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Stars Outshine Hotdogs On Homecoming

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FRANKFORT, Ind – Frankfort entered Friday’s homecoming game against Western Boone with a two-game win streak and knew they would have a big task going for a third.

The Stars are the 2A back-to-back state champions, and the Hot Dogs showed in the opening series they were ready for the challenge.

The Dogs’ defense held on a third-and-goal and forced a 28-yard field goal attempt. When the ball snapped, linebacker Brenton Wood forced his way into the backfield and blocked the attempt. The live-ball was scooped up by Ramsey Mitchell and returned to the 40-yard line.

“Overall, defensively we played outstanding,” Frankfort head coach James Byers said. “I was really proud the way our guys responded – they struggled a little last week and they came back and had an outstanding week of practice all week.”

The Stars’ defense was equally ready. Frankfort came in averaging 31-points on 405-yards of offense per game, 126-yards in passing, and 279-yards in rushing.

Western Boone shut the FHS rushing game down, allowing only 91-yards. The Dogs’ go-to rusher, Riley Goodnight, was held to 17-yards for the game. Goodnight entered the contest averaging 166-yards per game. Quarterback Sam Michael ran for 74-yards for the game.

While yardage from the ground was tough to come by, Michael did find success from the air by connecting on 10-of-18 attempts for 106-yards. The yards did not come easy as Western Boone applied pressure coming away with five sacks.

“Our offensive line has a few things to clean-up – the holds and things like that,” Byers said. “We got to take care of that, those things cannot happen up front – those are being detail-oriented.

“When [Michael] settles in and throws the ball quick, he is dynamic. So, he’s just got to get back into that rhythm that he’s established the last few weeks.”

Jade Ayers led the receivers with four receptions for 49-yards. Kyle Earl added four for 38-yards and Goodnight had two for 19-yards.

Defensively, the Hot Dogs found themselves having to defend the short field while Western Boone showcased its duo of powerful running backs, Robby Taylor and Luke Marsh. The two combined for 184 of the 220 yards of rushing. Marsh scored in the third quarter on a 17-yard run.

By the games’ end, the Stars offense found the end zone a total of five times as well as adding a 40-yard field goal to end the Dogs’ win streak, 37-0. The Dogs go to 3-3 on the season and 1-2 in conference action. Western Boone improves to 3-3, 2-1.

Coach Byers addressed whether the Stars’ size and physicality had a determination on the outcome of the game.

“No, they’re a good offense and they’re going to score points. That’s the nature of the beast – shuttin’ people out doesn’t happen much anymore especially with a back like [Marsh] and a back like [Taylor],” responded Byers. “They are really good players. We gave up 37 cause we had a short field a couple of times – it’s tough to defend from [your own end].”

Gabe Chavez and Vlad Carreas Lantigua led the Dogs’ defense with 21 tackles and 18 tackles, respectively. Wood added 16 tackles.

The Hot Dogs travel Friday to take on Danville – a team coach Byers calls “outstanding.” Danville is undefeated at 4-0 with its most recent win over Southmont, 35-7.

Scoring Summary

STARS 37, HOT DOGS 0

Western Boone;12;14;8;0;-;37
Frankfort;0;0;0;0;-;0

Scoring Summary

1st Qtr (3:19) Western Boone. Mitch Miller 7-yard run. Josiah Smith extra point kick good. 7-0.

2nd Qtr (6:16) Western Boone. Elliot Young 2-yard run. Josiah Smith extra point kick good. 14-0.

2nd Qtr (0:00) Western Boone. Josiah Smith 40-yard field goal good. 17-0.

3rd Qtr (5:09) Western Boone. Luke Marsh 17-yard run. Two-point conversation failed. 23-0.

4th Qtr (8:25) Western Boone. Elliot Young 3-yard run. Josiah Smith extra point kick good. 30-0.

4th Qtr (1:59) Western Boone. Connor Garrity 15-yard pass from Elliot Young. Josiah Smith extra point kick good. 37-0.

