The Burke Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Corsica/Stickney Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Burke took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They blew past Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian 44-14. The score was close at halftime, but the Cougars pulled away in the second half with 36 points.
Maddox Mayer
| 09/12/25 vs Sunshine Bible Academy | 7 |
| 09/26/25 vs Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian | 5 |
| 09/19/25 @ Scotland/Menno | 4 |
| 09/05/25 vs Avon | 1 |
Burke didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ryggan Lambley, Elijah Bartling, and Maddox Mayer picked up one apiece. Mayer also made five total tackles, which is notable because Burke is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, while Corsica/Stickney put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Sunshine Bible Academy. The Jaguars claimed a resounding 52-0 win over the Crusaders. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
The victory got Burke back to even at 3-3. As for Corsica/Stickney, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Burke was dealt a bruising 58-7 defeat at the hands of Corsica/Stickney in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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