No. 8 Broncbusters bury Ellsworth, 66-10, behind takeaways and big plays

Photo by: Adam Shrimplin/Garden City Athletics

Iowa Falls, IA — The No. 8 Garden City Broncbusters turned defense into points early and never looked back, overwhelming Ellsworth 66–10 in a complete road performance.

Lightning start

After a brief opening-series chaos (a fumble on the kickoff followed by an Ellsworth fumble on its first snap), Jaydyn Sisk settled things with a strike to Cenard Bennett for a 38-yard touchdown at 13:29 of the first. Two snaps later, Asher Horn jumped a route and housed a 33-yard pick-six, and the rout was on. Ahmir Smith punched in a 7-yard TD and Lucca Alcaraz Valens added a 20-yard field goal for a 24–3 first quarter.

Piling on before halftime

Sisk's legs made it 30–3 with a 4-yard keeper midway through the second. The offense kept humming as Sisk found Demond Littles Jr. on an 8-yard TD with :52 left, then the defense struck again: Greg Johnson's 31-yard pick-sixpushed the lead to 44–3 at the break.

Third-quarter answer, then the avalanche resumes

Ellsworth briefly stemmed the tide with a 46-yard touchdown late in the third, but not before Sisk and Bennett connected again — this time from 39 yards — to make it 51–3. In the fourth, Tanner Helton powered in from 5 yards, and Kaydon Degraffenreid capped the day with a 45-yard pick-six for the final margin.

Defense & special teams: tone-setters

• Four interceptions, including touchdowns by Horn, Johnson, and Degraffenreid.

• Six sacks (2.0 by Michael Floyde) and just 34 Ellsworth rushing yards on 31 attempts.

• Field position wins throughout: a 44-yard kickoff return (Bryce Dixon) and multiple short fields after stops.

Offense: balanced and explosive

• 489 total yards (254 rush / 235 pass), 32 first downs, and 37:17 time of possession.

• Sisk: efficient through the air and on the ground (TD passes to Bennett & Littles Jr.; rushing TD).

• Bennett: 5 catches, 99 yards, TD.

• Backfield by committee: J'kharri Thomas, Sisk, Smith, Edward Williams paced a 254-yard rushing day.

Final: No. 8 Garden City 66, Ellsworth 10 — a wire-to-wire statement with scores in all three phases.