July 19, 2025
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Season-ending near miss

The 2017 Creston/O-M football seniors walk off together one last time after Friday's 28-26 loss to Carroll. Pictured from right to left are: Mitchel Swank, Nathan Pudenz, Stephen Buckman, Kolby Tomas, Trevor Downing, Blake Sevier, Garrett Dahl, Cashton Weeks, Tucker Flynn, Dalten Bierle, Michael Scherer, Dustin Merritt, Cody Wagner and Cole Higgins. (Contributed photo)

The 2017 Creston/O-M football seniors walk off together one last time after Friday's 28-26 loss to Carroll. Pictured from right to left are: Mitchel Swank, Nathan Pudenz, Stephen Buckman, Kolby Tomas, Trevor Downing, Blake Sevier, Garrett Dahl, Cashton Weeks, Tucker Flynn, Dalten Bierle, Michael Scherer, Dustin Merritt, Cody Wagner and Cole Higgins. (Contributed photo)

The 2017 Creston/O-M football seniors walk off together one last time after Friday's 28-26 loss to Carroll. Pictured from left are: Mitchel Swank, Nathan Pudenz, Stephen Buckman, Kolby Tomas, Trevor Downing, Blake Sevier, Garrett Dahl, Cashton Weeks, Tucker Flynn, Dalten Bierle, Michael Scherer, Dustin Merritt, Cody Wagner and Cole Higgins. (CNA photo)

Garrett Dahl and family walk the track during senior night introductions. (CNA photo)

Creston/O-M senior lineman Blake Sevier lifts senior wide receiver Cody Wagner after Wagner's 15-yard touchdown reception, which he hauled in with one hand, brought the Panthers their first points of the second half. (Contributed photo)

Creston/O-M senior Cole Higgins hauls in a 36-yard touchdown pass from Kylan Smallwood on a pitchback pass that shrunk the Panthers' deficit to 28-20, after the Panthers originally fell behind 28-6. (Contributed photo)

Kylan Smallwood and senior Dustin Merritt (34) combine on a tackle, while Kolby Tomas (22), Rylan Luther (middle) and Nathan Pudenz (77) converge on the play. (CNA photo)

Seniors Stephen Buckman, Tucker Flynn, Blake Sevier and Trevor Downing block as one unit. (CNA photo)