The Cross County Cougars will head out to challenge the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
It was a proper cat-fight when Cross County challenged St. Paul on Friday. Cross County narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past St. Paul 22-20.
Meanwhile, Grand Island Central Catholic had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Chanticleers , sneaking past 31-28.
Grayson Sack continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 201 yards and a touchdown. Those 118 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jack Alberts was Sack's top target, picking up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown.
Grand Island Central Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Braylon Wolfe and Owen Price.
The win got Cross County back to even at 3-3. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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