Two dominant signal callers in Tate Balthazor and Easton Huck are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Hill City Ringnecks will take on the South Central Timberwolves on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hill City comes in on ten and South Central on 11.
Hill City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Trego with a sharp 58-36 victory. Considering the Ringnecks have won ten games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tate Balthazor
| 11/14/25 vs Trego | 143 |
| 11/07/25 vs Oxford | 44 |
| 10/30/25 vs LaCrosse | 130 |
| 10/24/25 vs Decatur Community | 133 |
| 10/17/25 @ Stockton | 32 |
| + 6 more games |
Hill City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Balthazor. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.5 rushing yards per game. Hill City received some extra help from Aiden Hall, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
Meanwhile, South Central faced Wichita County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Timberwolves came out on top against the Indians by a score of 36-28. Give the Timberwolves' offense some serious credit: that high-scoring performance was actually the fewest points they've scored all season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Huck and Cashton Young. Huck had a great game and rushed for 226 yards while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Young was balling out in the loss, rushing for 164 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 170 yards and one TD on only 16 passes.
One reason for the win was South Central's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Dakota Thornsberry was especially locked on to Wichita County's QB and sacked him twice. Thornsberry also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with seven. Another thorn in Wichita County's side was Jack Herd, who picked up a sack and made 18 total tackles.
Hill City's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for South Central, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
Hill City was dealt a bruising 60-12 loss at the hands of South Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Ringnecks were down 34-12.
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