The Kearney Bearcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Millard North Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearney will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Last Friday, Kearney strolled past Papillion-LaVista South with points to spare, taking the game 31-14.
Griffin Novacek was a one-man wrecking crew for Kearney as he threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 110 yards. 156 of those passing yards were hauled in by Josh Dolence, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Kearney didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Whalen and John Florrel. Sawyer Schilke was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Millard North on the road against Lincoln East on Friday as the team secured a 55-28 win. With the Mustangs ahead 34-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Millard North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Kearney's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Millard North, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Kearney has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 151.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Millard North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 187.5. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Kearney against Millard North when the teams last played back in September of 2017, as the squad secured a 42-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kearney since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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