With a playoff game on the line, Kearney rose to the challenge on Friday. They took down the Millard West Wildcats 21-7. The win was familiar territory for the Bearcats who have now won seven matches in a row.
Kearney had a senior duo take command as Zaire Lagrone gained 84 total yards and a touchdown and Griffin Novacek threw for 128 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Lagrone a new career-high in rushing yards (45).
Kearney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Kearney didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cayden John, Josh Dolence, Lagrone, and Carson Baker picked up one apiece.
Kearney's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Millard West, they moved to 5-5 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Kearney will challenge Bellevue West at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearney is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.4 points per game this season. Millard West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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