The Stanton Mustangs lost 21-6 at Wilber-Clatonia in the first round of the Class C-2 Playoffs Friday night.
The Wolverines led 7-0 at halftime by scoring a touchdown in the second quarter after neither team scored in the 1st quarter.
Neither team scored in the third quarter. Wilber-Clatonia outscored Stanton 14-6 in the fourth quarter.
Hunter Stallbaum was 7-23 passing for 117 yards and a touchdown.
Henry Bohac hauled in 2 passes for 53 yards.
Bohac led the way with 11 tackles while Mason King made 10. Gannon Tighe notched 9 while Trey Erbst and Gauge Erickson posted 8 each. Myles Nickolite recorded 7.
The Mustangs had just 131 yards of total offense, 117 coming through the air.
The Wolverines notched 322 yards of total offense, 293 coming on the ground.
Stanton did a great job to make the playoffs, but the Mustangs met their match against Wilber-Clatonia.
The Mustangs end the season at 6-4.
It was a solid season for Stanton, and the highlight without a doubt was upsetting Battle Creek in the regular season finale to get into the playoffs.
The Mustangs also had another nice win over Cross County in the regular season.
Stallbaum led the way with 1,171 yards passing and 12 touchdowns. Erbst was the team's leading rusher on the season with 613 yards and six touchdowns.
King had a team-high 138 tackles this year while Dylan Hunt and Bohac made 105 and 103, respectively.
Stanton was solid on both sides of the ball, and did some nice things this season. I'm sure it was nice for the Mustangs to make the playoffs this year after getting left out last year.
Stanton graduates Stallbaum, King, Erbst, Nickolite, Alex Schellpeper, Logan McKeon, Adam Dover, Hunt, Sam Christiansen, Tighe, and Bohac.
That's a lot of significant losses for a team to incur, but the Mustangs will simply have to rely on the returning players and newcomers to lead next year's squad.
Stanton brings back the likes of Erickson, Beau Wilke, and Ashton Flood.
The Mustangs will need to develop some skill position people and linemen in the offseason. I fully expect Stanton to do that though.
I think the Mustangs will find a way to be good again next year. Stanton has been a solid team in recent years, and I look for the Mustangs to find their way again in 2017.
There's a lot of work for the returning players and newcomers to get done, but I'm sure these kids and coaches will work hard and be dedicated in the offseason.
It's important for Stanton to work as hard as possible and go the extra mile though with only 16 teams making the playoffs in Class C-2.
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