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| 09/26/25 - Home | 70-12 W |
| 09/26/24 - Away | 62-8 W |
| 09/22/17 - Home | 6-49 L |
| 09/23/16 - Away | 25-26 L |
After only 12 points in their last contest, Stanton made sure to put some points up on the board against Lutheran-Northeast on Friday. The Mustangs claimed a resounding 70-12 win over the Eagles. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-6.
Stanton was led to victory by Royce Hansen and Hunter Robinette. Hansen rushed for 180 yards and two scores on only nine carries, while Robinette rushed for 144 yards and three TDs on only 12 carries. Those 144 rushing yards gave Robinette a new career-high. Packer Hogrefe was another key player, rushing for 37 yards and one touchdown.
Stanton's run defense was locked in: Lutheran-Northeast could only muster 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Logan Tiedtke for the heroic effort on defense: he. Stanton didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 13.5.
Stanton's defense didn't let Cole McGregor., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Josh Arens was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sacks himself.
Lutheran-Northeast lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was McGregor, who threw for 108 yards and one TD while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punched in one score on the ground.
Stanton's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Lutheran-Northeast, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Stanton will take on rival Elkhorn Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Lutheran-Northeast is set to challenge their familiar foe Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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