Southern Sports & Travel, By Darron Thomas
In a huge District 1AA battle last night in Indianola the 6th ranked North Delta Green Wave scored 17 points off of six Colonel turnovers to hand 7th ranked Indianola a 24-13 home loss. Playing without starting tailback Tres Brasell, North Delta still managed to roll up 210 yards on the ground to earn an important district road win heading into an open week. 
(Above) Indianola tailback Cody Maxey fights for yardage
Indianola jumped out to a 7-0 lead on its’ first possession as the Colonels put together a 58 yard, 13 play drive that consumed 5:22 of the opening quarter. Dustin Roncali’s 19 yard kickoff return set the Colonels up at their own 42 yard line to begin their opening drive. Indianola quarterback Caleb Dodson scrambled for 12 yards on a 3rd and 5 from the North Delta 49 yard line and then hit wide-out Luke Hargett for a 20 yard pickup four plays later at the Green Wave 18 yard line. Dodson capped the scoring drive with a 3 yard keeper at the 6:38 mark and Zach Whitfield added the PAT to give the Colonels an early 7-0 advantage.
North Delta quickly moved into Indianola territory on their first possession as senior quarterback Bryan Nickle connected with Corbin Baker for 19 yards and a Nickle keeper had the Green Wave sitting at Indianola’s 47 yard line. Tailback John Cody Dalrymple plowed ahead for 9 yards to advance the ball to the Colonel 38 yard line but Dalrymple fumbled two plays later and Indianola linebacker Taylor Marlow recovered at the Colonel’s 35 yard line with 3:56 remaining in the opening quarter to kill the North Delta drive.
(Above) Game changer: Bryan Nickle strips Indianola linebacker Taylor Marlow of the ball
Indianola looked primed to capitalize on the North Delta turnover as they marched 32 yards into Green Wave territory but the drive appeared to have stalled out at the Green Wave 33 yard line with 1:10 remaining in the quarter. Facing a 4th and 3 Caleb Dodson hit sophomore wide-out Trey Roberson with a perfectly thrown ball on a sideline route for what appeared to be a 33 yard touchdown strike but a Colonel motion penalty negated the play forcing Indianola to punt.
Indianola looked to add to their lead once again on their next possession when they took over at their own 18 yard line following a North Delta punt three minutes into the second quarter. Caleb Dodson connected with Trey Roberson for a big 50 yard gain to the Green Wave 32 yard line. Two plays later and Dodson hit tight-end Matthew Shamoun for a 21 yard pickup down to the North Delta 8 yard line but on a 1st and goal the Green Wave recovered a Cody Maxey fumble on the three yard line to squash the drive with 7:45 remaining in the half.
(Above) North Delta's Bryan Nickle in the grasp of Indianola's Dalton Bills
North Delta proceeded to put together the drive of the night as the Green Wave took over after the Indianola turnover at the 3 yard line. In a drive that consisted of 17 plays and 97 yards, only one was a pass as Bryan Nickle hooked up with Chris Rodgers for a modest nine yard gain midway through the drive. The remaining 16 plays were Nickle, Chris Rodgers and John Cody Dalrymple grounding out 88 rushing yards that culminated on a Rogers one yard score with 10 seconds left in the half. Kyle Devazier’s PAT capped of the drive that consumed 7:35 and sent both squads into the locker-room at the half knotted up at 7-7.
(Above) Indianola quarterback Caleb Dodson (#17)
In a wild 3rd quarter that included two Indianola interceptions and a fumble and a North Delta fumble, the only score came on a heads up play by Green Wave quarterback Bryan Nickle with just over two minutes remaining in the quarter. After North Delta’s John Cody Dalrymple picked off a Caleb Dodson pass at the Colonel 47 yard line the Green Wave were looking to take their first lead of the night as they drove to the Indianola 23 but a Chris Rodgers fumble was recovered by Indianola linebacker Taylor Marlow at the 23. Marlow was attempting to advance the recovery when Green Wave quarterback Bryan Nickle stripped Marlow of the ball and raced 25 yards for a North Delta score with 2:13 left in the 3rd quarter. Kyle Devazier’s PAT gave North Delta a 14-7 edge.
After an Indianola three and out North Delta expanded their lead nearly three minutes into the 4th quarter. Chris Rodgers capped off a 7 play, 45 yard drive with an 11 yard run off left tackle for a score. Another Devazier PAT increased the Green Wave lead to 21-7 with 9:24 remaining in the game.
