Despite a strong season so far, Grand Island Central Catholic has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They took a 48-33 bruising from the St. Paul Wildcats on Friday. The Crusaders lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in October of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 57-20 score last time.
Grand Island Central Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Grayson Sack, who threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and Connor Haney, who picked up 96 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Sack has become a key player for Grand Island Central Catholic: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Grand Island Central Catholic also got help from Graham Stava, who showed off his sure hands for 81 receiving yards.
St. Paul's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zandyn Weller, who rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 161 yards on only 12 passes. Weller really tore up the turf during one magnificent 98-yard run. Cody Kuszak was another key player, rushing for 172 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
Grand Island Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for St. Paul, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7.
As of now, neither Grand Island Central Catholic nor St. Paul have any future games scheduled.
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