Two dominant signal callers in Max Huston and Aiden Scott are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Seaman Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Seaman has three straight victories, Shawnee Heights has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Seaman's way against Lansing as Seaman made off with a 43-22 win. Considering the Vikings have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Seaman's victory came down to the chemistry between Huston and his top target Bryer Finley. Huston threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes while Finley picked up 298 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Finley is now averaging an impressive 136 receiving yards per game. Kaden Mckinney was in the mix as well, providing Seaman with three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seaman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Seaman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Grant Ebberts led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Seaman got some further help from Cameron Brian: he made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Shawnee Heights scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 69-57 to De Soto. The Thunderbirds gained 54 more yards on the day, but it was the Wildcats that made the best use of them.
Shawnee Heights might have lost, but man, Scott was a machine: he threw for 593 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score. Parker Busenitz did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 171 receiving yards.
Shawnee Heights wouldn't let De Soto keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shawnee Heights can thank Keaven Ortiz and Savion Ward for forcing both of them.
Seaman's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Shawnee Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Seaman has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 154.4 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Shawnee Heights has preferred to attack from the air: they average 354.6 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Seaman couldn't quite finish off Shawnee Heights when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 33-30. Thankfully for Seaman, Ryeki Tuley (who rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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