Sports

Wilcox-Hildreth standout Jenkins rolls up 478 total yards ending Harvard’s football season at 10-1

BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

Back and forth was the name of the game during the first half of the Harvard versus Wilcox-Hildreth semifinal round of the D-6 state playoffs Friday night in Harvard. It is, however, where the Cardinals would end the 2018 football season with a 63-50 loss to the Falcons. W-H took the opening kickoff from Harvard and marched to the opening touchdown at the 9:04 mark of the first quarter, opening the game with a 6-0 lead after a failed extra-point kick.

W-H senior AJ Jenkins tore up the Harvard turf in the Falcons win, rolling up 354 rushing yards and passing for another 113 yards, as Jenkins accounted for 478 of the Falcons’ 559 total offensive yards on the night. Jenkins also grabbed one pass for 11 yards and scored nine of Wilcox-Hildreth’s 10 touchdowns in the 13-point win for the Falcons. 

BY TORY DUNCAN

The season for the Sutton Fillies and Sandy Creek Cougars came to a close Monday night for both teams in action at the C2-3 Sub-District tournament, hosted by Adams Central High School, west of Hastings.

Sutton, however, would rebound from a three set loss to Sandy Creek just a week ago, as the Fillies, before a straight sets, 25-9, 25-14, 25-21 loss to second ranked and top seed Superior, would avenge a 25-23, 20-25, 17-25 loss to the Cougars on Oct. 23 and take down the Cougars 25-16, 25-15, 19-25, 25-21, to advance to the bout with Superior Monday night.

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Sutton improves to 9-1 with 22-7 win over Battle Creek in C-2 opener

BY TORY DUNCAN

It didn’t take long to figure out that the opening round of the Class C-2 state football playoffs was going to be an old fashion battle out by the woodshed when the 14th seed, Battle Creek Braves, showed up to challenge third seeded Sutton Oct. 26.

Sutton’s defense would be the difference maker in a 22-7 win over the Braves, as three interceptions to stop three strong Battle Creek drives by Cade Wiseman, Dusty Stone and Jordan Davis, along with a monster night from the Mustang defensive line and line-backing group, held the Braves to a mere 99 rushing yards and 87 passing yards in the Mustangs 15-point win.

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Harvard rolls up 325 all-purpose yards during seventh win, Ben Okraska paces offensive power

BY ASHLEY D. SWANSON

Unstoppable is easily one of the best words to describe the Harvard football team. The Cardinals rose to 7-0 on the season following Friday’s homecoming game against the Silver Lake Mustangs; Harvard won 79-8.

It was evident that the Cardinals wanted control of the game, as the team posted 38 points on the scoreboard by the end of the first quarter, via touchdowns by juniors David Rezola and Noah Okraska, and seniors Cory Marshall and Hunter Wilkerson.

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BY JORDYN HULINSKY

The Sutton Fillies won 2-of-3 at the Centennial Invite Saturday when the Fillies first fell to Wood River in two sets, before defeating Friend and Tri County.

In the game against the Wood River Eagles, Sutton earned three ace serves, 11 kills, three blocks, 11 set assists and 26 digs, in the two set loss. The Eagles won 25-14 and 25-19.

Sophomore Kylie Baumert earned four individual points in the match with her one ace serve, two kills and one block. She also contributed one dig.

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