<p>INDIANAPOLIS</p><p>In a game that started in a steady rain and included slippery conditions all night, Indian Creekâs football team took full advantage Friday, and Crispus Attucks struggled to adapt to the elements.</p><p>The visiting Braves scored three defensive touchdowns and added another score one play after a fumble recovery, which was more than enough to eliminate the host Tigers and cruise to a 51-12 Class 3A sectional first-round victory at Arsenal Tech.</p><p>The win advances Indian Creek (6-4) to next Fridayâs semifinal, where it will host Indianapolis Manual (4-4). Attucksâ season ended at 6-4.</p><p>Bryce Smith, Reid Crowell and Vinny Greene all scored defensive touchdowns. Smithâs 20-yard interception return with 4:09 remaining in the first quarter gave the Braves a 16-0 lead. Crowellâs 80-yard fumble return extended the lead to 22-0 with 1:24 left in the first period, and Greeneâs 12-yard fumble return on the second play from scrimmage in the second half built the Bravesâ lead to 37-6.</p><p>Indian Creek scored another touchdown indirectly off a turnover. Brett Bargerâs fumble recovery late in the third quarter set up Crowellâs 17-yard touchdown pass from Isaiah Lacey to round out the Bravesâ scoring and give them a 51-6 lead with 2:04 remaining in the quarter.</p><p>âOur defense was in the backfield and showed up in the right spots,â Indian Creek coach Brett Cooper said. âWe werenât on the field offensively at all (figuratively speaking) in the first half. (Crispus Attucks) has shifty kids and speed all over the field.â</p><p>Crispus Attucks actually outgained Indian Creek in yardage, 305-297, but the four turnovers that led to touchdowns made yardage stats completely irrelevant. An Ashley Otis 80-yard touchdown run for Crispus Attucks with 9:28 to play after the game went to a running clock also skewed those numbers a bit.</p><p>âWe havenât seen speed like that in a couple of weeks,â Cooper said of the Tigers. âIt was kind of a shock for our kids at first, but then we settled in and played.â</p><p>When Indian Creekâs offense did have the ball, it moved downfield just fine. Lacey ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more, accounting for all of the Bravesâ offensive touchdowns. He finished with 107 passing yards, completing 5 of 8 passes, and he ran for 97 yards on just 10 carries.</p><p>Crowell and Aaron Hart were the recipients of Laceyâs touchdown passes. Hartâs reception was a beautiful 22-yard fade in the right corner of the end zone that built Indian Creekâs lead to 44-6 with 3:10 remaining in the third quarter.</p>