Football Roundup

Jeffs Drop Against Fillmore CentralThe speed of Fillmore Central has given many teams this season fits, and Fairbury was just the latest team to fall to that speed Friday night. The Fairbury Jeffs unable to keep pace losing 6-33 against Fillmore Central.Notable performances from Fairbury came by the efforts of Jaret Wood leading the team with 17 carries gong for 78 yards and scoring the one rushing touchdown for the team while completing 10-of-20 pass attempts for 54 yards with Tannor NeuMiller leading the team with four receptions for 29 yards.On defense Riley Arner was able to reach double digits getting a dozen tackles with two being for a loss, Jaret Wood had nine tackles with two being for a loss as one was a sack, Noah Hyson had nine tackles with one being for a loss, Korey Nippert had eight tackles, Konrad Kuzelka had eight tackles one of which was a sack, Gustavo Sanchez had six tackles with one sack, and Aldo Ramos had five tackles with one being for a loss being a sack as well.Fairbury will be on the road Friday, September 29 as they head to Central City.Trojans Can’t Get By MalcolmTri County couldn’t contain the air raid and special teams of Malcolm, losing at home with a final score of 19-54 on Friday, September 22.Tri County will be looking forward to hosting Wilber-Clatonia this Friday.Meridian Win Over DorchesterThe Meridian Mustangs get their first win on the road as they defeat Dorechester in 6-man football action with the final score reaching 34-28 in a great showdown on Friday, September 22.Raiders Stumble Against TitansThe Southern Raiders battled, but lost on the road 20-56 against Thayer Central on Friday.Nearly amassing 200 yards on the ground as the Raiders would finish with 193 yards rushing. Led by Lyndon Salts having 80 yards on four carries with one rushing touchdown, and Austin March having six carries for two yards and one rushing touchdown.Cooper Warford had 11 carries go for 27 yards, while connecting on four-of-11 pass attempts for 73 yards with one passing touchdown that was caught by Tony Pruneda leading the team with one receiving touchdown on three receptions.Southern looks to bounce back at home as they will be hosting Freeman on Friday.Griffins Lose By A Point Versus HTRSIt was so close for the Griffins Friday night, but the Diller-Odell Griffins lost in a tight battle with the final score reaching 37-38 against Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer.D-O will be back home hosting Lourdes Central Catholic on Friday (September 29).Wolverines Claw Way To WinThe Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines were able to pull off a big win at home Friday thanks to a first half surge as the final score reached 42-13.W-C came out strong scoring 21 points in the first quarter, added 14 in the second quarter and in the third would add seven more to the victory. A balanced attack with 86 yards in the air, but most of the traction came from the ground game finding the success as W-C ran for a team total of 225 yards. Carter Skleba would connect on six of his 10 passing attempts getting 86 yards with two passing touchdowns. Carson Radcliff led the team with two receptions going on 25 yards with one touchdown, and Aiden Zajicek had one reception for 24 yards go for one receiving touchdown as well.Cooper Palmer, Cash Keslar, and Grant Kuhlman each contributed one catch for the team.Palmer led the team with 17 carries going for 87 yards, Skleba had seven carries for 66 yards and scored two rushing touchdowns.Cash Keslar had five carries for 69 yards with one rushing touchdown, and Carson Radcliff on his seven carries for seven yards had one rushing touchdown.Defensively for W-C Grant Kuhlman had two sacks, and Jordan Marsh led the team with five tackles with one being for a loss as W-C also managed to get four takeaways with Ryan Marsh having one interception and Carter Skelba forcing one fumble, had a fumble recovery, and an interception going for 25 yards.W-C now looks to hit the road as they go against Tri County on Friday, September 29.

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