St. Cecilia couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders 41-13 on Friday. The Bluehawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Although St. Cecilia took the loss, they still got scores from Thomas Bykerk and Jj Schaefer.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Grayson Sack and his top target Graham Stava. Sack threw for 313 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt while Stava picked up 146 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Axel Escalante, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.
St. Cecilia will hit the road for the first time this season to take on Amherst at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, they will take on Malcolm at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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