The South Cougars will face off against the Salina Central Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Liberal with a 22-16 win. The Cougars didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.
Izrael Telles
| 10/20/25 @ Haysville Campus | 170.7 |
| 10/31/25 @ Andover | 147.9 |
| 11/07/25 vs Liberal | 141.1 |
| 09/05/25 vs Salina Central | 127 |
| 10/03/25 vs Valley Center | 107.9 |
| + 5 more games |
South found their leader in sophomore Izrael Telles, who threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes. Telles' passing game has become a key predictor of the Cougars' success: the team is 3-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 0-6 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Salina Central humbled Goddard with a 62-32 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 29 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Cooper Reves and Erik Olivas. Reves had a great game on Friday and rushed for 278 yards and four TDs while picking up 13.2 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Olivas was balling out in the loss, rushing for 263 yards and four scores while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
South's record is now 3-7. As for Salina Central, their record now sits at 9-1.
South couldn't quite get it done against Salina Central in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 31-21. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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