The Moundridge Wildcat football team passed its first Kansas Class 1A test by defeating Belle Plaine 24-16 at home last week (Oct. 30).
Now the Wildcats (5-4) will get the biggest test of all Friday night: The Wildcats will play No. 1-ranked Sterling (9-0) on the road. Moundridge lost to Sterling 53-21 in the season-opener on Sept. 4.
Kickoff at Sterling College’s Smisor Stadium is 7 p.m. on Friday.
Sterling, the defending Class 1A champions, advanced to the regional round of the playoffs when first-round opponent Syracuse forfeited because of injuries.
Moundridge’s Tione Wilson ran for 226 yards on 24 carries with two touchdowns in the Wildcats’ win over Belle Plaine. Moundridge rushed for 243 yards against the Dragons.
Wilson has rushed for 1,407 yards on 183 carries this season and has scored 16 TDs.
Moundridge quarterback Alex Rose added a 9-yard TD run and rushed for 17 yards. He completed 1 pass for 3 yards.
Rose has passed for 350 yards and five TDs this season. Graham Den Hartog has 157 yards passing with two TDs.
Logan Greenwalt has caught 10 passes for 132 yards. Blayne Schriner has 8 catches for 198 yards. Josh Koehn has 8 catches for 165 yards.
Den Hartog led the Wildcats’ defense with 11 tackles. Koehn and Garet Wedel each made 9 stops, Raymond Kaufman 8 and Cooper Schmidt 8.
Den Hertog leads the Wildcats’ defense with 55 tackles, followed by Schmidt and Wedel with 53 each.
Cyrus Blough is 2-for-2 in field goal attempts and averages 35.81 yards per punt.
Sterling rolls up 334.6 rushing yards per game, led by Deryn Maxwell with 1,007 yards and 18 TDs.
Wellman has 454 yards rushing and 7 TDs. Jacob Darnauer has 376 yards and 11 TDs. Jacob Lewis has 318 yards and 4 TDs. Zac Wohler has 198 yards and 2 TDs.
Wohler has passed for 346 yards and 7 TDs. Lewis has 10 catches for 280 yards and 7 TDs.
Lewis leads the Sterling defense with 84 tackles. David Myers has 55 tackles. Landon Aguilera has 3 interceptions.
