The Oracle football team lost to the 4th-ranked West Lafayette Red Devils Friday night. The lop-sided score was 62-6.

The Oracles are still winless after three games against teams that are a combined 8- 1 on the season, with two of the teams ranked in the top ten in the state.

WL took a quick 7-0 lead early on with a 65-yard drive on six plays. WL's second possession was shortened to one play when Brad Roth intercepted a pass by QB Matt Lancaster. The Oracles' AJ Bennett gave the ball right back when he tossed an interception of his own. This time WL needed only three plays to score from midfield. A blocked extra point kept the score at 13-0.

Andy Huber of WL intercepted an AJ Beckett pass and ran 37 yards untouched into the end zone, upping the score to 20-0. On Delphi's next possession Huber again made a nice play and intercepted his second pass of the game and got within 5 yards of the end zone before the Oracles stopped him. Lancaster needed one play to complete a 5-yard TD pass.

WL had scored 27 points in the first period and had done it on just 11 offensive plays.

The second quarter was much like the first with the Red Devils' line outplaying the Oracles' young linemen on both sides of the ball. WL ran off a 69-yard drive to stretch the score to 34-0. After a Delphi fumble the Devils again scored quickly from 35 yards out. Another TD by WL and the score was 48-0 at the half.

The score went to 62-0 halfway through the third period. The final Red Devil point of the evening came on a play from the past. After scoring a TD, Adam Volta made the extra point with a drop kick.

Freshman Matt Brown ran in from one yard out for the Delphi's lone TD late in the game. The extra point was missed.

This game was much like other games this year. The Oracles inability to run the ball allows the defenses to concentrate on the passing of Beckett, who, when he has time to pass, has had several passes dropped by his receivers.

Delphi falls to 0-3 (0-1 Hoosier Conference) for the year. They visit Twin Lakes (1-1) for their first road game. Start time is 7:30 p.m.