Arlington lost against Norfolk Catholic back in September of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Eagles took a blow against the Knights, falling 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Knights are ranked 11th).
Owen Ladehoff threw for 34 yards on six of ten attempts. On the ground, Jake Flesner rushed for 87 yards.
Nathan Timmerman produced another solid effort rushing for 81 yards and a pair of scores, while also picking up 34 receiving yards and one touchdown for Norfolk Catholic. Timmerman has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Callen Marshall, who threw for 166 yards and two TDs while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Arlington's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Norfolk Catholic, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-1.
Coming up, Arlington will take on Aquinas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will give the Eagles their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Norfolk Catholic, they will challenge Ponca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Knights will be up against the Indians' rather soft defense (which has allowed 34.5 points per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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