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Gaels keep playoff hopes alive

COON RAPIDS — The St. Edmond football team kicked off a modified three-game season with a convincing 55-22 victory here Friday night over Coon Rapids-Bayard. Behind two defensive touchdowns just over a minute into the game, the Gaels moved one step closer to securing the first eight-player playoff appearance in school history. Koleman Hanson, who was 7-for-8 on extra-point attempts, scored on a fumble recovery to set the tone early on the Crusaders, who posted a 59-34 victory over St. Edmond last year. “That’s about as well of a start as you could have,” SEHS head coach Matt ...

Cougars off to best start in 10 seasons

MANSON — The Manson Northwest Webster football team is off to its best start in over 10 years. The Cougars (5-1 overall, 3-0 district) won their third straight game, knocking off Sioux Central (3-3, 0-3) by a final score of 24-14 on Friday night. It’s the most wins in a season for the Cougars since they went 8-3 in 2013. On Friday, quarterback Logan Moline accounted for two touchdowns. He had a one-yard TD run and threw a 16-yard scoring strike to Cooper Harman. Kamden Birkey had the other touchdown, scoring from four yards out. Birkey finished with 88 yards and Harman had ...

Humboldt keeps perfect 3A-2 mark intact, 42-0

HUMBOLDT — The fourth-ranked Humboldt football squad kept its perfect district record intact on Friday night, setting up a showdown with No. 1 Algona. The Wildcats (5-1 overall, 2-0 Class 3A, District 2) blanked Charles City (3-3, 0-2) by a final of 42-0. Algona (6-0, 2-0) will now travel to Humboldt this coming Friday to see who will be the last remaining unbeaten in the district. The Wildcats scored 14 points in each of the first three quarters last night. Coen Matson had two touchdown passes, hitting Chase Flaherty from 72 and 29 yards out. Matson also had a rushing TD. Mason ...

Garrigan scores 71 in road rout

SIOUX CITY — The top-ranked (8-player) Bishop Garrigan machine continues to roll, as they reached the 70-point plateau on Friday night. The defending eight-man champions cruised to a 71-20 victory over Siouxland Christian (0-6). The Golden Bears (6-0) had 477 yards of total offense and 283 yards on the ground. Trayton Cink was the groundhog with 162 yards on 11 carries and three touchdowns. Cink had touchdown runs of 71, 44 and one yard. Quarterback Tate Foertsch 6-for-11 for 141 yards and three touchdowns. He threw scoring strikes to Wyatt Rosenmeyer (28 yards), Owen Murphy (47) ...

Mustangs fall at home

NEWELL — The Newell-Fonda football team couldn’t hold on against Boyer Valley on Friday night. The Bulldogs (5-2 overall, 2-2 district) scored two touchdowns in the final 10 minutes to rally past Newell-Fonda (2-4, 1-3) for a 28-22 victory. Jacksyn Hogrefe had two touchdowns for N-F. Hogrefe scored on a 44-yard run and caught a six-yard touchdown strike from Max Carlson. Carlson added an eight-yard TD run.

HEARTBREAK

Matt Dillon was quick to focus on a couple of key things in the aftermath of a heartbreaking loss for his St. Edmond football team here Friday night inside Dodger Stadium. Ninth-ranked GTRA remained unbeaten thanks to a pair of stunning throws by backup quarterback Teagan Hanson to secure a ...