It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kearney Catholic can now relate to. They lost 35-13 to the Norfolk Catholic Knights on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Stars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Knights are ranked sixth).
When it comes to explaining why Kearney Catholic lost, don't look at Owen Axmann. Despite the final result, he picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown. Axmann has become a key player for Kearney Catholic: the team is 8-1 when he posts at least 100 receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Kearney Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Norfolk Catholic, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Kearney Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Norfolk Catholic, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bishop Neumann at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday. Norfolk Catholic is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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