The United South Central football team saw their season come to an end Saturday night against Bethlehem Academy. The Rebels were unable to find the endzone as they lost to the Cardinals, 27-0.

Bethlehem Academy got the scoring started early as they took the opening kickoff for a touchdown, but to the credit of the Rebels, they allowed no touchdowns in the second half.

Leading the Rebels on defense was Jake Stevermer with 27 tackles. He was followed by Levi Thisius with 13 and Gavin Sonnek and Zach Niebuhr with 11 each.

United South Central finished the season with a record of 5-5, a big improvement over their 2-7 record in 2016. According to head coach Brandon Neseth, the highlights of the season have been their 41-6 playoff win over Randolph and beating Bethlehem Academy, 6-0 in the first game of the season.

“(We) were a young team,” he said. “Next year next year we will return nine offensive starters and nine defensive starters, but we had an excellent senior class that helped spur the remarkable turnaround from last season.”

The Rebels return their top two offensive producers in junior Roel Perales and sophomore Zach Niebuhr. The duo combined for nearly 1,500 yards of offense and 19 touchdowns. They only lose one player from the offensive line that allowed the team to rush for the most yards in a single season in a long time.