The Cedar Catholic Trojans will challenge the Archbishop Bergan Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Cedar Catholic took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 47-6 win over Wayne at home. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braeden Reifenrath and Micah Cattau were among the main playmakers for Cedar Catholic as the former rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries and the latter rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards Reifenrath has posted since back in September of 2023.
Cedar Catholic wouldn't let Wayne keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cedar Catholic can thank Nolan Becker and Bodie Hochstein for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Bergan strolled past Ponca with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 34-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
A big part of the victory 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 didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
The win got Cedar Catholic back to even at 1-1. As for Archbishop Bergan, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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