Football Preview: Boone Central Cardinals vs. Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders
The Boone Central Cardinals will face off against the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Boone Central comes in on four and Grand Island Central Catholic on five.
It was a proper cat-fight when Boone Central duked it out withSt. Paul on Friday. Boone Central took down St. Paul 23-7. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Wildcats are ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for BROGAN BENES, who rushed for 283 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Boone Central also got help from KADE HUDSON, who showed off his sure hands for 91 receiving yards.
Boone Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 276 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Boone Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of CODY ANDREASEN and KADEN MILLER.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Grand Island Central Catholic's strategy against Cross County on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Grand Island Central Catholic blew Cross County out of the water with a 45-6 final score. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 28 points or more this season.
Boone Central's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
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