Indian Creek falls in WIC title game

<p>BRAZIL</p><p>Indian Creek played tough, but host Northview was able to capture the 2018 Western Indiana Conference title Friday night, 32-22.</p><p>Northview was able to draw first blood after an interception by Dominick Eaglin set the Knights up with a short field. Dylan Boor split the uprights from 26 yards out to give the Knights a 3-0 lead over the Braves with 6:40 left in the first quarter.</p><p>Indian Creek answered strongly with a 15-play drive that ended with an Isaiah Lacey 2-yard touchdown run with 11:33 to go in the second quarter.</p>[sc:text-divider text-divider-title="Story continues below gallery" ]Click here to purchase photos from this gallery<p>With left 8:43 until halftime, Northview’s M.J. Shelton powered his way through defenders for a 5-yard touchdown run. Northview took the 10-6 lead to halftime.</p><p>Coming into the second half, Northview found itself without starting quarterback Trey Shaw, who left the game with a shoulder injury.</p><p>It didn’t slow down Shelton, who opened the second-half scoring with a 48-yard scamper up the middle of the field, extending the lead to 17-6.</p><p>Avery Welch helped the Braves answer, as he took a handoff 71 yards for a score with 5:49 left in the third quarter.</p><p>In the fourth, Indian Creek kept on fighting back. Junior quarterback Wyatt Rund, replacing an injured Lacey after a shot to the head, found wide receiver Reid Crowell to convert a third-and-22 and put the Braves in scoring position.</p><p>Lacey re-entered the game to punch in a 2-yard touchdown with 10:02 left in the fourth, taking the lead back for Indian Creek at 22-17.</p><p>Lacey finished the game 89 yards rushing and two scores. Avery Welch added 124 yards and score for the Braves.</p><p>The Knights were determined to keep their undefeated streak alive, though, and Shelton was the reason they succeeded. He scored again on a 3-yard touchdown with 5:02 left in the fourth to give Northview the 25-22 lead, then added a 1-yard score to put the game away with 1:44 to go.</p><p>Shelton finished with a game-high 132 yards rushing and four touchdowns. He added a pass breakup on Indian Creek’s last drive of the game to get the ball back for the Knights.</p><p>Indian Creek (5-4) will head into sectional play to face Crispus Attucks (5-3) at Arsenal Tech next Friday.</p>