Cardinals' Winning Streak Ends

WAITSBURG — The Waitsburg Cardinals football team’s four-game win streak ended on Friday, October 11 at Garfield-Palouse. The Vikings won 56-22 in a tough game between two well-matched teams.

The Vikings led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. After a slew of runs in the second quarter, Koyen Fortune found the endzone for six points, and a quarterback keeper by Isa Reyes added two more points. Garfield-Palouse scored 22 points, ending the second quarter 36-8.

The Cardinals scored in the third quarter on a pass to Brenton Segraves, followed by another quarterback keeper by Reyes for two points. The Cardinals held the Vikings to one touchdown in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, JJ Gleason caught a 49-yard pass for a touchdown, and GP scored 14 points.

Segraves ended the game with 97 rushing yards on 11 carries, one touchdown, and 15 tackles: 14 solo and one assist. Fortune ran for 60 yards on 12 carries, one touchdown, 13 tackles: 11 solo and two assists and sacked the Viking quarterback twice.  Gleason caught three passes for 75 yards and one touchdown.  Jarod Hankins had a quarterback sack and ten tackles: six solo and four assists.

Coach Kiefel stated that GP showed up to win, and we did not have an answer for them. The Cardinals succeeded with the run, but a few inopportune fumbles kept us from progressing. He said that GP ran the ball well, and the Cardinals could not keep them out of the endzone.

The Cardinals will play Pomeroy in Waitsburg for homecoming on Friday, October 18. So far this season, the Pirates are undefeated, and the Cardinals are 4-2.

“Pomeroy will run the ball a lot. Our work will be cut out for us. My hope is that we can finally get as one unit and to be able to be a threat from all sides, as we are capable of,” said Kiefel.