St. Cecilia is 3-0 against Bishop Neumann since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Cecilia Bluehawks will head out on the road to face off against the Bishop Neumann Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. St. Cecilia is looking for their season?s first win.
Last Friday, St. Cecilia took a blow against Kearney Catholic, falling 45-13. While losing is never fun, the Bluehawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Stars are ranked 29th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jj Schaefer, who picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 51 yards.
Meanwhile, Bishop Neumann won against Yutan last Friday with 40 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Bishop Neumann took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 40-6 victory over West Point-Beemer. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cavaliers.
Conor Booth went supernova for Bishop Neumann, rushing for 277 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Booth has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Neumann was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Bishop Neumann wouldn't let West Point-Beemer keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bishop Neumann can thank Jarred Cernik and Dylan Choutka for forcing both of them.
St. Cecilia's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Bishop Neumann, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
St. Cecilia didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Bishop Neumann when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 29-25 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Booth, who rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Cecilia still be able to contain Booth? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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