The Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newman Grove/St. Edward will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Newman Grove/St. Edward had to suffer through a 50-6 loss at the hands of David City. 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 blew past Madison, posting a 54-22 victory on the road. 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 also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending three passes. Garett Durkop was another key player, picking 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.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Humphrey-Lindsay's defense and their 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 defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Humphrey-Lindsay, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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