Football Recap: Blue Hill Takes a Loss

After flying high against Giltner last Friday, Blue Hill came back down to earth. The Bobcats took a 40-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Elm Creek Buffaloes on Friday. The Bobcats gained 97 more yards on the day, but it was the Buffaloes that made the best use of them.

Jace Hajny

Rushing Yards

08/29/25 vs Loomis	1
09/05/25 @ Lawrence-Nelson	68
09/12/25 vs Giltner	96
09/19/25 @ Elm Creek	108

Loss or not, Blue Hill got some senior leadership from Jack Canterberry and Jace Hajny. Canterberry rushed for 68 yards and one score, while Hajny rushed for 108 yards on only 13 carries. Those 108 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Hajny.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Hunter McLeod for the heroic effort on defense: he. Blue Hill didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.4.

Elm Creek was led to victory by Blake Erickson and Kole Steiner. Erickson picked up 91 receiving yards and five touchdowns, while Steiner threw for 157 yards and six TDs. Those six passing touchdowns gave Steiner a new career-high.

Blue Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Elm Creek, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Blue Hill is set to square off against their familiar foe Wilcox-Hildreth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Elm Creek will challenge rival Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.