Seton Catholic came into Friday’s home game vs Snowflake with an impressive 4-1 record and a four-game winning streak. Both those were changed by the unbeaten Lobos who handed the Sentinels a 41-0 shutout loss on their home field.
Following punt exchanges by both teams to start the game, the Lobos began moving the ball on their second possession which ended with a four-yard rushing touchdown by Karter Raban. Sam Brown’s PAT gave the Lobos the 7-0 lead near the end of the opening quarter.
Snowflake put points on the board on their second possession with an impressive 49-yard field goal by Brown, extending the lead to 10-0 early in the second. Brown booted a second long field goal, this time from 45 yards out near the end of the half, pushing the margin to 13-0. In the waning seconds of the half, Jacob LaDuke connected with Christian Smith for a 37-yard touchdown. Brown’s PAT gave the Lobos a 20-0 halftime edge.
The Lobo defense scored late in the third period when Gionn Jones had a pick-six from 60 yards out pushing the lead to 27-0. Kanton Turley capped a scoring drive with a three-yard plunge and Aaden Coor had a second Lobo pick six, this one from 40 yards out, capping the scoring with the Lobos on top 41-0.
LaDuke continues his strong season at the helm of the Lobo offense. He completed 11 of 15 passes for 159 yards, with one touchdown. On the ground, the Sophomore rushed 9 times picking up 31 yards. Karter Raban carried 8 times for 58 yards with a score. Turley had 40 yards on 10 totes with a score. Merrick Ulber had one 17-yard carry. Judd Flake rushed once for 8 yards, and Mason Raban had one five-yard carry.
Ezra Baum was the leading receiver with three catches for 41 yards. Smith had caught two for 40 total yards with a score. Ulberg had two for 32, and Graham Silverhorn picked up 31 yards on two grabs. Coor had one catch for 15 yards.
Hayyden Nichols led a strong defensive unit with 10 tackles. Coor added 9, and Ulberg finished with 6. Trip Whiting and Cody Flake shared one sack. Andrew Bentley had two quarterback sacks. Ezra Baum, Gionn Jones, and Coor each had an interception.
Snowflake will put their unblemished mark on the line this week when they travel to Poston Butte for the middle game of a three-week road game stretch. The Broncos are 2-4 overall and come in off an 18-7 road win over Eastmark last week. Snowflake won this meeting last year by a final of 37-26. This year the Lobo defense has only allowed 31 points in the past four weeks with two of those four wins by shutouts. Despite being on the road, look for Snowflake to move to 6-0.
