TUSCOLA — Jim Ned may not have appeared diversified in its season-opening rout of Hawley on Friday. But the Indians didn’t really have to be — opting instead to spend much of the night running between the tackles in a punishing 34-12 win over the defending 2A DI state champions in the Big Country Preps Game of the Week.

Brayden Shipman rushed for 169 yards and two scores to top a 300-yard Jim Ned ground attack and Gray Beasley added 216 combined yards of rushing and passing to lead the Indians (1-0), who took control of the game midway through the second quarter at Indian Stadium.