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Big Sandy's Kade Strutz runs past the Augusta defense during a Six-Man North Division football game last Wednesday in Big Sandy. With their victory over the Elks, the Pioneers clinched second place in the North and will host Richey-Lambert in the first round of the playoffs this Saturday.
Big Sandy's Duke Darlington breaks a tackle during last Wednesday's game against Augusta.
Big Sandy's Weston Allderdice makes a sack during last Wednesday's game against Augusta.
Big Sandy's Brady Pleninger hauls in a pass during last Wednesday's game against Augusta.
Going into last Wednesday's game with Augusta, the Big Sandy Pioneers had their first chance at clinching a spot in the Six-Man playoffs for the first time in five years. And Big Sandy was determined not to let the Elks stand in its way.
The Pioneers, who beat Geraldine/Highwood the week before, easily dismissed the Elks 43-6 last Wednesday at home, clinching a berth in the playoffs. What made things even better for the 7-2 Pioneers, was that with Valier's win over Power-Dutton-Brady Saturday, Big Sandy clinched the second seed in the Six-Man North, which means a home playoff game. It will be the first hosted by Big Sandy since the 2012 Six-Man state championship game.
"It really will mean a lot of our players, our school and our community," Big Sandy head coach Ronnie Simpson said. "This group has really worked hard over the years and continued to improve, so they deserve it. They have earned it."
Against the Elks, Big Sandy used a dominating run game, the same it has used to beat the competition all season. Kade Strutz broke off two long touchdown runs, followed by another from Weston Allderdice to make it 23-0. Then Strutz caught a touchdown pass from Bryant Jones. Allderdice scored a 65-yard rushing touchdown just before halftime. In the end, Big Sandy racked up 330 rushing yards and 471 yards of total offense in the win.
The Pioneers (7-2) will host Richey-Lambert Saturday in the first round of the Six-Man playoffs in a battle of ranked teams.
"We really believe in running the football and playing defense," Simpson said. "That's going to be what wins games in the playoffs."
Augusta 0 0 0 6 - 6
Big Sandy 17 19 0 7 - 43
Big Sandy - Safety
Big Sandy - Kade Strutz 37 run (PAT Good)
Big Sandy - Strutz 35 run (PAT no good)
Big Sandy - Weston Allderdice 29 run (PAT no good)
Big Sandy - Strutz 41 pass from Bryant Jones (run good)
Big Sandy - Weston Allderdice 65 run (pass failed)
Augusta - Kolton Scherrer 33 run (PAT no good)
Big Sandy - Brady Pleninger 39 pass from Dallas Geyer (run good)
Geraldine/Highwood 49, North Star 33
While the Pioneers clinched their playoff berth last Wednesday, they weren't the only team that day to do so as Geraldine/Highwood also wrapped up its spot following a 49-33 win over North Star.
The Knights managed to strike first and grab the early lead in Highwood, but the home team scored 33 unanswered points to grab a 33-6 halftime lead. North Star did score 27 points in the second half but still lost by 16. Dylan Miller scored four touchdowns for North Star.
Geraldine/Highwood will play at Wibaux Saturday. North Star finished the season 3-5.
North Star 6 6 14 7 – 33
Geraldine/Highwood 8 25 16 0 – 49
NS-Dylan Miller 1 run (run failed)
GH-Bryce Birgenheier 28 pass from Brady Duvall (Joey Hale kick)
GH-Liam Laws 2 run (kick failed)
GH-Mavrick McKinlay 3 run (McKinlay p[ass from Birgenheier)
GH-Birgenheier 12 run (kick failed)
GH-Birgenheier 48 interception return (kick failed)
NS-Dy. Miller 3 run (kick failed)
GH-Laws 7 run (Hale kick)
NS-Dy. Miller 15 run (Bailey Spicher kick)
GH-JR Soencer 40 run (Jale kick)
NS-Dy. Miller 1 run (Devon Miller pass from Spicher)
Conrad 47, Harlem 12
The Harlem Wildcats were in Conrad last Friday, trying to end their season with a win. However, the Cowboys had other things in mind and rolled Harlem 47-12 in Northern B action.
Harlem fell behind 7-0 at the end of the first quarter, before allowing 25 and 15 points in the second and third quarters, which allowed Conrad to build a 47-0 lead. Harlem did add two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter to make the score more respectable. The Wildcats finished the season 0-7.
Harlem 0 0 0 12 – 12
Conrad 7 25 15 0 – 47
CON-Clint Judisch 5 pass from Braeden Hutton (Anton Disterhoft kick)
CON-Judisch 45 pass from Hutton (Disterhoft kick)
CON-Ethan Culver 3 run (run failed)
CON-Carson Bitney 10 run (pass failed)
CON-Hutton 15 run (kick failed)
CON-Ryan Murack 18 pass from Hutton (Judisch pass from Connor Peters)
CON-Hutton 27 run ((Disterhoft kick)
HAR-Curtis 24 run (pass failed).
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