The Oakland-Craig Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Cedar Catholic Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakland-Craig has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight defeats, while Cedar Catholic will come in with seven straight wins.
Oakland-Craig played against Norfolk Catholic on Friday and lost via forfeit.
Cedar Catholic's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed past Ponca to the tune of 48-0. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Indians are ranked 109th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cedar Catholic found their leader in sophomore Grady Haberer, who threw for 84 yards and three touchdowns.
Cedar Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 265 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Cedar Catholic, adding 13 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Easton Hochstein, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Cedar Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Oakland-Craig, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Oakland-Craig came up short against Cedar Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 22-16. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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