Castle football team has to forfeit game
for using 'limited eligibility' player
Gordon Engelhardt, Evansville Courier & Press Published 3:51 p.m. CT Feb. 7,
2019
Indiana High School Athletic Association assistant
commissioner Robert Faulkens confirmed that Castle High School’s football team
had to forfeit a game last fall against North for using a “limited eligibility”
player.
Faulkens said that usually occurs when a player transfers from one school to
another and problems sometimes arise. The player in question, whose identity
neither the IHSAA nor Castle would disclose, was only eligible to play for the
junior varsity.
Castle High School logo.
“The coach (Doug Hurt) was reprimanded, the team had to forfeit the game and the
other school was notified,” Faulkens said on Thursday. “If there are further
violations there will be further sanctions.”
As a result, Castle’s 66-21 victory over host North on Oct. 5 now becomes a
forfeit victory for the Huskies. The Knights’ final record is now 6-6 instead of
7-5 and North’s final record is 2-8 instead of 1-9. North athletic director
Andrew Huff confirmed that Castle forfeited to the Huskies.
Oct 05 NORTH vs Castle Offensive Stats | |||||||
2018 | |||||||
Passing | |||||||
Player | Att | Com | % | Yards | TD | INT | Notes: |
WHEELER | 18 | 8 | 44% | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
BRAWDY | 1 | 1 | #### | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
TOTAL | 19 | 9 | 47% | 102 | 0 | 1 | |
Rushing | |||||||
Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Fum | Notes: |
WHEELER | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1-2yd TD; sacked four times for -24yds |
HANKINS | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
BRAWDY | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
NEIGHBORS | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1-1yd TD; 2-2yd TD |
SKINNER | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
CRENSHAW | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
RUMSEY | 5 | -6 | -1.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
bad snaps | #### | ||||||
TOTAL | 51 | 146 | 2.9 | 3 | 41 | 1 | |
Receiving | |||||||
Player | Rec | To " | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Notes: |
CRENSHAW | 2 | 4 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 36 | |
SENIOUR | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 23 | |
SKINNER | 2 | 5 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | |
RUMSEY | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | |
POLLARD | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
SMITH | 3 | #### | |||||
WALTERS | 1 | #### | |||||
#### | |||||||
TOTAL | 9 | 19 | 102 | 11.3 | 0 | 36 | |
* thrown to | |||||||
Returns | |||||||
Player | Type | No. | Yds | Avg. | TD | Long | Notes: |
SENIOUR | INT | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 | |
SENIOUR | KO | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 21 | |
TICHENOR | KO | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 28 | |
RUMSEY | Punt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-fumble |
TOTAL | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 0 | 40 | ||
Kicks | |||||||
Player | Type | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Notes: | |
OZETTE | KO | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | ||
DEVONSHIRE | KO | 1 | 79 | 79.0 | 52 | 1-squibbed; 1-onsides | |
WHEELER | Punt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1-blocked | |
FUTTRELL | Punt | 6 | 207 | 34.5 | 38 | ||
TOTAL | 9 | 321 | 35.7 | ||||
Scoring | |||||||
Player | Total | TD rush | TD rec | TD ret | 2pt XP | XP kick | Special |
NEIGHBORS | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
WHEELER | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
OZETTE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Missed 42yd FG |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
TOTAL | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Team Stats
Oct 05 NORTH vs Castle Team Stats | ||||
2018 | ||||
NORTH | CASTLE | |||
16 | FIRST DOWNS | 15 | ||
10 | Rushing | 8 | ||
3 | Passing | 6 | ||
3 | Penalty | 1 | ||
146 | RUSHING YARDS | 263 | ||
51 | Rushing attempts | 30 | ||
2.9 | Avg yds per rush | 8.8 | ||
102 | PASSING YARDS | 142 | ||
19 | Attempts | 21 | ||
9 | Completions | 13 | ||
47% | Completion % | 62% | ||
11.3 | Avg yds per completion | 10.9 | ||
4 / -24 | Sacked / Yards Lost | 1 / -4 | ||
248 | TOTAL YARDS | 405 | ||
70 | Plays | 51 | ||
3.5 | Avg yds per play | 7.9 | ||
3 | TURNOVERS | 2 | ||
