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Storm Wins Big Over Hay Springs
The Hay Springs Hawks struggles continued as the Creek Valley Storm took the trip up north and rolled to a 42-to-19 victory Friday night.
The game was called with 8:19 left in the third quarter due to lack of players for the Hay Springs team.
Creek Valley only completed one pass on five attempts, but used five different backs to run the ball for a total of 154 yards on the ground.Hay Springs fought hard and stayed competitive with a well-played second quarter, but did not have the players to continue the game in the third quarter. Storm junior Patrick Ningen led all rushers with 71 yards on seven carries with a touchdown.
Ningen, junior Tucker Graeff, and sophomore Drew Fraas each had 11 total tackles and junior Oakley Hodges blocked two punts in the victory. On Friday, Creek Valley travels to Hyannis to take on the Longhorns.
Leyton/Banner Falls to Morrill
After a good start that had the WarCats only trailing 8-to-0 going into the second quarter, the Morrill Lions exploded for 32 points in the second quarter to open an insurmountable 40-to-6 lead on their way to a 52-to-6 victory against the visiting Leyton/Banner County squad last Friday. Sophomore Scout Gamble completed 5 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown, while the Lions shut down the WarCats rushing attack, limiting the WarCats to 9 rushing attempts for 18 yards.
The Lions ran wild over the WarCats defense, with seniors Tanner Whetham and Rowdy Lind both rushing for over 100 yards. After a good start, the Leyton/Banner County defense could not contain the explosive Lion’s attack, and could not sustain an offensive drive long enough to score any points. The WarCats look for their first win on Friday when they host the Brady Eagles.
Peetz Rolls Over Otis
Peetz’s Bulldog Football team continued its strong start with a 42-to-14 rout over the visiting Otis Bulldogs last Friday. Peetz ran up 34 unanswered points until the Bulldogs finally scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the game wound down. Peetz rushed 35 times for 293 yards in the victory, with senior Cooper White gaining a whopping 264 yards rushing on 23 carries with five touchdowns.
Junior Nolan Hill led the defense with 14 total tackles and a fumble recovery. Peetz Head Coach Scott Sorensen was pleased with the victory, but added, “We played great today at times, but we still have a lot of work to do.”
Peetz travels to Fleming on Friday to face the rival Fleming Wildcats.
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