Lightning strikes seven times for Huskies

Aurora keeps the Hammer in hand after season-opening win against rival GINW

Booker Scheierman throws his hands up after one of his seven total touchdowns in Aurora’s 50-30 win over Grand Island Northwest Friday.
Booker Scheierman throws his hands up after one of his seven total touchdowns in Aurora’s 50-30 win over Grand Island Northwest Friday.

Lightning struck Friday night in Grand Island, once in the third quarter on the ground with back-to-back plays that simultaneously shocked the home Viking crowd and thrilled Husky Nation, and several times a few minutes later in the sky, causing a 90-minute delay in the season opener. When the final horn sounded around 11:45 p.m., the Huskies emerged as 50-30 winners, claiming bragging rights for …