Sandy Creek has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Stanton Mustangs at 2:45 p.m. on Monday. Sandy Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Stanton likes a good challenge.
Sandy Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Lourdes Central Catholic for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-8 victory. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Ethan Shaw, who rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 74 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Connor Rempe, who gained 85 total yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Stanton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] 48-34.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Barrett Wilke and Michael Koenig. Wilke had a great game and rushed for 395 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Koenig was balling out in the loss, rushing for 50 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 212 yards and two touchdowns.
Stanton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 425 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in 25 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Stanton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Becker Pohlman and Austin Claussen.
Sandy Creek pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points per game. As for Stanton, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
Sandy Creek came up short against Stanton when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 48-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilke, who rushed for 254 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 39 yards and a touchdown. Now that Sandy Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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