St. Paul couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 19-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kearney Catholic Stars on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 14-7 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2021.
When it comes to explaining why St. Paul lost, don't look at Cody Kuszak. Despite the final result, he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Kuszak got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible80 yards.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Jacob Bosshamer and his top target Owen Axmann. Bosshamer rushed for 80 yards on only nine carries while Axmann picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Paul will venture away from home to take on Raymond Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Paul is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Kearney Catholic, they will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against Ord at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Ord focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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