Down 21, No. 3 Bison brilliantly rally to beat No. 7 NW

McCook junior Landon Towne and fellow state pole vaulter Joel Carter rise for a mid-air celebrating following the No. 3 Bison's 35-21 comeback win over No. 7 Grand Island Northwest Friday night.

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MCCOOK, Neb. — Week two of 2018 won't rank far behind all the best McCook Bison playoff games during recent years.

Trailing Grand Island Northwest 21-0 a minute before halftime, the Class B No. 3-ranked team rallied for an incredible 35-21 victory at packed and wild Weiland Field Friday night.

Senior Paxton Terry shook off two fumbles to score three touchdowns with the third catching those No. 7 Vikings 21-21.

Junior quarterback Cameryn Berry then darted and dashed for a go-ahead score in quarter four. He later threw a clinching TD pass to senior DJ Gross.

Senior Alec Bunger made a huge leaping end-zone interception that erased another potential Viking score. Berry also recovered one fumble inside the Bison 10 when Northwest was treatening to make it 27-0.

Junior Joel Carter made one more key fumble recovery while senior Colin Giron and sophomore Alec Langan led a strong second-half Bison pass rush that rattled all-state Viking quarterback Carter Terry.

Watch for more photos and full details in Monday's Gazette. McCook now gets ready for another shot at Class B No. 1 and defending champ York next week.