Bulldogs fall 35-3 to Michigan City, prepare for playoffs

A USA-365.com Special Report by Dave Woodworth

10-19-2009

 

Team 1 2 3 4 F
Michigan City (6-3, 4-3) 3 14 15 3 35
CROWN POINT (3-6, 2-5) 0 3 0 0 3

Friday, October 16, 2009,  44 degrees & light rain, Duneland Athletic Conference at CROWN POINT, IN.

1st Qtr:  MICHIGAN CITY (3-0)  Dustin Rivich, 29-yard field goal.  43-yard, 10-play drive.  3:31 time of possession (TOP).  2:31 left.
2nd Qtr:  CROWN POINT (3-3) Brett Bayer, 21-yard field goal.  74-yard, 11-play drive.  4:18 TOP.  6:22 left.
 MICHIGAN CITY (10-3) Adam Harmon, 2-yard run.  73-yard, 6-play drive.  3:08 TOP.  Dustin Rivich kick.  3:14 left.
MICHIGAN CITY (17-3) Adam Harmon, 17-yard run on first play from scrimmage following a kick-off "live ball" recovery.  Rivich kick.  2:43 left.
3rd Qtr:  MICHIGAN CITY (25-3) Adam Harmon, 4-yard run.  38-yard, 5-play drive.  1:23 TOP.  Harmon 2-point conversion run.  10:25 left.
 MICHIGAN CITY (32-3) Jeremy Harris, 37-yard run.  68-yard, 5-play drive.  2:25 TOP.  Rivich kick. 6:35 left.
4th Qtr:  MICHIGAN CITY (35-3) Dustin Rivich, 19-yard field goal.  27-yard, 8-play drive. 6:03 left.

STATISTICS

 RUSHING:
MICHIGAN CITY (39 carries, 206 yards, 4 TDs, 0 fumbles) Adam Harmon 18 carries, 111 yards, 3 TDs, 2-pt conversion; Rodney Washington 6-31 yards, Jeremy Harries 13-57 yards, TD; Rashem Bell 1-2 yards; Tracy Rivera 1-5 yards.
CROWN POINT (30 carries, 134 yards, 2 fumbles) Mason Popovich (RB) 14 carries, 44 yards; Joe Hopman (QB) 11-32 yards, Cody Bacon 4-49 yards, Chris Klein 1-1 yard.

PASSING:
MICHIGAN CITY - Rodney Washington (QB) 5-9, 110 yards; Tracy Rivera (WR) 1-13 yards; Joel Hirsch (QB) 1-1 yard.
CROWN POINT - Joe Hopman (QB) 7-16, 80 yards, INT.

RECEIVING:
 MICHIGAN CITY - Austin Althoff 2-27 yards, Trevor Woolum 2-77 yards,
CROWN POINT - Auston Atherton 4-23 yards, Travis Woosley 2-18 yards, Tyler Kral 1-36 yards.

TOTAL YARDS:
 MICHIGAN CITY (316 net yards, 14 first downs and 0 turnovers)
CROWN POINT (214 net yards, 9 first downs and 3 turnovers)

TURNOVERS:
MICHIGAN CITY (0) 0 fumble; CROWN POINT (3) 2 fumbles.

CROWN POINT (10-16-2009) -  In what was an evenly played game for most of the first half, the game was tied at 3-3 with the Bulldogs appearing to have pinned the Wolves deep in their own territory with a third-and-14 play from their 20-yard line. 

That's when junior quarterback Rodney Washington, back after missing three games with an injury, connected on a 59-yard pass to Tracy Rivera to set up the Wolves 1st-and-10 at Crown Point's 18-yard line and three plays later senior running back Adam Harmon scored on a 2-yard run.  Less than a minute later Harmon scored from 17-yards out, after the Wolves recovered the kick-off that had deflected off the foot of a Bulldog kick returner. 

It was 17-3 at the half and the Wolves added two more touchdowns and a second Dustin Rivich field goal in the second half to make the final score 35-3.

DOG NOTES:  The Bulldogs will host Chesterton in the first round of the Class 5A, Sectional 1 playoffs next Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.  Kick-off is at 7:00 p.m.  Live play-by-play Internet radio coverage will be provided by the team at www.USA-365.com.  

CLASS SECTIONAL ORDER YOUR INDIANA FOOTBALL DIGEST RECENT SEASONS
5A 1 E-MAIL CORRECTIONS MAP TO SCHOOL 3-6
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
CROWN POINT
BULLDOGS
Coach: Chip Pettit, 55-42 in 9th year at school, 60-47 in 10th year overall
DATE OPPONENT CENTRAL TIME OA 14.1, DA 27.8
Aug. 21 at Lowell {4A}   L   0-19  
Aug. 28 Hobart {4A}  W 14-  7  
Sep. 4 Merrillville {5A}‡   L 14-38  
Sep. 11 at Lake Central {5A}‡  W 23-21  
Sep. 18 at Portage {5A}‡ L 22- 43  
Sep. 25 Valparaiso {5A}‡ L 21- 56  
Oct. 2 LaPorte {5A}‡ W 27-  7  
Oct. 9 at Chesterton {5A}‡ 7:00 pm  
Oct. 16 Michigan City {5A}‡ 7:00 pm  
Oct. 23 Chesterton {5A} 7:00 pm  sectional
‡DUNELAND ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GAME
DUNELAND ATHLETIC
ALL TIMES CENTRAL
  CONF. PTS OPP ALL PTS OPP
Merrillville   7-  0 222   88     8-  1 266   151  
Chesterton   4-  3 187   142     6-  3 259   142  
LaPorte   4-  3 152   158     6-  3 240   199  
Michigan City   4-  3 147   121     6-  3 223   131  
Valparaiso   4-  3 195   134     5-  4 246   161  
Portage   3-  4 167   179     4-  5 213   214  
Crown Point   2-  5 113   224     3-  6 127   250  
Lake Central   0-  7 67   204     1-  8 91   232  
Friday, Oct. 16
LaPorte 23, Portage 21‡
Merrillville 24, Chesterton 20‡
Michigan City 35, Crown Point 3‡
Valparaiso 24, Lake Central 6‡
Friday, Oct. 23
East Chicago Central at Portage, 7 pm
Chesterton at Crown Point, 7 pm
Valparaiso at Merrillville, 7 pm
Munster at Lake Central, 7 pm
Elkhart Memorial at Michigan City, 7 pm
LaPorte at Mishawaka, 6 pm
‡Conference game

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