Nebraska High School Football - Ainsworth gets by St. Mary's
October 6, 2022: O'Neill, NE 68763 The crowd at Thursday's league contest between the Ainsworth Bulldogs (Ainsworth, NE) and the host St. Mary's Cardinals (O'Neill, NE), observed Ainsworth's football squad edge St. Mary's by a count of 36-30.
The Bulldogs now own a 7-0 record. They play next when they travel to Boyd County for a D2 District 4 (8 Man) contest on Friday, October 14. Ainsworth will play a Spartans squad coming off a 42-28 league loss to Chambers/Wheeler Central (Chambers, NE). The Spartans record now stands at 1-6.
Coming up next, the Cardinals play the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack (Elgin, NE) in a D2 District 4 (8 Man) contest, on Thursday, October 13. St. Mary's will attempt to upgrade on its 5-2 season record. The Wolfpack go into the contest with a 6-1 record after their 58-16 league win over Niobrara/Verdigre (Niobrara, NE).
First Quarter
AHS- Carter Nelson 12 yd. run, 2 pt. No Good
Second Quarter
SMH- Gage Hedstrom to Dalton Alder 6 yds., Hedstrom to Isaac Everitt
AHS- Nelson 53 yd. run, 2 pt. No Good
SMH- Hedstrom to Everitt 33 yds., 2 pt. No Good
SMH- Hedstrom 5 yd. run, Hedstrom to Everitt
Third Quarter
AHS- Traegan McNally to Nelson 33 yds., Nelson to McNally
AHS- Morgan Kinney 23 yd. run, Nelson run
AHS- McNally 10 yd. run, Nelson run
Fourth Quarter
SMH- Hedstrom to Alder 13 yds., Hedstrom run