Friday just wasn't the day for Bryan's offense. They took a blow against the Kearney Bearcats on Friday, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Bearcats are ranked seventh).
Bryan wouldn't let Kearney keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bryan can thank Anton Gilbert and Edwin Montoya for forcing both of them.
Kearney got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Zach Atchison out in front who rushed for 23 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 91 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Atchison a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Griffin Novacek, who rushed for 16 yards and a touchdown.
Bryan's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Kearney, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Bryan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kearney, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Bearcats takes on Millard West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearney will be hoping to continue their six-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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