Sedgwick County unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 16-12 to the McClave Cardinals on Friday. The Cougars were not able to make up for their loss to the Cardinals from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
Despite the loss, Sedgwick County still got an impressive performance from Brady Mollendor, who rushed for 112 yards and two TDs.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Mollendor for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sedgwick County's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.1.
The critical scores for McClave came from Mason Barr and Tuff Kelley.
Sedgwick County will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Mancos at 1:00 p.m. on the 6th. As for McClave, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 46-38 victory against Elbert on the 29th.
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