The Sterling Tigers will face off against the Brush Beetdiggers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Sterling turned things around against The Academy on Thursday. They blew past the Wildcats, posting a 35-6 win.
Braydon Evans
| 10/02/25 @ The Academy | 115 |
| 09/19/25 @ Platte Valley | 88 |
| 08/29/25 vs Valley | 74 |
| 09/12/25 vs Banning Lewis Academy | 56 |
| 09/05/25 @ Lamar | 44 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sterling to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braydon Evans, who rushed for 115 yards and one touchdown on only 15 carries, and also caught one TD. Those 115 rushing yards gave Evans a new career-high. Another signal caller making a difference was Memphis Dempcy, who threw for 162 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sterling was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Brush). They really took it to Arvada for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-0 victory. The Beetdiggers have beaten the Bulldogs the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Bulldogs has come to flipping the script.
Brush's win came from a few key players Sterling will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Zaden Haswell, who rushed for 105 yards and a pair of scores on only six carries. Eric Rico was another key player, rushing for 72 yards and one TD.
Sterling's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Brush, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Sterling beat Brush 21-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Beetdiggers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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