The North Bend Central Tigers blanked Madison 35-0 at home last Friday night.
The Tigers outscored the Dragons 15-0 in the first quarter, and blanked Madison 13-0 in the second quarter to take a 28-0 lead into the locker room.
North Bend Central won the third quarter 7-0 to lead 35-0 at the end of three. Neither team scored in the 4th quarter.
Joel Hines had 187 yards rushing on 11 carries, including two touchdowns.
Brock Ray racked up 9 tackles while Dawson Poessnecker and Schadrick Westerman had 8 and 7, respectively.
The Tigers notched 247 yards of total offense, including 237 rushing. The Dragons had 209 yards of total offense.
Head Coach Ryan Stieren says it was a great night to be a Tiger. "We played our best game of the year thus far. It was great for our defense to get a shutout, they have played well all year. I feel we progressed offensively as well and our special teams scored a touchdown. Very happy for our kids and all involved in our program."
North Bend Central (3-1) is at Wahoo (5-0) Friday night.
The Warriors won 42-8 at David City last time out.
It's the start of district play for the Tigers, and the next three games for North Bend Central are going to be as tough as it gets.
The Tigers face Wahoo, David City Aquinas, and Bishop Neumann the next three weeks...yikes.
With that said, North Bend Central has made some great strides this season, and should feel good about what they have done.
The Tigers will have had two weeks to prepare for the Warriors once Friday rolls around so that should help North Bend Central.
I think the Tigers are better suited to compete with these three powers than in the past.
North Bend Central has to give the Warriors everything they've got and then some.
The Tigers have to play optimistic football from here on out, just like they have all season.
Things really came together for North Bend Central in the Madison game, and I look for the Tigers' efforts in that game to carry over to Friday night.
Wahoo beat Norfolk Catholic, but hasn't really played anyone otherwise.
I think North Bend Central has what it takes to surprise some people and challenge and give the Warriors a run for their money.
I don't know if the Tigers are going to beat Wahoo, but North Bend Central has to believe they can get the job done.
Things have gone pretty well for the Tigers up to this point, and I look for North Bend Central to give the Warriors their best shot and everything they've got Friday night.
I think the game will at least be closer than some of the other games have been in the past.
I could very easily see the Tigers playing Wahoo within 2-3 touchdowns. I don't think North Bend Central is going to lose by 40 or 50 like the past couple of years.
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