Blaine was the 23-13 winner over Centennial when they last played one another back in September of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Bengals fell 28-21 to the Cougars on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Cougars are ranked 12th).
When it comes to explaining why Blaine lost, don't look at Jameson Niska. Despite the final result, he rushed for 68 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 204 yards and one touchdown on only 13 passes.
Blaine's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Centennial, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Blaine will square off against rival Andover at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Niska and Joseph Mapson. Meanwhile, Centennial is set to challenge their familiar foe Anoka at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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