The Centura Centurions will take on the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centura will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Centura's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Valentine on Friday. They had to suffer through a 40-0 loss at the hands of Valentine.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grand Island Central Catholic). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Superior 49-0 at home. Considering the Crusaders have won three matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Grayson Sack, who threw for 157 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards on only seven carries. Another player making a difference was Connor Haney, who picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Grand Island Central Catholic wouldn't let Superior keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Thomas Schneider led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Centura's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Centura has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 198.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Grand Island Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 163.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Centura came up short against Grand Island Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 13-7. Can Centura avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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