Lebanon quarterback Matt Beard gets ready for the snap. Photo by Ryan Maners | Rusted Roof Photography
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By Ryan Maners
Rusted Roof Photography

LEBANON – Host Lebanon ruled in the rushing game Sept. 4 as the host Tigers blanked Tri-West Hendricks, 27-0 in the Sagamore Conference opener for each school.

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Lebanon (2-1 overall) carried 59 times for 271 yards and four short rushing touchdowns, totally overshadowing Tri-West’s paltry ground output of 32 yards on 24 carries. The Tigers were led by Dustin Shipley, who rushed 13 times for 111 yards, while a pair of other Lebanon runners split the scoring.

After Nick Doyle intercepted a John Frederick pass on Tri-West’s opening drive, quarterbac k Matt Beard gave Lebanon an early 7-0 lead on a two-yard run before RB Kameryn Wright followed soon after with a three-yard TD run. Beard’s one-yard run made it 20-0 at the half, and Wright finished the scoring with a one-yard run in the fourth quarter.

Next up for Lebanon is a Sept. 11 road game at Frankfort (2-1, 1-0), a 35-21 Week 3 winner at Crawfordsville. It doesn’t get any easier for Tri-West (1-2) as the Bruins will travel next Friday to 3A No. 8 North Montgomery (3-0, 1-0), a 35-14 Week 3 winner over visiting rival Southmont. 

Tri-West 0 0 0 0 -- 0
Lebanon 14 6 0 7 -- 27

L -- Matt Beard 2 run (Jesse Boley kick)
L -- Kameryn Wright 3 run (Boley kick)

L -- Beard 1 run (Kick failed)

L -- Wright 1 run (Boley kick)

TW L
First Downs 8 20
Rushes-Yards 24-32 59-271
Passing Yards 80 82
Comp-Att-Int 6-15-1 4-5-1
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 4-25 6-65
Punts-Avg 4-26.5 1-43

Rushing
Lebanon: Dustin Shipley 13-111, Joe Lane 5-50, Wright 14-50, Trent Richardson 7-39, Beard 13-21, Alex Dunn 3-6, Mason Schaller 1-3, Chad Showalter 1-(-2), Jordan DeHart 1-(-3), Austin Shutt 1-(-4)
Tri-West: Brandon Edwards 5-17, Cody Coll 5-13, Sean Black 1-9, Brock Sellers 1-0, John Frederick 12-(-7)

Passing
Lebanon: Beard 4-4-0 82 yards, Collin Campbell 0-1-1
Tri-West: Frederick 6-15-1 80

Receiving
Lebanon: Lane 3-67, Sam Messenger 1-15
Tri-West: Sellers 2-26, Coll 2-24, Andrew Keck 1-17, Josh Tierle 1-13