On Friday, the Kearney Catholic Stars were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 20-14 to Valentine. The match marked the Stars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Kearney Catholic still got an impressive performance from Jacob Bosshamer, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 219 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Bosshamer has posted since back in August.
Kearney Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Atreyu May.
The critical scores for Valentine came from Sutton Schrunk and Andon Olson.
Kearney Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Valentine, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
While Kearney Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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