
Bobby Carr (left) and Corey McCallister celebrate after Carr’s interception to seal Gillespie’s victory.
The Gillespie High School football team traveled to Litchfield High School last week after a solid week one performance over Vandalia. Despite being tied after three quarters of play, the Miners came away with a 27-14 victory moving to 2-0 on the season before traveling to Pana tonight.
First Half:
Gillespie started on a rough note fumbling the ball on their first drive, which lead to a Panthers touchdown putting Gillespie behind 0-6 halfway through the first quarter.
The Miners took control of the lead 7-6 after their second drive ended with a two-yard rushing touchdown by Bryce McKinney and successful extra-point attempt by Chandler McDaniel.
After the first quarter ended with a 7-6 score, Litchfield would score their second touchdown toward the end of the second quarter after a 5-yard pass on 4th and goal moving the score to 6-14 after the successful two-point conversion.
The Miners would tie the game less than a minute later after starting the drive on the 47-yard line and Tate Wargo completing a 17-yard pass to Bryce McKinney to put Gillespie within striking distance. After the chain crew caught up, Wargo found Alex Myers for a 29-yard touchdown completion with 1:15 before halftime. McDaniel knotted the score 14-14 with the successful extra point.
Second Half:

Tanner King (#52) tackles a Litchfield opponent for a short loss on the play.
Both teams turned the ball over on downs in the third quarter leaving the game tied 14-14 entering the final quarter of play with Gillespie in possession of the ball after starting their drive on the 1-yard line. After six minutes of play in the fourth quarter and 99 offensive yards, Gillespie took a 7-point lead, 21-14, after a 3-yard rush by Terrance Irvin.
Litchfield would stall on their first drive in the fourth quarter and then Bobby Carr reeled in the decisive interception on Litchfield’s second drive with 1:20 remaining in the game to seal the victory for the Miners. After starting the drive 45 yards away from the end zone, Tate Wargo broke away for a 41-yard rush, which he would later cap with a 4-yard rushing touchdown giving Gillespie a 27-14 victory.
Week 2 Leaders:
Gillespie’s defense had another splendid performance as Tanner King and Taylor Dickinson led with seven tackles each. Corey McCallister closely followed after finishing with six individual tackles.
On the offensive end, Tate Wargo passed for 127 yards with Bobby Carr recording the most receiving yards after he finished with 66 yards on one catch. Bryce McKinney tallied the most rushing with 95 yards on 10 handoffs.
Week 3 Preview:
The Miners (2-0) travel to Pana (2-0) to face off against their South Central Conference rival. Both teams are the remaining undefeated teams in the SCC and have impressive victories in their first two weeks of play.
Pana is coming off a 27-6 victory over Roxana last week after quarterback Rhett Zahradka tallied 431 total yards. The Panther’s quarterback leads the team’s passing offense and has 394 passing yards thus far with three touchdowns and one interceptions.
Gillespie’s Tate Wargo has 276 passing yards with two touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. Bobby Carr has 156 yards rushing for the team this season and Bryce McKinney has 125 rushing yards, four catches for 144 yards. Tanner King has 15 tackles in two games for the team’s defense.
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