The North Platte Bulldogs once again could not recover from a slow start in a 56-28 loss to Lincoln East at Bauer Field. The Bulldogs fell behind 21-0 in the first quarter and trailed 49-14 at the half in the one-sided defeat. Jack Kenny caught two long touchdowns and Shane Mauch passed for two scores, and Tyson Chromy rushed for a touchdown to give the North Platte offense some life, but the defense was unable to stop the Spartans attack. North Platte drops to 0-3 with the loss. They’re at Bellevue East next Friday.

This 60-yard catch and run by Jack Kenny is tonight’s Play of the Game: 5 – Kenny 60 yard catch and run

After two weeks of defensive excellence, it was the offense’s time to shine for St. Pat’s. They scored 33 points in the first half and 34 in the second, routing Bayard 67-12. Though the shutout streak for the Irish came to an end, they still flexed their muscle on both sides of the ball in improving to 3-0. Next up for the Irish – a trip to Ravenna.

The Hershey Panthers dropped to 1-1 on the season with a 14-6 loss at Southern Valley. They’ll host Perkins County next Friday night.

Maxwell couldn’t keep up with high-scoring Elm Creek in a 45-28 loss in Maxwell. The defeat is the second in a row for the Wildcats and drops them to 1-2. The Wildcats have a bye this week.

Sutherland played on Thursday night, and were beaten by Southwest 52-14. The Sailors did score their first points of the season in the loss. They are 0-2 and host Arapahoe next Friday.

Other scores of local interest:

Amherst 34, Brady 14
Paxton 74, Wallace 22

Class C-1

Broken Bow 15, Gothenburg 14
Gibbon 13, Ogallala 7
Chase County 48, Sidney (B) 8
Cozad 77, Mitchell 26

Class C-2

Perkins County 34, Holyoke (Colorado) 12

Class D-1

Overton 28, South Loup 14
SMC 14, Mullen 6

Class D-2

Anselmo-Merna 52, Sandhills/Thedford 0
Medicine Valley 55, Eustis-Farnam 12
Elwood 41, Hayes Center 34
Medicine Valley 55, Eustis-Farnam 12

SIX-MAN

Arthur County 30, Cody-Kilgore 12
Minatare 42, Maywood 31