Wauneta-Palisade Gets Win Over Maxwell to Start the Football Season
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Football is back, friends. And it is a wonderful thing. On Friday, August 21st, Wauneta-Palisade made the trip to Maxwell to begin the 2026 football season.
Wauneta-Palisade was playing 8-man football for the first time since 2019.
Around the midway point of the first quarter, Wauneta-Palisade was driving but a toss sweep went awry when Maxwell took the pitch. A couple of plays later, Maxwell fumbled it in Wauneta-Palisade territory, and the Broncos took it back over.
At the end of the first quarter, the two squads were tied.
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With 10:12 to go in the second quarter, Wauneta-Palisade was able to score on a long drive capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run by Wyatt Hilbert. The two-point conversion was good, and it was 8-0.
Maxwell answered with a touchdown of their own. Griffin Flock scored from 10 yards out on the ground. The extra point was good, and it was 8-7 in favor of Wauneta-Palisade with 8:28 to go before halftime.
With 2:04 to go in the half, Hilbert found Wiese on a 26-yard pass for a touchdown. The two-point conversion was good, and the Broncos led 16-7. That was the score heading to halftime.
The teams couldn’t get much going in the third quarter, and the score remained the same, 16-7.
The whole second half was that way. It was pretty much a game of field position and strong defense.
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Wauneta-Palisade was able to seal the game with an interception by Aydan Baker with about 3:30 to go in the game. The Broncos got a couple of first downs and closed out the game.
We chatted with Wauneta-Palisade senior Kreyton Wiese after the game.
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Stats are unofficial
For Maxwell, they totaled 34 yards rushing and 30 yards passing. They had several negative plays due to the aggressive Wauneta-Palisade defense and lost 35 yards total. Griffin Flock had 44 yards rushing with a touchdown, and Brison Brewer had 25 yards on 16 carries. Tayton Phillips was 5-for-6 passing for 30 yards. Jagger Kleewein had an interception.
For Wauneta-Palisade, they had 129 yards rushing and 58 yards passing. Wyatt Hilbert was 4-for-8 passing for 58 yards and a touchdown. Kreyton Wiese had two catches for 35 yards and a score, and 21 carries for 108 yards. Ayden Baker had 25 yards rushing. Baker had an interception, and Wiese had 3.5 sacks too.
Maxwell starts the year 0-1 and will face Cambridge on Thursday on the road.
Wauneta-Palisade is 1-0 and will play Sandhills Valley at home on Friday
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