Entering Week 4 of the high school football season there are three teams tied atop the Three Rivers Conference with unbeaten conference records.
Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley and Maconaquah are all 2-0 in conference play. The Zebras (3-0, 2-0 TRC) are on the road tonight at Wabash (1-2, 1-2).
Last week’s win came easy for Rochester, on the field, with a 70-0 victory over Whitko. It was getting to the field that proved to be the bigger challenge after storms earlier in the week knocked over the scoreboard at Barnhart Field. Hosting Homecoming and the 1987 state championship team meant it couldn’t be as simple as flipping home games with Whitko.
Head coach Ron Shaffer says he’s appreciative of everything that was done to make the home game happen.
For the game itself, it took limited plays for Rochester to overwhelm Whitko.
Shaffer expects a tougher challenge this week at Wabash.
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Hoosier North schools Caston (0-3, 0-2 HN) and #15 (1A) Pioneer (1-2, 1-1 HN) play tonight at The Pit at Pioneer.
Caston has been outscored 124-22 through three games.
Culver (1-2) looks to bounce back from a loss to a strong, talented Knox team with a matchup against undefeated West Central (3-0).
Cavaliers coach Mike Zehner looks back at the loss to Knox.
Tonight, West Central may not be as physical as Knox but they bring speed on the outside.
West Central is trying for the program’s first winning season since 2014.
Winamac (1-2, 0-2 Hoosier North) won for the first time last week as the Warriors rushed for 378 yards and 10 yards per carry.
Winamac head coach Josh Burgess.
Tonight, a LaVille (3-0, 2-0 HN)team that has moved up to #7 in the 2A coaches poll.
Other area games tonight
#16 (3A) Tippecanoe Valley (3-0, 2-0 TRC) at Manchester (0-3, 0-2 TRC)
Southwood (1-2, 1-1 TRC) at Northfield (1-2, 0-2 TRC)
Peru (1-2, 1-1 TRC) at North Miami (2-1, 1-1 TRC)
Maconaquah (2-1, 2-0 TRC) at Whitko (0-3, 0-2 TRC)
Knox (2-1, 2-0 HN) at #5 (1A) North Judson (3-0, 2-0 HN)
#15 (2A) Lewis Cass (3-0) at Tipton (2-1)
#12 (6A) Warsaw (3-0) at Concord (1-2)
