In an all area matchup, Anselmo-Merna faced Sandhills/Thedford in round two of the Class D2 state football playoffs. The two met back in week one of the season with AM winning 36-34. This time the result was reversed with Sandhills/Thedford hanging on for a 28-20 win.
Sandhills/Thedford jumped out to a 14-0 lead behind two touchdown runs by Maurice Robinson. Anselmo-Merna got on the board with 4:57 left in the 2nd quarter when Dane Duryea scored on a 4 yard touchdown run to make the score 14-8. Sandhills/Thedford stretched the lead back to two possessions when Maurice Robinson scored his third rushing touchdown of the night with less than a minute remaining in the first half to put the Knights up 22-8 at halftime. Anselmo-Merna came out strong in the second half scoring on their opening drive of the 3rd quarter and then closed to within 22-20 when Dane Duryea hooked up with Jackson Christen for a 4 yard touchdown pass on fourth down to
start the 4th quarter. Sandhills/Thedford quickly responded when Maurice Robinson broke loose for a 40 yard touchdown run, his fourth of the game, to put the Knights back up by eight. The Sandhills/Thedford defense held Anselmo-Merna scoreless the rest of the game to preserve the win. Robinson finished with just over 200 yards rushing for Sandhills/Thedford and Dane Duryea finished with just over 150 yards rushing for Anselmo-Merna. Sandhills/Thedford advances to the state quarterfinals next week to face St. Mary’s of O’Neill. St. Mary’s defeated Burwell Friday 46-6. Anselmo-Merna concludes its season at 8-2. Video replay of the game posted below
Twin Loup traveled to Trenton on Friday to face undefeated Hitchcock County in round two of the Class D2 state football playoffs. The Wolves scored first on a 21 yard field goal from Carter Hall to go up 3-0. The score stayed that way until Hitchcock County recovered a Twin Loup fumble and returned it for a touchdown to go up 8-3. The Falcons extended their lead to 16-3 but Twin Loup closed the gap when Yahya Harris connected with Carter Hall on a 6 yard touchdown pass to make the score 16-10 where the score remained going into the half. In the third quarter, Hitchcock County scored on special teams blocking a Twin Loup punt and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown to go up 24-10 which would end up being the final score. The Wolves had scoring opportunities in the second half but Hitchcock County’s defense was able to make the stops when needed including a goal line stand on 4th down and goal from the one yard line. Twin Loup concludes the season at 6-4. Hitchcock County advances to the quarterfinals where they will face Wynot. Wynot defeated Mullen on Friday 64-13. The Broncos conclude their season at 8-2 overall.
In six man football, SEM advanced to the quarterfinals with an impressive 62-14 win over Potter-Dix. SEM will face Southwest in the next round. Southwest advanced with a 60-6 win over Lewiston. The two teams met during the regular season with Southwest winning 65-30.
Friday, October 31, 2025
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