WEST TERRE HAUTE —
A 15-yard touchdown burst by senior Danny Creasey in the final nine minutes prevented a shutout, but the season-opening high school football game didn’t go the way West Vigo wanted Friday night at Jay Barrett Field.
Evansville Harrison, leading 15-0 at halftime, erupted for 30 points in the third quarter and pulled away for a 52-7 victory over the Vikings.
Midway through the first period, the visitors first dented the scoreboard with a 17-yard TD pass from Eric Blackman to Aaron Killebrew, then used a 2-point conversion run by the versatile Killebrew to go up 8-0.
The Warriors increased their advantage to 15-0 in the second quarter on a 4-yard TD run by Killebrew, who’s listed on the program as a wide receiver but took a direct snap on this play.
After West Vigo lost a fumble on its first possession of the second half, Harrison tallied immediately on a 28-yard TD scamper by Blackman to boost its lead to 22-0.
A four-and-out by the Vikings gave Harrison the opportunity to score again, this time on a 20-yard TD connection between Blackman and 6-foot-3, 240-pound Keenan Warren, who’s listed as an offensive lineman.
The Warriors made it 31-0 when they tackled West Vigo quarterback Jimmy Maples in the end zone for a safety, then 10 seconds later padded their cushion to 38-0 on a 60-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Killebrew.
The Evansville squad completed its 30-point third frame with 26.9 seconds showing on the scoreboard when Ke’Vontae Sullivan rumbled across the goal line from 6 yards out.
Creasey’s TD and Hunter Voils’ extra-point kick cut the home team’s deficit to 45-7 with 8:32 remaining, but Harrison responded with a 4-yard TD run by freshman running back Justin Lewis to close out the scoring.
The 8 p.m. game ended at approximately 10:45, so there was no time to seek comments from either coach.
Next up for West Vigo will be a home contest against Greencastle next Friday, while Evansville Harrison will take on Graves County (Ky.) on Aug. 25.
Ev. Harrison 52, West Vigo 7
Late Friday night
Evansville Harrison 8 7 30 7 — 52
West Vigo 0 0 0 7 — 7
EH — Killebrew 17 pass from Blackman (Killebrew run), 5:36 1Q
EH — Killebrew 4 run (Woosley kick), 6:18 2Q
EH — Blackman 28 run (Woosley kick), 10:51 3Q
EH — Warren 20 pass from Blackman (Woosley kick), 7:59 3Q
EH — Safety, defenders tackled Maples in end zone, 7:38 3Q
EH — Killebrew 60 kickoff return (Woosley kick), 7:28 3Q
EH — Sullivan 6 run (Woosley kick), 0:26 3Q
WV — D.Creasey 15 run (Voils kick), 8:32 4Q
EH — Lewis 4 run (Hodges kick), 1:57 4Q
EH WV
First downs 19 7
Rushes-yards 32-122 42-115
Passing yds. 189 32
Comp-Att-Int 15-23-0 3-8-1
Return yards 13 0
Punts-avg. 1-26.0 3-25.3
Fumbles-lost 4-3 5-2
Penalties-yards 7-65 7-60
Individual statistics
Rushing — Evansville Harrison, Killebrew 9-53, Blackman 3-26, Lewis 6-19, Hales 3-17, Sullivan 11-7. West Vigo, D.Creasey 14-82, J.Creasey 5-37, Short 8-13, Bowden 1-11, Higgins 1-5, Elkins 1-(-2), Voils 1-(-3), Warnock 1-(-3), Maples 10-(-25).
Passing — Evansville Harrison, Blackman 14-21-0 181, Hales 1-2-0 8. West Vigo, Maples 3-8-1 32.
Receiving — Evansville Harrison, Killebrew 6-95, Rollins 4-45, Smith 3-21, Warren 1-20, White 1-8. West Vigo, Neidlinger 1-29, J.Creasey 2-3.
Next — West Vigo (0-1) will play host to Greencastle next Friday. Evansville Harrison (1-0) will face Graves County (Ky.) on Aug. 25.
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