Clinton County High School Football Action for Week 6

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Frankfort – All three Clinton County high school football programs will be in action this evening, Friday, September 25 – all of the games are set for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Frankfort (3-2) hosts back-to-back 2A state champions, the Western Boone Stars (2-3) in a Sagamore Conference match-up. The Hotdogs are coming off a win last week against the South Central Satellites, 34-31. Western Boone defeated North Montgomery, 38-16.

Clinton Central (3-0) travels to play the Eastern Comets (5-0) in a Hoosier Heartland Conference match-up. The Bulldogs defeated Taylor last week, 62-6. While Eastern defeated Carroll, 52-0.

Clinton Prairie (0-5) travels to play the Delphi Oracles (3-2) in a Hoosier Heartland Conference match-up. The Gophers lost last week to Sheridan, 34-7. Delphi defeated Tri-Central last week, 42-14.

 

Hot Dogs Shoot Down Satellites For 3rd Win

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Union Mills, Ind – On an evening when the Frankfort Hot Dogs’ defense struggled, its offense came out on fire – and they did not have to wait long to get on the field.

The Dogs took over on their own 48-yard line 9-seconds into the game – the result of a bad long snap to the South Central Satellites quarterback on the game’s first play. The ball deflected directly to the on-coming rusher, Ramsey Mitchell, who covered-up the loose ball.

One play and 12-seconds later, the Hot Dogs were on the board after Riley Goodnight raced 52-yards on an end-around that saw the junior running back cut back up-the-middle out running two South Central defenders. The two-point attempt failed and the early 1st quarter score was 6-0.

“Riley was a monster,” said Hot Dog Coach Jame Byers. “Sam (Michael) threw the ball so well. Getting Cam (Swinford) back and working him in as wide receiver has been really beneficial. Kyle (Earl) had some huge catches. Jade (Ayers) had huge catches.”

One such “huge” catch made by Ayers came during the opening drive of the second half. With a second-and-five, Coach Jewell, FHS offensive coordinator, called for a hitch-and-go to be thrown to Ayers. The pass was set-up by a fake pass motion by Michael, freezing the South Central defenders, allowing Ayers to run past the deep defenders. The outcome was a perfectly thrown strike to Ayers in full stride ending in a 31-yard touchdown. Goodnight added a two-point conversion run making the score, 34-11 with 10:35 left in the third quarter.

Regarding the touchdown pass to Ayers, Byers said, “He (Ayers) called that hitch-and-go that we threw for the touchdown. He had been asking for it all game.”

Those would end up being the final points of the game for Frankfort and would mark the awakening of the Satellites offense.

And, their offense all came from quarterback Brady Glisic. Glisic scored three times in the third quarter on runs of 16, 55, and 35-yards, bringing South Central to within 3.

However, Frankfort’s defense came to life in the 4th quarter generating two huge stops.

“I was proud of our guys,” said Coach Byers. “Proud of the resilience they showed. Proud of the grit they showed. And honestly, I was proud of the way they responded to a tight game.

“Had we played better early, we would not have put ourselves in that position, but we got into that position and our defense had not played well all night and I talked to them on the sideline.

“And I said, ‘Fellas, you guys are going to make a huge stop to win this ballgame.’ And, they came back. The two drives we made stops on – are the last two drives of the game. So for those guys to pick their head’s up when they knew they had not played well – believed in each other, played hard, and make the big plays when needed – it was incredible.”

The 34-31 win moves the Hot Dogs to 3-2 on the season.

Offensively the “monster,” Goodnight, finished with 216-yards on 32 carries, scoring one touchdown on the ground and one from the air.

Reece Mitchell added 63-yards from the ground on 2 carries of which 62-yards came in the 2nd quarter when the Hot Dogs found themselves pinned on their own 2-yard line after a Satellites punt. With 40.8 seconds left in the half, Mitchell took the hand-off from the half-back position and sprinted down the middle of the field. That play set-up a Michael to Goodnight 7-yard touchdown pass with 10.7 seconds left on the clock, increasing the lead going into halftime, 26-11.

