Arapahoe put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Southern Valley Eagles 67-6 on the road. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Eagles are ranked 130th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Arapahoe's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grayson Koller led the charge by rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also catching a touchdown. Koller's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. William Cacy was another key rusher, rushing for 135 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Arapahoe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 411 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Southern Valley still got an impressive performance from Sam Bantam, who rushed for 93 yards, and also caught a touchdown.
Arapahoe's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Southern Valley, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Arapahoe will welcome Dundy County-Stratton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dundy County-Stratton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for Southern Valley, they will venture away from home to challenge Alma at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Valley is facing Alma at the right time seeing as Alma is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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