BRUSHY PRAIRIE, IN - Prairie Heights is the only football team in both Steuben and LaGrange Counties still in the IHSAA Sectional Playoff.
The Panthers won their first game of the season in the first round of sectional play in Class 2A, defeating Woodlan 18-8 Friday night at Hubert Cline Field.
The Warriors scored first on a safety, but Sam Levitz got the Panthers on the board on a 27-yard touchdown run to take a 6-2 lead at halftime.
Woodlan took an 8-6 lead with a touchdown in the third quarter, but Prairie Heights scored the next two touchdowns and held strong on defensive to secure the victory.
Luke Severe threw a touchdown pass to Quintin Ross on the final play of the third quarter to put the Panthers in front 12-8. The deal was sealed when Hunter Allen scored from nine yards out with 1 minute, 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter to take the win.
Prairie Heights will travel to Eastside for a sectional semifinal game this coming Friday.
Other Football Sectional scores from area teams include:
Adams Central 39, Fremont 6
DeKalb 7, Angola 0
Mishawaka Marian 40, Lakeland 6
Eastside 40, Bluffton 7
East Noble 35, ColumbiaCity 7
West Noble 14, John Glenn 0
Fairfield 38, Central Noble 12
Jimtown 26, Garrett 3
Triton 24, Churubusco 14
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(09-13-2025) East Noble edges DeKalb 21-14
(09-13-2025) Prairie Heights falls to Central Noble 35-26
(09-12-2025) Fremont girls golf team tops Wawasee
(09-09-2025) Prairie Heights girls golf team third at tri-meet
(09-08-2025) Lakeland tennis team 6th at West Noble Invitational
(09-06-2025) DeKalb knocks off New Haven 40-20
(09-06-2025) East Noble tops Huntington North 39-9 in NE 8 win
(09-06-2025) Garrett gets road win over Churubusco 17-7
(09-06-2025) Host Eastside gets by West Noble 27-24
(09-06-2025) Angola shuts out Fremont 34-0
(09-06-2025) Holbrook leads Lakers with 4 TD’s in 40-6 win over Prairie Heights
(09-05-2025) Lakeland golf team second at own tri-meet
(09-03-2025) Prairie Heights girls golf team 3rd at own Tri-meet
(08-30-2025) DeKalb rallies to beat Garrett 28-7
(08-30-2025) Eastside falls at home to Adams Central 32-21
(08-30-2025) Fremont’s Moreno scores 5TD’s in 63-21 win over Blackford
(08-30-2025) Angola drops road game to Leo 21-6
(08-30-2025) Lakeland gets first win, beating Churubusco 14-12
(08-28-2025) Fremont gets girls golf win against Lakeland