Elk River extended their postseason success on Friday against Andover. They blew past the Andover Huskies 59-28. The result was nothing new for the Elks, who have now won eight games by 22 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Brecken Keoraj and he. Keoraj rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries while he rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance also gave Carsyn Kleffman a new career-high in rushing yards (169). Levi Harris was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Harris was just one part of a punishing run game: Elk River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 499 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 266 rushing yards in 21 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Andover lost, don't look at Joseph Mapson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 50 yards and a touchdown. Mapson is becoming a predictor of Andover's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Collin Gravink, who rushed for 225 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
Elk River's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Andover, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
As of now, neither Elk River nor Andover have any future games scheduled.
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