The St. Mary's Cardinals will take on the Wynot Blue Devils at 2:45 p.m. on Monday. St. Mary's is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
St. Mary's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Howells-Dodge as they made off with a 52-28 win. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by 24 points or more this season.
Gage Hedstrom
| 11/14/25 vs Howells-Dodge | 328 |
| 11/07/25 vs Sandhills/Thedford | 208 |
| 10/31/25 vs Burwell | 153 |
| 10/23/25 vs Creighton | 111 |
| 10/16/25 vs Neligh-Oakdale | 227 |
| + 2 more games |
Gage Hedstrom produced another solid performance rushing for 328 yards and five TDs while picking up 13.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 120 yards and a pair of touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 102 rushing yards. Ben Barlow was another key player, picking up 93 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: St. Mary's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Wynot faced Central Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Blue Devils enjoyed a cozy 45-28 victory over the Cougars. Wynot's win was all the more impressive since the Cougars were averaging only 10.5 points allowed on the season.
Wynot's win came from a few key players St. Mary's will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Braylon Hans, who picked up 159 receiving yards and three touchdowns. That's the most receiving touchdowns he has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Devin Brummer, who threw for 249 yards and three TDs while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt.
Wynot didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hans and Kotner Koch.
Wynot's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for St. Mary's, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
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