Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grand Island). They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-6 victory over the Bellevue East Chieftains. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Islanders considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
It was another big night for Nelsyn Wheeler, who rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those 197 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Gavin Semm was another key player, throwing for 148 yards and two touchdowns.
Grand Island's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-7. As for Bellevue East, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Grand Island will host Omaha Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grand Island is facing Omaha Northwest at the right time seeing as Omaha Northwest is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Bellevue East, they will head out to face off against Lincoln North Star at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln North Star's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Bellevue East's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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