Michael threw to 5 different receivers for a total of 177-yards, on 16 of 27 attempts with three touchdowns. Michael also rushed for 51-yards on 9 carries and 1 touchdown.

Ayers led all receivers with 7 catches for 106 yards and a touchdown and Earl hauled in his first touchdown reception of the season in the first quarter on a 12-yard slant over the middle.

Gabe Chavez once again led the defense, with Ramsey Mitchell adding another fumble recovery and Reece Mitchell making some big plays on 4th down stops. Ramsey, along with Vlad Carreas Lantigua, Charlie Garcia, and Ethan Cook provided the pressure on the final defensive stand to win the game. Bryce McDonald and Ivan Duarte had the pass breakup that sealed the win for the Hot Dogs.

The Dogs are back in action this Friday against Sagamore Conference foe the Western Boone Stars (2-3, 2-1) who come to Frankfort for a 7 p.m. kickoff after most recently defeating North Montgomery 38-16.

Buyers talk about Western Boone: “They are big and strong and physical. Their fullback is huge. They are going to give him the ball a lot and he’s going to be a workhorse for them and we’re going to have to figure out a way to stop him. The quarterback is a good athlete, throws a really good ball. Even though they had some really, really good talent graduate, they still have some really tremendous players there. We are going to have a big task in front of us.”

Scoring Summary

At SOUTH CENTRAL – Union Mills, Ind

SATELLITES 31, HOT DOGS 34
Frankfort:12:14:8:0:-:34
South Central:3:8:20:0:-:31

Scoring Summary

1st Qtr (11:39) Frankfort. Riley Goodnight 52-yard run. Two-point attempt failed. 0-6.

1st Qtr (7:44) South Central. Trent Hudspeth 30-yard field goal. 3-6.

1st Qtr (4:17) Frankfort. Kyle Earl 12-yard pass from Sam Michael. Two-point conversion failed. 3-12.

2nd Qtr (5:12) South Central. Brady Glisic 16-yard run. Dylan Hale pass from Brady Glisic, two-point conversion good. 11-12.

2nd Qtr (3:17) Frankfort. Sam Michael 6-yard run. Riley Goodnight run, two-point conversion good. 11-20.

2nd Qtr (00:10) Frankfort. Riley Goodnight 7-yard pass from Sam Michael. Two-point conversion failed. 11-26.

3rd Qtr (10:35) Frankfort. Jade Ayers 31-yard pass from Sam Michael. Riley Goodnight run, two-point conversion good. 11-34.

3rd Qtr (8:03) South Central. Brady Glisic 16-yard run. Trent Hudspeth kick good. 18-34.

3rd Qtr (8:03) South Central. Brady Glisic 55-yard run. Two-point conversion failed. 24-34.

3rd Qtr (0:35) South Central. Brady Glisic 35-yard run. Trent Hudspeth kick good. 31-34.

FMU Resumes Utility Disconnections

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Frankfort – The Frankfort Municipal Utilities resumed its disconnection of services for failure to pay on Monday, Sep 14 – as of Monday, Sep 21, thirty-seven customers have had services disconnected according to FMU Billing Manager Stacy Uitts.

Uitts provided this information during the Monday, Utility Service Board meeting. She noted 92 payment plans have been set-up for customers that had applied for the assistance. She stated, of the 92, less than five were from customers who came in after being disconnected.

Customers facing disconnection were notified that payment plans, of up to 6-months, were available to avoid disconnection.

“Last week we were booked,” said Uitts when she shared with USB members what the demand has been from customers requesting to take advantage of the payment plan. “We were doing two payment plans every half-hour, with the exception of lunch hours, and our entire day was booked with appointments of people trying to get in before being disconnected.”

She also noted there are 236 remaining to be disconnected. Of that count, 43 customers are 31 to 45 days late, 194 are more than 45 days late, and 15 are more than 200 days late with the oldest delinquent account being 269 days past due.

