Hampshire 28, Marengo 7

Now Hampshire can only wait.

The Whip-Purs took care of business by beating Marengo, 28-7, in their regular season finale Friday night in Hampshire. At 5-4 they must now wait out the playoff selection process to see if they have enough points to qualify for the postseason.

Hampshire took control early against the winless Indians. The Whips scored on their first 2 possessions and lead 21-0 at halftime as coach Dan Cavanaugh notched his 100th career victory.

Joe Moore rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown, Trace Teboda added 98 yards on the ground and scored twice, and Evan Brenner also scored.

Except for a handful of big plays that were mostly meaningless, the Hampshire defense was dominant. T. J. Burzak had 1 1½sacks and an interception.

"I'm not going to get my hopes up," said Teboda about a possible playoff berth. "If we do, then that's great, that's my third year going to the playoffs. But if we don't, it's still been a great year. I love these kids, and it was great playing with them."

Moore carried on 6 of 9 plays on Hampshire's opening drive. Appropriately, Moore finished it off with a 12-yard scoring run. Teboda passed to Burzak for the 2-point conversion. After forcing a 3-and-out, Hampshire took over on its 8-yard line. The Whips drove 92 yards in just 8 plays, with Teboda covering the last 27 yards on a bootleg, leaping over a would-be tackler into the end zone.

Teboda added his second touchdown on a 9-yard run 32 seconds before halftime.

It was old-school Hampshire football, with fullback Moore carrying the ball 20 times. Overall Hampshire rushed 36 times for 329 yards.

"We went back and put the game on our offensive line's shoulders, and they did a great job," said Cavanaugh.

Cavanaugh then reluctantly talked about the milestone victory.

"It just gives me an opportunity to reflect back on a lot of good stuff, a lot of great people that I've worked with," said Cavanaugh. "But its all about the kids."

Cavanaugh pointed out that Marengo assistant Bob Carlson gave him his first coaching job at Dundee-Crown.

Cody Lewis Hoch ran for 109 yards and for Marengo and scored the Indians' only touchdown on a third-quarter run.