Stanton knocks off Twin River

The Stanton Mustangs defeated Twin River 28-20 at home Friday night.

Stanton went up 14-0 at the end of one, and won the second quarter 7-6 to lead 21-6 at the break.

The Mustangs added a touchdown in the third quarter to lead 28-6 at the end of three.

The Titans scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to make up the final score.

Cobin Warnke led Stanton in rushing with 95 yards on 6 carries, including two touchdowns. Grant King carried the ball 10 times for 71 yards, and Myles Nickolite ran the ball 6 times for 49 yards.

Mitchael Sieh was 6-11 passing for 80 yards.

Mason King made a game-high 20 tackles. Dylan Hunt had 13 while Sieh totaled 12. Brook Klinetobe notched 9 while Hunter Stallbaum made 8. Christian Stallbaum and Logan McKeon had 7 apiece.

The Mustangs racked up 349 yards of total offense, including 269 on the ground.

The defense gave up 229 yards of offense, 129 coming through the air.

This wasn't Stanton's best performance. The Mustangs played well in the first three quarters, but things got too close for comfort in the fourth quarter.

Stanton (2-1) hosts Tekamah-Herman (0-3) Friday night.

The Tigers lost 61-12 at home to Oakland-Craig this past Friday night in a game that got out of hand early.

Tekamah-Herman is in a unique situation in that they are decimated by injury. There are a lot of kids playing who weren't expected to see the field this season.

The Mustangs still have to go out there and play well though, and get the job done.

Stanton can't lay down and play poorly just because the Tigers are decimated by injury.

The Mustangs have to play their game and build a big lead and never look back.

This is a game and a team Stanton wants to put away early. The Mustangs don't want Tekamah-Herman hanging around until the fourth quarter like Twin River did. Stanton wants to take care of business, put the back ups in, and let their starters rest.

Stanton should win big, but if the Mustangs have a bad quarter like they did against the Titans, things could be closer than expected.

I fully expect Stanton to win, but it needs to be in impressive fashion. The Mustangs don't want this to be a close game.

Stanton needs to win big for momentum purposes heading into the Wisner-Pilger game. The Mustangs need a big win heading into that match up. Stanton has to want to win big, and not close.

The difference between good and great teams is the ability to put teams away when the opportunity presents itself. I believe the Mustangs are a really good team, but they need to prove it Friday night.