Wallace hosting unbeaten Cowboys on Friday

WALLACE, Neb. — A playoff road win over Pawnee City means the Wallace Wildcats will host unbeaten Cody-Kilgore in Friday's Six-Man state football semifinals.

Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. as the Wildcats (9-1) try to stop that Cowboys winnings streak at 10.

On Friday, Wallace senior Koton Hager completed all seven passes to complement junior Carson Glunz with his 236 rushing yards and five touchdowns.

Surprising Pawnee City (7-3) stayed within 24-18 until Glunz delivered his final two TDs to clinch the 38-18 quarterfinal victory.

On defense, Glunz and junior Trey Robertson literally matched each other tack for tackle. Both made 13 total stops including six solo tackles.

Gluing joined junior Kyler Flaming in making three stops behind the Pawnee City line. Hager and sophomore Riley Strawder both broke trough for a negative-yardage tackle.

Robertson caught four of Hager's passes which led to 53 yards. Flaming made a 15-yard reception.

Hager and senior Alec Messersmith both pounced on one Pawnee City fumble.

The Wildcats will face more challenges against 10-0 Cody-Kilgore, bringing an offense averaging an awesome 69.6 points per contest.

Believe it or now, the Cowboys' 51-6 quarterfinal crushing of Arthur County was their lowest scoring performance all season.

Seniors Peyton Sterkel and Cactus Millar each own 18 rushing touchdowns season while Tucker Ravenscroft has scored 17.

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