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Meridian Red Cloud

Mustangs

Warriors

The Red Cloud (NE) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Meridian (Daykin, NE) by a score of 63-14.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Meridian	0	0	0	14	14
Red Cloud	30	20	6	7	63

Final score provided by J. Heldt.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Meridian (22-23)		Red Cloud (22-23)
41	Total Plays	30
4	First Downs	15
5	Penalties	2
35	Penalty Yards	20

Game Stats

Red Cloud (22-23)

Meridian

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	QB Rate
	Team Totals	1	5	30	.200	30.0	1	91.7
10	Dylan Peterson (Sr)	0	2	0	.000			39.6
15	Alex Bartolome (8th)	1	3	30	.333	30.0	1	111.1

Red Cloud

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	9	11	189	.818	21.0	5	0	71	161.9
3	B. Armstrong (Sr)	2	2	29	1.000	14.5	0	0	15	137.5
10	Ben Ely (Sr)	5	6	148	.833	29.6	4	0	71	163.2
12	Gage Ely (Fr)	2	3	12	.667	6.0	1		6	113.9

Meridian

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	36	82	2.3
2	Darrian Eyer (So)	1	0	0.0
7	M. Escobar de leon (Jr)	5	19	3.8
10	Dylan Peterson (Sr)	15	11	0.7
14	Colby Smith (Fr)	2	-7	-3.5
18	Jackson Huls (Jr)	1	-3	-3.0
34	Jd Adam (So)	10	54	5.4
95	Kyan Sones (Fr)	2	8	4.0

Red Cloud

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	19	236	12.4	59	2	4
2	H. Englehart (Fr)	9	113	12.6	59	1	1
10	Ben Ely (Sr)	7	104	14.9		1	2
12	Gage Ely (Fr)	1	-8	-8.0	-8	0
16	Sam Dilley (Jr)	2	27	13.5		0	1

Meridian

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	1	30	30.0
7	M. Escobar de leon (Jr)	1	30	30.0

Red Cloud

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	9	189	21.0	71	5
3	B. Armstrong (Sr)	2	88	44.0	71	1
16	Sam Dilley (Jr)	1	14	14.0	14
22	Connor Rust (Fr)	1	7	7.0	7
33	Carlos Horne (So)	1	6	6.0	6	1
85	Caden Frey (Jr)	4	74	18.5	33	3

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Meridian has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Red Cloud

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
10	Ben Ely (Sr)	1	1

Meridian

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	82	30	62	28	202
7	M. Escobar de leon (Jr)	19	30	16	23	88
10	Dylan Peterson (Sr)	11		7	5	23
14	Colby Smith (Fr)	-7		39		32
18	Jackson Huls (Jr)	-3				-3
34	Jd Adam (So)	54				54
95	Kyan Sones (Fr)	8				8

Red Cloud

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	236	189	26	-3	425
2	H. Englehart (Fr)	113				113
3	B. Armstrong (Sr)		88			88
10	Ben Ely (Sr)	104		26	0	104
12	Gage Ely (Fr)	-8			0	-8
16	Sam Dilley (Jr)	27	14		-3	41
22	Connor Rust (Fr)		7			7
33	Carlos Horne (So)		6			6
85	Caden Frey (Jr)		74			74

Meridian

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	82	30	30	112
7	M. Escobar de leon (Jr)	19		30	49
10	Dylan Peterson (Sr)	11	0		11
14	Colby Smith (Fr)	-7			-7
15	Alex Bartolome (8th)		30		30
18	Jackson Huls (Jr)	-3			-3
34	Jd Adam (So)	54			54
95	Kyan Sones (Fr)	8			8

Red Cloud

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	236	189	189	425
2	H. Englehart (Fr)	113			113
3	B. Armstrong (Sr)		29	88	117
10	Ben Ely (Sr)	104	148		252
12	Gage Ely (Fr)	-8	12		4
16	Sam Dilley (Jr)	27		14	41
22	Connor Rust (Fr)			7	7
33	Carlos Horne (So)			6	6
85	Caden Frey (Jr)			74	74

