The Kearney Catholic Stars will square off against the Hershey Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Kearney Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups.
Kearney Catholic is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mitchell just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 41-38. That makes it the first time this season the Stars have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Kearney Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Jacob Bosshamer threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes. Those 373 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Bosshamer. Atreyu May was Bosshamer's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Kearney Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Owen Axmann.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hershey). They came out on top against Gordon-Rushville by a score of 40-30 on Friday.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hershey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Kearney Catholic fell to 6-1. As for Hershey, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Kearney Catholic against Hershey in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 45-7 victory. In that match, Kearney Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 31-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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