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The Sigourney-Keota Cobra football team has a shot to close out an unbeaten district season Friday when they travel to Eddyville-Blakesburg to meet the Rockets. SK has put together a 6-1 season to this point, including a 4-0 mark in Class 1A District 6, to earn their fourth straight title. The Cobras have punished district opponents this year, to the tune of a 222 to 39 total score, including crushing Colfax-Mingo 82-0 last week at the Snake Pit for Homecoming. In their win over the Tigerhawks, the Cobras won the total yardage battle 356 to -52 including 285 to -64 on the ground. Six different Cobras scored touchdowns in the win, Sawyer Stout threw for two and rushed for another, Isaac Bruns rushed for two and had a scoop and score, Ike Molyneux rushed for two and had a pick six, Kale Clarahan caught one and rushed for one, Cole Kindred returned a punt for touchdown and had a pick six, Chase Sieren caught a score, and Ayden Galindo ran for one. SK comes into the game ranked No. 6 in the latest Class 1A poll from the Iowa Associated Press. They put up 366 yards per game, 308 of that on ground. They score 43 points per night and give up 14. Individual leaders include Clarahan with 818 rush yards on 96 carries with 11 touchdowns. Stout is 12 of 27 through the air for 400 yards, five scores and four picks. Kindred has six grabs for 298 yards and three scores. Jake Moore has 33 tackles. The Cobra defense has 15 takeaways. SK ranks in the top 10 of 1A in 17 different team and individual stat categories.

Eddvyille-Blakesburg is 3-4 this year, and fighting for their playoff lives at 2-2 in Class 1A District 6. The Rockets were on the wrong end of a 35-0 score at Pleasantville a week ago. They have scored and given up exactly 196 points this year. The Rockets average 275 yards per night, 195 on the ground. Individual leaders include Landon Glosser with 97 carries 662 yards and five touchdowns in the ground game, Russell McCrea 29 of 84 through the air for 510 yards, five touchdowns and 10 interceptions, Brooks Moore with 12 catches for 310 yards and five touchdowns and Blake Jager with 42 tackles. The Rockets have nine takeaways this year. They rank in the top 10 of 1A in six different team and individual stat categories. This week, Cobra head coach Jared Jensen joined the KCII Radio Coaches Corner to talk about what he wants to see from his team Friday. He said, “In the past, the Eddyville games that we have played have been tough games. Those are always really tough kids. So we’re not going to take them lightly. They have a good group of seniors. They have some athletic pieces. If we play up to our potential, things should fall in line. That’s going to be what we stress this week. Same thing you did last week, same thing you did two weeks ago, there’s the bar you set against Pella Christian. You have to reach and exceed that bar every week from here on out.”

These teams last met in 2019, a 53-14 Cobra win. Action starts Friday at 7p.m. at Eddyville-Blakesburg High School.