The billing office has had its 1st payment plan already paid off close to $500.

“We’re happy,” said Uitts when asked how she felt the payment plan had been going. “I think the payment plan has been a good option for a lot of people and I think it seems very promising.”

Until October 15th, the FMU is not charging a disconnect fee according to Uitts. She said people still have time to call and set-up an appointment to avoid being disconnected and for those that have been disconnected, they can still have a payment plan set-up.

Uitts explained: “They have to come in before their disconnect (date) to avoid being disconnected to get their payment plan set-up. If they come in after (being disconnected), they will not be turned back on until they come in and sign a payment plan.”

The FMU Billing Office can be contacted at (765) 659-3361 to arrange an appointment to go to the Billing Office – located at 1405 E Wabash St, Frankfort – to create a payment plan.

Utility disconnections were placed on hold during the pandemic due to a moratorium put in place by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s executive order issued March 19 which expired on August 14.

Retired Frankfort Police Officer Rob Bales Needs Community Help To Purchase ALS Power Chair

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Frankfort – Rob Bales is a retired Frankfort City Police Officer, retiring in July 2019, and was diagnosed with ALS in February 2019. He served on the force for 23-years.

Since his retirement, Rob has continued his fight against ALS and is now in need of an ALS power chair. The chair will be customed fitted to his body and is very expensive – after insurance, he is left a $5,400 co-pay.

According to a press release, the Bales family has incurred great expenses due to his illness. His wife, Teresa, is Rob’s sole caregiver and needs to be able to focus on his care and not determining how to come up with the monies necessary to purchase this much needed and critical piece of mobility equipment.

Most importantly the Bales family needs our prayers.

As a community let’s rally around and give back to Rob –  he dedicated his career to serving and protecting all of those that live in Clinton County.

If you are able to help in any way financially (any amount is appreciated).

Donations can be made to:

Robert Bales ALS Donational Fund

First Merchant’s Bank
60 S. Main Street
Frankfort, IN 46041 765-654-8533

“Alone we can do so little, Together we can do so much!”

Frankfort Fire Department Responds to Fire in Industrial Park

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Frankfort – At 6:42 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, Frankfort Fire Department responded to reports of a fire at 2845 West State Road 28. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke emitting from the roof of Federal-Mogul Corporation. Firefighters made entry and quickly knocked the fire down. Six off-duty firefighters were called in to provide coverage for the rest of the city.

According to Battalion Chief Mike Henry, “Building maintenance reported that the fire started in one of the large press machines. We acted quickly and were able to get the fire under control within 10 minutes.”

Firefighters cleared the smoke, overhauled, and cleared the scene by 7:39 p.m. All employees had safely exited the building prior to the arrival of firefighters. No injuries were reported.

Clinton County High School Football Action For Week 5

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Frankfort – Clinton Central (2-0) hosts the Taylor Titans (1-3) in a Hoosier Heartland Conference match-up. The Bulldogs defeated the Frontier Falcons last week, 44-38. While Taylor lost to Eastern 61-0. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday, September 18.

Clinton Prairie (0-4) hosts the Sheridan Blackhawks (2-1) in a Hoosier Heartland Conference match-up. The Gophers lost last week to Tri-Central, 48-6. Sheridan was off last week. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday, September 18.

Frankfort (2-2) makes the long trip north to Union Millis to take on the 1A South Central Satellites (2-2). The Hotdogs are coming off a win last week against the Southmont Mounties, 40-22. South Central lost to Wheeler 41-21. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. Eastern – 7 p.m. Central Friday, September 18.

Five 2nd-Half TD’s Propels Hot Dogs Past Southmont, 40-22

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Frankfort – The Southmont Mounties looked to spoil Frankfort’s Senior Night as it took the field in a Sagamore Conference match-up Friday night, Sept 11th.

The Mounties received the kickoff to open the game and drove the ball 54-yards for a touchdown on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Nick Scott to Brady Boller. The extra point attempt was blocked by Hot Dogs’ junior defender Vlad Carreras Lantigua.

