Football Recap: Yutan Skates Past Norfolk Catholic with Ease

Chieftains

Margin (Wins)

10/03/25 @ Tekamah-Herman	48
09/19/25 @ Conestoga	48
10/24/25 @ North Bend Central	44
10/17/25 vs Aquinas	39
10/31/25 @ Norfolk Catholic	28

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Yutan had no problem doing just that on Friday. They really took it to the Norfolk Catholic Knights for the full four quarters, racking up a 36-8 victory. The result was nothing new for the Chieftains, who have now won seven matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.

It was another big night for Kaleb Fenner, who rushed for 332 yards and two TDs while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards. Otto Henkel helped out on the ground, rushing for 87 yards and two rushing touchdowns.

Yutan didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Norfolk Catholic to a completion percentage of just 45%. The team can thank Ryan Maguire for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Yutan; they were averaging 57.4%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three games they've fallen to only 57.4%.

Despite the loss, Norfolk Catholic still got an impressive performance from Nathan Timmerman, who rushed for 48 yards and one score, and also picked up 41 receiving yards.

The win (which was Yutan's fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.0 points over those games. As for Norfolk Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.

Coming up, Yutan will take on Bishop Neumann on Friday. The Chieftains will need to watch out since the Cavaliers have now posted at least 31 points in their last three contests. Norfolk Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.