Photo Courtesy of Robert Scheer / The Star  Columbus East, Lebanon win late games in tripleheader   Patrick Dorsey IndyStar.com Article Archived: 8/26/2009 Demetrius Graves had been on the Lucas Oil Stadium turf before Friday. Singing, months ago, with Arlington High School's gospel choir. The senior's second trip to the Indianapolis Colts' home stadium, however, was a little different. Instead of singing, he danced -- around tackles, that is, helping the Golden Knights beat Tech 27-6 Friday afternoon in the opener of the 10th Peyback Classic tripleheader. In the second game, Columbus East defeated Greenwood 37-14, and Lebanon outlasted Mooresville 14-7 in the nightcap. "(When singing), I had to stand in one spot and actually look up to the crowd," Graves said after the game. "Now, I (had) to pay attention to the field." Those who were paying attention to Graves -- along with teammate Brian Graves and the Golden Knights' defense -- would have seen a pretty complete performance. Arlington (1-0, 1-0 Indianapolis Public Schools Athletic Conference) jumped ahead 7-0 early on a 12-yard run by junior quarterback Brian Graves. Although Tech closed within one with a first-quarter touchdown (the extra-point attempt failed), an Arlington touchdown on the half's final drive gave the Golden Knights the lead, and momentum (they received the ball to begin the second half). Graves the quarterback had his share of struggles, throwing interceptions on consecutive passes early in the second half. But he recovered -- and the Golden Knights defense surrendered almost nothing -- making Graves' two fourth-quarter touchdown passes (of 12 and 45 yards, both to senior Ziyaad Sizer) more than enough for Arlington. Brian Graves finished with four touchdowns, three of them passing. Demetrius Graves carried 26 times for 116 yards, accounting for more than half of Arlington's 216 rushing yards. On defense, the Golden Knights held Tech (0-1, 0-1) to just 80 total yards, including 39 rushing. Another team that showed its strength was Columbus East, which won its first 13 games last year before falling to eventual Class 4A state champion Cathedral. Although "inexperienced," according to coach Bob Gaddis, the Olympians (1-0) shook off early struggles for a 30-point third quarter in their 37-14 win over Greenwood (0-1). The Woodmen were led by quarterback Sean Brown's two late rushing TDs. In the final game, Lebanon didn't let its two losses against Mooresville in 2008 keep it from taking down the Pioneers this time, 14-7. Thanks to a key second-quarter fumble recovery that senior Dustin Shipley returned 18 yards for a touchdown and a pair of 22-yard fourth-quarter completions by Tigers junior quarterback Matt Beard (which led to a 6-yard touchdown run by senior Trent Richardson), Lebanon overcame an early 7-0 deficit to win its season opener. [chart] |||||||| |Tech|6|0|0|0|--|6| |Arlington|7|7|0|13|--|27| [end chart] A -- Brian Graves 12 run (Greg Reed kick) T -- Timothy Weakley 1 run (conversion failed) A -- Steven Kaba 4 pass from Graves (Reed kick) A -- Ziyaad Sizer 12 pass from Graves (Reed kick) A -- Sizer 45 pass from Graves (kick failed) ||Tech|Arlington| |First Downs|3|12| |Rushes-Yards|26-39|38-216| |Passing Yards|41|100| |Comp-Att-Int|5-14-1|6-14-3| |Fumbles-Lost|3-1|1-1| |Penalties-Yards|9-71|11-43| |Punts-Avg.|6-27.3|1-19.0| Rushing -- Tech: Weakley 18-32, Graham Damien 7-(-2), Chad Pruett 1-9. Arl.: Demetrius Graves 26-116, B. Graves 8-94, Terrance Williams 1-(-4), Morice Harney 1-9, Chauncey Davenport 2-1. Passing -- Tech: Weakley 4-10-1 33, Pruett 1-4-0 8. Arlington: B. Graves 6-14-3 100. Receiving -- Tech: Jaylen Cash 4-30, Adolfo Garcia 1-8. Arl.: Brandon Williams 1-(-2), Kaba 1-4, Sizer 3-77, Brandon Washington 1-21. Columbus East 37, Greenwood 14 |Greenwood|0|0|0|14|--|14| |Columbus East|7|0|30|0|--|37| CE -- Damon Megerle 69 run (Shane Henderson kick) CE -- Megerle 17 run (Henderson kick) CE -- Anthony Miller 38 run (Henderson kick) CE -- FG Henderson 23 CE -- Jonathan Hunter 11 run (attempt failed) CE -- Megerle 19 run (Henderson kick) G -- Sean Brown 1 run (Isaac Smith kick) G -- Brown 3 run (Smith kick) ||Green|Col. East| |First Downs|14|15| |Rushes-Yards|49-142|32-266| |Passing Yards|58|150| |Comp-Att-Int|6-12-1|10-22-2| |Fumbles-Lost|3-3|2-2| |Penalties-Yards|3-25|4-19| |Punts-Avg.|4-35.8|1-37.0| Rushing -- Greenwood: R.J. Majors 20-78, Brad Carnes 3-14, Derek Kern 12-41, Sean Brown 7-19, Drew Slaughter 2-(-10), Cameron Morris 2-(-3), Brent Rockwell 2-5, Team 1-(-2). Col. East: Megerle 16-184, Gunner Kiel 3-(-2), Miller 1-38, Drew Kiel 2-3, Hunter 4-31, Logan Perry 1-2, Ryan Leffler 2-6, Andrew Wilson 1-8, Team 2-(-4). Passing -- G'wood: Brown 6-12-1 58. Col. East: G. Kiel 10-22-2 150. Receiving -- Greenwood: Slaughter 2-7, Paul Morrison 3-39, Alex Rau 1-12. Col. East: Henderson 6-105, Jackson Renshaw 4-45. Missed field goals -- Greenwood: Smith 30. Lebanon 14, Mooresville 7 |Lebanon|0|7|0|7|--|14| |Mooresville|7|0|0|7|--|7| Mv -- Andrew Gibson 46-yd run (Cale Larrison kick). Leb -- Dustin Shipley 18-yd fumble recovery (Jesse Boley kick). Leb -- Trent Richardson 6-yd run (Boley kick). ||Lebanon|Mooresville| |First Downs|16|8| |Rushes-Yards|48-190|29-137| |Passing Yards|78|50| |Comp-Att-Int|6-15-1|5-12-0| |Fumbles-Lost|0-0|2-1| |Penalties-Yards|1-5|6-40| |Punts-Avg.|5-26.8|2-27| Rushing -- Leb: Matt Beard 15-66, Shipley 2-6, Kameryn Wright 19-80, Richardson 5-22, Joe Lane 3-14, Alex Dunn 2-6, Team 2-(-4). Mv: Gibson 8-52, Aric Bigham 18-80, Todd Hacker 2-7, Team 1-(-2). Passing -- Leb: Beard 6-14-0 78, Sam Messenger 0-1-1 0. Mv: Gibson 5-12-0 50. Receiving -- Leb: Wright 1-5, Rob Dukes 2-29, Lane 2-22, Messenger 1-22. Mv: Trevor Chappelow 2-15, Hacker 2-29, Andy Kays 1-6.