2 | Fumbles lost | 0 | ||
1 | Passes HAD intercepted | 2 | ||
7 | Points scored off turnovers | 14 | ||
8 / 60 | PENALTIES / YARDS | 9 / 108 | ||
7 / 19 | 3rd down conversions | 5 / 10 | ||
2 / 5 | 4th down conversions | 2 / 2 | ||
SCORING | ||||
QTR | TIME | PLAY | SCORE | |
1ST | 9:54 | Yunker 4yd TD run | 0 - 6 | |
Wandel XP kick | 0 - 7 | |||
6:35 | Yunker 43yd TD run | 0 - 13 | ||
Wandel XP kick | 0 - 14 | |||
1:51 | Neighbors 1yd TD run | 6 - 14 | ||
Ozette XP kick | 7 - 14 | |||
2ND | 11:30 | Neighbors 4yd TD run | 13 - 14 | |
Ozette XP kick | 14 - 14 | |||
10:28 | Taylor 51yd TD run | 14 - 20 | ||
Wandel XP kick | 14 - 21 | |||
9:26 | Wilkinson 30yd TD reception (Justus) | 14 - 27 | ||
Wandel XP kick | 14 - 28 | |||
3:37 | Taylor 18yd TD run | 14 - 34 | ||
Wandel XP kick | 14 - 35 | |||
3RD | 9:58 | Wilkinson 16yd TD reception (Justus) | 14 - 41 | |
Wandel XP kick | 14 - 42 | |||
4:18 | Wilkinson 14yd TD reception (Justus) | 14 - 48 | ||
Wandel XP kick | 14 - 49 | |||
0:38 | Heaton 21yd TD reception (Harpeneau) | 14 - 55 | ||
Wandel XP kick | 14 - 56 | |||
4TH | 8:19 | Wandel 39yd Field Goal | 14 - 59 | |
3:17 | Krogman 40yd TD run | 14 - 65 | ||
Mitchell XP kick | 14 - 66 | |||
0:10 | Wheeler 2yd TD run | 20 - 66 | ||
Ozette XP kick | 21 - 66 |
Defensive Stats
NORTH VS CASTLE 10/052018 - DEFENSIVE STATS | |||||||||
PLAYER | SOLO | ASST. | T-FL | SACK | C FUM | R FUM | INT | BK | POINTS |
61 GAGE SALES | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
82 NICK IRELAND | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
02 BRAYLEN NEIGHBORS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
44 TANNER JACKSON | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
80 COLE DONIGER | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
28 CAPOLETON PRESSWOOD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
04 TREVOR RUMSEY | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
91 BRODY TICHENOR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
84 TYLER GILLMAN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
34 JONATHAN LONG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
06 ALEX SMITH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
50 LEVI FUTTRELL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
11 SETH SENIOUR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
30 DREW ROUTH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
45 WAYNE CROWE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | |||||||||
TOTALS | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90 |
EARLY SUCCESS FADES IN WAKE OF SCORING BLITZ BY KNIGHTS
The Huskies looked to be on their way to 'righting the ship' with the score tied at 14 all in the second quarter against Castle Friday night. The Knights then went on to score 42 unanswered points on their way to a 66-21 blitzing of North.
Castle jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the game, but the Huskies looked to be battling back with a seven play, seventy yard drive. First sophomore running back Delavion Crenshaw got outside right end and ran for 36 yards to the Castle 24 yard line. On the next play, quarterback A.J. Wheeler whipped the ball to receiver Seth Seniour for 23 yards to set up first-and-goal. Big senior defensive end Braylen Neighbors then entered the game to run the "Wildcat" offense and he carried the ball into the end zone for North's first score.
Seniour re-emerged on defense and picked off a pass at the North 30 and angled across the field to return the ball to the Castle 30 yard line. The Knights were whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct on the end of the play and the Huskies had a first down at the sixteen. Four plays later, Neighbors re-entered the game to run the "Wildcat" and when sophomore tackle Kyle Draper blew away the end in front of him and junior Alex Smith at tight end took out the linebacker, Neighbors did a nifty quick step around right end end for his second score of the game. Junior Alex Ozette's point after attempt tied the game at 14 in the second quarter and everything looked rosy in North's future.
Over the next ten minutes of play, the Knights sacked North's quarterback three times to effectively end Husky drives and scored three touchdowns of their own on long scoring plays. The score was 35-14 at halftime and North never recovered.
The final score of 66-21 marked North's sixteenth consecutive loss to the Knights and the first time in school history that the Huskies have given up 60 or more points in consecutive games..