Triton Central scored 42 points in the first half Friday at Mendenhall Field and rolled to a 49-23 victory over Indianapolis Scecina in the Class 2A, Sectional 37 opener in Fairland.
The Tigers struck first with a Henry Kemper 68-yard touchdown reception. Landon Ball added a 34-yard scoring run before the first quarter ended for a 14-3 lead.
Triton Central scored four touchdowns in the second quarter to take complete control of the contest.
Cooper Marlin (65 yards) and Matthew Wilkins (29 yards) had scoring runs and Wilkins connected with Kemper twice more – 36 yards and 6 yards – to extend the lead to 42-10 at halftime.
Marlin (photo) added a second touchdown run, this time for 34 yards, in the third quarter.
The Crusaders added two fourth-quarter touchdowns to close the gap.
Triton Central limited the Crusaders (1-9) to just 25 yards rushing.
Quarterback Bryce McDonald completed 23 of 39 pass attempts for 244 yards and two touchdowns.
Tristan Brown had 14 receptions for 155 yards and one touchdown.
Kemper entered the game needing five catches to break Dakota Nelson’s program record for receptions in a season (68). The senior (photo, with TC assistant coach Nelson) got exactly five catches for 136 yards and three touchdowns.
With the win, Triton Central (4-6) will travel to Class 2A, No. 3 Indianapolis Lutheran (9-0) for a Sectional 37 semifinal round game.
In other Sectional 37 games Friday, Lutheran defeated Park Tudor, 56-7; No. 5 Eastern Hancock shut out Christel House, 77-0; and Indianapolis Ritter topped Covenant Christian, 22-21 in double overtime.
In the other semifinal, Eastern Hancock (10-0) will travel to Ritter (5-5).
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