Indians Outgun Madison 54-34, Now Waits for Playoff Birth
By David Van Geison | Oct 24, 2026 12:37 AM
The final football game of the regular season was a positive one for the Indians, especially the offense as Tecumseh sprinted to 40-14 halftime lead and cruised from there to a 53-34 win over the Adrian Madison Trojans at Madison on Friday night. Chance Gormley ran for 224 yards on the ground on 21 carries and three touchdowns, while throwing for 221 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown pass to Brayden Baur, in all accounting for four of Tecumseh's eight touchdowns. Tecumseh’s Xavier Figel also made multiple trips to the end zone, scoring 3 touchdowns and a pair of two-point conversions. Tecumseh got things going offensively right from the start, taking the opening drive 65 yards in 11 plays and scoring the game's first touchdown on a run by Lucas Hartman from 4 yards out to take the early lead 6-0. But Madison responded on their opening drive taking the lead on a 36-yard touchdown run by Gio Briggs and Nathan Mullins converted the extra point to give the Trojans their only lead of the night at 7-6. From that point on the Indians dominated the first half, scoring four unanswered touchdowns including a pair by Gromley and two more by Figel before Biggs could stop the Indian run with a 15-yard touchdown run. The touchdown pass from Gormley to Baur ended the half at 40-14. The Trojans actually outscored Tecumseh in the second half 20-13, as Briggs added a third touchdown and Gavin Vanover grabbed a caught a 7-yard touchdown pass and Derrell Tillman caught a 6-yard TD to end the game at 53-34. Defensive standouts for the Indians included Cooper Lewis with 8 tackles while Cruz Torres and Jayden had 7 tackles each. Despite the game’s outcome, both teams finish the regular season at 6-3 and will make the playoffs when tournament teams are announced on Sunday.