After flying high against Heartland last Friday, Centennial came back down to earth. The Centennial Broncos took a blow against the Shelby-Rising City Huskies on Friday, falling 76-38. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Huskies are ranked 16th).
Despite the loss, Centennial still got an impressive performance from Kade McFadden, who picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. McFadden is becoming a predictor of Centennial's success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
It was another big night for Carter Eickmeier, who rushed for 244 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry for Shelby-Rising City. With that strong performance, Eickmeier is now averaging an impressive 102.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Vrbka, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Shelby-Rising City, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Centennial has already played their next matchup, a 58-34 defeat against McCool Junction on the 11th. As for Shelby-Rising City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 52-6 win against Mead on the 11th.
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