Best of Bison: a win despite Bow's 410 rush yards

McCook senior Weston Walgren stepped into the starting safety position Friday night and made a Bison-high 11 tackles against Broken Bow's power rushing attack.

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McCOOK, Neb. — All the McCook Bison leaders from Friday's 34-20 Homecoming win over Broken Bow where those upset-minded Indians ran 81 offensive plays to McCook's 33:

TEAM STATS

Rushing yards: Broken Bow 410, McCook 121

McCook's defensive unit stood strong with a huge first-half stand at the goal line and forcing two turnovers that set up 14 crucial points Friday night. The unbeaten Bison (3-0 record) play next at Holdrege (1-2) with opening kickoff set for 7 p.m. on Friday.

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Passing: McCook 48, Broken Bow 11

Total yards: Broken Bow 421, McCook 169

Turnovers lost: Broken Bow 2, McCook 1

First downs: Broken Bow 24, McCook 7

Third-down efficiency: Broken Bow 4 for 9 (44 percent); McCook 2 for 8 (25 percent)

Penalty yards: Broken Bow 44, McCook 22

BISON OFFENSE

Rushing: Brett Fraker 6 carries-60 yards-1 touchdown; Adam Dugger 10-48-2 TDs; Layten Bortner 3-13.

Passing: Adam Dugger 3 completions-11 attempts-48 yards-1 INT.

Receiving: Lucas Gomez-Wilson 2 catches-35 yards; Glenn Ruggles 1-13.

BISON DEFENSE

Total tackles: Weston Walgren 11 (5 assists), Canyon Hosick 10 (6 assists), Alex Anthony 9 (1 assist), Mitchel Cole 9, Brett Fraker 7, Quentin Terry 6 (1 assist), Garrett Kaps 6, Hayden Norgaard 5 (2 assists), Eli Kehler 4 (1 assist), Gary Shafer 2, Patrick Gross 1, Layton Carpenter 1, Keagan Reece (1 assist).

Tackles for loss: Eli Kehler 1.

Takeaways: Alex Anthony (interception), Mitchel Cole (fumble recovery).

BISON SPECIAL TEAMS

Kickoff returns: Brett Fraker 2 for 43 yards-1 TD.

Punt returns: Lucas Gomez-Wilson 1 for 12.

Punting yards: Canyon Hosick 4 for 36-yard average, long of 41

Kickoffs: Patrick Gross 7 for 379 yards, 3 touchbacks