Kearney- The Chanticleers were on the road to Kearney on Friday to play the Kearney Catholic Stars at Foster Field (Home of the UNK Lopers). Kearney Catholic is building a new football/track facility and construction is not done. The Chanticleers found themselves down big again in the first half as Kearney Catholic built a 21-0 lead early into the second quarter. The Chants kept fighting and went on a long scoring drive when Jordan Williams found Hayden Nelson for a 17-yard touchdown pass and catch. After the Chants forced a fumble on the next possession, the Chants scored again when Jordan Williams found Colton Thompson for a 9-yard touchdown reception. Kearney Catholic added a field goal at the end of the half to make it 24-14. The Chants got off to a slow start in the second half again as the Stars added three more scores in the third quarter. The Chants found themselves down 43-14. The Chants added one more score at the end of the third a 2-yard pass from Jordan Williams to Easton Ryschon. In the fourth, Beau Wells scored on a 42-yard touchdown run as time ran out. Jaden Psota scored on a 2-point conversion to make the final score 42-29 Stars. Coach Wells had this to say after the game, “We got off to a slow start again this week. We saw a lot of positives and improved from week 1. We feel like we are getting better. We are still learning and we just have to keep grinding away and improving each week. Our kids are proud and will continue to keep working hard.” Ord will be on the road next Friday at O’Neill. The game time for this game will be at 6:00 p.m.
Quarter…..1…....2…....3…...4……..Final
Ord..……..0.......14.......7…...8………29
K.C....…...14…..10…..19…..0…........43
Team Statistics
Ord
Rushing- 252, Passing- 91
Individual Statistics
Ord
Rushing- J. Williams 18-131, G. Geiser 13-63, E. Ryschon 2-5, C. Thomsen 2-8, B. Wells 1-42, J. Psota 1-3
Passing- J. Williams 10-16 91 Yds 3 TD
Receiving- E. Ryschon 4-29, H. Nelson 4-51, C. Thompson 2-11
Kicking- C. Meyer. (PAT 3-3)
Defense- J. Boettcher 9 Tackles, J. Williams 6 Tackles, G. Geiser 6 Tackles, H. Nelson 5 Tackles 1 TFL 1 Sack, C. Meyer 5 Tackles, L. Critel 5 Tackles, B. Wells 5 Tackles, C. Thompson 5 Tackles, E. Ryschon 4 Tackles
Takeaways- C. Thompson 1 FR, L. Klein 1 FR