After losing to Ponca the last time they met, Archbishop Bergan decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Archbishop Bergan Knights took down the Ponca Indians 34-19 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Austin Scheuler and his top target Cale Sheets. Scheuler threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes while Sheets picked up 191 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Sheets is now averaging an impressive 137.5 receiving yards per game.
Archbishop Bergan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Trent Mlnarik and K.J Faulkner. Faulkner also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Archbishop Bergan's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Ponca, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Archbishop Bergan will head out on the road to challenge Cedar Catholic at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ponca, they will challenge Aquinas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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