Broken Bow played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 35-14 to the Cozad Haymakers. The Indians gained 99 more yards on the day, but it was the Haymakers that made the best use of them.
Aidan Markham
| 09/26/25 @ Cozad | 97 |
| 09/05/25 @ Ogallala | 66 |
| 09/12/25 vs St. Paul | 57 |
| 08/29/25 vs Chadron | 35 |
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Broken Bow lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ayden Clark, who rushed for 120 yards and one TD. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards. Aidan Markham helped out on the ground, rushing for 97 yards.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Cobe Wells for the heroic effort on defense: he. Broken Bow didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.7.
Broken Bow's defensive line didn't let Julien Davis., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Clark was especially locked on to Cozad's QB and sacked him twice.
A big part of Cozad's victory came down to the chemistry between Davis and his top target Bryson Snider. Davis threw for 179 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes while Snider gained 99 total yards and two touchdowns. Those 179 passing yards gave Davis a new career-high.
This is the second loss in a row for Broken Bow and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Cozad, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Broken Bow will face off against rival Holdrege at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Cozad is set to take on their familiar foe Gothenburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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