The Cedar Catholic Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Pierce Bluejays at 9:55 p.m. on Monday. Pierce took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cedar Catholic, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Cedar Catholic took their game at home with ease, bagging a 34-6 win over Archbishop Bergan. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Knights are ranked 103rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Breiton Whitmire was a one-man wrecking crew for Cedar Catholic as he rushed for 140 yards on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Whitmire has posted since back in September of 2023.
Cedar Catholic's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Jacob Steffen and Will Steffen who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Pierce came up short against Douglas County West on Friday and fell 28-19. The loss was the Bluejays' first of the season.
The victory made it two in a row for Cedar Catholic and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Pierce, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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