Football Preview: Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars vs. Boyd County Spartans
Niobrara/Verdigre is 2-8 against Boyd County since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars will host the Boyd County Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Niobrara/Verdigre focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up six on Friday.
Niobrara/Verdigre is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 80 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Hartington-Newcastle on Friday. They had to suffer through a 70-6 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-6.
Even if they lost, Niobrara/Verdigre's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Leading the way was Praeson Klug with two.
Meanwhile, Boyd County gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on Wausa/Osmond with a sharp 42-20 win. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Spartans had established a 20 point advantage.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Boyd County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hudson Hoffman, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Hoffman didn't just play on offense: he also made ten total tackles and defended a pass. Another signal caller making a difference was Charlie Adams, who gained 116 total yards and two touchdowns.
Niobrara/Verdigre's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Boyd County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Niobrara/Verdigre was dealt a bruising 54-8 loss at the hands of Boyd County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hoffman, who rushed for 236 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that Niobrara/Verdigre knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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