The Pawnee Heights Tigers will square off against the South Barber Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pawnee Heights will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Pawnee Heights is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Moscow 66-20 on the road. Considering the Tigers have won three matches by more than 45 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Clayton Hammeke was his usual excellent self, rushing for 287 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 65 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 110.4 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Cody Holste, who gained 77 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pawnee Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, South Barber waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took down the Bulldogs 51-32. South Barber's win was all the more impressive since the Bulldogs were averaging only 12 points allowed on the season.
South Barber found their leader in underclassman Austin Swonger, who threw for 275 yards and six touchdowns, and also rushed for 112 yards on only 13 carries. Those 275 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Swonger. Cody Shklar was another key player, gaining 66 total yards and four touchdowns.
South Barber didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Swonger, Shklar, and Isaac Angle picked up one apiece. Swonger is also on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Pawnee Heights' victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for South Barber, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
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