SPEEDWAY – Michael Timko carried 30 times for 326 yards and five touchdowns Nov. 6 as Class 2A top-ranked Indianapolis Ritter shook off rival No. 15 Speedway, 41-17, in the Sectional 29 championship game.
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After trailing 17-13 at halftime, the defending 1A state champion Raiders (11-1) scored on four Timko touchdowns in the second half to down the host Sparkplugs (6-6). Timko added three catches for 86 yards in racking up an amazing 412 yards of offense.
Ritter will travel next weekend to No. 3 Monrovia (12-0), a 7-6 winner over No. 15 North Putnam, for the regional title.
Sectional 29
First round
#1 Indianapolis Ritter 55, Union County 13
#6 Heritage Christian 27, Park Tudor 14
#15 Speedway 59, Indianapolis Washington 0
#15 Centerville 41, Shenandoah 24
Semifinals
#1 Indianapolis Ritter 6, #6 Heritage Christian 0
#15 Speedway 35, #15 Centerville 6
Championship
#1 Indianapolis Ritter 41, #15 Speedway 17
The box score:
Ritter 7 6 7 21 – 41
Speedway 3 14 0 0 – 17
R – Ross Hendrickson 1 run (Andrew Cairns kick)
S – FG Kevin Eggert 22
S – J.T. Bouwman 31 pass from Jonny West (Eggert kick)
R – Michael Timko 55 run (kick blocked)
S – Michael Hubbard 25 run (Eggert kick)
R – Timko 7 run (Cairns kick)
R – Timko 11 run (Cairns kick)
R – Timko 2 run (Cairns kick)
R – Timko 82 run (Cairns kick)
R S
First Downs 18 10
Rushes-Yards 45-366 14-39
Passing Yards 176 244
Comp-Att-Int 10-16-0 17-38-1
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 4-20 9-45
Rushing
Ritter: Timko 30-326, Kary Ferguson 3-25, Hendrickson 10-9, Angelo Guessa 1-4, Carlos DeLuna 1-2, Matt Hession 1-0
Speedway: Hubbard 5-31, Jake Dunn 5-12, West 4-[-4]
Passing
Ritter: Hendrickson 10-16-0 176
Speedway: West 17-38-1 244
Receiving
Ritter: Timko 3-86, Eddie Cmehil 2-38, Hession 1-28, Nick Maled 2-16, Guessa 2-10
Speedway: Bouwman 5-74, Hubbard 5-66, Wes Shambaugh 4-64, Tyler Shaw 2-23, Dunn 1-16
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