(Above) North Delta quarterback Bryan Nickle
Indianola had lots of fight left in them and after Dalton Bills’ 31 yard kickoff return gave the Colonels excellent field position at midfield Indianola took only four plays and 1:05 to answer with a score of their own. Caleb Dodson hit Walt Grant for 15 quick yards on 1st down. Then two plays later Dodson found Luke Hargett for another 15 yards down to the Green Wave 20 yard line. Dodson hit wide-out Trey Roberson with a short crossing route that appeared to be for a short gain but the sophomore wouldn’t be denied as he broke three Green Wave tackles to reach pay-dirt at the 8:13 mark. Indianola’s two point attempt failed as Sy Pritchard hammered Dodson at the 5 yard line but the lead had been trimmed to 21-13.
North Delta took possession following the kickoff at their own 22 yard line with 8:09 remaining and methodically chewed up 43 yards in moving to the Indianola 35 yard line but more importantly burnt 5:25 off the clock. After a delay of game penalty on 4th down pushed the Green Wave back to the Colonel 40 yard line Indianola looked to make a final drive in a attempt to tie the game but Carson Bailey’s punt was mishandled by Caleb Dodson at the 10 yard line and recovered by North Delta’s Bryan Nickle.
(Above) Indianola head coach Tommy Nester
North Delta cashed in on the Indianola fumble four plays later as Kyle Devazier nailed a 19 yard field goal with 1:38 remaining to give the Green Wave a 24-13 cushion.
North Delta senior defensive back John Cody Dalrymple iced the game with his 3rd interception of the night with 12 seconds remaining to preserve a 24-13 North Delta district road win.
With the win North Delta improves to 3-1 and 1-0 in district 1AA play while Indianola falls to 3-1 and 0-1.
North Delta will be idle next week before hosting Marshall in a week six district battle. Indianola travels to Washington next Friday night.
Bryan Nickle led North Delta with 78 yards on 16 carries and Chris Rodgers added 72 yards on 22 carries. Nickle was 6/9 for 104 yards passing.
Indianola quarterback Caleb Dodson was 16/19 for 199 yards but had 3 interceptions.
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Post game comments: North Delta head coach Dan Werner and quarterback Bryan Nickle
(Above) Indianola tailback Cody Maxey fights for yardageIndianola jumped out to a 7-0 lead on its’ first possession as the Colonels put together a 58 yard, 13 play drive that consumed 5:22 of the opening quarter. Dustin Roncali’s 19 yard kickoff return set the Colonels up at their own 42 yard line to begin their opening drive. Indianola quarterback Caleb Dodson scrambled for 12 yards on a 3rd and 5 from the North Delta 49 yard line and then hit wide-out Luke Hargett for a 20 yard pickup four plays later at the Green Wave 18 yard line. Dodson capped the scoring drive with a 3 yard keeper at the 6:38 mark and Zach Whitfield added the PAT to give the Colonels an early 7-0 advantage.
North Delta quickly moved into Indianola territory on their first possession as senior quarterback Bryan Nickle connected with Corbin Baker for 19 yards and a Nickle keeper had the Green Wave sitting at Indianola’s 47 yard line. Tailback John Cody Dalrymple plowed ahead for 9 yards to advance the ball to the Colonel 38 yard line but Dalrymple fumbled two plays later and Indianola linebacker Taylor Marlow recovered at the Colonel’s 35 yard line with 3:56 remaining in the opening quarter to kill the North Delta drive.
(Above) Game changer: Bryan Nickle strips Indianola linebacker Taylor Marlow of the ballIndianola looked primed to capitalize on the North Delta turnover as they marched 32 yards into Green Wave territory but the drive appeared to have stalled out at the Green Wave 33 yard line with 1:10 remaining in the quarter. Facing a 4th and 3 Caleb Dodson hit sophomore wide-out Trey Roberson with a perfectly thrown ball on a sideline route for what appeared to be a 33 yard touchdown strike but a Colonel motion penalty negated the play forcing Indianola to punt.
