Two teams from the CBC Mad River will collide Friday night in the DV Regional Final when Indian Lake faces North Union. Check out how the teams stack up.
#8 North Union Wildcats (9-4)
Head Coach: Nick Hajjar
Path to the Regional Final:
10/31 #9 Greeneview 21-6
11/7 #1 Williamsburg 47-14
11/14 #5 Carlisle 40-36
Offense: 337 yards per game (239 rush, 98 pass) while scoring 30 points per game
QB Nickolas Hajjar: 1,268 yards (69%), 12 TDs, 5 INTs, 290 rush yards, 8 touchdowns
RB Nick VanHoose: 1,330 yards, 18 touchdowns
RB Griffin Osborne: 864 yards, 10 touchdowns, 39 catches for 528 yards, 4 TDs
Defense has 22 sacks, 9 fumble recoveries, and 13 interceptions
LB Trenor Kyte leads the team with 97 tackles
DE Xavier Gruber leads the team in sacks with 7
DB Griffin Osborne has 7 interceptions
Kicker Greyson Bledsoe 0/2 field goals, 35/44 extra points
This is the 10th playoff appearance for North Union (all since 2009)
Playoff Record: 8-9
North Union has never advanced to the State Semifinal
#2 Indian Lake Lakers (10-2)
Head Coach: Jonn Rapp
Path to the Regional Final:
10/31 bye
11/7 #7 Preble Shawnee 17-14
11/14 #11 Mariemont 31-14
Offense: 337 yards per game (154 rush, 183 pass) while scoring 30 points per game
QB Brady Golliday: 2,195 yards (67%), 22 TDs, 4 INTs, 630 yards rushing, 5 TDs
RB Noah Shirk: 1,020 yards, 15 TDs, 23 receptions for 247 yards
WR Brodey Reisinger: 80 catches for 1,082 yards, 14 TDs
WR Colin Bendler: 47 catches for 453 yards, 7 TDs
Defense has 29 sacks, 4 fumble recoveries, and 10 INTs
DL Aaron Rapp (Mad River Defensive Player of the Year) has 123 tackles and 13 sacks
DB Brodey Reisinger has 4 interceptions (2 returned for touchdowns)
Kicker Avery Pequignot 8/10 field goals (long 36), 45/45 extra points
This is the 8th playoff appearance for IL (all since 2015)
Playoff Record: 7-7
Indian Lake has never advanced to the State Semifinal
These two teams met in the regular season on September 26, and Indian Lake won 17-14. Noah Shirk scored the go-ahead touchdown in the 4th quarter. The Lakers racked up 346 yards of offense to the North Union’s 193. The Indian Lake rushing attack led the way with 246 yards. Brodey Reisinger was held to 35 yards receiving. North Union’s Nick VanHoose was held to 84 yards and Nick Hajjar was 4-8 for 83 yards and 1 touchdown.
The winner of this game will face the winner of the Region 18 game Liberty Center (12-0) vs. Genoa (11-1).
The Regional Final will be played at Marysville High School’s IMPACT Stadium. The gates will open at 5:30 with kickoff at 7:00.
You can listen live on 98.3 WPKO with the pregame starting at 6:30.
