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By LuAnn Schindler
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Warriors outlast Bobcats

 

September 30, 2021

Faith King | SAM

Gabriel Gamez kicks off following a Bobcat touchdown in the second quarter. The Bobcats lost to Neligh-Oakdale, 34-58, in a Thursday night game, played in Neligh.

A third-quarter drought plagued Summerland, as Neligh-Oakdale capitalized and downed the Bobcats, 58-34. The teams met Sept. 23 in Neligh.

Mason Hoke completed five of nine passes for 25 yards. Ty Rix led receivers with three catches for 16 yards.

Trevor Thomson led the rushers with 22 carries for 191 yards. Kendrick Schroeder carried the ball 14 times for 56 yards and Hoke picked up 50 yards on 14 carries.

Colton Thiele led the defense with 11 tackles, including four solo takedowns and one tackle for loss. Schroeder finished with 10 tackles.

Thiele and Logan Mueller sacked Warrior quarterback Aiden Kuester once each.

The Warriors hit pay dirt first, as Kuester scrambled 48 yards for the score. After a missed PAT, NO led 6-0.

Trevor Thomson responded with a 31-yard run and Gabriel Gamez booted the extra point to give Summerland a 7-6 lead.

Kuester found the end zone for a second time, running the ball in from eight yards out. He added a pass to Bryson Gadeken to boost the Warriors' lead to 14-7.

The Bobcats drove down field and Hoke punched in a 17-yard run. Gamez nailed the extra point to even the score as the first quarter ended.

The Bobcats relied on a balanced attack on both sides of the ball in the second quarter to take a 28-20 lead into the break.

Thomson broke free on a 51-yard run and Gamez added the extra point to boost the Bobcats ahead of the Warriors.

NO added six points on a 14-yard pass from Kuester to Talon Krebs. The PAT failed.

Before the break, Hoke lunged across the goal line for a one-yard pickup and score. Gamez added the PAT.

Neligh-Oakdale scored twice in the third quarter. Gadeken scampered in from five yards out. Kuester's run for two was successful, knotting the score at 28 each.

Kuester connected with Krebs on a 20-yard pass to take a 34-28 lead.

In the fourth quarter, the Bobcats' drive ended with a two-yard scoring run from Kendrick Schroeder. The PAT failed.

The Warriors answered the challenge, on a two-yard run by Kuester. He added the PAT.

Summerland was on the move, but turned the ball over on a failed fourth and 10 attempt.

The Warriors added two touchdowns in the final minutes, including a fourth touchdown by Kuester and a one-yard walk-in by Gadeken.

 

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