Nebraska High School Football - Ainsworth nips St. Mary's
September 27, 2024: O'Neill, NE 68763 The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Ainsworth Bulldogs (Ainsworth, NE) and the host St. Mary's Cardinals (O'Neill, NE), witnessed Ainsworth's football squad edge St. Mary's by a tally of 70-68.
The Bulldogs (2-3) will now prepare for their contest against North Central (Bassett, NE). The Knights enter the D2 District 7 (8 Man) contest with a 0-5 record. In their last contest, North Central was nipped by Neligh-Oakdale (Neligh, NE), 62-20, in a league outing.
With the defeat, St. Mary's drops to 2-3 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Elgin/Pope John (Elgin, NE) to clash with the Wolfpack in a D2 District 7 (8 Man) outing on Friday, October 4. The Wolfpack come into the outing with a record of 3-2. Elgin/Pope John lost 68-20 in their recent league outing against Creighton (Creighton, NE)
First Quarter
SMH- Gage Hedstrom 62 yd. run, Hedstrom run
SMH- Hedstrom 25 yd. run, 2 pt. No Good
AHS- Morgan Kinney to Logan Schroedl 5 yds., 2 pt. No Good
SMH- Jace Rosenkrans 2 yd. run, 2 pt. No Good
Second Quarter
AHS- Kinney to Owen Blumenstock 3 yds., 2 pt. No Good
AHS- Chris Fernandez to Jacob Held 15 yds., 2 pt. No Good
AHS- Fernandez to Blumenstock 5 yds., 2 pt. No Good
SMH- Hedstrom to Ben Barlow 13 yds., Hedstrom run
Third Quarter
SMH- Hedstrom 66 yd. KO Return, Hedstrom to Logan Brabec
AHS- Kinney 2 yd. run, Kinney run
AHS- Kinney 70 yd. Punt Return, Blumenstock run
SMH- Hedstrom 5 yd. run, 2 pt. No Good
AHS- Schroedl 64 yd. KO Return, Kinney to Mason Painter
Fourth Quarter
SMH- Hedstrom to Barlow 22 yds., 2 pt. No Good
AHS- Fernandez to Schroedl 11 yds., Kinney run
SMH- Hedstrom 65 yd. KO Return, Hedstrom to Brabec
AHS- Kinney 46 yd. run, 2 pt. No Good
SMH- Hedstrom to James Eby 21 yds., 2 pt. No Good
AHS- Kinney 23 yd. run, Blumenstock run
SMH- Hedstrom to Barlow 20 yds., 2 pt. No Good