Knights
| 10/17/25 @ Weeping Water | 20-14 |
| 10/10/25 vs Cedar Bluffs | 66-18 |
| 10/03/25 @ Sacred Heart | 74-28 |
| 09/25/25 vs Johnson-Brock | 24-12 |
| 09/19/25 vs Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer | 68-6 |
| 09/12/25 @ Osceola | 16-14 |
Elmwood-Murdock extended their winning streak to six on Friday, bumping them up to 7-1. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 20-14 W against the Weeping Water Indians. The Knights pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elmwood-Murdock to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dashiell Coleman, who rushed for 65 yards and a pair of scores. Coleman also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending one pass. Brody Marsh helped out on the ground, rushing for 114 yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Elmwood-Murdock proved: they limited Weeping Water to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Carson Towle for the heroic effort on defense: he. Elmwood-Murdock didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.7.
As for Weeping Water, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while Elmwood-Murdock is ranked 25th).
When it comes to explaining why Weeping Water lost, don't look at Tucker Bickford. Despite the final result, he rushed for 59 yards and one TD, and also threw for 153 yards and one touchdown.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Elmwood-Murdock will be playing at home against Bancroft-Rosalie at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Knights will be up against the Panthers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 42.38 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Weeping Water, they are taking a road trip to challenge Archangels Catholic on Thursday. The Indians will need to watch out since the Defenders have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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