The Centura Centurions will challenge the Boone Central Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centura will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Centura's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Grand Island Central Catholic on Friday. They were beaten by the Crusaders 61-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boone Central). They breezed by Cross County on the road to the tune of 42-6 on Friday. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Cougars are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Boone Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than BROGAN BENES, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. BENES really tore up the turf during one magnificent 91-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of CODY ANDREASEN, who gained 136 total yards and a touchdown.
Boone Central'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 ANDREASEN and DALTON YOUNG. The dominant performance also gave ANDREASEN a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Boone Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cross County only rushed for 118.
Centura's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Boone Central, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Centura has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 182.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Boone Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 200.5. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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