LITTLE RIVER 66, ELLINWOOD 18
ELLINWOOD — Ellinwood’s Drew Blake scored two touchdowns and offensive lineman Jacob Herrman added a 1-yard touchdown in the Eagles’ 66-18 loss to playoff qualifier Little River in Eight-Man I, District 6. Blake scored on 33- and 50-yard runs.
Ellinwood led 6-0 when the Redskins (6-2, 3-1) scored 46 points, Hunter Thomas rushed for 209 yards and scored three touchdowns. Graham Stephens scored four touchdowns, including the game-ending 32-yard interceptionr return. Ellinwood (1-7, 0-4) plays at Canton-Galva Thursday in the Eagles’ final 8-man game before returning to 11-man football in 2018.
LR 24 6 24 12 — 66
EHS 6 0 6 6 — 18
E—Drew Blake 33 run (run failed); LR—Graham Stephens 3 run (Peyton Harvey run); LR—Peyton Harvey 45 punt return (Hunter Thomas run); LR—Thomas 24 run (Levi Swenson run);
LR—Stephens 3 run (run failed); LR—Stephens 4 run (Stephens run); LR—Harvey 11 run (Swenson run); E—Blake 50 run (run failed); LR—Thomas 23 run (Brayden Sears pass from Swenson); E—Jacob Herrman 1 run (run failed); LR—Thomas 55 run (run failed); LR—Stephens 32 interception return