After flying high against Sunshine Bible Academy last Friday, Burke came back down to earth. The Cougars were beaten by the Scotland/Menno Trappers 53-14 on Friday. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trappers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Burke's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ryggan Lambley, who rushed for 59 yards and one TD, and John DeLong, who gained 85 total yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Lambley got all that yardage with just one huge run
Izayah Ulmer was a one-man wrecking crew For Scotland/Menno. as he rushed for 117 yards and a pair of scores on only five carries, and also threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Ulmer a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two). Hunter Clark was in the mix as well, providing Scotland/Menno with two TDs.
Burke now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Scotland/Menno, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Coming up, Burke will square off against Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burke will be up against Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian's rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.5 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Scotland/Menno, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Colome at 7:00 p.m. on October 3.
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