Carter Luke had a big night offensively and Trevor Weir had a big night defensively as Platte Valley won the Highway 275 Conference with a 30-16 win over East Atchison. They took a 16-0 lead at halftime and made it stand up in the second half. East Atchison ran 66 plays to 40 for Platte Valley, and had more first downs than Platte Valley, 14-9. But Platte Valley won the turnover battle, with Aydan Blackford getting a 60 yard pick six, Brandon McQueen getting another pick, and Landon Wiederholt getting a fumble recovery.
The win scrambled the District 4 seedings in a way that benefited Worth County and hurt Albany. Previously, North Andrew had been first and East Atchison second. But with Platte Valley’s victory, East Atchison dropped all the way down to fourth. Worth County moved up to third, meaning they don’t have to travel to Albany. Albany was stuck at fifth despite having beaten Worth County and Platte Valley. Platte Valley moved up to second and will host South Holt on Friday, November 4th. North Andrew will face the winner of Stanberry and Nodaway Valley, Worth County will host Rock Port, and Albany will travel to East Atchison.
Carter Luke had a big night on offense, getting 16 carries for 184 yards, including a 52 yard run. Jaxon McCrary had 9 carries for 20 yards, and Aydan Blackford had 5 carries for 8 yards. Blackford had 2 completions in 3 attempts for 40 yards. Brandon McQueen had 1 catch for 31 yards and McCrary had 1 catch for 9 yards. After he was injured in the Albany game, Luke came back in a big way down the stretch.
Defensively, Trevor Weir had a big night with 17 tackles, including 4 tackles for loss. Justin Miller had 11 tackles, Jaxon McCrary 10, Aydan Blackford and Carter Luke 9 each, Wyatt Miller 8, Leland Otto 6, Brandon McQueen 5, Andy Mattson 4, and Keagan Etter and Mason Richardson 1 each.
Besides winning the turnover battle, Platte Valley was able to break through and throw the East Atchison backs for losses; they had 12 tackles for loss. Trevor Weir had 4 tackles for loss. Carter Luke had 2.5, Justin Miller 2, Wyatt Miller 1.5, Brandon McQueen 1, and Leland Otto and Andy Mattson .5. Trevor Weir had the lone sack.
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