Two weeks removed from suffering their first loss of the season to Northridge in the regular-season finale, the Warsaw football team took the field for the first time since on Friday night, hosting Fort Wayne Wayne in the opening round of 5A Sectional 11. The Tigers shook off the loss well, getting right down to business and riding a 21-point first quarter to a 44-0 win to keep the season alive.
“I think they responded pretty darn good tonight. It was a really long two weeks. It felt like we hadn’t played in forever and we were just wallowing in our misery,” Warsaw head coach Bart Curtis said. “But I think we got over it well enough to string together some good practices and play a pretty clean game.”
After getting a quick stop on defense to begin the game, the Warsaw offense took the field for the first time and picked up right where it left off two weeks ago. Coming off a huge night against Northridge in the regular season finale, senior back Michael Schenck got the brunt of the work on the opening drive, and was up to the task. He carried the ball seven times, picking up consistent yardage all the way down into the red zone and the end zone, giving the Tigers a 7-0 lead four and a half minutes into the game…