Kearney held a 50-7 lead at halftime against conference opponent, Grandview Bulldogs. Junior quarterback Carter Temple connected on 17 of 23 passing attempts for 308 yards and five touchdowns. Temple spread the ball to 7 receivers with Dryden Hendrix (65 yards) and Drew Nelson (64 yards) leading the way. Hendrix and Nelson each scored two touchdowns. Matthew Lindsey had 55 receiving yards and one touchdown.

*Junior quarterback Carter Temple connected on 17 of 23 passing attempts for 308 yards and five touchdowns.*

Grandview running back, Micha Rainey slipped free from the Bulldogs second unit defense with an 86-yard touchdown run at the 4:15 mark in the second quarter.

On the ensuing kickoff, Brad Doll, Kearney senior cornerback, returned the favor, running 75 yards for the touchdown. Carter Temple kept the ball and darted into the endzone for the 2-point conversion with 4:03 remaining in the first half.

Kearney finished out the second half with second-unit players including a number of sophomores. Micha Rainey broke free on a 10-yard touchdown scamper which would be Grandview’s only second half score. Kearney’s Matthew Lindsey finished with the final touchdown of the evening, topping off the Bulldog victory at 56-13.

The Kearney Bulldogs finished the evening with 635 yards of total offense, 327 on the ground and 308 passing yards.

The Bulldogs host rival Smithville this Friday at Bulldog High School Stadium.

KPGZ News – Mike Davis contributed to this story.