Football Recap: Dresden Skates Past Ripley with Ease + How To Watch

It was a proper cat-fight when Dresden faced off against Ripley on Friday. The Lions blew past the Tigers 47-0. The contest marked the Lions' most dominant victory of the season.

Luke Dipietro

Rushing Yards

09/19/25 vs Ripley	143
09/12/25 @ Gleason	156
09/05/25 @ West Carroll	157

Dresden was led to victory by Luke Dipietro and Bruce Willis. Dipietro rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while Willis rushed for 46 yards and a pair of scores. Dipietro's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 143 rushing yards.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Dresden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 223 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.

Dresden now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Ripley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Dresden didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 70-26 win against Humboldt on the 26th. As for Ripley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 58-0 loss against Covington on the 26th.