The Hot Dogs got on the board in the 2nd quarter after junior defensive back Bryce McDonald intercepted a Southmont pass in the end zone. Junior quarterback Sam Michael led an 80-yard touchdown drive capped off by junior running back Riley Goodnight’s 33-yard touchdown run. The two-point conversion failed. The game went into halftime at 6-6.

“Southmont is an incredibly physical team and they’re incredibly well-coached and we knew it was going to be a struggle,” said Frankfort Head Coach James Byers. “The first-half they kind of controlled the tempo of the game and they controlled the physicality of the game. But our guys stayed with it, they trusted the process.”

And the Hot Dogs demonstrated the trust in the process with the start of play in the second half when senior Jade Ayers took the kickoff 50-yards down to the 20-yard line.

With a 3rd down and 5, the Dogs avoided disaster when a low snap went between the legs of Michael and was quickly scooped-up by Goodnight. Goodnight broke free of a Southmont tackler and rambled 15-yards for his second touchdown of the night.

That opening drive would be the first of five touchdowns scored by the Dogs in the second half en route to a 40-22 victory and are now 2-2 on the season and 1-1 in the conference. The Mounties are now 1-2, 0-2.

Coach Byers shared the process his coaching staff used during halftime to make the offensive and defensive changes. “Coach Pickerell and the defensive staff made some terrific adjustments to get some more pressure. And, Coach Jewell and Coach Chris Keller and Blake Surber and Evan Hall came together and they talked to Sam and Jade and Riley about what they were seeing – what kind of plays they liked and they did a great job making those halftime adjustments and our offense really started clicking and really exploded there in the second half.”

With those adjustments in mind, Frankfort mixed-up its play call during the second half showcasing Michael’s passing ability. Michael connected on 8 of 17 attempts for 143-yards and 2 touchdowns, a 36-yard strike to Ayers, and an 8-yard toss to senior Cam Swinford. Ayers led the receivers with 8 catches for 118-yards, senior Kyle Earl added 2 catches for 9-yards, and Swinford finished with 3 catches for 16-yards.

Byers talked about his quarterback’s play: “Watching Sam mature as a quarterback has been so fun to watch. He looked so comfortable. That is the Sam we see every day in practice – where he is calm and cool and collected. He threw dimes all over the place – I got to sit back and watch him as a fan, it was awesome. He is a special player.”

With the success of the passing attack came more run opportunities for the Dogs.

Goodnight led the Hot Dogs rushing attack with 187-yards and 3 touchdowns (33-yards, 15-yards, 27-yards) on 22 carries. Michael added 102-yards on 7 carries including a 44-yard quarterback sweep for a touchdown.

Defensively Frankfort held Southmont scoreless after the first score until 4:39 left in the 4th quarter when Nolan Boyer scored on a 24-yard run. Boyer added another score on a 19-yard run with 56 seconds left in the game.

“Our defensive staff and our defensive players did a great job again this week of getting in there and learning their system, learning their responsibilities and they are doing what they are being coached to do,” Byers added. “Coach Pickrell, our defensive coordinator, and Coach Keller, Coach Shelly, Coach Dubree did a great job making adjustments in-game, coaching our kids up on the sideline – our defense settled in,” said Byers.

The Hot Dogs were led by senior Reese Mitchell with 18 tackles, Carreras Lantigua added 16 tackles while senior Gabe Chavez and McDonald each had 13 tackles and 1 interception.

Junior linebacker Layne Todd along with Swinford joined forces for a forced fumble and recovery. Todd had 7 tackles and the forced fumble while Swinford added 3 tackles and the fumble recovery.

Prior to the game, the seniors were recognized and Coach Byers talked about the lasting impact this group will have.

“This senior class you cannot say enough about them. We knew coming in, that when they were sophomores, that this group would be special – we knew about this group, this junior and senior group when they were seventh and eighth-graders. So, we told these guys if you stay together, keep working hard – great things are going to come. They suffered through the transition and all that craziness three years ago, the 0-20 [Frankfort’s record past two seasons], and they stayed with it, they stayed positive and kept working hard. My heart goes out to these seniors.

