Bishop Neumann couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 28-21 to the Norfolk Catholic Knights on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Knights are ranked third).
Bishop Neumann lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jake Rezac, who threw for 175 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. Bishop Neumann also got a significant boost from Conor Booth, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 134 yards.
Bishop Neumann will square off against Yutan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Norfolk Catholic, they will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Boone Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Norfolk Catholic will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak dating back to last season.
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