Spring Creek and Truckee squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Spring Creek had to settle for second. They and the Wolverines were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 22-21 defeat. The Spartans were up 14-0 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.

McCoy McArtor
| 10/03/25 vs Lowry | 174 |
| 10/24/25 @ Elko | 131 |
| 11/01/25 @ Truckee | 129 |
| 10/17/25 @ South Tahoe | 111 |
| 09/05/25 @ Virgin Valley | 87 |
| + 6 more games |
McCoy McArtor and Snowdon Bear Williams certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. McArtor rushed for 129 yards and one touchdown, while Bear Williams picked up 105 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Spring Creek is 5-2 when McArtor posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Sam Kuntz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Truckee, rushing for 108 yards, while also picking up 43 receiving yards and one TD.
This is the second loss in a row for Spring Creek and nudges their season record down to 6-5. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 8-1 Elko (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 85.4% over those games). As for Truckee, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-2.
Spring Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Truckee, they will square off against Elko at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Indians' defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so the Wolverines' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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