Trojans
| 10/30/25 vs Southwestern Heights | 74 |
| 10/03/25 @ Lyons | 66 |
| 09/26/25 vs Kingman | 52 |
| 09/19/25 @ Beloit | 50 |
| 10/24/25 vs Ellsworth | 41 |
With a playoff win on the line, Southeast of Saline rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed past the Russell Broncos to the tune of 44-12. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Grady Gebhardt, who rushed for 341 yards and four TDs while picking up 13.6 yards per carry. Those 341 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Tiernan Ptacek was another key player, rushing for 65 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
When it comes to explaining why Russell lost, don't look at Trey Zorn. Despite the final result, he threw for 290 yards and two TDs while completing 81.5% of his passes. Walker Middleton was Zorn's top target, picking up 36 receiving yards, while also rushing for 78 yards on only ten carries.
Southeast of Saline's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Russell, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Coming up, Southeast of Saline will be playing in front of their home fans against Phillipsburg at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans will need to watch out since the Panthers have now posted at least 31 points in their last five contests. Russell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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