Sioux Rapids, Ia (Northwest Iowa Now) – It was a big matchup in Class A District 1 Friday Night as Sioux Central played host to Sibley-Ocheyedan. The winner of the game would take the #4 spot in the district, thus receiving a bid to the playoffs.
Sibley-Ocheyedan opened up scoring in the 1st quarter as Hunter Kauffman found the endzone from 10 yards away. Sioux Central punched back with a 1-yard Touchdown run by Max Wittmack to tie the game at 7.
From there, it was a whole lot of Hunter Kauffman from the Generals. The Senior quarterback had a 70-yard Touchdown run, then a 7-yard Touchdown run in the rest of the half, giving Sibley-Ocheyedan the 20-7 lead going into the locker room.
Kauffman picked up where he left off in the 3rd quarter, scoring a 9-yard Touchdown run to make it 28-7.
The Rebels finally responded on an 82-yard Touchdown run from Sawyer Holleson to get back within two possessions, but the General offense kept the foot on the gas with a pair of Tristin Wingate Touchdown runs, then a Hayden Glade Touchdown run in the 4th quarter, rolling to a 47-14 win.
The Sibley-Ocheyedan defense contained Sioux Central workhorse Max Wittmack to only 38 yards rushing on 16 carries. Sioux Central wraps up the Regular season at 3-5 and will miss out on the Class A Playoffs.
Hunter Kauffman carries the ball 30 times for a staggering 353 yards and 4 Touchdowns. Sibley-Ocheyedan is now 3-5, taking the District’s last bid-spot into the playoffs.
