Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Valley). They blew past the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes, posting a 68-20 victory on the road. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Coyotes are ranked 70th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zaden Wolf was his usual excellent self, rushing for 64 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 114 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Taesian Soto, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Central Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Anselmo-Merna, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Central Valley will venture away from home to take on Burwell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Valley is facing Burwell at the right time seeing as Burwell is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Anselmo-Merna, they are taking a road trip to challenge Chambers/Wheeler Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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