BY JEREMY OBERMEYER
Salina Post Contributor
The high-powered Southeast of Saline offense may have put up their usual numbers on Friday night with 448 yards of total and scoring in the mid 30s, but the defense truly shined, as the Trojans ousted Hillsboro by a score of 36-8.
With this result, Southeast remains perfect at 6-0 while Hillsboro falls to 2-4.
The stingy, purple unit held Hillsboro to just 116 yards of total offense, holding them 3-13 on third-down conversions, while Drew Weller claimed two fumble recoveries and Tucker Thaxton grabbed an interception.
Things weren’t always pretty for the SES offense, with three turnovers of their own, but Amarion Holub had another stellar night as he completed the hat trick, scoring three rushing touchdowns, gaining 107 yards on 18 carries, and hauling in a reception for 15 yards.
“I’m going to give hats off to Hillsboro,” SES head coach Mitch Gebhardt said. “Their kids played their butts off. I thought we were better in the second half. Our kids played physically on the defensive side.”
Gannon Jacobson led the SES offense with 124 rushing yards on 15 carries, while Kanyon Douglas hauled in 4 receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown,
On defense, Douglas and Watkins led the tackle chart with 10 tackles each.
Southeast will host Halstead next Friday as they remain unbeaten on the season and advance to 6-0 overall, and 2-0 in district play, while Hillsboro drops to 2-4 overall and will travel to Lyons.
You can watch the broadcast of last night's game any time on-demand below.