St. Mary and Central Valley squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but St. Mary's had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Central Valley Cougars 72-26. The contest marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
St. Mary's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ben Barlow, who picked up 91 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Gage Hedstrom, who threw for 184 yards and four touchdowns. St. Mary's is 5-2 when Hedstrom posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zaden Wolf, who rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes. Wolf's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Grady Shea Kelly was another key player, rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
The loss snapped St. Mary's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-4 record. As for Central Valley, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
St. Mary's does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Central Valley, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Wynot, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Wynot will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Central Valley surely won't give up without a fight.
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