INDIANAPOLIS —
Cruelty for Terre Haute South came in the form of the final score against Class 5A No. 2 Ben Davis.
Hope came in how competitive the Braves were before the score got away from them.
Ben Davis defeated South 30-13 Saturday in a game resumed after Friday’s thunderstorms delayed the game in the second quarter.
The unbeaten Giants scored 20 unanswered points in the final 6 minutes, 15 seconds of the fourth quarter. South led 13-10 entering the final period and gave the Giants all manner of trouble before Ben Davis mustered a big play to turn the tide.
“I thought our guys competed as hard as we could’ve expected. We had a good week of practice and the kids believed in themselves. We executed well for three-and-a-half quarters and gave ourselves a chance against the No. 2 team in the state,” Raetz said.
South (2-4, 0-4) put itself in a position to lead after a couple of defensive stops when the game resumed. Ben Davis (6-0, 4-0) drove into field goal position to end the second quarter, but the Giants missed a 50-yard field goal. Ben Davis got the ball to start the third period, but the same scenario played out as a 40-yarder hit the crossbar.
The Braves then rode the hot hand of quarterback Danny Etling. The Purdue recruit completed his first five attempts of South’s opening second half drive which helped the Braves get to the Ben Davis 10.
The Giants held firm and South’s Adam Kahn kicked a field goal, but Ben Davis was offsides on the kick. Facing 4th-and-1, Raetz took the points off the board and went for it. South’s Michael Watt was stuffed at the line of scrimmage, however, and it seemed an opportunity was lost.
However, on the ensuing Ben Davis play, Daion Calhoun fumbled and South’s Nic Keller recovered at the Ben Davis 7. Three plays later, Etling found Jacob Johnson for a 7-yard touchdown and South led 13-10.
“He’s a tough kind and he cares. He wants to be out there with teammates. He’ll get ready to play next week and give us a good game,” said South coach Mark Raetz on Etling, who continues to play through a right ankle injury.
Ben Davis tied the game with a field goal at the 9:57 mark of the fourth quarter and South’s ensuing drive stalled at midfield after Etling took a sack. The Giants got the ball back at their own 25.
The game changed on a 62-yard run by Malcolm Fogle. It put the Giants inside the South 10 and Fogle scored a 4-yard touchdown out of the Giants’ Wildcat formation to make it 20-13 with 6:15 left.
South couldn’t muster anything more. Ben Davis booted another field goal with 2:03 left to make it a two-possession game and salt was poured into the wounds when Etling was picked off by O’Shea Heard for a 25-yard interception in the final two minutes.
Jacob Johnson had a big day for the Braves as he had seven receptions for 95 yards. Etling completed 13 of 26 passes for 162 yards.
Ben Davis quarterback Kyle Castner completed 20 of 28 passes for 175 yards.
South plays host to Indianapolis North Central next Friday in the Braves’ Homecoming game.
Ben Davis 30, TH South 13
Ben Davis 7 3 0 20 — 30
TH South 0 6 7 0 — 13
BD — Malcolm Fogle 3 run (Bryce Phelps kick), :38.9 1Q.
BD — Phelps 37 FG, 7:04 2Q.
THS — Tyler Seibert 13 pass from Danny Etling (kick failed), 4:37 2Q.
THS — Jacob Johnson 7 pass from Etling (Adam Kahn kick), 2:42 3Q.
BD — Phelps 31 FG, 9:57 4Q.
BD — Fogle 4 run (Phelps kick), 6:15 4Q.
BD — Sterling Steadham 42 FG, 2:03 4Q.
BD — O’Shea Heard 25 interception (Phelps kick), 1:58 4Q.
BD THS
First downs 23 10
Rush.-Yds. 47-255 18-14
Rec. Yds. 175 162
C/A/I 20-28-1 13-26-2
Pen. Yds. 13-90 7-79
Fumb./Lost 2-1 0-0
Punts/Avg. 2-35.5 4-36.5
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — Ben Davis: Fogle 19-157, Kyle Castner 15-70, Lajuwon Gildon 7-25, Sean Boswell 1-8, Dorian Tate 2-5, Daion Calhoun 3-(-2); Terre Haute South: Michael Watt 10-41, Ian Newton 4-3, Etling 4-(-30).
Passing — Ben Davis: Castner 20-28-1, 175; Terre Haute South: Etling 13-26-2, 162.
Receiving — Ben Davis: Michael Beaty 7-49, Boswell 3-46, Kendall Broome 3-32, Tate 3-23, Fogle 3-18, Justin Brandon 1-3; Terre Haute South: Johnson 7-95, Seibert 4-67, Michael Watt 1-2, Newton 1-(-2).
Next — TH South (2-4, 0-4) plays host to Indianapolis North Central and Ben Davis (6-0, 4-0) plays host to Center Grove on Friday.
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Ben Davis rallies past South in fourth quarter
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Terry enjoys strong year with Wildcats, and still enjoying suiting up to play
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Terre Haute North offense unable to get going in loss to Mooresville
Jack Kirchner chose to give credit Monday night to Mooresville pitcher Taylor Chitwood, not to the Greg Maddux-size strike zone she seemed to enjoy.
But if there were no excuses forthcoming from Kirchner and his Terre Haute North High School softball team, it wouldn’t have been hard to find a spectator or two to come up with extenuating circumstances about the Patriots’ 4-1 loss at the Class 4A Martinsville Sectional. -
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Softball sectionals up for grabs
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Terre Haute South, Northview vie for tennis regional title
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TH South beats Northview in Big Four makeup baseball game
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Olds pitches South to share of MIC baseball title
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Seibert returns from injury to win three events as Braves win sectional crown
His baseball equivalent might be Rick Sutcliffe of the 1984 Chicago Cubs.
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South switches up lineup to defeat North in tennis sectional
Terre Haute South coach Bill Blankenbaker said two weeks ago that he would change the Braves’ lineup after the 3-2 dual-meet loss to Terre Haute North.
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PREP ROUNDUP: North slips past Northview in eight-inning baseball game
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PREP ROUNDUP: North and South to face off for tennis sectional title
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Terre Haute North gets 10 event victories to claim 12th straight sectional crown
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North, South to meet in first round of baseball sectional
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PREP ROUNDUP: West Vigo softball clinches share of WIC title
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Prep report: Patriots, Braves favored to advance from tennis sectional 1st round
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Local ADs happy to see spring come to a close
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South baseball remains in first-place tie with Center Grove
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Kehrt Award goes to Emily Bell, Lee Davis
Emily Bell of Terre Haute South and Lee Davis of Terre Haute North are the 2013 recipients of the Willard M. Kehrt Mental Attitude Award.
Bell and Davis were nominated by their schools and chosen in a vote by the Kehrt Award panel. Both will be recognized at awards assemblies later in the month at the schools.
Bell played varsity basketball four years at South and is competing in track this season, running the 800 and two relays. “I wanted something to do my senior year,” Bell said.
She plans to attend DePauw University and play basketball. DePauw is the reigning NCAA Division III champ in women's basketball.
Bell tore an AÇL playing in a basketball tournament the summer after her sophomore season. She missed most of her junior season but came back to play her senior year and was second leading scorer and leading rebounder her final season.
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