Football Game Recap: West Holt Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 16, 2024, 3:19pm

Football Recap: West Holt Huskies vs. Central Valley Cougars

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If West Holt was feeling good off their 36-14 takedown of Elkhorn Valley last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The West Holt Huskies took a blow against the Central Valley Cougars on Thursday, falling 54-20. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Cougars are ranked 12th).

Although West Holt took the loss, they still got scores from Marek Dvorak, Andrew Rentschler, and Brody Galyen.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grady Shea Kelly, who rushed for 252 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Shea Kelly was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 57 yards. Zaden Wolf was another key player, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.

West Holt dropped their record down to 1-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Central Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.

West Holt will look to defend their home field on Friday against Ainsworth at 7:00 p.m. As for Central Valley, they will face off against Stanton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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