While Kearney put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Grand Island. The Kearney Bearcats blew past the Grand Island Islanders 42-0 on the road. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Islanders are ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Griffin Novacek had a dynamite game for Kearney, rushing for 21 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 90 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Samuel Nachtigal handled things on the ground, rushing for 135 yards.
Kearney pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Grand Island, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Kearney will head out on the road to square off against Millard South at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Grand Island, they will head out to take on Lincoln East at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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