The Pius X Thunderbolts will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Blair Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pius X is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell just short of Elkhorn North by a score of 24-21 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbolts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the are ranked 20th).
The losing side was boosted by Kolbe Volkmer, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 119 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Andreasen handled things on the ground, rushing for 101 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Meanwhile, Blair took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They blew past Standing Bear, posting a 56-12 win at home.
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