Nebraska High School Football - St. Mary's triumphant over Elgin/Pope John
October 3, 2025: O'Neill, NE 68763
The crowd at Friday's league contest between the St. Mary's Cardinals (O'Neill, NE) and the visiting Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack (Elgin, NE), witnessed St. Mary's's football squad wallop Elgin/Pope John by a count of 63-6.
The Cardinals (6-0) will now prepare for their contest against North Central (Bassett, NE). The Knights enter the D2 District 7 (8 Man) contest with a 0-6 record. In their last contest, North Central was routed by Ainsworth (Ainsworth, NE), 71-6, in a league contest.
Coming up next, the Wolfpack confront the Neligh-Oakdale Warriors (Neligh, NE) in a D2 District 7 (8 Man) contest, on Friday, October 10. Elgin/Pope John will attempt to upgrade on its 4-2 season record. The Warriors go into the battle with a 6-0 record after their 66-24 league win over Creighton (Creighton, NE).
First Quarter
SMH- Gage Hedstrom 14 yd. run, 2 pt. No Good
SMH- Hedstrom to Logan Brabec 24 yds., Hedstrom run
SMH- Hedstrom 1 yd. run, 2 pt. No Good
Second Quarter
SMH- Hedstrom 8 yd. run, Hedstrom to Ben Barlow
SMH- Keigan Couch 1 yd. run, Hedstrom run
SMH- Hedstrom to Ben Pongratz 15 yds., Ben Barlow PAT GOOD
SMH- Hedstrom to James Eby 6 yds., PAT NO GOOD
Third Quarter
SMH- Hedstrom to Dalton Herley 33 yds., PAT NO GOOD
EPPJ- Karson Kallhoff to Max Henn 20 yds., 2 pt. No Good
Fourth Quarter
SMH- Myles Hamilton 1 yd. run, Couch run