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The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk football team returns home under the lights at Dwight G. Sattler Field in Wellman tonight to celebrate their seniors when they host Central Lee. The Golden Hawks are 3-3 on the year, 3-0 in district and riding a three game winning streak following a 24-8 win at Mediapolis. Against the Bulldogs, the Hawks won total yards 304-208 and the turnover battle 3-0 with Conner Wiles, Cyris Christner and Peyton Fox recovering fumbles. Kaden Kos had seven tackles, two for loss. Offensively, Hudson Ehrenfelt had 153 All-purpose yards and three rushing touchdowns. Brady Weber was 10 of 15 passing for 136 yards and a score to Ace Peck, who hauled in three balls for 71 yards total. On the year, the Golden Hawks average 27 points per game and give up 17, posting 301 yards of total offense 183 through the air, with a +6 turnover margin. Weber is 76 of 120 throwing for 1,099 yards, seven touchdowns and just one interception. Ehrenfelt has 949 all-purpose yards on 143 touches, and 17 total touchdowns. Peck has two touchdown grabs, Cobi Hershberger one. Kos leads the defense with 62 stops and 14 TFLs, most in 2A. Fox, Christner, Wiles, Kos, Ehrenfelt, Hershberger and Keatyn Myers all have a takeaway this year. The Golden Hawks rank in the top 10 of 2A in 16 different categories.
Central Lee is 4-2 this year, and 1-2 in district, losing two straight, after a 34-13 loss to West Burlington Notre Dame a week ago. The Hawks were outgained 404-206 in total including 402-152 on the ground. Chase Johnson had a rushing touchdown and Will Hayes returned a punt for a score. The Hawks average 19 points per game and give up 11 with 268 yards per night, 228 on the ground, with a +10 turnover margin. Kayden Calfee has 724 all-purpose yards, and nine total touchdowns. Chase Johnson has five touchdowns on 91 carries and 437 yards. Bo Herdrich, Max Jones and Kegan Damico have each caught a touchdown. On defense Peter Seyb has 36 tackles, four for loss. Braden Wyrick has five interceptions. Central Lee ranks in the top 10 of Class 2A in four categories and the bottom five in four. This week, Mid-Prairie head coach Daren Lambert talked with KCII sports about the seniors and keys against Central Lee.
Lambert said, “It’s a great team mentality. We have guys playing for each other. They just want to win. This senior group is one with great leaders. Their focus is on winning. We’re on our way, we’re not there yet, and that group does a great job of keeping the focus. They are detail-oriented, show great leadership, treat each other like brothers and hold each other accountable. We’re working on timing our routes against the defense that we’ll see. (When they’re on offense) they run a little bit of a flex-bone triple option. So we’re talking about assignments and responsibilities on defense. Guys have done a great job with preparation.”
The Golden Hawks are 13-2 all-time against Central Lee and have won seven straight in the series dating back to 2015, including a 33-13 win last year in Donnellson. Mid-Prairie will honor 14 seniors tonight including Shay Myers, Brady Weber, Ace Peck, Landry Gingerich, Cobi Hershberger, Keegan Bauwens, Blake Swart, Traevin Gugel, Conner Wiles, Landon Kos, Dylan Humphrey, Burke Berry, Quinn Callahan and Tatem Telfer. You can hear all of the action live tonight on AM 1380, FM 102.5, the KCII 2 App and KCIIradio.com, beginning with the Golden Hawk football pregame show at 7p.m. and Yotty’s Incorporated Kickoff at 7:30 from Dwight G. Sattler Field in Wellman.