“We would not be in this position without those guys – without their leadership, without their determination, without their families. The reason why Frankfort football is turning around is because we have such great buy-ins from our upperclassmen.”

Frankfort is in action Friday, September 19, when they travel to 1A South Central Satellites (2-2) located in Union Mills. Game time is set for 8 p.m. Eastern – 7 p.m. Central. The Hot Dogs were previously scheduled to play longtime rival the Lebanon Tigers; however, the game was canceled due to COVID-19 protocol with the Lebanon football team.

At FRANKFORT

HOT DOGS 40, MOUNTIES 22
Southmont:6:0:0:16:-:22
Frankfort:0:6:20:14:-:40

Scoring Summary

1st Qtr (7:59) Southmont. Brady Boller 2-yard run pass from Nick Scott. Kick failed. 0-6.

2nd Qtr (7:19) Frankfort. Riley Goodnight 33-yard run. Two-point attempt failed. 6-6.

3rd Qtr (11:06) Frankfort. Riley Goodnight 15-yard run. Two-point attempt failed. 12-6.

3rd Qtr (8:10) Frankfort. Sam Michael 44-yard run. Two-point attempt failed. 18-6.

3rd Qtr () Frankfort. Jade Ayers 36-yard pass from Sam Michael. Jade Ayers pass from Sam Michael, two-point conversion good. 26-6.

4th Qtr (11:26) Frankfort. Riley Goodnight 27-yard run. Two-point attempt failed. 32-6.

4th Qtr (6:56) Frankfort. Cam Swinford 8-yard pass from Sam Michael. Cam Swinford pass from Sam Michael, two-point conversion good. 40-6.

4th Qtr (4:39) Southmont. Nolan Boyer 24-yard run. Kellan Kaelin two-point conversion run good. 40-14.

4th Qtr (0:56) Southmont. Nolan Boyer 19-yard run. Kellan Kaelin two-point conversion run good. 40-22.

County High School Football Action For Week 4

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Frankfort (1-2) hosts the Southmont Mounties (1-1). Both teams lost their opening Sagamore Conference games last week – The Hot Dogs suffered a 50-14 loss at Tri-West, while Southmont lost to North Montgomery 28-6. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday, September 11.

Clinton Prairie (0-3) travels to take on the undefeated Tri-Central Trojans (3-0) in a Hoosier Heartland Conference match-up. The Gophers came up short last week against the Traders Point Christian Knights, 21-18. Tri-Central defeated conference foe Sheridan, 21-0. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday, September 11.

Clinton Central (1-0) is back on the gridiron on Saturday, September 12, after a two-week hiatus due to COVID-19 protocol. The Bulldogs play host to the undefeated Frontier Falcons (3-0). Last week, Frontier defeated Fountain Central, 32-18. While Clinton Central defeated Frankfort, 20-16, in week 1 action. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

USB Sets Date For Water Rate Increase

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The Frankfort Utility Service Board (USB) took action at its Tuesday, September 8, 2020, meeting to set the effective date of the water rate increase. The water rate increase will be implemented over a three year period and when fully implemented will amount to a 53.6% increase.

Frankfort Municipal Utilities General Manager Todd Corrie addressed the 5-member board.

“I think our plan of right now if you guys are good with it, is to start it October 1st of this year – that way it starts right clean at the month, the 1st of the month,” said Corrie. “It will be the first one, then we will have it in our record for October 1st, 2021, then October 1st, 2022.”

The first increase will be 25%, the second increase is 15%, and the final increase is 13.6%.

According to a document prepared by a consulting firm hired by the USB, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc., the current rate for a city user of 4 units monthly is $10.28 per month. Under the new increase, that user will see the rate go to $12.85 per month in year 1, $14.39 per month in year 2, and $15.79 per month with the final increase.

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