The Joseph Eagles bounced back from their Oct. 3 Deary loss with a convincing 62-22 trouncing of Echo Oct. 10. The win kept the Eagles playoffs hopes alive.

Coach Toby Koehn was proud of his team.

“We kind of knew what they (Echo) were going to run and we had a week to practice with quarterback Aaron Borgerding and solidify the position,” he said. “That gives us a little more balance on offense rather than relying on Cayden (DeLury) all the time.”

DeLury had his usual stellar game with 19 carries for over 200 yards, adding over 100 yards receiving on six receptions. Borgerding was 9-16 passing.

“It was nice to see him throw the ball a little bit,” Coach Koehn said. He added Logan Welch also ran the ball hard for Joseph.

Ministers of defense included Raymond Seal, Ben Lopez and Riley Warnock.

“They played a good tough game and we spread our tackles,” Coach Koehn said. “They’re all learning to read plays and Tyler Homan and Cayden DeLury each intercepted a pass and returned them for touchdowns.”

The next Eagles’ game is at home Oct. 16 against Pine Eagle and the coach is hoping for a win.

“This is a must if we want to stay alive for playoffs because they beat Powder (Valley). I think they’re a little bigger and stronger than us, but we have a little more speed. If we make them play our game of football, we should be able to play with them,” Coach Koehn said.