TIPTON — The Tipton Tigers scored a 49-14 Class 2A postseason opening round win last Friday at home. The Tigers beat Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 49-14 to advance to the next round this Friday. The Rockets came to town with an identical record as the Tigers (3-3), but the two teams were vastly different. It was clear that the Rockets hadn’t played a team with as big of a team as the Tigers across both sides of the line. The Tigers never trailed in the ball game and overwhelmed the Rockets with 35 first half points to help in the win. The victory was the first postseason win for THS since a win over Wilton in the 2007 season 21-20 at Wilton. Tipton has lost in the postseason four times since 2010, twice to Iowa City Regina, once to Williamsburg and once to Waukon. The Tigers last played Mid- Prairie in the postseason in the 2008 season. THS lost that game 35-14.
Tipton rushed for 312 yards on 30 carries and averaged 10.4 yards a carry in the game. Four different Tigers scored rushing touchdowns in the game. Levi Daniel led the Tigers with 129 yards on nine carries with two touchdowns. Payten Elijah got close to topping the 1,000 yard mark for the season with his 73 rushing yards. He added two more touchdowns, one in each half, to his team high 13. Seniors Bandon Hines and Lake Anderson added short scoring runs of 1-yard and 4 yards. Elijah passed for 43 yards and a touchdown and was 5-for-6 in the game. Anderson caught two passes and Carson Charves had a touchdown reception. Defensively, Tipton was led in tackles by Kaleb Nerem with nine, Skyler Schmidt and Austin Hubler with five each and Charves with 4.5.
The winner of the Tigers-Golden Hawk game will win Class 2A Pod No. 12. After this Friday’s games the 2A field will be down to sixteen playoff teams. Like the Rockets, Mid-Prairie is out of Class 2A District 7. The Golden Hawks have a good running back in senior Kayden Reinier who was second in district 7 in rushing with 1,190 yards and first in rushing touchdowns with 17. Another name to follow is senior quarterback Vinny Bowlin who has nearly 1,300 yards of total offense. Clarke Latchem is the top Mid-Prairie receiver with 248 yards. The Golden Hawks come into the game with a record of 4-3. Mid-Prairie beat Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 55-0 during the regular season and has wins against Central Lee, and West Burlington. The Golden Hawks beat Central Lee 49-7 last Friday. The Golden Hawks rushed for 332 yards and 6 touchdowns as a team with an 8.7-yard per carry average. Two Mid-Prairie rushers had over 100 yards and Mid-Prairie passed for 91 yards.
Tipton scored the first points of the ball game on their second possession of the game in the first quarter. A Lake Anderson 4-yard run gave Tipton a 7-0 lead and momentum. The Tigers defense stuffed the Rockets on the ensuing EBF possession, forcing a three and out, ending the drive with a punt. The Tigers needed only two plays to score after a 20-yard punt return by Caden Schmidt and a big play on the first play of the drive, a 39-yard scamper by Carter Hill to get the Tigers in the red zone. The next play saw Levi Daniel score on a 2-yard run to give THS a 14-0 lead. That score stood after one quarter of play.
Tipton would extend their lead to 35-0 by halftime after scoring 21 points in the second quarter. Quarterback Payten Elijah had a 10-yard touchdown pass to Carson Charves and a 43-yard touchdown run in the quarter. Senior Brandon Hines also found the end zone in the quarter and had a good game with 44 rushing yards on five carries.
The Tigers scored a touchdown in each of the two second half quarters to match the 14 points the Rockets scored in the second half.
Tipton 49, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 14
Friday, October 16
At Tipton
1 2 3 4 Final
EBF 0 0 6 8 14
Tipton 14 21 7 7 49
Scoring Summary:
1st Qtr - TIP - Lake Anderson 4-yard run (Eli Jauron kick)
1st Qtr - TIP - Levi Daniel 2-yard run (Eli Jauron kick)
2nd Qtr - TIP - Carson Charves 10-yard pass from Payten Elijah (Eli Jauron kick)
2nd Qtr - TIP - Payten Elijah 43-yard run (Eli Jauron kick)
2nd Qtr - TIP - Brandon Hines 1-yard run (Eli Jauron kick)
Individual Statistics (Tipton Statistics Only):
Rushing: Levi Daneil 9-129, Payten Elijah 9-73, Brandon Hines 5-44, Carter Hill 3-60, Lake Anderson 2-10, Griffin Naderman 2-(-4).
Passing: Payten Elijah 5-for-6 43 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT’s.
Receiving: Lake Anderson 2-28, Carson Charves 1-10, Caden Schmidt 1-6, Carter Hill 1-(-1).
Defensive Statistics:
Tackles: Kaleb Nerem 9, Skyler Schmidt 5, Austin Hubler 5, Carson Charves 4.5, Carter Hill 3, Nile Schuett 3, Lake Anderson 3, Levi Daniel 2, Payten Elijah 1.5, Colton Miedl 1, Jaxon Schott 1, Eli Jauron 1, Braden Bartels 0.5, Landon Holub 0.5, Brandon Hines 0.5, Grady Glick 0.5.
Tackles for Loss: Austin Hubler 3, Carter Hill 1.5, Carson Charves 1.5, Levi Daniel 1.5, Lake Anderson 1.5, Nile Schuett 1, Skyler Schmidt 0.5, Payten Elijah 0.5.
Sacks: none.
Fumble recoveries: none.
Interceptions: none.
Kicking Statistics:
Kicking: Eli Jauron 8-343 yards.
Kick Returns: Nile Schuett 1-9.
Punts: Payten Elijah 1-24 yards, 24.0-ave.
Punt Returns: Caden Schmidt 3-40.
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