Week 1 NECC & Others Recap

CLICK ON VIDEO TAB TO SEE WANE'S EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS OF HUNTINGTON NORTH VS. HOMESTEAD (CLIP 1), FULL INTERVIEWS FROM HUNTINGTON NORTH VS. HOMESTEAD (CLIP 2), EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS FROM WARSAW VS. COLUMBIA CITY (CLIP 3) EASTSIDE VS. GARRETT (CLIP 4) AND FREMONT VS. CHURUBUSCO (CLIP 5).

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Homestead rallied from a first-half deficit to trounce Huntington North 53-12 in their season opener. The Spartans trailed 12-7 in the second quarter before storming to a monster second half. Future IU Hoosier Isaac Griffith picked up his first touchdown of the season with a 37-yard reception in the third quarter.

In Columbia City, the Eagles were clipped by a visiting Warsaw team, losing 20-14. The Tigers got a big night from running back Tristan McClone, including a 63-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to open the scoring. He would add a second score in the third, to cap off a scoring drive set up by a Warsaw fumble recovery.

Churubusco defended its turf in impressive fashion on Friday night, blowing out visiting Fremont 46-13. Busco got second rushing touchdowns from Jay Petrie and Cory Miller to put what had been a close game to that point, out of reach.

New Garrett coach Chris DePew made good on his return home, leading his alma mater to a 32-27 win over Eastside in his first game back in blue. The Railroaders surged in the second half behind quarterback Noah Follet who tossed a game-tying touchdown to Cole Wilson, before punching in a score of his own on a 10-yard run.