Standing Bear is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They will square off against the Waverly Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Standing Bear has given up an average of 28 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Standing Bear came up short against Gretna East last Thursday, falling 33-13. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Griffins recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Although Standing Bear took the loss, they still got scores from Hayden Holdren and Paul Hart.
Meanwhile, Waverly strolled into their game last Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Elkhorn 50-15. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Antlers are ranked 70th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Standing Bear better focus on containing Brockston Teply and Nathan Axmann as the pair were huge in Waverly's win. Teply threw for 203 yards and three TDs on only 17 passes, while Axmann rushed for 75 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Axmann is also crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
Waverly didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Elkhorn to a completion percentage of just 42.1%. The Vikings weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 76.2%.
Waverly didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Max Leininger and Gavin McMillan. Leininger got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Standing Bear's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Waverly, their record is now 4-0.
Standing Bear couldn't quite finish off Waverly in their previous meeting back in September of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Grizzlies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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