McCook tuned up for a big district showdown with Scottsbluff by coming west to thump Gering on Friday night by the final of 54-6.
The Bison improved to 4-2 rolling up 414 yards of total offense while defensively holding Gering to just 109 yards total on the night.
Alec Langan led the McCook rushing attack with 120 yards and a touchdown.
Quarterback Mark Arp for McCook threw for 121 yards and a pair of scores while also rushing for a touchdown.
Gerings lone score came late in the game on a Lance Isaacs short touchdown run.
Gering will play at 6-1 Mitchell next week. Mitchell tonight got a road win at Ogallala, 55-39.
McCook will return home to face old rival Scottsbluff in a game that will likely decide the district championship.
Other Notes
-Bridgeport won at Valentine 20-0 to improve to 6-1. Former Scottsbluff Principal, now Valentine Superintendent, Mike Halley, said Valentine couldnt stop Cole Faessler in the second half. The Bulldogs led 6-0 at halftime. Bridgeport is looking good for a home game in round one of the playoffs. They entered today at No. 5 in power points and theyll finish with Hershey and Chase County, two teams that were a combined 0-12 entering tonight.
-Mitchell last week slipped up at home losing to Gothenburg. This week they go on the road at win at Ogallala 55-39. Head coach Nick Kuxhausen said “great effort from our guys”. The Tigers are home for Gering next week.
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
PREP FOOTBALL
Allen 81, Walthill 12
Ansley-Litchfield 44, South Loup 8
Aquinas 42, David City 7
Arapahoe 58, Bertrand 40
Archbishop Bergan 63, Tekamah-Herman 0
Arlington 22, Fort Calhoun 3
Ashland-Greenwood 47, Wahoo 22
Auburn 56, Nebraska City 15
Aurora 55, Hastings 34
Axtell 50, Maywood-Hayes Center 8
Battle Creek 54, O’Neill 13
Beatrice 33, Seward 28
Bellevue West 42, Millard West 7
Bennington 42, Elkhorn 34
Bishop Neumann 19, Lincoln Lutheran 7
Blair 54, Omaha Gross Catholic 14
Boys Town 33, Douglas County West 6
Bridgeport 20, Valentine 0
Broken Bow 38, Holdrege 14
Central Valley 25, Fremont Mills, Tabor, Iowa 16
Chadron 30, Alliance 20
Clarkson/Leigh 22, Wisner-Pilger 20
Columbus 34, Lincoln Pius X 24
Columbus Lakeview 42, North Bend Central 21
Columbus Scotus 55, Schuyler 15
Cozad 38, Minden 15
Creek Valley 64, Arthur County 32
Creighton 50, Summerland 14
Cross County 62, East Butler 42
Deshler 53, Lewiston 19
Doniphan-Trumbull 36, Sandy Creek 0
Dorchester 70, Heartland Lutheran 19
Elkhorn North 34, Elkhorn Mount Michael 14
Elkhorn South 35, Gretna 10
Elkhorn Valley 46, Hartington-Newcastle 18
Elm Creek 55, Alma 20
Elmwood-Murdock 56, Conestoga 8
Exeter-Milligan/Friend 38, Heartland 28
Fillmore Central 28, Wood River-Shelton Co-op 6
Gibbon 35, Centura 14
Gothenburg 36, Sidney 7
Grand Island Central Catholic 36, Hastings St. Cecilia 0
Harvard 67, Elba 7
Hitchcock County 56, Maxwell 6
Homer 58, Randolph 20
Howells/Dodge 36, Guardian Angels 16
Humphrey St. Francis 44, CWC 6
Johnson County Central 58, Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer 36
Johnson-Brock 50, Diller-Odell 14
Kearney 34, Lincoln High 0
Kearney Catholic 33, Adams Central 22
Kenesaw 73, Blue Hill 34
Lincoln Christian 38, Fairbury 8
Lincoln East 21, North Platte 7
Lincoln Southeast 49, Bellevue East 16
Logan View-Scribner-Snyder 31, Omaha Concordia 6
Loomis 28, Medicine Valley 24
Louisville 41, Platteview 22
Lutheran High Northeast 60, Plainview 14
Malcolm 14, Raymond Central 6
McCook 54, Gering 6
McCool Junction 65, Meridian 0
Milford 28, Falls City 21
Mitchell 55, Ogallala 39
Neligh-Oakdale 62, West Holt 14
Norfolk Catholic 56, Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur 6
Norris 47, Crete 8
North Central 68, Ainsworth 22
Oakland-Craig 52, Hartington Cedar Catholic 14
Omaha Creighton Prep 68, Lincoln Northeast 0
Omaha Roncalli 40, South Sioux City 13
Omaha Skutt Catholic 42, Ralston 7
Omaha Westside 52, Norfolk 3
Osceola 60, Lawrence-Nelson 16
Overton 33, Brady 22
Palmer 46, Fullerton 40
Papillion-LaVista 14, Lincoln Southwest 6
Parkview Christian 52, Hampton 6
Paxton 48, Southwest 26
Pender 71, Emerson-Hubbard 12
Pierce 45, West Point-Beemer 8
Pleasanton 52, Twin Loup 14
Potter-Dix 50, Hay Springs 26
Ravenna 44, Amherst 36
Riverside 56, Elgin Public/Pope John 14
Sandhills Valley 56, Sandhills/Thedford 14
Scottsbluff 33, Lexington 14
Shelby/Rising City 64, Arcadia-Loup City 58
South Platte 51, Banner County 8
St. Mary’s 36, Bloomfield 30
St. Paul 40, Central City 29
Stanton 60, Madison 7
Sterling 59, Pawnee City 18
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 55, Wauneta-Palisade 13
Sutherland 44, Perkins County 22
Thayer Central 42, Southern 6
Wakefield 30, Laurel-Concord/Coleridge 24
Waverly 36, Plattsmouth 0
Wayne 38, Boone Central 27
Wilber-Clatonia 49, Centennial 21
Wilcox-Hildreth 45, Silver Lake 26
Winside 48, Wausa 22
Wynot 42, Osmond 12
Yutan 42, Syracuse 0
