Marais des Cygnes Valley is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They will be playing at home against the Peabody-Burns Warriors at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Marais des Cygnes Valley will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against Altoona-Midway on Friday. The Trojans claimed a resounding 54-6 victory over the Jets. The Trojans' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Ricky Traver
| 09/26/25 @ Altoona-Midway | 105 |
| 09/12/25 @ Chetopa | 94 |
| 09/19/25 @ Peabody-Burns | 93 |
| 10/18/24 vs Southern Coffey County | 68 |
| 09/27/24 vs Altoona-Midway | 66 |
Marais des Cygnes Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Landon Reed, who threw for 235 yards and six TDs while completing 76.2% of his passes, and Ricky Traver, who gained 122 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Traver a new career-high in rushing yards (105).
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Marais des Cygnes Valley, adding 12 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Traver, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peabody-Burns). They blew past Pawnee Heights 58-26 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.
Peabody-Burns' win came from a few key players Marais des Cygnes Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Aiden Hurst, who rushed for 123 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 193 yards and four TDs. Another back making a difference was Dalton Philpott, who gained 193 total yards and three touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Peabody-Burns' defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jameson Miles and Joesuf Aydelott, who racked up four sacks between them. Aydelott is crushing it when it comes to sacks: he's posted at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Marais des Cygnes Valley's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Peabody-Burns, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's contest might be decided on the ground. Marais des Cygnes Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 165.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Peabody-Burns struggles in that department as they've been averaging 214.5 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Marais des Cygnes Valley was dealt a bruising 51-6 defeat at the hands of Peabody-Burns in their previous meeting last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Philpott, who rushed for 205 yards and five scores on only eight carries. Now that the Trojans know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
