After flying high against Norfolk last Friday, Papillion-LaVista South came back down to earth. The Papillion-LaVista South Titans lost to the Kearney Bearcats at home by a 31-14 margin on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Titans of the 22-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2019.
Chase Cunningham threw for 212 yards and a touchdown.
Elon Washington was his top target, picking up 85 receiving yards. On the ground,
Derek Jones rushed for 90 yards.
Griffin Novacek was nothing short of spectacular for Kearney: he threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 110 yards. Josh Dolence was Novacek's top target, picking up 156 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Papillion-LaVista South's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Kearney, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Papillion-LaVista South will head out to take on Omaha South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Papillion-LaVista South is facing Omaha South at the right time seeing as Omaha South is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Kearney, they will head out on the road to square off against Millard North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearney's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Millard North's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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