The Hershey Panthers will head out to take on the Kearney Catholic Stars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hershey took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 40-30 victory over Gordon-Rushville. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Hershey didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rhodee Hill and Kale Damoude. With that strong performance, Damoude is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hershey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Kearney Catholic's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They fell just short of Mitchell by a score of 41-38. That makes it the first time this season the Stars have let down their home crowd.
Kearney Catholic might have lost, but man, Jacob Bosshamer was a machine: he threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes. Atreyu May was Bosshamer's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hershey's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Kearney Catholic, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Hershey was dealt a bruising 45-7 defeat at the hands of Kearney Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hershey was down 31-0.
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