Stanton routs Arcadia/Loup City in 2nd Round of Playoffs

 

The Stanton Football Team routed Arcadia/Loup City 56-14 on the road Friday night in the 2nd round of the Playoffs.

The game was tied at 14 at the end of one before the Mustangs went up 22-14 at halftime.

Stanton exploded for 22 3rd quarter points, and led 44-14 at the end of three.

The Mustangs added 12 points in the 4th quarter to make up the final score.

Parker Krusemark ran the ball 19 times for 128 yards, and scored three times. Sutton Pohlman had 110 yards rushing on 8 carries, and scored twice. Gage Tighe had 8 carries for 66 yards while Krusemark was 4-7 passing for 74 yards with two touchdowns. Ben Butterfield hauled in a 56-yard TD Pass.

Tighe had 12 tackles while Pohlman made 11. Bruggeman added 10 while Kamden Dusatko notched 8. Krusemark and Trey Elbert added 7 apiece.

Stanton had 403 yards of total offense, including 329 on the ground.

Great and dominating win for the Mustangs.

Stanton (8-1) takes on Dundy County-Stratton (9-0) in Benkelman on Friday at 3:00 p.m. Central Time. in the State Quarterfinals.

The Tigers won 48-30 at Nebraska City Lourdes Friday night.

It's one end of the State to another on Friday as Benkelman is located way down in the Southwest Corner of the State near the Colorado Border.

It's definitely a matchup of Northeast Nebraska vs. Southwest Nebraska.

I look for Stanton to win this one and reach the State Semifinals.

I feel like the Mustangs are more battle tested and have played tougher competition.

That and some of the best Football is played in Northeast Nebraska.

Stanton won big over the Rebels, and I look for the Mustangs to win again as an encore on Friday.

I don't know if Stanton will win as big as they did over Arcadia/Loup City, but I think winning by a few touchdowns is doable.

It will be interesting to see what happens.

This Mustang team is definitely making a playoff push in hopes of getting to Memorial Stadium.