The Broken Bow football team will welcome in Gothenburg tonight for its annual homecoming game at Mark Russell Field. The Indians have opened the season at 2-0 for the first time since 2015 following their victory last Friday against top ten ranked St. Paul. Coach Carlie Wells told KCNI/KBBN Sports that he has been pleased with the way the team has grown in their understanding of the game and the way they their communication on the field continues to improve.
Tonight’s Broken Bow / Gothenburg game will be broadcast on KCNI 96.3 FM and kcni1280.com. Coverage begins with the Custer Federal State Bank “Friday Night Lights” pregame show at 6 p.m. followed by kickoff at 7.
The KBBN 8-man area game of the week features a Custer County clash as Anselmo-Merna hosts South Loup at Clark Adams Field tonight. It’s been an impressive start to the season for Anselmo-Merna through two games. The Coyotes have outscored their first two opponents by a combined score of 144-6. South Loup enters tonight’s game at 0-2 but have battled tough in their opening two games. After falling to Medicine Valley 32-16 in their opener, the Bobcats fell just short against Hyannis last Friday falling 18-14. Tonight’s game will be broadcast on KBBN 95.3 FM and on kbbn.com. Coverage begins with the Consolidated Companies “Friday Night Lights” pregame show at 6 p.m. with the kickoff to follow at 7.
Other area matchups tonight include:
Ansley/Litchfield at Axtell
Twin Loup vs Central Valley at Taylor
Arcadia/Loup City vs Ainsworth at Arcadia
Burwell at Neligh Oakdale
Sandhills/Thedford at Hyannis
Cozad vs Sidney
