Sandy Creek rolls up 641 yards of total offense against Ravenna
In a game that was highly anticipated between the Sandy Creek Cougars and the Ravenna Bluejays, turned out to be yet another Sandy Creek blowout win. The Cougars, after trailing 8-0 at the end of the first quarter outscored Ravenna 54-14 in the middle two quarters and romped to an eventual 60-28 win, handing Ravenna their first loss of the 2026 season, while the Cougars improved to 8-1 with their seventh straight win of the year.
Sandy Creek outgained the Bluejays by 357 yards, as the Cougars totaled 641 yards of total offense thanks to an extremely balanced attack, with Sandy Creek running for 302 yards and completing 21 of 31 passes for another 339 yards.
In contrast, Ravenna, a power running team, was stumped by the Cougars defense to the tune of only 87 yards on the ground, while completing 14 of 29 passes for 197 yards.
Ravenna scored the lone first-quarter touchdown with less than three minutes to go in the quarter. Ravenna reached the endzone via a 29-yard pass play. With the added two-point conversion, Ravenna led 8-0 through the remainder of the opening stanza.
In the second quarter, Sandy Creek came to life, opening the second with three rushing touchdowns by three different players.
Junior Wyatt Livgren scored on a 39-yard run just 15 seconds into the quarter. A missed conversion left the Cougars trailing 8-6.
That deficit for Sandy Creek didn’t last long, as quarterback Kamerin Sealey scored from five yards out with 10:04 left in the quarter. After Sealey converted the bonus two points, Sandy Creek led 14-8.
It was Wyatt Hemberger’s turn to post six points on the board for the Cougars, as the junior scored from five yards out with 7:47 showing on the second-quarter clock. A missed conversion left Sandy Creek with a 20-8 lead.
Ravenna closed the scoring gap to six points with 6:28 left in the second, as the Bluejays gained a 31-yard touchdown through the air. A missed conversion left Sandy Creek with a 20-14 lead.
The Cougars then went on to score twice in the final four and a half minutes.
Alex Watts hauled in a nineyard pass in the endzone from Sealey to lift the Cougars to a 26-14 lead.
Then, with just over a minute to play in the second, Logan Tomky scored from seven yards out to give the Cougars a 34-14 halftime lead after Livgren posted the twopoint conversion.
More of the same Cougar blitz came in the third quarter, as Sandy Creek outscored Ravenna 20-8 to take a 54-22 lead into the final 12 minutes.
Livgren and Sealey opened the second half with a huge 56yard passing touchdown with just over 10 minutes to go in the quarter. Hemberger added the two-point conversion to give Sandy Creek a 42-14 lead.
After nearly six minutes passed in the third, Hemberger and Sealey gave the Cougars a 48-14 lead, as the two connected from one yard out with 4:15 showing on the game clock.
Ravenna closed the gap to 48-22 with 3:50 to play in the third, scoring on a 37-yard pass play.
Sandy Creek then closed out the scoring in the third with Sealey and Tomky connecting from nine yards out with 1:27 to play, boosting the Cougar lead to 54-22.
Finally, in the fourth quarter, both teams scored once. Ravenna hit pay dirt first, scoring on a seven-yard pass play to set the game at a 54-28 Sandy Creek lead.
Sealey finalized the scoring with a 13-yard run into the end zone with just over seven minutes left in the game to lift the Cougars to a 60-28 lead and eventual win.
BYTHE NUMBERS
Sealey was the lone passer in the game, finishing with 339 yards through the air on 21 completions.
Sealey’s nine game run has the junior ranked second, regardless of class in the state of Nebraska with 2,359 passing yards. Sealey has completed 128 of his 174 attempts this year, which is an average of 18.4 yards per completion and 262.1 yards per game.
Friday night’s receiving leader was Tomky, as he made seven catches for 128 yards. Wes Biltoft grabbed six passes for 88 yards, while Livgren hauled in one pass for a 56-yard score. Watts finished the game with four catches for 39 yards, while Hemberger grabbed three catches for 28 yards.
On the ground, Sealey ran for a team-high 157 yards on 14 carries, Livgren posted 79 yards on seven carries, with Owen Spray carrying five times for 40 yards, and Brockett Reed claimed 26 yards on three attempts.
Hemberger and Biltoft both hit double figures in tackles, with Hemberger leading with 11, Biltoft had 10.
Jackson Gerdes and Sealey both finished with nine tackles, Josh Spray had eight stops, with Christian Shaw making six tackles.
In all, Sandy Creek had 78 tackles in the win, 37 of which were solo stops. Alex Watts gained the Cougars’ lone Ravenna turnover with an interception.
Score by Quarters
Sandy Creek........................... 0 34 20 6 -60 Ravenna................................. 8 6 8 6 -28 SC Rav.
Rush Att-Yds........................ 29-302 32-87 Pass Comp-Att-Yds............21-31-339 14-29-197 Total Offense.......................... 641 284
THE PLAYOFFS
Sandy Creek, the second overall seed in Class D-1, will set out on their state title defense in an effort to claim their third straight state championship by hosting the 5-4 Ponca Indians this Friday night.
Ponca comes into the game after losing their season finale at Pender, 57-12. Their other three losses have come to D-1 state qualifiers this year, including Crofton (6422), Hartington-Newcastle (78-60) and to unbeaten Stanton (62-12).
Kickoff on “The Hill” is set for 6 p.m.
