The Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats will head out to face off against the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard], who comes in off a win.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Lutheran-Northeast: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Bobcats blew the Eagles out of the water with a 49-12 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Ethan Kester
| 10/03/25 @ Lutheran-Northeast | 118 |
| 08/29/25 vs Newman Grove/St. Edward | 103 |
| 10/03/24 vs Lutheran-Northeast | 63 |
| 09/05/25 @ Crofton | 62 |
| 09/26/25 vs Plainview | 51 |
Ethan Kester was his usual excellent self, rushing for 118 yards and three TDs on only ten carries. Those 118 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s run defense was locked in: Lutheran-Northeast could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Kester for the heroic effort on defense: he. Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] is a perfect 3-0 when they shut down the run game so well.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Austin Mendoza, Cash Kester, and Beau Ahlers picked up one apiece. Mendoza also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 31 points the game before, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They had to suffer through a 63-12 loss at the hands of Plainview. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Pirates are ranked 18th).
Although Laurel-Concord-Coleridge took the loss, they still got scores from Drey Puppe and Kolten Settje.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.5 points over those games. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 59-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Bears' Eli Haisch, who rushed for 128 yards and one score while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Bobcats to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
