Ashland-Greenwood came tearing into Friday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging a 47-20 victory over the Gross Catholic Cougars. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Cougars are ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Ashland-Greenwood to victory were Derek Tonjes and Cael Smith. Tonjes threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns, while Smith rushed for 233 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Smith really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
Ashland-Greenwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Ashland-Greenwood wouldn't let Gross Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ashland-Greenwood can thank Jack Johnson and Landon Sobota for forcing both of them.
Ashland-Greenwood's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Gross Catholic, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
As of now, neither Ashland-Greenwood nor Gross Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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