Meridian

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	9	16	25	2.5
7	M. Escobar de leon (Jr)	3	4	7	1.5
10	Dylan Peterson (Sr)		3	3	.5
14	Colby Smith (Fr)	1	2	3
18	Jackson Huls (Jr)	1	1	2
32	Coby Huls (Fr)		1	1
34	Jd Adam (So)	2	3	5	.5
42	Landon Peterson (Fr)		1	1
60	Cooper Wolfe (So)	1		1
90	Kolton Kumpf (Jr)		1	1
95	Kyan Sones (Fr)	1		1

Red Cloud

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	29	22	51	5.0
2	H. Englehart (Fr)	5	2	7	1.0
3	B. Armstrong (Sr)	2	5	7
10	Ben Ely (Sr)	3	1	4
12	Gage Ely (Fr)	1		1
16	Sam Dilley (Jr)		1	1
21	Jake Shipman (Fr)	3	2	5	1.5
22	Connor Rust (Fr)	5	2	7
23	Zech Sepeda (Jr)	2	1	3
25	Caden Trew (Sr)		3	3
35	Hugo Basco (Sr)	1		1
49	Gage Rasser (Fr)	1	2	3	1.5
55	Malaki Horne (Sr)	1	1	2
76	Jaxon Snell (Fr)	1		1	1.0
85	Caden Frey (Jr)	4	2	6

Sacks

Meridian has not entered any sacks stats.

Red Cloud

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	0
85	Caden Frey (Jr)	1.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Meridian has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Red Cloud

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	4	2	1
3	B. Armstrong (Sr)	1
10	Ben Ely (Sr)	1	1
85	Caden Frey (Jr)	2	1	1

Kickoffs

Meridian has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Red Cloud

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	10	284	28.4
55	Malaki Horne (Sr)	10	284

Meridian

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	5	140	28.0
90	Kolton Kumpf (Jr)	5	140	28.0

Red Cloud

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	2	26	13.0	25
2	H. Englehart (Fr)	1	1	1.0	1
12	Gage Ely (Fr)	1	25	25.0	25

Meridian

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	P Rets	Yds	Avg	KR Yds
	Team Totals	9	62	6.9	2	28	14.0	90
7	M. Escobar de leon (Jr)	1	16	16.0	1	23	23.0	39
10	Dylan Peterson (Sr)	5	7	1.4	1	5	5.0	12
14	Colby Smith (Fr)	3	39	13.0				39

Red Cloud

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	P Rets	Yds	Avg	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	26	26.0	3	-3	-1.0	0
10	Ben Ely (Sr)	1	26	26.0	1	0	0.0
12	Gage Ely (Fr)				1	0	0.0	0
16	Sam Dilley (Jr)				1	-3	-3.0

Points

Meridian has not entered any points stats.

Red Cloud

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	9	54	6	3	63
2	H. Englehart (Fr)	1	6			6
3	B. Armstrong (Sr)	1	6			6
10	Ben Ely (Sr)	2	12			12
12	Gage Ely (Fr)			2		1
16	Sam Dilley (Jr)	1	6			6
25	Caden Trew (Sr)			2		1
33	Carlos Horne (So)	1	6			6
35	Hugo Basco (Sr)			2		1
55	Malaki Horne (Sr)				3	6
85	Caden Frey (Jr)	3	18			18

PATs and Field Goals

Meridian has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Red Cloud

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	4	.8					3
55	Malaki Horne (Sr)	3	4	.8					3

Touchdowns

Meridian has not entered any touchdowns stats.

Red Cloud

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	4	5	9
2	H. Englehart (Fr)	1		1
3	B. Armstrong (Sr)		1	1
10	Ben Ely (Sr)	2		2
16	Sam Dilley (Jr)	1		1
33	Carlos Horne (So)		1	1
85	Caden Frey (Jr)		3	3

Conversions

Meridian has not entered any conversions stats.

