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Elm Creek Franklin

Buffaloes

Flyers

The Franklin (NE) varsity football team lost Thursday's home conference game against Elm Creek (NE) by a score of 59-14.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Elm Creek	-	-	-	-	59
Franklin	-	-	-	-	14

Final score provided by C. Bode.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Franklin (25-26)

Elm Creek

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	11	103	.636	14.7	3	2	44	94.1
9	Kole Steiner (Jr)	7	11	103	.636	14.7	3	2	44	94.1

Franklin

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	23	131	.348	16.4	2	1	51	65.7
6	Tucker Rock (So)	1	1	2	1.000	2.0	0	0	2	97.9
8	Calvin Carraher (Jr)	7	22	129	.318	18.4	2	1	51	64.4

Elm Creek

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	45	290	6.4	37	1	5
1	Keston Beavers (So)	19	84	4.4	14	0	2
4	Blake Erickson (Jr)	2	25	12.5	18	0	0
9	Kole Steiner (Jr)	12	104	8.7	37	1	1
11	Alex Meier (Sr)	3	32	10.7	21	0	0
14	Chase Harbur (Fr)	1	7	7.0	7	0	1
22	R. Gene Hodges (So)	1	15	15.0	15	0	1
54	Peyton Smith (Jr)	7	23	3.3	14	0	0

Franklin

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	31	14	0.5	19
1	E. Vialpando (So)	1	-2	-2.0	0
3	James Baker (Fr)	4	-17	-4.3	1
4	Ely Layton (So)	1	7	7.0	7
6	Tucker Rock (So)	3	2	0.7	2
8	Calvin Carraher (Jr)	17	19	1.1	19
13	Caiden Peterman (Sr)	5	5	1.0	9

Elm Creek

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	7	103	14.7	44	3
1	Keston Beavers (So)	2	14	7.0	8	0
2	Kolten Keim (Jr)	1	7	7.0	7	1
4	Blake Erickson (Jr)	3	38	12.7	30	2
54	Peyton Smith (Jr)	1	44	44.0	44	0

Franklin

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	7	115	16.4	51	2
11	Aragorn Green (Sr)	5	103	20.6	51	2
15	Ryan Bartels (Jr)	2	12	6.0	9	0

Elm Creek

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	PR	Total
	Team Totals	290	103	50	443
1	Keston Beavers (So)	84	14	50	148
2	Kolten Keim (Jr)		7		7
4	Blake Erickson (Jr)	25	38		63
9	Kole Steiner (Jr)	104			104
11	Alex Meier (Sr)	32			32
14	Chase Harbur (Fr)	7			7
22	R. Gene Hodges (So)	15			15
54	Peyton Smith (Jr)	23	44		67

Franklin

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	14	115	63	26	218
1	E. Vialpando (So)	-2		13		11
3	James Baker (Fr)	-17				-17
4	Ely Layton (So)	7				7
6	Tucker Rock (So)	2			26	28
8	Calvin Carraher (Jr)	19				19
11	Aragorn Green (Sr)		103	50		153
13	Caiden Peterman (Sr)	5				5
15	Ryan Bartels (Jr)		12			12

Elm Creek

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	290	103	103	393
1	Keston Beavers (So)	84		14	98
2	Kolten Keim (Jr)			7	7
4	Blake Erickson (Jr)	25		38	63
9	Kole Steiner (Jr)	104	103		207
11	Alex Meier (Sr)	32			32
14	Chase Harbur (Fr)	7			7
22	R. Gene Hodges (So)	15			15
54	Peyton Smith (Jr)	23		44	67

Franklin

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	14	131	115	145
1	E. Vialpando (So)	-2			-2
3	James Baker (Fr)	-17			-17
4	Ely Layton (So)	7			7
6	Tucker Rock (So)	2	2		4
8	Calvin Carraher (Jr)	19	129		148
11	Aragorn Green (Sr)			103	103
13	Caiden Peterman (Sr)	5			5
15	Ryan Bartels (Jr)			12	12

Elm Creek

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	27	22	50	8.0
1	Keston Beavers (So)	2		2
2	Kolten Keim (Jr)	2		2
4	Blake Erickson (Jr)	3	1	4	3.0
5	E. Shoemaker (Fr)	1		1
6	Madox Miller (Jr)			1	1.0
9	Kole Steiner (Jr)	4	2	6
11	Alex Meier (Sr)	4	6	10	1.0
13	Thomas Sullivan (Jr)	1	2	3
14	Chase Harbur (Fr)	1		1
21	Jayden Meier (Fr)	4	2	6
22	R. Gene Hodges (So)	1	1	2	1.0
25	Kyler Pickel (Jr)		2	2
45	Jace Kottich (Fr)		1	1
52	A. Hernandez (So)	2	1	3
54	Peyton Smith (Jr)	2	2	4	2.0
55	Jaiden Trampe (So)		1	1
60	Jaxyn Meyers (Jr)		1	1

Franklin

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	22	49	71	1.0
5	Seth Stephens (So)	1	1	2	1.0
6	Tucker Rock (So)	1	1	2
8	Calvin Carraher (Jr)	7	7	14
11	Aragorn Green (Sr)		2	2
13	Caiden Peterman (Sr)	6	9	15
15	Ryan Bartels (Jr)		3	3
21	Jacob Wagoner (Jr)		1	1
25	Steel Marks (Jr)	2	2	4
51	Jacob Jackson (Sr)		5	5
54	Eldon Haack (Sr)	4	7	11
55	Isaac Haack (Sr)	1	11	12

Elm Creek

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks
	Team Totals	3.0
4	Blake Erickson (Jr)	2.0
11	Alex Meier (Sr)	1.0

