After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Perry-Lecompton/Bishop Seabury Academy, Hiawatha was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 78-7 win over the Osawatomie Trojans. That looming 78-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Red Hawks yet this season.
Ethan Morton
| 10/30/25 @ Osawatomie | 7 |
| 10/10/25 @ Oskaloosa | 4 |
| 09/27/24 vs Jefferson West | 2 |
| 09/12/25 vs Marysville | 1 |
Ethan Morton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 301 yards and seven TDs while picking up 14.3 yards per carry. Those seven rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Gilbert, who rushed for 27 yards and a pair of scores.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Hiawatha proved: they limited Osawatomie to a paltry 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Rafe Schuetz for the heroic effort on defense: he. Hiawatha didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.5.
Hiawatha didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Morton picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 110 rushing yards. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Hiawatha's record is now 3-6. As for Osawatomie, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
As of now, neither Hiawatha nor the Trojans have any future games scheduled.
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