The Tecumseh Indians football team made their first home appearance of the season on Friday, delighting the crowd with a 44-15 victory over Ypsilanti Lincoln at Indian Stadium. Quarterback Chance Gormley ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more while Lucas Hartman also pick-up a touchdown run, to fuel the win over the Railsplitter’s. For a third straight week, Tecumseh got off to a fast start, taking the opening kickoff and marching 62 yards in 12 plays for the game’s first score, a 1- yard touchdown plunge by Gromley, to give Tecumseh a 6-0 lead. Ypsilanti then opened with a 10-play drive of their own before the Indians defense stiffened and got the ball back on downs at their own 32. After picking up an initial first down on their second drive, disaster struck as Gormley fumbled at the Tecumseh 46 which was recovered by Lincoln’s Michael Foley Jr. who turned it into a 43-yard scoop and score tying the game at six. Tecumseh then fought back, driving all the way to the Lincoln 8-yard line before the Splitters recovered a fumble to end the threat. Tecumseh’s next drive also ended in a turnover, in the form of an interception by Lincoln’s Zion Jordan. After the Railspliters lost the ball on downs, the Indians took control the game as Gormley scored on his second touchdown run from 3 yards out to give Tecumseh a 12-6 advantage. The Indians got the ball for a final time in the first half with 1:24 to go and went right to work on another scoring drive as Lucas Hartman rang the Bell with a 2-yard run. Despite just :37 seconds left in the half Lincoln drove down the field and scored on a field goal the 3rd quarter, a 37 yarder from by Carter Lamb which made the halftime score 20-9. But that field goal proved to be Lincoln’s last stand as Tecumseh scored 24 straight points in the second half before B.J. Hawthorne got loose for an 80-yard touchdown pass to make the final 44-15. Statistically, Gormley finished with 159 yards rushing and 163 through the air. Nate Bullinger caught 5 passes for 96 yards. On defense the Indians were led by Cooper Lewis 10 tackles and 9 from Brayden Bauer. Next Week the Indians will put their unblemished record on the line when they travel to Chelsea for a showdown with the Bulldogs.