Fall Sports Summaries
Cougar harriers are running well

Carroll High School cross country teams ran well last week. The boys improved their overall record to 28-5, while the girls up their record to 31-3.

The Cougars hosted a three-way meet Thursday with Lafayette Central Catholic and Delphi. The boys ran to a decisive victory while the girls placed second, only two points behind LCC.

Saturday the Cougars ran at the Rensselaer Invitational. The races are divided by school class and then divided by school size. The 9-10 girls placed second overall, as did the sophomore and junior boys.

The Cougars will run at the New Prairie Invitational this Saturday.

Carroll soccer team drops two

Twin Lakes varsity soccer team was in Flora last week for a soccer match-up against the Cougars. Antonio Delgado scored the first goal of the game, assisted by Michael Myer. The Carroll team was not able to score again. The Indians won 2-1. CJ Grace had 9 saves for the Cougars.

Last Thursday the Cougars were at Caston High School where Adam Tussinger scored on a penalty kick with 5 minutes to go in the first half, tieing the game 1-1. In the final 40, Antonio Delgado scored, assisted by Cody Abdon. Delgado then kicked one in again for a final score of 4-3, Caston. CJ Grace had 9 saves.

The Cougars played Lafayette Faith Baptist Tuesday and will participate in the Caston tourney on Saturday.

DCMS boys run to two victories

Delphi Middle School Cross Country team ran at home against Roosevelt Middle School on Sept. 5. Delphi boys team won, while the girls team lost. Top runners for the boys were Ricky Windell, Cody Murray, Erick Carpenter, Kevin Kauffman, Cole Murray and John Elston. Top runners for the girls were: Grace Currie, Emily Layman, Chelsey Marcotte, Allee Flora and Annie Mose.

Two days later on Sept. 7 the Middle School teams competed against Carroll and Central Catholic at Carroll. The boys team won and the girls team finished second. Top finishers for Delphi were: Kauffman, who was the first overall boys winner; Murray, Windell, Carpenter and Devon Thomas. On the girls side, top finishers were: Currie, Layman, Marcotte, Flora and Mose.

Saturday, the team competed in the Rensselaer Invitational. Several of the runners won individual awards. Top performers were: Carpenter, Windell, Kauffman, Murray, Currie and Layman.

DCMS 8th gridders shutout West Side

Both Delphi 7th and 8th grade football teams had a busy week with two games on the card apiece traveling to Pioneer last Tuesday before hosting West Lafayette on Thursday.

Delphi's 8th graders shut out the Red Devils 28-0, but lost to Pioneer 40-14. The Oracle 7th graders lost close ones to West Lafayette 8-6 and Pioneer 12-8.

The 8th graders dominated West Side from the start as Dustin Salyer returned the opening kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown 15 seconds into the game. Derek Bradshaw rumbled into the end zone for the two-point conversion for a quick 8-0 lead.

Bradshaw then scored on TD runs of 24 and 18 yards, with Salyer finding Austin Hawn in the end zone for a two-point conversion and a 22-0 lead in the third quarter.

Salyer then broke loose in the fourth quarter for a 63-yard scamper into the end zone for the game's final score.

The stymieing Oracle defense was in control throughout holding the Red Devils to only 99 yards of total offense, despite having possession for 40 plays, compared to Delphi's 22.

Delphi had 225 yards of total offense, led by Salyer who had 5 carries for 127 yards rushing, while throwing for 41 yards, in addition to his two TDs.

Bradshaw had 52 yards on just 4 rushes, including 2 TDs, while Jordan Wagner led the receiving corps with a catch for 31 yards. Hawn added a reception for 10 yards.

Bradley Roth and Salyer each recorded an interception, with Roth adding 19 return yards. Nick Taylor also added a fumble recovery for the Oracles.

Against Pioneer, the Oracles had very few bright spots, but among them were Salyer's two TD passes to Roth, good for 18 and 23 yards respectively.

Delphi was limited to 148 yards of total offense including 132 from Salyer (65 rushing yards on 10 carries and 67 yards passing), while the Panthers had 324 yards.

In addition to Roth's TD grabs covering 41 yards, Wagner had a catch for 16 yards, and Michael Rogers had one for 10 yards. Bradshaw rushed 7 times for 46 yards.

The Oracle 7th graders fell short in both games, despite a strong rushing effort from Tanner Lynde and a solid performance from quarterback Matt Brown.

Both teams return to action on Sept. 21 at Berto Field vs. East Tipp, with the 7th grade game starting at 5:45 p.m