Frankfort scored 34 unanswered points in the second half to roll past Southmont 40-22 in a Sagamore Conference football game Friday night in Frankfort.
With the tied 6-6 at half, the Hot Dogs, now 2-2, used an explosive offense in the second half and a defense that shut down the Mounties after giving up a touchdown on the opening possession of the game until the JV went into the game in the fourth quarter.
Riley Goodnight led the rushing attack with 187 yards on 22 carries and three touchdowns. Sam Michael threw for 143 yards and two touchdown, while Jade Ayers had eight receptions for 118 yards and a touchdown. Cam Swinford added a touchdown catch as well.
Defensively, the Hot Dogs were led Reece Mitchell with 18 tackles. Vlad Carreas Lantigua was next with 16 tackles and a blocked PAT and Gabe Chavez added 13 tackles and an interception. Bryce McDonald also had an interception for the Hot Dogs.
Frankfort was originally scheduled to travel to Lebanon Friday night. However, that game has been cancelled because of a COVID outbreak on the Lebanon football team. So, the Hot Dogs are traveling to LaPorte County Saturday night to face South Central. The Satellites are 2-2 this season. Game time is 8 p.m. Eastern time, and 7 p.m. Central.
Clinton Central Tops Frontier
Anthony Ransford scored four touchdowns to lead Clinton Central to a 44-38 victory over previously unbeaten Frontier Saturday night in Michigantown.
This was the Bulldogs’ first game in two weeks following a quarantine. Central, 2-0, hosts Taylor Friday night in Michigantown. Game time is 7 p.m.
Ransford now has six touchdowns in two games this season. He has also rushed for 287 yards on 28 carries which is a 10.3 yards per carry.
Rossville Wins Clinton County XC Titles
Rossville captured both the boys’ and girls’ championship in the Clinton County meet held Saturday at Camp Cullom. The Hornets won the boys’ title with 26 points and the girls’ crown with 27 points. Frankfort was second in both events.
Boys’ Results
Team Scores — Rossville 26,Frankfort 40, Clinton Prairie 61, Clinton Central NTS.
Rossville Results — 1. Preston Padgett 17:30.58; 2. Nick Shedron 17:46.39; 6. Gabe Freeman 18:48.11; 8. Austin Bray 19:17.47; 9. Charlie Thompson 19:21.35; ; 12. Wyatt Darnell 19:48.38; 14. CJ Geheb 20:04.93; 22. Quynten Saylor 21:45.12; 23. Brayden Woollen 22:03.07; 24. Gabe Spear 22:17.44; 25. Ozzie Meeks 22:21.50; 26. Devin Miller 22:23.39; 28. Zack Hamilton 23:20.00; 30. Brodrick Good 23:48.62; 32. Luke Royer 25:38.83; 34. Matthew Ford 26:43.98; 35. Braden Marlin 27:39.16; 36. Adrian Gomez 28;52.71.
Frankfort Results — 3. Angel Perez 18:01.81; 4. Daniel Pritchett 18:04.43; 5. Josue Bautista Ventura 18:16.97; 11. Marco Reyes 19:41.54; 17. Jacob Craig 20:12.89; 21. Francisco Lozano 20:50.58.
Clinton Prairie Results — 7. Tony Perez 18:56.41; 10. Christian Matias 19:28.27; 13. Wesley Whitlock 19:58.46; 15. Alexander Brettnacher 20:07.21; 16. Nevan Chasteen 20:11.73; 18. David Lashbrook 20:30.75; 19. Ethan Fleischhauer 20:33.73; 20. Tyler Altic 20:41.43; 31. Austin Beck 24:17.43; 33. Eli Matias 25:48.63.
Clinton Central Results — 27. Espen McCarty 22:32.05; 29. Calvin Jobe 23:20.60; 37. Caleb Pinkard 28:59.13.
Girls’ Results
Team Scores — Rossville 27, Frankfort 48, Clinton Central 65, Clinton Prairie 70.
Rossville Results — 2. Megan Wilson 23:28.92; 3. Ariel Abbott 23:30.45; 4. Brkcen Good 23:45.08; 5. Tristen Wisda 23:45.92; 13. Adelyn Root 27:35.40.
Frankfort Results — 1. Carina Alanis 21:13.00; 6. Alexis Reed-Gill 23:52.43; 11. Madyson Cook 26:52.00; 12. Jennifer Del Toro 26:56.24; 18. Jalyn Vessels 30:12.45; 21. Evelyn Garcia 32:20.40.
Clinton Central Results — 8. Samantha Hadaway 25:31.99; 10;. Abby Newton 26:12.39; 14. Carly Ellis 27:58.16; 16. Reagan Kimmell 29:11.10; 17. Isabelle Lecklitner 29:28.30.
Clinton Prairie Results — 7. Zoe Beard 24:06.64; 9. Bella Creasy 25:58.24; 15. Leah McDaniel 28:45.67; 19. Lila Philpot 31:21.69; 20. Kimberly Brock 32:05.86.
Clinton Central Wins Boys’ Middle School County
Team Scores — Clinton Central 33, Clinton Prairie 42, Rossville 64, Frankfort 88.
Top 10 Results — 1. Hayden Kemple (CP) 10:33.09; 2. Christopher Angeles (F) 10:35.06; 3. Brayden Eaton (CC) 12:34.95; 4. Daniel Holton (CC) 12:35.22; 5. Carter Cline (CC) 12:40.14; 6. Aiden Lytle (CP) 13:05.79; 7. Jacob Cole (R) 13:06.51; 8. Dillion Heaton (CC) 13:07.50; 9. Nathan Brettnacher (CP) 13:25.26; 10. Carson Hale (R) 13:40.06.
Sagamore Conference Girls’ Golf
Frankfort’s Sydney Cesare shot an 88 and finished fourth overall at the Sagamore Conference meet Saturday. She also earned all-conference honors.
Team Winner — Lebanon 346 (Frankfort had no team score).
Medalist — Ella Taylor (Lebanon) 82.
Frankfort Results — Sydney Cesare 88, Emilee Shipley 112, Raelyn Mitchell 119.
Central Second in HHC Girls’ Golf
Clinton Central took second in the Hoosier Heartland Conference meet Saturday. Central finished with 417, six strokes behind team champion Rossville at 411.
Individual results for Central were Addy Sheets (2nd); Yari Figueroa (5th), Kenna Amos (8th), Kailie Burnette (11th), Makenzee Smith (23rd).