MECHANICSBURG – Playing in a driving rain most of the game, Mechanicsburg was able to knock off West Jefferson, 18-7, in OHC football Friday night.

The Indians took the opening kickoff and marched down the field on a series of running plays, the drive culminating on Conley Bogard’s three-yard TD scamper.

Bogard and fellow QB Conner Eyink alternated plays on the drive.

Bogard came up short on a two-point conversion run, and the Indians led, 6-0.

The score remained 6-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Early in the second quarter, West Jeff scored on an Austin Buescher touchdown pass to take a 7-6 lead.

Late in the second quarter, a 30-yard pass from Bogard to Chris Ritchie gave the Indians a first down at the WJ 2, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Mechanicsburg moments later moved it back to the 17.

Bogard then connected with Ritchie on a touchdown pass to make it 12-7.

The first half ended with the Indians on top, 12-7.

Rain started coming down hard late in the third quarter, which led to WJ’s punter dropping the ball and recovering it at his own 33.

Moments later, Bogard hooked up with Austin Haynes on a 15-yard touchdown pass to make it 18-7.

The third quarter ended with the Indians up by 11 points and the fourth quarter was scoreless.

Mechanicsburg (5-1, 1-0) plays at Fairbanks next Friday night.

WL-S 24, Northeastern 21

SPRINGFIELD – Josh Wilcoxon rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns as WL-S rallied to defeat Northeastern, 24-21, in OHC football Friday night.

Wilcoxon scored on a 23-yard run in the second quarter as the Tigers trailed, 14-10, at the half.

Wilcoxon had a 17-yard scoring run in the third and what proved to be the game-winning TD in the fourth quarter on a one-yard run.

For the Tigers, quarterback Nick Shifflet completed 11 of 15 pass attempts for 67 yards in rainy conditions and Gideon Cole booted a 24-yard field goal in the first quarter.

WL-S had 304 total yards compared to 203 for Northeastern (4-2, 0-1)

The Tigers (5-1, 1-0) host West Jefferson next Friday night.

Triad

MILFORD CENTER – The Triad at Fairbanks football game Friday night was postponed due to inclement weather and will be played on Saturday at 10 a.m.

JH football

Fairbanks beat Triad, 44-8, in junior high football on Thursday.

On Thursday, WL-S topped Northeastern, 16-0, in junior high football.

Brandel Sullivan led the Tigers on offense with a 47-yard touchdown run and a 5-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Barth. On defense, Sullivan and Foster King each had an interception.