Red Cloud

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	2	3
12	Gage Ely (Fr)	1		1
25	Caden Trew (Sr)		1	1
35	Hugo Basco (Sr)		1	1

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Game Story

Nebraska High School Football - Red Cloud overwhelms Meridian

September 2, 2022: Red Cloud, NE 68970

The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Red Cloud Warriors (Red Cloud, NE) and the visiting Meridian Mustangs (Daykin, NE), observed Red Cloud's football squad bounce Meridian by a count of 63-14.

The Warriors now own a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Dorchester for a non-league contest on Friday, September 9. Red Cloud will play a Longhorns squad coming off a 27-16 non-league loss to St. Edward (St. Edward, NE). The Longhorns record now stands at 0-1.

Coming up next, the Mustangs play the Harvard Cardinals (Harvard, NE) in a non-league contest, on Friday, September 9. Meridian will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Cardinals go into the contest with a 1-0 record after their 55-25 non-league win over Santee (Santee, NE).

Meridian @ Red Cloud Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 2, 2022 @ 7p

The Red Cloud (NE) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Meridian (Daykin, NE) by a score of 63-14.

Rankings & Records

Meridian (22-23)

National	NE	Class
1,339	125	23

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
2-6	2-3	1-3	0-3	1-0	.250	.400	214	404

Red Cloud (22-23)

National	NE	Class
260	32	3

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
8-2	4-1	5-0	3-1	0-1	.800	.800	527	257

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Meridian	4.7	6.7	5.8	7.8	26.8
Red Cloud	17.4	19.7	10.4	6.1	52.7

Team Stat Comparison

Meridian		Red Cloud
139.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	231.8
71.8	Passing Yards Per Game	155.7
73.1	Receiving Yards Per Game	155.7
210.9	Total Yards Per Game	387.5
34.5	Tackles Per Game	57.7
0.1	Sacks Per Game	0.9
24.3	Points Per Game	53.6

Team Leaders

Meridian		Red Cloud	National Avg.
#34 Jd Adam84.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	#10 Ben Ely183.8	21.0
#18 Jackson Huls54.3	Passing Yards Per Game	#10 Ben Ely79.4	51.8
#7 Mario Escobar de leon54.5	Receiving Yards Per Game	#85 Caden Frey97.9	17.6
#34 Jd Adam88.1	Total Yards Per Game	#10 Ben Ely282.7	37.0
#34 Jd Adam8.9	Tackles Per Game	#3 Brooks Armstrong9.9	2.8
#18 Jackson Huls0.1	Sacks Per Game	#85 Caden Frey0.4	0.2
#7 Mario Escobar de leon9.8	Points Per Game	#10 Ben Ely22.8	2.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Meridian	1-4		Red Cloud	4-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/9/22	Harvard	Meridian	(L) 29-16	9/23/22	Red Cloud	Harvard	(W) 56-8
9/16/22	Meridian	Franklin	(L) 70-20	10/21/22	Franklin	Red Cloud	(W) 56-14
9/23/22	Dorchester	Meridian	(W) 48-34	9/9/22	Red Cloud	Dorchester	(W) 53-14
10/7/22	Parkview Christian	Meridian	(L) 57-8	11/4/22	Red Cloud	Parkview Christian	(L) 54-32
10/14/22	Meridian	Pawnee City	(L) 56-14	9/16/22	Pawnee City	Red Cloud	(W) 55-30

Record Breakdown

Meridian (22-23)		Red Cloud (22-23)
2-6	Overall	8-2
2-3	League	4-1
0-3	Non-League	3-0
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-4	Common Opponent	4-1
1-3	Home	5-0
0-3	Away	3-1
1-0	Neutral	0-1
0-0	Playoff	1-1
2-6	In-State	8-2
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0