The Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders will challenge the Ord Chanticleers on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Grand Island Central Catholic sitting on five straight wins and Ord on eight.
Grand Island Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Bergan Catholic with points to spare, taking the game 31-14. Grand Island Central Catholic's victory was all the more impressive since the Knights were averaging only 9.27 points allowed on the season.
Grayson Sack
| 11/07/25 vs Bergan Catholic | 112 |
| 10/31/25 vs West Point-Beemer | 31 |
| 10/24/25 vs St. Paul | 59 |
| 10/17/25 vs Boone Central | 105 |
| 10/10/25 @ Cross County | 47 |
| + 3 more games |
Grayson Sack continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 112 yards and two scores on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 131 yards and one touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. A healthy portion of Sack's aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Connor Haney, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Grand Island Central Catholic didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Bergan Catholic to a completion percentage of just 42.9%. The team can thank Sack for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Grand Island Central Catholic; they were averaging 61.7%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 61.7%.
Grand Island Central Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Thomas Schneider and Mason Vasquez.
Meanwhile, Ord didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cedar Catholic on Friday, but they still walked away with a 27-21 win.
Grand Island Central Catholic's record is now 10-1. As for Ord, their record now sits at 8-3.
Friday's contest might be decided on the ground. Grand Island Central Catholic has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 188 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ord struggles in that department as they've been averaging 258.6 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's matchup turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Grand Island Central Catholic came up short against Ord in their previous matchup back in October, falling 21-14. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
