Division II football featured Friday night showdowns between top teams in the Northern Lights and Railbelt Conferences; Division III Nikiski overpowers Joe Redington in match between Aurora and Peninsula Conferences.
SoHi 50 – Lathrop 21
The Soldotna Stars sent notice to the newly-formed Railbelt Conference with a decisive 50-21 victory over a 2-0 Lathrop Malemute team, dominating the Malemutes with three, first-half and four, second-half touchdowns. SoHi scored first; then trailed 7-6 on the Malemutes first score. From early in the second quarter, it was all SoHi.
SoHi touchdown totals:
Hudson Metcalf 3-yd run
Jersey Trusdell 73-yd run
Galen Brantley III pass to Hudson Metcalf on reference, end-around pass of 55 yards
Half time score SoHi 20 – Lathrop 7
Jersey Truesdell 20-yd run
Wyatt Medcoff 10-yd run
Cy Updike 1-yd run
Wyatt Medcoff run
Final Score SoHi 50 – Lathrop 21
Kenai 6 – Palmer 34
The Palmer Moose controlled the trenches on both sides of the ball in a 34-6 victory over the Kenai Kardinals. Palmer scored three, first half touchdowns and recorded an interception leading to a 21-0 halftime lead. Kenai scored on its only possession of the third quarter, after trailing 28-0. Titus Riddell found the end zone from a yard out with :12 seconds remaining in the third quarter. A final, fourth quarter score for Palmer closed the game at 34-6.
Nikiski 28 – Joe Redington 0
The Nikiski Bulldogs recorded a second-straight Division III victory with a 28-0 shut out of Joe Redington High School. The Bulldogs amassed over 300 total yards including 269 rushing yards. Sam Berry lead the ground attack with 101 yards. Noah Litke completed two touchdown passes to Michael Eiter.
