Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Paul). They enjoyed a cozy 48-33 victory over the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders on Friday. The Wildcats didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this win makes it their second in a row.
St. Paul's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zandyn Weller, who rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 161 yards on only 12 passes. Weller's longest rush was for an incredible 98 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Cody Kuszak, who rushed for 172 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
St. Paul was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 452 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Grand Island Central Catholic's loss came despite strong showings from Grayson Sack and Connor Haney. Sack threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, while Haney picked up 96 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Haney didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes. Grand Island Central Catholic also got help from Graham Stava, who showed off his sure hands for 81 receiving yards.
St. Paul's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
As of now, neither St. Paul nor Grand Island Central Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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