Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany's offense rose to the challenge against a Redskins defense that boasted an average of only 12.71 points allowed on Friday. The Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany Redskins came out on top against the Nokomis Redskins by a score of 33-20. Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Aian Fryman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 301 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per carry. Those 301 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Christensen, who rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 402 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Nokomis still got an impressive performance from Nolan Herpstreith, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Herpstreith posted at least 100 rushing yards in the fifth games prior. Backing up that air attack was Daryl Evans, who rushed for 90 yards.
Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Nokomis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany will head out to take on Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany is facing Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] at the right time seeing as Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Nokomis, they will head out on the road to face off against Cumberland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nokomis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.9 points per game this season.
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