Raiders, McCook share physical football style

With an all-day rain on Monday, it was the perfect time for the Sidney Red Raiders football team to get last Friday night's loss to second ranked Aurora out of its system. The sodden afternoon allowed coach Todd Ekart to gather his troops inside for an extended film session.

Once the lessons were learned and the film session over, there could be no more time for dwelling on the past. For what awaits Sidney at Weymouth Field this Friday night at 7 p.m. is another tough opponent in the McCook Bison. The Bison, also 3-1, have replaced the Red Raiders as the ninth rankend team on the Associated...