If McCook wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Scottsbluff, they should've done a better job of containing  Nate Kelley. The Bearcats strolled past the Bison with  points to spare on Friday, taking the game  21-7 for which the team can thank  Kelley, who rushed for 207 yards and a pair of  touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 63 yards.
 On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Scottsbluff's defense and their three sacks.  Hayden Schmer refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5  sacks all by himself.

Bearcats
| 10/17/25 @ McCook | 21-7 | 
| 10/10/25 vs Hastings | 42-0 | 
| 10/03/25 @ Gering | 34-7 | 
| 09/26/25 vs Lexington | 56-7 | 
The  win (which was Scottsbluff's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Those  victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.3 points on average over those games. As for McCook,  with the  defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2.
 Coming up, Scottsbluff will welcome York  at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. As for McCook, they will head out to  square off against Lexington  at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday.
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