North Bend Central falls to Bishop Neumann

The North Bend Central Tigers dropped their 3rd straight game Friday night, falling 56-0 at Bishop Neumann.

The Cavaliers led 14-0 at the end of one. Neumann blanked North Bend Central 28-0 in the second quarter to take a 42-0 lead into the locker room.

The Cavaliers won each the third and fourth quarters 7-0 to make up the final score. It was 49-0 after three in favor of Neumann.

Dawson Poessnecker made 10 tackles for the Tigers.

North Bend Central had just 89 yards of total offense, 56 coming on the ground.

The defense surrendered 409 yards of total offense, including 258 through the air.

Head Coach Ryan Stieren says there were some positives to take away from the loss.

"I feel that we brought some fight, they are just a superior team. We forced them into 8 and 9 play drives, so we did not give up the huge plays. We also had a couple big plays offensively but could not get things going consistently. I believe that Bishop Neumann will be the Class C1 state champion -- I think that they are a complete team. We must continue to improve so that we can have success against David City this Friday."

Stieren says his team has made drastic improvements this season.

"I think we've made good progress. Of course winning some more games on the outside has a look of progress. But I think from a day-to-day standpoint I think we've made a lot of progress. A lot more than even the scoreboard says."

3-4 North Bend Central hosts 1-7 David City Friday night in High School Football Action on 107.9 the Bull.

Stieren says the Scouts have his squad's attention.

"They came to our place last year and beat us. And so they have a couple nice players, and they're going to have a lot of confidence coming in Friday night. And they're going to believe that they can beat us. And if we don't play well they can beat us."

David City picked up their first win of the year over Conestoga last week, winning 40-35.

The Scouts haven't been very competitive in any of their other games this season, although they've played a pretty tough schedule.

Still though the Tigers have won more games this year than David City has.

I like North Bend Central to come away with the win Friday night. I think the Tigers are well suited to finish the season 4-4, which would be very respectable for this program given where it's been.

North Bend Central can't expect things to be a cakewalk against the Scouts though.

David City will no doubt play tough with it being their final game of the season as well.

The Tigers are going to have to earn this win. It's not just going to be handed to them on a silver platter.

North Bend Central can't take the Scouts lightly. The Tigers have to work hard just like they have all season long.

I'm sure the seniors really want this one badly. There's nothing better than beating a team that beat you at your place the year before.

And you can bet these players haven't forgotten about what took place last year. I'm sure North Bend Central will be out for revenge.

I think the Tigers can definitely get revenge if they put their minds to it. I think North Bend Central stands a good chance to win Friday night, but the Tigers have to be focused and ready to play.

North Bend Central has to play a complete four quarter game and put things together one final time.

Kickoff between the Tigers and Scouts is set for 7:00 p.m. in North Bend. Pregame begins at 6:40 on  the Bull.