The St. Cecilia Bluehawks will square off against the Wood River Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Cecilia will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-7, which was the final score in St. Cecilia's tilt against Bishop Neumann on Friday. The Bluehawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 59-7.
St. Cecilia might have lost, but man, Jj Schaefer was a machine: he picked up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown. Schaefer got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 84 yards.
Meanwhile, Wood River entered their matchup against Boone Central on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wood River came up short against Boone Central, falling 37-14. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Wood River got top-tier performance from Beau Rohrich, who rushed for 154 yards, and also caught a touchdown. Rohrich's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season. Wood River also got a significant boost from Madden Brabec, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 96 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wood River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
St. Cecilia's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Wood River, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Everything went St. Cecilia's way against Wood River in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as St. Cecilia made off with a 42-19 victory. Will St. Cecilia repeat their success, or does Wood River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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