Football Recap: Bergan Catholic's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bergan Catholic can now relate to. They lost to the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders on the road by a 31-14 margin on Friday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Knights, who until this contest were averaging 9.27 points allowed.

Bergan Catholic lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Cale Sheets, who picked up 91 receiving yards and one touchdown. Trent Mlnarik handled things on the ground, rushing for 86 yards.

While Bergan Catholic came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for Grand Island Central Catholic: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 47.1%. The team can thank Gavin Baker for the heroic effort on defense: he. Bergan Catholic hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.43 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

Grayson Sack continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Grand Island Central Catholic, rushing for 112 yards and a pair of TDs on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 131 yards and one touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Sack has posted since back in September. Jack Alberts was Sack's top target, picking up four receiving yards.

Knights

Previous 5 Games

11/07/25 vs Grand Island Central Catholic	14-31
10/31/25 vs Wood River	61-0
10/24/25 vs Arlington	34-12
10/17/25 @ North Bend Central	50-8
10/10/25 vs Tekamah-Herman	1-0

The loss snapped Bergan Catholic's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 9-2 record. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.

Bergan Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, they will challenge Ord on Friday.