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The Sigourney-Keota Cobra football team looks to send their seniors off with a win Friday when they welcome Durant to the Snake Pit on Senior Night for a key District 6 contest. SK is 2-4 on the year and 2-1 in the district, in a three way tie for second with EBF and Durant. The Cobras were beaten at home last week by Iowa City Regina 41-7. The Regals won total yards 365-156, including 192-149 on the ground. Regina won turnovers 3-1. Ike Molyneux crossed the century mark with 108 yards on 19 carries and a score. Ayden Galindo had nine tackles and Carson O’Rourke a pick. This year SK averages 25 points per game and gives up 23 with 254 yards per game, 204 on the ground, 50 through the air. The Cobras have a negative turnover margin. Individually, Molyneux has 650 yards on 113 carries with seven touchdowns on the ground. Landon Conrad has three rushing scores. Through the air, Brayden Wood is 11 of 24 for 131 yards, three touchdowns and five interceptions. John Berg has caught six balls for 139 yards and a touchdown. Galindo has two scoring catches. Owen Menke leads with 35 pancake blocks. Chase Clarahan has a team best 31 tackles, seven Cobras have a takeaway. SK ranks in the top 10 of 1A football in 13 categories.

Durant is 4-2 this year, tied with SK and EBF at 2-1 in district after a 56-8 win over Cardinal last week where they won total yards 393-163 including 261-16 rushing. The Wildcats took turnovers 2-0. Owen DeLong had 16 carries 126 yards and four touchdowns. Trey Ramer threw seven of 11 for 132 yards and two scores, both to Colby Gast. Charlie Anderson and Christian Frantz recovered fumbles. This year, the Wildcats average 29 points per game and give up 21 with 282 yards per night, 161 rushing and 121 passing. They are even in turnovers. Individually, Ramer is 37 of 71 throwing for 667 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions. Gast is the top target with 21 catches, 471 yards and seven touchdowns. DeLong leads on the ground with 92 carries 443 yards and seven scores. Defensively, Frantz has 34 tackles and nine Wildcats have a takeaway. Durant ranks in the top 10 of 1A football in 15 categories. This week, SK head football coach Jared Jensen talked about his team’s focus for week seven. “We have got to play physical. I went to the Durant/Regina game a few weeks ago and I thought Durant was the most physical team on the field early. They’re going to be big. We haven’t seen them in a couple years but, we’ve had some battles with them here in the past. They’ve got another DeLong on the team, a big offensive line and a big defensive line, fullback and linebackers, so, we’re going to have to play our brand of football. Be the most physical team on the field and execute. That’s something we just haven’t done. Give the guys with the ball an opportunity on offense. We have to find a way to sustain blocks against Durant and get bodies in the open field. Defensively, I feel confident. They’ll be a run team. They’ll throw the ball some but, it’s going to be a battle of physicality and the run game and hopefully we can win that matchup.”

The Cobras have won two of the last three meetings between the two schools, but it was the Wildcats that were a 38-14 winner in their most recent contest in 2022. SK will honor nine seniors including Aydin Flowers, Jacob Libe, Brayden Wood, John Berg, Wells Clark, Cael Jaeger, Owen Menke, Aidyn Parker, and Ty Goldman at Friday’s game. Action starts at 7p.m. At Sigourney High School.