Football Recap: Millard West Takes a Tough Playoff Loss
By Team Reports
Nov 2, 2024, 7:51am
Football Recap: Millard West Wildcats vs. Kearney Bearcats
Millard West and Kearney squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Millard West had to settle for second. They took a 21-7 bruising from the Kearney Bearcats. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Kearney had a senior duo take command as Zaire Lagrone gained 84 total yards and a touchdown and Griffin Novacek threw for 128 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Lagrone a new career-high in rushing yards (45).
Millard West's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Kearney, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Millard West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kearney, they will square off against Bellevue West at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearney is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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