The Scottsbluff Bearcats will face off against the York Dukes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Scottsbluff is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Scottsbluff is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: McCook, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Scottsbluff was ranked 17th). The Bearcats enjoyed a cozy 21-7 victory over the Bison on Friday. The Bearcats pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bison cut but never quite recovered from.
Nate Kelley
| 10/17/25 @ McCook | 207 |
| 10/10/25 vs Hastings | 59 |
| 10/03/25 @ Gering | 176 |
| 09/26/25 vs Lexington | 177 |
| 09/19/25 @ Seward | 92 |
| + 5 more games |
It was another big night for Nate Kelley, who rushed for 207 yards and two TDs. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2024. Jorden McCarty was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and one score.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Scottsbluff proved: they limited McCook to a paltry 2.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Dylan Propp for the heroic effort on defense: he. Scottsbluff didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.7.
Scottsbluff didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Keon Delgado and George Schmall.
Meanwhile, York unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 42-16 to Seward. Dukes fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Bluejays since Friday.
York's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. As for Scottsbluff, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Scottsbluff against York when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 35-0 victory. Will the Bearcats repeat their success, or do the Dukes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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