St. Cecilia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a hard 37-20 fall against the Wood River Eagles. One positive for the Bluehawks, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Despite the loss, St. Cecilia had strong showings from Aiden Schieffer, who threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns, and Jj Schaefer, who picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Schieffer a new career-high in rushing yards.
St. Cecilia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Grady Zeckser led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Beau Rohrich was his usual excellent self, rushing for 329 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry for Wood River. Rohrich showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 62 yards. Wood River also got a significant boost from Madden Brabec, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 98 yards.
St. Cecilia's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Wood River, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
St. Cecilia wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 35-0 loss against Gibbon on the 4th. As for Wood River, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 61-18 win against Fillmore Central on the 4th.
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