Sandy Creek set to take on unbeaten Ravenna this Friday at home
A trip to Hastings’ Duncan Field left the Sandy Creek Cougar football team with a 7-1 record and a date with the unbeaten Ravenna Bluejays yet to deal with to finish out the 2026 regular season, as the Cougars clawed their way past the Hastings St. Cecilia Bluehawks 64-8 Friday, Oct. 16.
The rout was on from the outset of their district battle with the Bluehawks, as Sandy Creek held leads of 24-0 after the first quarter and 46-0 at the end of the first half, before going on an 18-8 second half scoring run to gain the 56-point victory and set up the clash with Ravenna for the D1-6 District championship.
Sandy Creek hit paydirt three times in the first quarter, with the first two scores coming from the feet of junior quarterback Kamerin Sealey.
Sealey scored from six yards out at the 8:57 mark of the first and added another six-yard score with 5:17 left to give the Cougars a 16-0 lead after Sealey hit Wyatt Hemberger for the two-point conversion after the first score, and connected with Wyatt Livgren following his second touchdown.
The Cougars’ aerial attack then posted the third score of the game with 3:56 left in the quarter as the Sealey and Livgren duo connected on a 30-yard touchdown pass to set Sandy Creek up with the 24-0 first-quarter lead after Sealey hit Hemberger for the twopoint conversion.
The Cougars scored three times in the second frame, with the Logan Tomky and Sealey duo scoring the first two touchdowns in the second.
Tomky grabbed a two-yard pass for the first score with 8:41 left in the quarter, with Sealey adding the bonus points to lift the Cougars to a 32-0 lead.
At the five-minute mark, Sealey and Tomky connected on a 49-yard pass into the end zone, lifting SC to a 38-0 lead following a missed two-point conversion.
Sandy Creek’s final points of the first half came from a Sealey two-yard run with 2:24 left in the half. Sealey added the conversion points to give Sandy Creek the 46-0 lead at the break.
Sandy Creek’s 12-8 scoring run in the third was led by Sealey’s fourth and fifth touchdown runs, as at the 10:04 mark of the third, Sealey scored on a seven-yard jaunt, while with 2:44 left in the third, Sealey scored on a 14-yard sprint into the endzone to lift Sandy Creek to a 58-0 lead.
St. Cecilia’s lone score in the game came with 1:54 left in the third, scoring on a 55-yard pass and a two-point conversion pass to set the game at a 58-8 lead for Sandy Creek at the end of the third.
In the final 12-minute quarter, sophomore Ian Zikmund scored on a 16-yard run with 7:26 showing on the clock. The Cougars’ conversion points were stopped by the Bluehawks, leading Sandy Creek to the eventual 64-8 win.
BYTHE NUMBERS
The offensive show by Sandy Creek was very balanced, as the Cougars passed for 238 yards and three scores, while the rushing attack chewed up 214 yards with six touchdowns.
Sealey was 16 for 19 through the air for the 238 yards and three scores.
Tomky led the receiving stats with two touchdowns on five catches that covered 91 yards. Livgren hauled in one score through the air, while making five catches for 78 yards.
Hemberger grabbed three Sealey passes for 35 yards. Alex Watts had two grabs for 20 yards and Charlie Shaw had one catch for 14 yards.
On the ground, Sealey scored four times while covering 108 yards on 10 carries. Livgren carried three times for 35 yards and a touchdown, Owen Spray ran four times to total 26 yards, while Charlie Shaw carried the ball four times for 23 yards.
Rounding out the ground game was Zikmund, who had the fourth-quarter score, while carrying the ball twice for 16 yards. Brockett Reed carried once for six yards.
A total of 22 Cougars registered at least one tackle against the Bluehawks, with Alex Watts leading the tackle chart with eight stops, including six solo stops.
Hemberger and Jackson Gerdes had six tackles each, Christian Shaw made four stops, while Sealey, Owen Spray, Zikmund, Kipton Williamson, Charlie Shaw, Christian Lorena-Parks, and Colson Spilker gained three tackles each.
The Cougars had 58 total tackles, which included 30 solo tackles.
Score by Quarters
Sandy Creek...........................24 22 12 6 -64 Hastings St. Cecilia................. 0 0 8 0 -8 SC STC Rush Att-Yds.........................24-214 15-22 Pass Comp-Att-Yds............16-19-238 15-31-166 Total Offense.......................... 452 188 THISWEEK
The Hill at Sandy Creek High School will be a hot spot for 8-man football this Friday, Oct. 23, with the unbeaten Ravenna squad coming to Sandy Creek with an 8-0 record set to challenge the 7-1 Cougars.
Ravenna comes into the game averaging just under 66 points per game, while allowing just 12.6 points per game.
The showdown between the Cougars and Bluejays is set to kick off at 7 p.m.
