Football: Teams wrap up regular season, look to postseason

That’s a wrap. The high school football regular season has come to an end. Four of the final local teams ended on a high note as the teams now prepare for sectional action beginning Friday.Greensburg traveled to Rushville. After falling down early, the Pirates rallied to knock off the Lions 56-35. Greensburg ends the regular season 5-4. The Lions finish 0-9.Greensburg quarterback Levi Muckerheide passed for 67 yards and one touchdown and added 159 yards rushing and two touchdowns.Greensburg’s Josh Alexander had a huge night. He rushed for 258 yards and five touchdowns. Jayden Jackson-Ray added 13 yards rushing and 24 yards receiving with a touchdown. Ryker Martin caught three passes for 39 yards. Alexander and Ethan Bishop both had a reception.Jackson-Ray led the Pirates’ defense with 16 tackles. Esdras Mejia was next with 15 tackles followed by Chance Westerfeld 11 and Bentley Sageser 10.For the Lions, Owen Zachery passed for 186 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Zachery also scored a rushing touchdown and finished with 56 yards on the ground. Keegan Pavey rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns. Kai Pernell had a touchdown and 73 yards receiving. Ryder Hatten added 113 yards receiving with a touchdown.Greensburg hosts Centerville (4-5) in the first round of the sectional. Rushville travels to Franklin County (5-4).North 15, Franklin County 6The Chargers won a hard-fought battle with Class 3A Franklin County 15-6. North ends the year 7-2 and travels to South Decatur (5-4) for the sectional opener Friday.North’s Simon Barber was a work horse on the night, finishing with 240 yards on 36 carries and two touchdowns. Hayden Koehne added 16 yards rushing. Hunter Nobbe had seven yards rushing followed by Jake Whitaker five and Henry Kinker four.Whitaker added 10 yards receiving and Kinker had 17 yards receiving.North defense was led by Barber’s 6.5 tackles. Braden Murray added 4.5 tackles. Charlie Parmer and Koehne both had four tackles. Kinker added an interception.South Decatur 35, Eastern (Pekin) 0The Cougars ended the regular season with a 35-0 victory at Eastern (Pekin). South moves to 5-4 heading into sectional action and the Musketeers fall to 2-7.The Cougars now turn their attention to Friday’s sectional opener when North returns for a second time this season. The Chargers won the Civil War game in Week 1 of the regular season 39-2.Batesville 48, Connersville 12The Bulldogs allowed just one touchdown in the first quarter and one in the fourth quarter as Batesville knocked off EIAC foe Connersville 48-12.Batesville ends the regular season at 7-2. Connersville is 4-5. The Bulldogs travel to South Dearborn (3-6) for the sectional opener Friday.