Penn High School Football: Kingsmen claim Sectional crown

Penn High School’s football team continued its march through the Class 6-A state tournament with a dominating 48-7 victory against Elkhart in the Sectional 2 championship game.

The victory gave the Kingsmen their second consecutive sectional championship and the 28th sectional title in the storied history of Penn Football.

Penn (11-0) advances to regional championship action at Crown Point (11-0) on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026.

The Kingsmen delivered an impressive performance on both sides of the football, piling up 454 yards of total offense while limiting Elkhart to just 86 yards.

Senior quarterback Landon Hall directed Penn’s explosive offense, completing 11 of 14 passes for 245 yards and three touchdowns.

Wide receiver Buddy Hurley turned in another spectacular performance, hauling in five receptions for 124 yards and two touchdowns.

Mason Biernacki contributed a 53-yard touchdown reception.

Penn’s ground game also delivered, with Tate Clark rushing four times for 57 yards and two touchdowns.

Chase Buckwheat ignited the Kingsmen offense with a 29-yard touchdown run to open the scoring.

Penn’s defense was equally impressive, highlighted by Ethan Horner’s electrifying 54-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Cooper Reihl, Wyatt Lemke and Liam Breitner each recorded tackles for loss, while Aiden Whitten, Maddox Donat and Jonathan Searfoss were among Penn’s leading tacklers.

Luke Cadotte connected on six extra-point kicks for the Kingsmen.