 TD; M. Nickels 3 for 72 yards, 2 TD; C. Kelly 4 for 37 yards, 1 TD; K. Walsh 1 for 6 yards. Tackles: W. Roux 4, 6 assists, 1 tackle for loss; M. Nickels 3, 1 tackle for loss; H. Funkhouser 2, 10 assists, 1 tackle for loss; C. Kelly 2, 8 assists; T. Ely 1; D. Lambert 1, 1 assist; M. Asikoye 1; K. Walsh 2 assists; B. Grider 5 assists; J. Wietlisbach 2 assists; D. Lanfair 2 assists; E. Spiece 3 assists; O. Normile 1 assist. Defensive: C. Kelly 1 fumble; T. Ely 2 interceptions; K. Walsh 2 interceptions, 1 fumble, 1 TD.
Cross-country
Oct. 3
Boys: 59. Chase Austin 16:47; 108. Rhett Silbaugh 18:14; 110. Blake Wagler 18:25; 111. Cord Smith 18:25; 119. Waylon Patrick 18:45; 120. Cameron Fox 18:46; 148. Corbin Brahaum 20:46; Will Hiatt 20:48; Clay Austin 21:11; Dylan Taylor 21:50; Ivan Thomas 24:42.
Girls: 9. Abby Fleetwood 19:03; 30. Hadley Gradolf 20:24; 47. Eme Koester 21:01; 87. Lexi Austin 22:29; 88. Emma DeBord 22:32; 92. Madalyn Purlee 22:43.
Coach’s comments: Although not under the lights of LaVerne Gibson as in usual years, the cross-country teams were able to experience a weekend evening meet on the course where the state championship will be contested in just 27 days. Saturday night’s meet in Terre Haute served as the final warm-up for the post-season tournament, which will begin this next Saturday with the sectional meet at Eagle Park. The girls team finished 10th of 18 in a field compiled of some of the best teams in the state. Sophomore Abby Fleetwood ran a very strong race for the Eagles, finishing ninth overall, in a time of 19:03. Fellow sophomore Hadley Gradolf also finished in the top 30, clocking a time of 20:24. On the boys side, the Eagles finished 16th of 25. Sophomore Chase Austin led the Eagles, placing 59th in 16:47. Both sides will look to advance from the sectional meet Saturday to the Columbus North Regional next Saturday.
Oct. 10
Sectional
Boys: 3. Chase Austin 16:41; 19. Rhett Silbaugh 18:09; 27. Cord Smith 18:44; 28. Cameron Fox 18:51; 31. Waylon Patrick 18:58; 32. Blake Wagler 18:58; 48. Corbin Brahaum 20:44.
Girls: 3. Abby Fleetwood 19:20; 5. Hadley Gradolf 19:59; 13. Eme Koester 20:50; 18. Emma DeBord 22:20; 25. Madalyn Purlee 23:09; 33. Lexi Austin 23:52.
Coach’s comments: Brown County hosted the sectional on Saturday morning at Eagle Park. Both Eagle teams advanced to the regional meet next week at Columbus North. The girls finished second Saturday behind state-ranked Columbus North. Abby Fleetwood led the Eagles with a third-place finish in a time of 19:20. Hadley Gradolf placed sixth for the Eagles, as she came across the line in 19:59. Seniors Eme Koester and Emma DeBord also had top 20 performances, finishing 13th (20:50) and 18th (22:20), respectively. On the boys side, the Eagles finished fourth overall in the meet. The top five teams qualify for the regional meet. Chase Austin led the Eagles with a third-place finish in 16:41. Rhett Silbaugh also cracked the top 20, finishing 19th in 18:09.
Volleyball
Oct. 7
Bloomfield 3, Brown County 0
Brown Co. (10-10): Mary Rygiel 12 kills, three digs; Abigail Bowman 21 assists; Lauren Akles eight kills.
Oct. 8
South Putnam 3, Brown County 0
Brown Co. (10-11, 4-5 WIC): Lauren Akles eight kills; Abigail Watson three blocks, six kills; Mary Rygiel 10 digs, six kills, two aces; Milly Patrick three aces, three kills, nine digs.
Boys soccer
Oct. 7
Sectional round 1
Brown County 2, Owen Valley 1
Brown Co. (5-7): Zach Spires one goal; Ethan Scott one goal; Ricky Stanley one assist; Wyatt Fox six saves.
Oct. 8
Sectional semifinal
Monrovia 2, Brown County 0
Brown Co. (5-8): Ethan Scott nine saves.
Girls soccer
Oct. 6
Sectional round 1
Edgewood 5, Brown County 0
Brown Co. (0-13): Sarah Callahan 20 saves.
