The Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newman Grove/St. Edward is looking for their season's first victory.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-6, which was the final score in Newman Grove/St. Edward's tilt against David City on Friday. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Humphrey-Lindsay). They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-22 win over Madison. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
It was another big night for Caden Brandl, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended three passes. Another player making a difference was Garett Durkop, who picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Humphrey-Lindsay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Humphrey-Lindsay's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Seth Preister was the leader with two. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
Newman Grove/St. Edward's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Humphrey-Lindsay, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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