Cougars snap skid

OGDEN — The drought is finally over and the weight has been lifited off the shoulders of the Manson Northwest Webster football team and head coach Jeff Anliker.

The Cougars (1-0 overall) snapped an 11-game losing streak that dated back to 2017 with an 8-6 victory Ogden (0-1), who won five games last season and returned a quarterback that threw for over 1,200 yards and ran for over 1,000.

“Boy I hope so (on turning things around),” Anliker said. “It’s been a long time since we’ve won a ballgame. We can celebrate a little, but just like a loss, you have to flush it and move on to the next one.”

In his first start as a quarterback, Anliker’s son Austin Anliker threw a three-yard touchdown to Carson Collins with four minutes left in the third quarter. Tate Bianchi ran in the two-point conversion.

Ogden quarterback Sam Christensen threw a nine-yard touchdown with 51 seconds left in the third, but the two-point conversion failed.

Austin Anliker was 14-for-21 for 120 yards. Bianchi had five catches for 66 yards and Collins had five grabs for 34 yards.

Brayden Johll ran for 51 yards on 21 carries.

The Cougar defense forced five turnovers, recovering four fumbles and picking off a pass.

Lynx hold on to beat Gilbert

WEBSTER CITY — Malachi Montes sealed the deal for Webster City on Friday night.

With six minutes remaining and Gilbert (0-1 overall) driving, Montes stepped in front of screen pass and returned the interception 60 yards for a touchdown to give the Lynx (1-0) the win, 33-21.

Trey Mathis had three touchdowns on the evening for Webster City, scoring from 37, five and three yards out.

Mathis had 21 carries for 95 yards.

Garrett Whitmore had 13 totes for 96 yards and a 45-yard touchdown run.

Gabe Humphrey was 2-for-4 passing for 48 yards.

Tyler Olson had two interceptions and Mathis had nine tackles.

Corey accounts for three scores for SCC

SAC CITY — South Central Calhoun rolled to a 44-0 victory over East Sac County on Friday night.

Cole Corey threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for one score for the Titans (1-0 overall).

Corey hooked up with Chase Scheidegger from 24 yards out and threw a scoring strike to Blake McAlister from 34 yards. Corey’s touchdown run was 10 yards.

Evan Jacobs had a 36-yard touchdown run and McAlister added one from five yards out. Keagen Meyer had a two-yard score.

Zane Neubaum kicked a 34-yard field goal.

Muench strong in debut for Jaguars

GOWRIE — Sophomore Lathe Muench made a strong debut, running for over 100 yards as Southeast Valley beat Hampton-Dumont 27-6 in their season opener.

The Jaguar (1-0 overall) out-gained the Bulldogs 255 to 237 yards.

Muench had 139 yards on 17 carries, rushing for touchdowns of one and 12 yards.

Chase Swieter returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown and Hunter Kruse had a four-yard touchdown run. Kruse was 6-for-12 passing for 92 yards.

Jungers rushes for four touchdowns in N-F win

NEWELL — The Newell-Fonda football team knocked off Collins-Maxwell 52-44 on Friday night.

Junior Hunter Christiansen and sophomore Trey Jungers were the work horses in the backfield for the Mustangs (1-0 overall). Christiansen ran for 199 yards on 28 carries.

Jungers had 12 totes for 58 yards and four touchdowns. He scored on runs of one, two, three and 35 yards. Gabe Sievers had a one yard touchdown run as did Jake DeMey.

Sievers was 3-for-4 passing for 88 yards and two scores. He threw a 12-yard score to DeMey and a 23-yard score to Treyton Mahler.

Emmetsburg knocks off Bishop Garrigan, 13-8

ALGONA — Emmetsburg edged Bishop Garrigan 13-8 on Friday night.

Mason Griffin led the E-Hawks (1-0 overall) with 129 yards on 34 carries and a touchdown. Jon Lace also scored for Emmetsburg.

Bishop Garrigan’s (0-1 overall) lone score came from Derrick Kirsch, who ran it in from four yards out. Kirsch also scored the two-point conversion.

Kirsch finished the night with 61 yards on 15 carries.

Alex Mammen had 13 tackles for Bishop Garrigan and Cade Winkel had 12. Kellen Murphy (9), Joey Trainer (8) and Marcus Plathe (6) were also leading tacklers for the Golden Bears.