Southwest gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They blew past the Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets, posting a 71-34 victory at home. With the Roughriders ahead 59-8 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Houston Billeter was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 285 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 57 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Southwest's defensive line and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Deric Kelley and Trenton Williams who racked up all four sacks between them. Williams didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Southwest will challenge Harvard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Heartland Lutheran, they will host Sterling on Friday.
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