Osgood Journal Sports
October 7, 2008

Indians are triumphant over Cougars
in 2008 Homecoming football game

Gary Franklin, Sports Writer

The Milan High School annual Football Homecoming, held on Friday, October 3, was a happy time for students and fans alike. The day's events were highlighted for students by activities of fun and games as they prepared for the big game.
Classes competed against each other as the day passed in any events including the final one, that of being judged for their float entries during the parade. Students were hustling from the day's beginning until the end of the game in support roles for their Indian team which included a cheer pep session before school was dismissed.
The parade which began at 5 p.m., wound its way from the HS parking lot around Milan and back, where dinners were available and the rest of game preparations were accomplished.
The Indians rallied to take an early 7-0 lead in the first half of action, adding another six points with a touch down prior to the halftime where the naming of the king and queen and court for 2008 was made.
Lady Indian senior swimming leader Shelby Zornes was named the queen. Zach Holland, who is an intricate part of the varsity soccer team, was named the king. The royal court included Quintin Hackman, Kelly Stutler, Tyler Mills, Alex Poole, Zach Smith and Kara Teer. Each of the candidates are dedicated students and active in the many sports offered by Milan HS.
Following the halftime pageantry, the game continued. In the third quarter neither team was able to put points on the board. However, the South Decatur Cougars' attack ended in a TD score and an extra point for a score of Milan 13-7 during the fourth.
Scoring opportunities by each team were stopped by the other's defense throughout the remainder of the game. However with only seconds left on the clock, the Cougars mounted one of their biggest threats for ruining the Indians happy day.
Milan recollected themselves and held the Cougars to hang on to the 13-7 victory as the final seconds ticked off the clock.
Indian scoring in the first quarter of play came from a Zak O'Neal 60 yd. run and a extra point kick through the uprights by Jason Garner. Zach Turner added another TD for six more points with a 10 yd. run during the second quarter giving the tribe a 13-0 lead at the half time break.
The third quarter closed with neither team able to create a scoring combination. However, in the fourth, things became much more intense.
South Decatur managed to put seven on the board early for a 13-7 score. As time neared the end, again the Cougars mounted a serious threat, only to find the Indians mounting the required amount of defense to halt their attempts and win by the 13-7 score.
Indian quarterback Jared Ison completed 8 of 15 passing attempts for 112 yds. Zak O'Neal, Jared Ison, Ben Jackson, Andrew Perkins, Michael Brandes, Zach Ollman, Derek Walker, Zach Turner, David Herron and Tyler Allen helped to provide the needed defensive effort to hold the Cougars to a seven point offensive production during the game.
Though tense at times, the tribe put forth the needed effort to claim the '08 Homecoming game victory.
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Bulldog runners sweep their 2008 XC Invitational

Gary Franklin, Sports Writer

Running two divisions at the same time at the Batesville XC Invitational on Tuesday evening, September 30, the Bulldogs held their ground for wins in both the boys and girls small school races.
The girls team scores of other small school contenders were as follows: Rushville -56, South Ripley -92, North Decatur -102, Jac-Cen-Del -110, Milan 114 and Lawrenceburg with no team score.
Girls large school team scores were: Madison - 29, East Central -55, Seymour -74, Connersville -93, South Dearborn 107 and Franklin no score for an incomplete team.
Boys small school team finishes behind the Bulldogs were: South Ripley -66, Rushville -71, Jac-Cen-Del -101, North Decatur -132, Milan -157 and Lawrenceburg with no team score.
The boys large school team finishes were: Seymour first with 30 points, followed by Connersville -51, South Dearborn 71, East Central -101, Franklin County -121 and Madison Consolidated with no team score.