Southwest Roughrider Football Comes Up Short In State Title Game

Kearney, NE - The Southwest Roughrider Football team traveled to Kearney on Friday, November 21st to take on the Garden County Eagles in the Six-Man State Football Championship game.  Both teams entered the game searching for there first state title in program history and both team entered the game unbeaten. 

Garden County would start off the game leading 13-0 before Southwest would strike making it back to a one possession game, but that would be the closest Southwest would ever get to Garden County as the Eagles defeated the Roughriders by a final score of 41-22.  Garden County finished the season at 12-0 and Southwest would finish the season at 11-1.

Scoring Drive

Garden County - 2nd Quarter - 9:48 - 42yd TD pass Kyan Kramer to Javis Underwood - PAT Fails - 6-0 

Garden County - 2nd Quarter 7:52 - 31yd TD run by Wilsie Lobner - Conversion Good - 13-0

Southwest - 2nd Quarter 4:25 - 3yd TD pass Houston Billeter to Deric Kelley - PAT Fails - 13-6

Garden County - 2nd Quarter 2:20 - 37yd TD pass Carver Corfield to Lane Brenneman - PAT Fails - 19-6

Garden County - 2nd Quarter 1:40 - 40yd TD run by Wilsie Lobner - PAT Good - 27-6

Garden County - 2nd Quarter .33 - 7yd TD run by Wilsie Lobner - PAT Fails - 33-6

Southwest - 3rd Quarter 6:53 - 2yd TD pass Houston Billeter to Jacob Barber - PAT Good - 33-14

Garden County - 4th Quarter 7:39 - 60yd Pick Six by Jase Roberson - PAT Good 41-14

Southwest - 4th Quarter 5:26 - 45yd TD pass Houston Billeter to Braxton Hammond - PAT Good - 41-22

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