Franklin

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	3
5	Seth Stephens (So)	1.0	3

Elm Creek

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	1
13	Thomas Sullivan (Jr)	1

Franklin

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	2	26	13.0	0	0	0	1	0
6	Tucker Rock (So)	1	26	26.0	0	0	0
11	Aragorn Green (Sr)	1
55	Isaac Haack (Sr)							1	0

Elm Creek

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	36	36.0	35
4	Blake Erickson (Jr)	1	36	36.0	35

Franklin

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	94	31.3	40	0
5	Seth Stephens (So)	2	54	27.0	31
8	Calvin Carraher (Jr)	1	40	40.0	40	0

Elm Creek

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals					2	50	25.0	30		50
1	Keston Beavers (So)					2	50	25.0	30		50

Franklin

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	5	63	12.6	0	63
1	E. Vialpando (So)	1	13	13.0		13
11	Aragorn Green (Sr)	4	50	12.5	0	50

Elm Creek

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	10	60	10	18
1	Keston Beavers (So)	2	12	4
2	Kolten Keim (Jr)	1	6	2
4	Blake Erickson (Jr)	2	12	2
9	Kole Steiner (Jr)	3	18		18
14	Chase Harbur (Fr)	1	6
22	R. Gene Hodges (So)	1	6	2

Franklin

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12		0
11	Aragorn Green (Sr)	2	12

Elm Creek

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	5	3	10
1	Keston Beavers (So)	2	0	2
2	Kolten Keim (Jr)		1	1
4	Blake Erickson (Jr)	0	2	2
9	Kole Steiner (Jr)	1		3
14	Chase Harbur (Fr)	1		1
22	R. Gene Hodges (So)	1		1

Franklin

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	0	2	0			0	2
11	Aragorn Green (Sr)		2				0	2

Elm Creek

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	3	5
1	Keston Beavers (So)	1	1	2
2	Kolten Keim (Jr)		1	1
4	Blake Erickson (Jr)	0	1	1
22	R. Gene Hodges (So)	1		1

Conversions

Franklin has not entered any conversions stats.

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Game Story

Nebraska High School Football - Elm Creek wallops Franklin

September 25, 2025: Franklin, NE 68939

The Elm Creek Buffaloes football squad scored 59 points and limited the host Franklin Flyers to 14 in the Buffaloes league triumph on Thursday.

The Buffaloes now sport a 3-2 record. They take the field next when they host Kenesaw for a D2 District 5 (8 Man) outing on Friday, October 3. Elm Creek will clash with a Blue Devils squad coming off a 48-0 league win over Axtell (Axtell, NE). The Blue Devils record now stands at 2-3.

With the defeat, Franklin drops to 1-4 on the campaign. The Flyers travel to Wilcox-Hildreth (Wilcox, NE) to clash with the Falcons in a D2 District 5 (8 Man) outing on Friday, October 3. The Falcons come into the outing with a record of 3-2. Wilcox-Hildreth won 62-34 in their recent league outing against Blue Hill (Blue Hill, NE)

Elm Creek @ Franklin Football Game Info

Thu., Sep. 25, 2025 @ 7p

The Franklin (NE) varsity football team lost Thursday's home conference game against Elm Creek (NE) by a score of 59-14.

Rankings & Records

Elm Creek (25-26)

NE	Class
71	24

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
6-3	5-0	3-2	3-1	.667	1.000	349	289

Franklin (25-26)

NE	Class
99	34

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
4-5	3-2	2-2	2-3	.444	.600	276	335

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Elm Creek	2.3	11.3	15.3	2.0	38.8
Franklin	4.5	9.0	7.0	0	30.7

Team Stat Comparison

Elm Creek		Franklin
234.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	177.2
79.0	Passing Yards Per Game	90.6
79.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	88.0
313.3	Total Yards Per Game	267.8
62.9	Tackles Per Game	59.9
0.6	Sacks Per Game	0.6
8.7	Points Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Elm Creek		Franklin	National Avg.
#1 Keston Beavers111.4	Rushing Yards Per Game	#8 Calvin Carraher122.4	11.2
#9 Kole Steiner79.0	Passing Yards Per Game	#8 Calvin Carraher86.9	10.9
#4 Blake Erickson28.4	Receiving Yards Per Game	#11 Aragorn Green60.8	8.8
#1 Keston Beavers139.6	Total Yards Per Game	#8 Calvin Carraher213.3	24.7
#11 Alex Meier12.3	Tackles Per Game	#54 Eldon Haack12.8	2.6
#4 Blake Erickson0.2	Sacks Per Game	#51 Jacob Jackson0.2	0.2
#9 Kole Steiner4.4	Points Per Game	-	1.9

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Elm Creek	4-0		Franklin	3-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/19/25	Blue Hill	Elm Creek	(W) 40-36	10/10/25	Blue Hill	Franklin	(W) 34-12
10/3/25	Kenesaw	Elm Creek	(W) 41-38	9/19/25	Franklin	Kenesaw	(L) 38-28
10/10/25	Elm Creek	Axtell	(W) 57-0	10/16/25	Axtell	Franklin	(W) 62-8
10/17/25	Elm Creek	Wilcox-Hildreth	(W) 42-34	10/3/25	Franklin	Wilcox-Hildreth	(W) 26-6

Record Breakdown

Elm Creek (25-26)		Franklin (25-26)
6-3	Overall	4-5
5-0	League	3-2
1-2	Non-League	1-2
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
4-0	Common Opponent	3-1
3-2	Home	2-2
3-1	Away	2-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-1
6-3	In-State	4-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0