Football Recap: Conway Springs Cardinals vs. Nickerson Panthers
Conway Springs gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They blew past the Nickerson Panthers, posting a 42-0 victory at home. The Cardinals are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 12 straight dating back to last season.
Isaac Winter was a one-man wrecking crew for Conway Springs as he rushed for 175 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Winter a new career-high in rushing yards. Conway Springs also got a significant boost from Logan Osner, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Conway Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Conway Springs' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Nickerson's QB won't forget Caleb Newell anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Conway Springs is headed away from home for the first time to take on Garden Plain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Conway Springs is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Nickerson, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Halstead at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. Nickerson will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
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