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The Weeping Water (NE) varsity football team won Thursday's home playoff game against Thayer Central (Hebron, NE) by a score of 34-28.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Thayer Central	6	8	6	8	28
Weeping Water	6	6	14	8	34

Final score provided by C. Smith.

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Box Score
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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Weeping Water (23-24)

Thayer Central

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	2	6	62	.333	31.0	1	1	34	72.9
16	Laken Wiedel (So)	2	6	62	.333	31.0	1	1	34	72.9

Weeping Water

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	5	10	141	.500	28.2	41	95.8
2	Riggs Wilson (Sr)	4	9	125	.444	31.3	41	91.2
5	Sayler Rhodes (Sr)	1	1	16	1.000	16.0		137.5

Thayer Central

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	49	227	4.6	14	1	3
9	Sam Souerdyke (Jr)	35	177	5.1	14	1	3
16	Laken Wiedel (So)	14	50	3.6	12	0

Weeping Water

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	37	300	8.1	65	1	5
2	Riggs Wilson (Sr)	20	201	10.1	65	1	3
5	Sayler Rhodes (Sr)	15	96	6.4	21	0	2
25	Cole Essary (Sr)	2	3	1.5	2	0

Thayer Central

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	2	62	31.0	34	1
9	Sam Souerdyke (Jr)	1	28	28.0
43	C. Vorderstrasse (So)	1	34	34.0	34	1

Weeping Water

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	5	141	28.2	30
1	Luke Harms (So)	1	30	30.0	30
5	Sayler Rhodes (Sr)	1	41	41.0
8	John Ridge (Jr)	2	32	16.0	16
25	Cole Essary (Sr)	1	38	38.0

Thayer Central

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	227	62	89	378
9	Sam Souerdyke (Jr)	177	28		205
16	Laken Wiedel (So)	50			50
20	Dylan Williams (Jr)			89	89
43	C. Vorderstrasse (So)		34		34

Weeping Water

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	300	141	30	0	471
1	Luke Harms (So)		30			30
2	Riggs Wilson (Sr)	201				201
5	Sayler Rhodes (Sr)	96	41	30	0	167
8	John Ridge (Jr)		32			32
25	Cole Essary (Sr)	3	38			41

Thayer Central

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	227	62	62	289
9	Sam Souerdyke (Jr)	177		28	205
16	Laken Wiedel (So)	50	62		112
43	C. Vorderstrasse (So)			34	34

Weeping Water

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	300	141	141	441
1	Luke Harms (So)			30	30
2	Riggs Wilson (Sr)	201	125		326
5	Sayler Rhodes (Sr)	96	16	41	153
8	John Ridge (Jr)			32	32
25	Cole Essary (Sr)	3		38	41

Thayer Central

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	17	33	50	1.0
9	Sam Souerdyke (Jr)	5	4	9
15	B. Degenhardt (So)	6	1	7
16	Laken Wiedel (So)	2	1	3
20	Dylan Williams (Jr)	1	2	3
22	David Johnson (Jr)		5	5
31	Nate Burd (Sr)	2	7	9
43	C. Vorderstrasse (So)	1	5	6
52	James Bonar (So)		1	1
54	Colton Kuhlmann (So)		7	7	1.0

Weeping Water

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	24	56	80	2.0
1	Luke Harms (So)	3	6	9
2	Riggs Wilson (Sr)	2	2	4
3	Brayden Harms (Sr)	2	9	11	1.0
5	Sayler Rhodes (Sr)	3	6	9
8	John Ridge (Jr)		2	2
10	Gus Mcgill (Jr)	1	5	6
19	Caelen Wipf (Jr)	2	1	3
25	Cole Essary (Sr)	4	14	18	1.0
44	Mason Mortimer (So)	1	4	5
52	B. Remy demike (Sr)	6	6	12
55	Jeremiah Keene (So)		1	1

Thayer Central

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	2
43	C. Vorderstrasse (So)	1.0	2

Weeping Water

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals			1
10	Gus Mcgill (Jr)			1

Thayer Central

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Caus
	Team Totals	1	1
31	Nate Burd (Sr)		1
54	Colton Kuhlmann (So)	1

Weeping Water

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD
	Team Totals	1	0	0.0	2
3	Brayden Harms (Sr)				1
5	Sayler Rhodes (Sr)	1	0	0.0
25	Cole Essary (Sr)				1

Thayer Central

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	4	200	50.0	50	4
9	Sam Souerdyke (Jr)	4	200	50.0	50	4

