Ashland-Greenwood entered their tilt with Roncalli Catholic on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 29-26 victory over the Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Crimson Pride are ranked 56th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cael Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 157 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Landon Mohs also helped out with an impressive 86 receiving yards.
Ashland-Greenwood wouldn't let Roncalli Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ashland-Greenwood can thank Sam Mundt and Isaac Nonella for forcing both of them.
Roncalli Catholic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jackson Post, who picked up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Post torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 83 yards. Lucas Post was another key player, gaining 120 total yards and a touchdown.
Ashland-Greenwood pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Roncalli Catholic, they moved to 4-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ashland-Greenwood will venture away from home to challenge Brownell Talbot at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ashland-Greenwood is facing Brownell Talbot at the right time seeing as Brownell Talbot is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Roncalli Catholic, they will head out to take on Boys Town at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boys Town's defense has only allowed 10.7 points per game this season, so Roncalli Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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