The Kearney Catholic Stars are on the road again on Friday to play the Norfolk Catholic Knights. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kearney Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 30-8 margin over Wood River. The Stars pushed the score to 30-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
The critical scores for Kearney Catholic came from Daymeion Van Matre, Pete Homan, and Jacob Bosshamer.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Catholic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Raymond Central to the tune of 41-14. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Mustangs are ranked 44th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kearney Catholic's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Norfolk Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
Kearney Catholic was dealt a bruising 55-7 defeat at the hands of Norfolk Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kearney Catholic was down 27-7.
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