Weeping Water

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	6	204	34.0	43
10	Gus Mcgill (Jr)	6	204	34.0	43

Thayer Central

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	4	166	41.5	52
9	Sam Souerdyke (Jr)	4	166	41.5	52

Weeping Water

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	51	25.5	26	1
2	Riggs Wilson (Sr)	2	51	25.5	26	1

Thayer Central

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	89	22.3	24						89
20	Dylan Williams (Jr)	4	89	22.3	24						89

Weeping Water

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	30	30.0	30						30
5	Sayler Rhodes (Sr)	1	30	30.0	30						30

Thayer Central

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	4	28
9	Sam Souerdyke (Jr)	3	18	2	20
16	Laken Wiedel (So)			2	2
43	C. Vorderstrasse (So)	1	6		6

Weeping Water

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	4	34
1	Luke Harms (So)			4	4
2	Riggs Wilson (Sr)	3	18		18
5	Sayler Rhodes (Sr)	2	12		12

Thayer Central

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	3	1	4
9	Sam Souerdyke (Jr)	3		3
43	C. Vorderstrasse (So)		1	1

Weeping Water

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	Total
	Team Totals	5	5
2	Riggs Wilson (Sr)	3	3
5	Sayler Rhodes (Sr)	2	2

Thayer Central

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	Total
	Team Totals	2	2
9	Sam Souerdyke (Jr)	1	1
16	Laken Wiedel (So)	1	1

Weeping Water

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals		2	2
1	Luke Harms (So)		2	2

Game Story

Nebraska High School Football - Weeping Water nips Thayer Central

October 19, 2023: Weeping Water, NE 68463

In Thursday's non-league match, the host Weeping Water Indians football squad scored a close 34-28 victory over the Thayer Central Titans.

Players of the Game

Thayer Central (23-24)

Thayer Central has not selected any Players of the Game.

Congratulations to #5 Sayler Rhodes (overall), #2 Riggs Wilson (offensive), #25 Cole Essary (defensive) and #19 Caelen Wipf (special teams) for being selected the Weeping Water Football Players of the Game.

TCHS @ Weeping Water Football Game Info

Thu., Oct. 19, 2023 @ 7p

The Weeping Water (NE) varsity football team won Thursday's home playoff game against Thayer Central (Hebron, NE) by a score of 34-28.

This game is a part of the "2023 NSAA State Football Championships (Nebraska) - Class D1" tournament.

Rankings & Records

Thayer Central (23-24)

National	NE	Class
270	41	22

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
6-3	3-2	3-1	3-2	.667	.600	334	214

Weeping Water (23-24)

National	NE	Class
203	29	16

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
7-3	5-0	5-0	2-3	.700	1.000	344	206

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Thayer Central	8.7	14.0	8.7	5.8	37.1
Weeping Water	13.0	15.7	11.0	3.3	34.4

Team Stat Comparison

Thayer Central		Weeping Water
275.4	Rushing Yards Per Game	238.3
35.6	Passing Yards Per Game	89.6
35.4	Receiving Yards Per Game	89.2
311.0	Total Yards Per Game	327.9
72.7	Tackles Per Game	60.3
1.1	Sacks Per Game	1.6
37.1	Points Per Game	34.4

Team Leaders

Thayer Central		Weeping Water	National Avg.
#9 Sam Souerdyke186.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	#5 Sayler Rhodes116.8	20.6
#16 Laken Wiedel18.3	Passing Yards Per Game	#2 Riggs Wilson87.9	50.5
#9 Sam Souerdyke12.2	Receiving Yards Per Game	#5 Sayler Rhodes33.5	17.5
#9 Sam Souerdyke202.7	Total Yards Per Game	#2 Riggs Wilson159.1	36.9
#31 Nate Burd12.7	Tackles Per Game	#5 Sayler Rhodes10.1	2.7
#43 Cole Vorderstrasse0.7	Sacks Per Game	#3 Brayden Harms0.7	0.2
#9 Sam Souerdyke23.3	Points Per Game	#5 Sayler Rhodes15.8	2.1

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Thayer Central	1-0		Weeping Water	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
9/15/23	Thayer Central	Palmyra	(W) 54-46		8/25/23	Palmyra	Weeping Water	(W) 38-12

Record Breakdown

Thayer Central (23-24)		Weeping Water (23-24)
6-3	Overall	7-3
3-2	League	5-0
3-0	Non-League	1-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-0	Common Opponent	1-0
3-1	Home	5-0
3-2	Away	2-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	1-1
6-3	In-State	7-3
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0