Football Recap: Aurora's Rushing Dominance Continues

Huskies

Margin (Wins)

10/10/25 vs Lincoln Christian	48
10/17/25 @ Milford	35
10/03/25 @ Adams Central	34
10/31/25 @ Central City	21
09/19/25 vs Scotus	20

With a playoff win on the line, Aurora rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Central City Bison as they made off with a 42-21 win. Considering the Huskies have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Aurora found their leader in sophomore Wyatt Pollet, who rushed for 212 yards and one TD while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 142 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Those 212 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Pollet. Aurora's leading receiver Canon Allen was Pollet's top target yet again, picking up 84 receiving yards and one score, while also punching in one rushing score.

Aurora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 276 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.

Despite the loss, Central City still got an impressive performance from Parker Zikmund, who threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards. The Bison's leading receiver Wyatt Dent was Zikmund's top target yet again, picking up 73 receiving yards and one TD.

Aurora pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points on average over those games. As for Central City, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.

Coming up, Aurora will square off against Lakeview on Friday. The Vikings' defense has only allowed 9.2 points per game this season, so the Huskies' offense will have their work cut out for them. Central City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.