By TYLER HENRY
Lead Sportswriter - Salina Post
The Southeast of Saline Trojans continued their dominant march last week, lashing the Lyons Lions by a final score of 66-0.
With this win, the Trojans rolled to a perfect 5-0, setting up a crucial run to the finish line with three big district games to close out the regular season.
“I really felt like we did some good things offensively and defensively,” SES head coach Mitch Gebhardt said. “Our JV kids put together a really good drive and everybody in pads got to play. We feel confident and these games are important but we’re still focused on going 1-0 every single week.”
To continue their run of 1-0 every week, Southeast will have to slay another Trojan foe in the form of 2-3 Hillsboro.
The Maroon Trojans have played a brutal schedule, with their three losses coming at the hands of teams with a combined record of 14-1.
“Hillsboro always has athletes and that’s a scary proposition,” Gebhardt said. “They’ve got big guys up front, they have a seasoned offensive line and they have a good mix of athletes.”
This will also be a big game for District 6, which sees Southeast (2-0), and Ellsworth (3-0) each looking to put Hillsboro behind them in the standings.
SES will need another strong performance to pick up a big win on the road tonight, but with improvement in mind, Southeast will be ready to go on the campus of Tabor College tonight.
“Every monday when we watch film we see mistakes and we want to continue to focus on fixing those,” he said. “Every week presents a different challenge but we want to continue to get better.”
Kickoff for this game is scheduled for 7:00 in Hillsboro, and as always the game can be streamed with live video and commentary on Salina Post (see below), or heard on KINA (910 AM/107.5 FM), with Devin Hanney and Russ Cossell on the call.