By Sandy Anderberg
The Clarendon Broncos amped up their game on both sides of the ball Friday night against the Wheeler Mustangs to come up with a big Homecoming victory at 18-12. The Broncos were deserving of the win and gave a hard-fought performance on the field. They racked up 141 yards rushing and threw for 151 yards in the win.
Defensively, the Mustangs only managed 82 yards rushing and 65 yards in the air against a Bronco defense that was keyed in on nearly every play.
“I thought we played a very good game, especially on defense,” head coach Clint Conkin said. “We had several players with tackles and our defense flew around all night and made big stops when we needed them.”
Seniors Caton Grahn and Dalton Benson showed their strength on defense with 13 tackles each. Grahn earned a sack on the quarterback for the second week in a row. Jamal Butler, Isaac Dunham, and Harm Drenth each had seven tackles with Butler causing a fumble and Dunham and Drenth getting a QB sack. Preston Elam had five tackles, and on fumble recovery while Cole Franks had three tackles and one sack.
Clay Ward had four tackles and several other Broncos had tackles as well.
Offensively, Noab Elam was 11 of 19 passing for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Ryan McCleskey ran through the Wheeler defense on 28 carries for 132 yards. Preston Elam had six carries for eight yards and caught three passes for 26 yards and two touchdowns. Benson had three carries for two yards and a TD and also caught seven passes for 77 yards. Collin Butler caught a long pass for 44 yards and Nate Lee caught a pass for four yards.
The Broncos have an open date on Friday, September 21, but will defend their winning streak at Memphis September 28 at 7:00 p.m.
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