The Henderson County High School football Cols were overpowered Friday night in a 40-14 loss at Gibson Southern in Fort Branch, Ind.
The Titans, the 4th-ranked team in Indiana Class 3A before the matchup, bettered the Colonels in every statistical category—except penalties.
Notably Gibson Southern gained 212 rushing yards on 51 carries, while HCHS gained 11 on 20 carries. The Colonel running attack was hampered by the loss of running back Kingston Shidler, who left the game in the first quarter with an injury.
The Colonels will regroup this week and prepare for a homecoming matchup against Daviess County 7 p.m. Friday at Colonel Stadium.
Box Score
Gibson Southern 40, Henderson Co. 14
Henderson Co. Gibson Southern
6 First Downs 22
20-11 Rushes-Yards 51-212
8-13-0 Comp-Att-Int 20-32-0
124 Passing Yards 179
135 Total Yards 391
3-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-0
5-56 Penalties-Yards 10-95
7-34.4 Punts-Avg. 3-38.3
Henderson Co. 7 0 0 7 — 14
Gibson Southern 7 16 7 10 — 40
GS – Noah Kuester 10 pass from Zach Foster (Will Redden kick)
HC – Hezekiah Harris 56 pass from Brody Belt (Miles Pryor kick), 4 plays, 75 yards
GS – Lloyd Sellers 39 pass from Foster (Redden kick)
GS – Peyton Johnson 9 pass from Foster (Redden kick)
GS – Safety
GS – Tucker Deputy 1 run (Redden kick)
GS – Spencer Staggs 29 pass from Foster (Redden kick)
GS – Redden 26 field goal
HC – Kieran Cole 36 run (Pryor kick), 4 plays, 77 yards
Individual Statistics
Rushing
Henderson Co.—Kieran Cole 2-39, Anzerion Marigny 6-9, Avant Baxter 1-8, Hayden Turner 2-1, Kingston Shidler 4-(-9), Brody Belt 4-(-34), Team 1-(-3).
Gibson Southern—Zach Foster 22-107, Eli Foster 19-91, Tucker Deputy 7-12, Colin Scherer 1-12, Team 2-(-10).
Passing
Henderson Co. –Belt 8-13-0 124.
Gibson Southern—Z. Foster 20-32-0 179.
Receiving
Henderson Co.—Hezekiah Harris 3-73, Baxter 2-36, Christian Haygan 1-8, Tucker Siewert 1-4, Zarian Rideout 1-3.
Gibson Southern—Lloyd Sellers 7-73, Noah Kuester 3-24, Jake Mazzier 3-18, Peyton Johnson 3-11, Scherer 2-18, Spencer Staggs 1-29, Toby Pullum 1-6.