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Peetz Bulldogs Defeat Prairie for Title

Creek Valley vs South Platte

The Creek Valley Storm entered Friday's home contest against the South Platte Blue Knights riding a three game win streak, but were denied a fourth as the the visitors outlasted the Storm for the victory.

The Storm started well, outscoring the Blue Knights 16-to-12 in the first quarter, but were unable to keep up with South Platte's offense, falling behind by one point by halftime, then only scoring 15 points against the Blue Knight's 34 in the second half to fall by a final score of 59-to-39.

Peetz vs Prairie

Peetz's Bulldogs made it four in a row and stayed undefeated in conference by beating the Prairie Mustangs in Peetz on Friday. Peetz jumped out to a big lead early on in the game, but the Mustangs fought back and narrowed the score to 47-to-36 by halftime.

Prairie continued to play well in the third period, scoring 12 points to the Bulldog's 8, but the Peetz defense was able to hold off the Mustangs in the fourth quarter, keeping them scoreless while adding another six Bulldogs points to take the victory with a final score of 61-to-48.

Senior Bryson Long ran for 248 yards, scored four rushing touchdowns and recorded 21 total tackles in the victory.

Potter-Dix vs Minatare

Potter-Dix's Coyotes hosted the Minatare Indians in Potter Friday, and quickly fell behind 38-to-0 by the end of the first quarter and were never competitive in a game that saw the home team down by 74-to-0 at halftime.

The Coyotes only managed 85 rushing yards and 16 points at the end of the game to fall 98-to-16, and see their season record fall to 1-and-6. Freshman Jared Anton had 8 carries for 67 yards with a touchdown in the loss.

 

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