The Princeton Tigers had a rough time on Friday night on the road in Bethany as they fell to South Harrison, a team receiving votes in the Class 1 state poll, 47-8.
South Harrison set the tone early, jumping out to a 33-0 lead behind five first quarter touchdowns.
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South Harrison quarterback Dylan Heitz did the bulk of the damage, scoring rushing touchdowns of one, seven and 67 yards. The Bulldogs also punched the ball in on a 50-yard interception return and a 48-yard pass from Heitz to Cole Osborne.
South Harrison would tack on two more touchdowns, one in the second quarter and one in the third to push the lead to 47-0. Princeton finally got on the board in the third quarter when quarterback Colton Hartley ran the ball in from 17 yards out. A two-point conversion attempt failed with an incomplete pass. The Tigers would get those two points in the final quarter, recording a safety to push their total to eight points.
That would be all the Tigers got, however, as they suffered their second loss in as many weeks and third of the season. The Tigers are now 3-3 both overall and in the Grand River Conference. Princeton will look to bounce back next week as they play Milan at home at Eddie Allen Field in Princeton. The game is the first district game for the Tigers, who will play Putnam County and Marceline in the final two weeks of the regular season.
Action between the Tigers and Wildcats will kick off at 7 p.m. Friday night.
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
First Quarter
SH – Dylan Heitz, 1-yard run (kick blocked)
SH – Kade Hendren 50-yard interception return (pass failed)
SH – Heitz 7-yard run (Cole Wright kick)
SH – Heitz 67-yard run (Wright kick)
SH – Cole Osborne 48-yard pass from Heitz (Wright kick)
Second Quarter
SH – Wyatt Thomas 8-yard run (Wright kick)
Third Quarter
SH – Thomas 7-yard run (Wright kick)
P – Colton Hartley 17-yard run (pass failed)
Fourth Quarter
P – safety
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TEAM STATISTICS
PHS SHHS
First downs 8 11
Rushes-yards 38-161 26-190
Passing Yds. 15 176
Comp-Att-Int 1-5-2 13-17-1
Total Yds. 176 366
Punts -Avg. 5-30.2 2-38.0
Fumbles-lost 4-2 4-1
Penalties-yards 5-35 4-31
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing – Princeton, Colton Hartley, 12-67; Vince Jennings, 12-53; Preston Berwanger, 11-38; Brant Faulkner, 1-2; Floyd Holsted, 1-1; Taylon Place, 1-0. South Harrison, Dylan Heitz, 10-125; Tyler Peterson, 2-52; Wyatt Thomas, 9-33; Cole Osborne, 1-3; Daniel Darby, 2-0; team, 2-(-23).
PASSING – Princeton, Hartley, 1-5-2, 15 yards. South Harrison, Heitz, 13-17-1, 176 yards, 1 TD.
RECEIVING — Princeton, Ryan Bell, 1-15. South Harrison, Osborne, 4-70; Kaid Hendren, 4-52; Wright, 3-39; Alex Foster, 1-8; Thomas, 1-7.
INTERCEPTIONS – Princeton, Hartley, 1-15. South Harrison, 2-70.
PUNTING – Princeton, Faulkner, 5-30.2 gross, 25.0 net. South Harrison, 2-38.0 gross, 33.5 net.