Eagles fall to state ranked Cowboys 56-6 at home
Sports | Published on October 20, 2026 at 10:34pm GMT+0000 | Author: Kendall Koenen
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The Breckenridge Cowboys showed why they are one of the top ranked teams in Class A on Wednesday night as they picked up a 56-6 win over the New York Mills Eagles.
After returning the opening kick for a touchdown, the Cowboys forced a three and out for the Eagles on their opening possession of the game.
Breckenridge took their first offensive play all the way to the end zone on a 37-yard run to take a 14-0 lead just 90 seconds into the game. The Cowboys would go on to sore two more touchdowns in the first quarter to lead 28-0.
They added three more scores on the ground in the second quarter to take a 49-0 lead, before Creed Mursu connected with Everett Ruther on a 12-yard pass with just over two minutes left in the half to make the score 49-6 at halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter the Cowboys found the end zone for the final time at the 11:11 mark of the fourth quarter to make the score 56-6.
As a team the Cowboys outgained the Eagles by a 301 to 216-yard margin with the Eagles collecting 116 yards through the air, while the Cowboys did almost all of their damage on the ground with 292-yards rushing on 23 attempts.
Mursu finished with a good night from the pocket as the senior went 9-15 passing for 88 yards and a touchdown. Aiden Schneider went 2-3 for 28 yards passing as well.
Ruther led the way rushing with 21 attempts for 62 yards, while Tony Nichols rushed two times for 16 yards, Oakley Kern rushed three times for 11 yards, Mursu rushed five times for five yards, Schneider rushed three times for five yards and Jacobey Wilhelmi rushed one time for one yard.
Tony Nichols led the team in receiving with three catches for 38 yards, while Ruther caught four passes for 35 yards, Wilhelmi caught one pass for 29 yards, Oakley Kern caught two passes for 13 yards and Carlyle Tumberg caught one pass for one yard.
The loss drops the Eagles to 0-7 on the season as they will look to end their regular season on a high note against the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines. WDC comes into the game with a record of 2-5 overall and have lost five straight games, including a 52-0 loss to Parkers Prairie on Wednesday night.
WDC comes into the game averaging 15.4 points per game on offense, while giving up 25.6 points per game on the defensive end of the field.
NY Mills is averaging just 5.7 points per game on offense, while giving up 37.9 points per game on defense. The game will be held at WDC High School.