It was a huge crowd for Elementary Night and the game did not disappoint but the Blazers could not close it out in the 4th quarter. Northside Christian plays a tough schedule but has some tremendous athletes including a Power 4 Conference comit. That did not stop the Blazers from an impressive opening drive and a 14-12 lead late in the 2nd. The scoring started when Tait Zeltwanger found his brother Cale Zeltwanger over the middle for a 35 yard TD. The defense would force a punt but the next Blazer drive ended in a turnover. The Blazer defense would hold again and force a turnover on downs but the Blazer offense was also stopped on downs. SCS had a tough night running the ball but opened up the passing game as Zeltwanger completed 16 passes for 290 yards and 3 TDs. 

The Mustangs scored to make it 7-6 and then scored again two plays later after a fumbled kickoff return by the Blazers. Trailing 7-12 late in the 2nd the Blazers mounted a drive that was capped off by a high flying TD catch against double coverage in the endzone by Noah Spenn. Spenn would lead the receivers with 6 catches and a career high 131 yards on the night. 

SCS could not hold the14-12 lead as the Mustangs came up with a big play and went 90 yards for a TD right before half and a 18-14 lead. The Mustangs got the 2nd half kickoff and would score the only points in the third quarter on a field goal after a 19 lay drive that took almost the whole quarter. 

Zeltwanger would find Reed Gibson for another TD but it was not enough as the Mustangs came up several big 4th quarter plays and took home a 41-21 victory. 

The Mustangs out gained the Blazers 436 to 338 on the night with the big difference being on the ground where the difference was 166 to 48. William Hughes lead the rushing attack with 25 yards on 8 carries for the Blazers. 

Peyton Gray had 12 tackles on the night while Wyatt Campbell and Shawn Georgiades each had 7. Wyatt Campbell also recorded a sack. Earlier in the week Wyatt Campbell was named to the midseason all defensive team by the Hearlad Tribune. Eli Ford broke up a couple passes and Elliott Wagler recorded 3 QB hurries on the night. See the links below for the full stats. 

The Blazers will be on the road the next two weeks as the travel to Babcock on October 2 and Indian Rocks Christian on October 9. 

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