Football Preview: Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays vs. Boys Town Cowboys
The Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays will take on the Boys Town Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ashland-Greenwood comes in on three and Boys Town on five.
Ashland-Greenwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 48-7 win over Louisville at home. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Lions are ranked 87th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ashland-Greenwood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cael Smith, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Derek Tonjes, who threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Tonjes is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Boys Town humbled Gross Catholic with a 52-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cowboys, who have now won four matches by 31 points or more so far this season.
Boys Town's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Jayden Cook, Tyler Segar, and Darien Whitaker picked up one apiece. Henry Brueske was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Boys Town was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Ashland-Greenwood pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Boys Town, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Ashland-Greenwood against Boys Town in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-7 victory. In that contest, Ashland-Greenwood amassed a halftime lead of 40-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
