Sadly, the Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars are still looking for their first win of the season after 18 matchups. They had to suffer through a rough 68-29 loss at the hands of Boyd County. Niobrara/Verdigre was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-14.
Derris Hansen was his usual excellent self, scoring 43 points along with three steals for Boyd County. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hansen has scored at least a third of Boyd County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Adams, who scored seven points along with four steals.
Niobrara/Verdigre dropped their record down to 0-18 with that loss, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Boyd County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
Niobrara/Verdigre will head out on the road to square off against Neligh-Oakdale at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Niobrara/Verdigre is facing Neligh-Oakdale at the right time seeing as Neligh-Oakdale is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Boyd County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boyd County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 198th, while Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] is ranked 49th).
