Football Game Preview: Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders vs. Boone Central Cardinals

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 12:49am

Football Preview: Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders vs. Boone Central Cardinals

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The Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders will head out to challenge the Boone Central Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grand Island Central Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Boone Central likes a good challenge.

Grand Island Central Catholic will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 39-point they dealt Cross County on Friday. Grand Island Central Catholic breezed by Cross County at home to the tune of 45-6. Considering the Crusaders have won five games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Boone Central entered their tilt with St. Paul on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They enjoyed a cozy 23-7 victory over the Wildcats. 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.

BROGAN BENES was his usual excellent self, rushing for 283 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 58 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's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.

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.

Grand Island Central Catholic's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Boone Central, their record is now 5-2.

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