The West Point-Beemer Cadets will face off against the Bishop Neumann Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, West Point-Beemer got the win against Tekamah-Herman by a conclusive 36-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cadets.
Meanwhile, while Bishop Neumann put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Yutan. Bishop Neumann claimed a resounding 40-0 win over Yutan on the road. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Chieftains are ranked 75th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Conor Booth was a one-man wrecking crew for Bishop Neumann as he rushed for 259 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 16.2 yards per carry. Booth really tore up the turf during one magnificent 81-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Neumann was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
West Point-Beemer's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Bishop Neumann, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
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