On Thursday, the Burwell Longhorns had to suffer through a 54-14 loss at the hands of the St. Mary's Cardinals. The Longhorns were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-6.
St. Mary's got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gage Hedstrom out in front who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. Another rusher making a difference was Ben Barlow, who gained 175 total yards and three touchdowns.
Burwell's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for St. Mary's, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Burwell will welcome Sandhills/Thedford on Friday. As for St. Mary's, they will head out to challenge Boyd County at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
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