Football Recap: Seneca Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

By Team Reports Nov 11, 2024, 9:35am

Football Recap: Seneca Fighting Irish vs. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Seneca can now relate to. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils on Saturday. The Fighting Irish lost against the Blue Devils in their previous head to head back in October of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 28-0 score last time.

Paxton Giertz threw for 61 yards. Brody Rademacher was his top target, rushing for 46 yards, while also picking up 30 receiving yards. On the ground, Cameron Shriey rushed for 70 yards.

Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anderson Thomas, who threw for 132 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.

Seneca's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-2. As for Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.

Seneca does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, they will face off against Chicago Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Chicago Christian: 13.2, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin: 13.3) so any points scored will be well earned.

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