Friday night roundup

It was a good Friday night for the Washington County area, as the schools in the coverage area went 5-1 on the night.

The only loss was from Mid-Prairie, who fell to Washington, in the only head-to-head matchup among area schools.

All the other schools in the area (Highland, WACO, Sigourney-Keota and Columbus) picked up victories, meaning each school will finish the year with at least one victory, with hopefully more to come.

A quick recap of the weekend that was is listed below.

Highland 50 ? West Liberty 14

The Highland football team used another big offensive game to improve to 2-0 on the season as the Huskies prepare to enter district play.

Senior quarterback Jake Wood threw for 126 yards and three scores in the Highland victory, while Billy Burton hauled in two of those touchdown passes.

Meanwhile, on the ground, sophomore running back Trey Lasek averaged 8 yards per carry, while picking up 104 total rushing yards and a score.

Defensively, Burton led the team with 14.5 tackles and two interceptions.

The Huskies will resume action on Friday night at home, when they take on Sigourney-Keota.

Sigourney-Keota 48 ? EBF 3

The defense shined for the Cobras in their second win of the season, holding the Rockets to three points on Friday night.

The win improves Sigourney-Keota to 2-0 on the year, as the Cobras forced four turnovers on the night.

Alec Schuster had 7.5 tackles in the winning effort on  defense, leading the way with a pair of tackles for loss.

Offensively, Carson Crawford led the way with 143 rushing yards and a pair of scores, while Avery Moore had six carries for 95 yards and three scores.

Moore also had the lone two receptions on the day for 76 yards and one touchdown.

The Cobras will face the similarly 2-0 Highland football team at Highland on Friday night in a district opener.

Columbus 24 ? Durant 6

The Columbus football team made good use of its home opener, getting its first win of the season over Durant.

It was a team effort offensively, as five different Wildcats accounted for at least 45 rushing yards in the contest, led by senior quarterback Carter Colby, who put up 109 yards and a score.

Ruben Paz rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown as the next Wildcat, while Ricky Briones (8 rushes, 47 yards) Nick Hernandez (3 rushes, 45 yards) and Abel Mena (6 rushes, 45 yards) also contributed.

Defensively, Mena led the way with 10.5 tackles, while Briones had six tackles and two going for a loss.

The Wildcats will host Wilton in a district opener on Friday night.

WACO 74 ? Tri-County 12

In an offensive explosion, WACO picked up its first win of the season, using three rushing touchdowns each from Colton Horak and Jackson Roth.

Roth led the team in rushing, carrying the ball six times for 142 yards and three scores, while Colton Horak had 45 rushing yards and three scores.

Roth and Nik Coble each threw for a score in the contest, while Horak also added an interception and punt return touchdown to his day.

The Warriors were led defensively by Wyatt Harbison, who made eight tackles in the contest, with Horak also adding 6.5 of his own.

The Warriors will travel to Midland this week as they look to even their record to 2-2.