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Columbus North leads Franklin Central 10-7 at halftime. Mykel Jones with a 34-yard TD run and Luke Friend with a 39-yard FG for the Bull Dogs. Asher Ratliff has completed 8 of 11 for 93 yards and carried 8 times for 42 yards.
Hank Lin, shown with assistant coach Robin Cain and head coach Kendal Hammel, is Columbus North's first Boys Tennis State Singles champion after topping Center Grove's Tyler Lane 6-4, 6-2 in the final.
Columbus North's Hank Lin, left, shown with assistant coach Robin Cain and head coach Kendal Hammel during a changeover, beat Fairfield's Garrett Stoltzfus 6-2, 6-3 in this morning's Boys Tennis State Singles semifinals and will play for the title at 2 p.m.
Bloomington North leads Columbus North 14-6 at half. BN's Dash King is 11-17 for 139 yards and 2 TDs, both to Jalen Williams. Bull Dogs' Gino Prescott has 9 carries for 78 yards, and Asher Ratliff is 10-13 for 102 yards and a TD to Jordan Briner. CN gets ball to start 2nd half.
Columbus East and 5A No.4 Bloomington North are tied 7-7 at half. Thomas Houpey with 8 carries for 36 yards and a TD, Kyson Villarreal with 32 rushing and 69 passing and Cam Herron with one catch for 54 yards for the Olympians. Dash King is 7 for 9 for 58 yards for the Cougars.
Columbus East leads Jennings County 42-0 at halftime. Kyson Villarreal is 7-10 for 111 yards and 3 TDs. Keaton Lawson with 2 TD catches and Cam Herron with a 35-yard TD catch. Thomas Houpey and JD Rotert have run for scores. Olympians have taken advantage of 4 Panther turnovers.
Columbus North leads Roncalli 7-0 at halftime. Garrett Long with a touchdown reception from Asher Ratliff.
Columbus East leads Seymour 23-7 at half. Kyson Villarreal is 7-10 passing for 204 yards and 3 TDs. Keaton Lawson has 4 catches for 151 yards and 2 TDs.
Columbus North leads Columbus East 35-0 at half. North's Asher Ratliff is 11-17 for 166 and 2 TDs and has 8 carries for 125 and 2 TDs. Gino Prescott has 15 carries for 113 yards and a TD. Braylon Thoman has 3 catches for 58 yards and 2 TDs. Bull Dogs have outgained East 423-25.
Some halftime stats from Columbus East:
East’s Kyson Villarreal is 10-17 for 78 yards passing. Thomas Houpey has 5 carries for 24 yards, and Keaton Lawson has 3 catches for 27 yards.
South’s Braylen Townsend has 13 carries for 84 yards. Duncan Combs is 7-12 for 82 yards and a TD.
Couple of halftime scores:
Columbus North 34, Class 5A No. 1 Decatur Central 7
5A No. 10 Bloomington South 13, Columbus East 6
Kathryn Wilson is a 2-time state champion. The Columbus North senior beat West Lafayette Harrison’s Emma Gu 6-1, 6-4 to win her second consecutive Girls Tennis State Singles title.
At the Girls Tennis Singles State tournament, Columbus North’s Kathryn Wilson wins her semifinal against Lawrence North’s Izzy May 6-1, 6-4. Wilson, the defending state champion, will play West Lafayette Harrison’s Emma Gu for the title at 2 p.m.