Indianola looked to add to their lead once again on their next possession when they took over at their own 18 yard line following a North Delta punt three minutes into the second quarter. Caleb Dodson connected with Trey Roberson for a big 50 yard gain to the Green Wave 32 yard line. Two plays later and Dodson hit tight-end Matthew Shamoun for a 21 yard pickup down to the North Delta 8 yard line but on a 1st and goal the Green Wave recovered a Cody Maxey fumble on the three yard line to squash the drive with 7:45 remaining in the half.
(Above) North Delta's Bryan Nickle in the grasp of Indianola's Dalton BillsNorth Delta proceeded to put together the drive of the night as the Green Wave took over after the Indianola turnover at the 3 yard line. In a drive that consisted of 17 plays and 97 yards, only one was a pass as Bryan Nickle hooked up with Chris Rodgers for a modest nine yard gain midway through the drive. The remaining 16 plays were Nickle, Chris Rodgers and John Cody Dalrymple grounding out 88 rushing yards that culminated on a Rogers one yard score with 10 seconds left in the half. Kyle Devazier’s PAT capped of the drive that consumed 7:35 and sent both squads into the locker-room at the half knotted up at 7-7.
(Above) Indianola quarterback Caleb Dodson (#17)In a wild 3rd quarter that included two Indianola interceptions and a fumble and a North Delta fumble, the only score came on a heads up play by Green Wave quarterback Bryan Nickle with just over two minutes remaining in the quarter. After North Delta’s John Cody Dalrymple picked off a Caleb Dodson pass at the Colonel 47 yard line the Green Wave were looking to take their first lead of the night as they drove to the Indianola 23 but a Chris Rodgers fumble was recovered by Indianola linebacker Taylor Marlow at the 23. Marlow was attempting to advance the recovery when Green Wave quarterback Bryan Nickle stripped Marlow of the ball and raced 25 yards for a North Delta score with 2:13 left in the 3rd quarter. Kyle Devazier’s PAT gave North Delta a 14-7 edge.
After an Indianola three and out North Delta expanded their lead nearly three minutes into the 4th quarter. Chris Rodgers capped off a 7 play, 45 yard drive with an 11 yard run off left tackle for a score. Another Devazier PAT increased the Green Wave lead to 21-7 with 9:24 remaining in the game.
(Above) North Delta quarterback Bryan NickleIndianola had lots of fight left in them and after Dalton Bills’ 31 yard kickoff return gave the Colonels excellent field position at midfield Indianola took only four plays and 1:05 to answer with a score of their own. Caleb Dodson hit Walt Grant for 15 quick yards on 1st down. Then two plays later Dodson found Luke Hargett for another 15 yards down to the Green Wave 20 yard line. Dodson hit wide-out Trey Roberson with a short crossing route that appeared to be for a short gain but the sophomore wouldn’t be denied as he broke three Green Wave tackles to reach pay-dirt at the 8:13 mark. Indianola’s two point attempt failed as Sy Pritchard hammered Dodson at the 5 yard line but the lead had been trimmed to 21-13.
North Delta took possession following the kickoff at their own 22 yard line with 8:09 remaining and methodically chewed up 43 yards in moving to the Indianola 35 yard line but more importantly burnt 5:25 off the clock. After a delay of game penalty on 4th down pushed the Green Wave back to the Colonel 40 yard line Indianola looked to make a final drive in a attempt to tie the game but Carson Bailey’s punt was mishandled by Caleb Dodson at the 10 yard line and recovered by North Delta’s Bryan Nickle.
(Above) Indianola head coach Tommy NesterNorth Delta cashed in on the Indianola fumble four plays later as Kyle Devazier nailed a 19 yard field goal with 1:38 remaining to give the Green Wave a 24-13 cushion.
North Delta senior defensive back John Cody Dalrymple iced the game with his 3rd interception of the night with 12 seconds remaining to preserve a 24-13 North Delta district road win.
With the win North Delta improves to 3-1 and 1-0 in district 1AA play while Indianola falls to 3-1 and 0-1.
North Delta will be idle next week before hosting Marshall in a week six district battle. Indianola travels to Washington next Friday night.
Bryan Nickle led North Delta with 78 yards on 16 carries and Chris Rodgers added 72 yards on 22 carries. Nickle was 6/9 for 104 yards passing.
Indianola quarterback Caleb Dodson was 16/19 for 199 yards but had 3 interceptions.
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Post game comments: North Delta head coach Dan Werner and quarterback Bryan Nickle
