Football Recap: Briggs Hill and Hayden Sich Pace Arapahoe Defense

Arapahoe blew Alma out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Alma got their revenge. The Warriors fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 36-34. The game was a 6-6 toss-up at halftime, but the Warriors couldn't quite close it out.

Despite the loss, Arapahoe still got an impressive performance from Briggs Hill, who rushed for 168 yards and a pair of scores on only 13 carries. Another player making a difference was Hayden Sich, who rushed for 215 yards and one TD.

Hayden Sich

Rushing Yards

10/03/25 vs Alma	215
09/26/25 @ Dundy County-Stratton	44
09/19/25 vs Southern Valley	140
09/12/25 @ Arcadia/Loup City	57
08/29/25 vs Cambridge	59

Arapahoe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hill and Sich. With that strong performance, Sich is now averaging an impressive 103 rushing yards per game. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Alma's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zane Clark led the charge by picking up 101 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those three receiving touchdowns gave Clark a new career-high. Alma also got help from Tucker Biskup, who showed off his sure hands for 114 receiving yards.

This is the second loss in a row for Arapahoe and nudges their season record down to 1-5. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 5-0 Dundy County-Stratton (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 75% over those games). As for Alma, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.

Arapahoe has already played their next contest, a 20-14 victory against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] on the 10th. As for Alma, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-14 defeat against Dundy County-Stratton on the 10th.