Football Recap: Kearney Bearcats vs. Grand Island Islanders
While Kearney put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Grand Island. The Kearney Bearcats blew past the Grand Island Islanders 42-0 on the road. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Islanders are ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Griffin Novacek had a dynamite game for Kearney, rushing for 21 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 90 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Samuel Nachtigal handled things on the ground, rushing for 135 yards.
Kearney pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Grand Island, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Kearney will head out on the road to square off against Millard South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Grand Island, they will head out to take on Lincoln East at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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