Football Recap: Boone Central Cardinals vs. Wood River Eagles
Boone Central's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They blew past the Wood River Eagles 37-14. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cardinals considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
BROGAN BENES continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 223 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also picking up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was JACOB MILLER, who rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Boone Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Boone Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of CODY ANDREASEN and JUDE SPANN.
When it comes to explaining why Wood River lost, don't look at Beau Rohrich. Despite the final result, he rushed for 154 yards, and also caught a touchdown. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Rohrich now rushed for 125 or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Madden Brabec handled things on the ground, rushing for 96 yards and a rushing touchdown.
The win got Boone Central back to even at 2-2. As for Wood River, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Boone Central will challenge Cross County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wood River, they will face off against St. Cecilia at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Wood River is facing St. Cecilia at the right time seeing as St. Cecilia is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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