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The High Plains (Polk, NE) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Nebraska Lutheran (Waco, NE) by a score of 69-6.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Nebraska Lutheran	6	0	0	0	6
High Plains	22	23	16	8	69

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

High Plains (25-26)

Nebraska Lutheran

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	10	29	107	.345	10.7	1	3	61	18.1
5	Carson Malchow (So)	8	22	90	.364	11.3	1	2	61	26.7
10	Giovanni Martin (Jr)	2	7	17	.286	8.5		1		0.0

High Plains

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	6	7	190	.857	31.7	2			165.2
10	C. Swedenburg (Jr)	6	7	190	.857	31.7	2			165.2

Nebraska Lutheran

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	22	50	2.3	19
2	Weston Koontz (Sr)	1	-1	-1.0
5	Carson Malchow (So)	14	20	1.4	19
10	Giovanni Martin (Jr)	7	31	4.4	10

High Plains

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	100+	TD
	Team Totals	37	201	5.4	1	3
3	Makayo Confer (So)	2	7	3.5	0	1
4	Aaron Brown (Jr)	5	20	4.0	0
10	C. Swedenburg (Jr)	11	101	9.2	1	2
20	Camden Mattox (Fr)	7	20	2.9	0
45	Chase Owens (Sr)	12	53	4.4	0

Nebraska Lutheran

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	10	107	10.7	61	1
2	Weston Koontz (Sr)	4	87	21.8	61	1
10	Giovanni Martin (Jr)	2	6	3.0	5
17	Micah Brown (So)	4	14	3.5	10

High Plains

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	6	189	31.5	2
4	Aaron Brown (Jr)	1	22	22.0
7	Kyler Hans (Jr)	1	3	3.0
11	Brodey Spurling (Sr)	3	161	53.7	2
45	Chase Owens (Sr)	1	3	3.0

Nebraska Lutheran

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
5	Carson Malchow (So)	1	1

High Plains

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	0
45	Chase Owens (Sr)	1	0

Nebraska Lutheran

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	50	107	134	291
2	Weston Koontz (Sr)	-1	87	61	147
5	Carson Malchow (So)	20		42	62
10	Giovanni Martin (Jr)	31	6	31	68
17	Micah Brown (So)		14	0	14

High Plains

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	201	189	10	88	488
3	Makayo Confer (So)	7				7
4	Aaron Brown (Jr)	20	22		0	42
7	Kyler Hans (Jr)		3			3
10	C. Swedenburg (Jr)	101				101
11	Brodey Spurling (Sr)		161			161
14	Colin Howell (So)				63	63
20	Camden Mattox (Fr)	20		0		20
45	Chase Owens (Sr)	53	3	10	25	91

Nebraska Lutheran

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	50	107	107	157
2	Weston Koontz (Sr)	-1		87	86
5	Carson Malchow (So)	20	90		110
10	Giovanni Martin (Jr)	31	17	6	54
17	Micah Brown (So)			14	14

High Plains

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	201	190	189	391
3	Makayo Confer (So)	7			7
4	Aaron Brown (Jr)	20		22	42
7	Kyler Hans (Jr)			3	3
10	C. Swedenburg (Jr)	101	190		291
11	Brodey Spurling (Sr)			161	161
20	Camden Mattox (Fr)	20			20
45	Chase Owens (Sr)	53		3	56

Nebraska Lutheran

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	16	36	53	7.0
1	Eli Workentine (Fr)		3	3
2	Weston Koontz (Sr)	4	3	7
3	Micah Frey (Fr)		1	1
5	Carson Malchow (So)			1
10	Giovanni Martin (Jr)	4	2	6
17	Micah Brown (So)	3	6	9	1.0
23	James Helwig (So)	1	6	7	2.0
33	Noah Frey (Jr)	1		1
80	Tucker Murray (Sr)	1	9	10	2.0
99	Gavin Chesnut (Sr)	2	6	8	2.0

High Plains

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	24	30	54	2.0
3	Makayo Confer (So)		3	3
4	Aaron Brown (Jr)	5	3	8
7	Kyler Hans (Jr)	3	3	6
9	Landon Church (So)	1	1	2	1.0
10	C. Swedenburg (Jr)	1	2	3
11	Brodey Spurling (Sr)	1	2	3
14	Colin Howell (So)	3	2	5	1.0
20	Camden Mattox (Fr)	4		4
22	Jacob Lesiak (Jr)		4	4
45	Chase Owens (Sr)	2		2
55	Neddy Lesiak (Jr)	3	4	7
59	C. Acuna-Vargas (Fr)		4	4
65	Jacob Engler (So)	1	1	2
84	Jerry Carlson (Fr)		1	1

Nebraska Lutheran

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	3.5	10
17	Micah Brown (So)	.5	1
23	James Helwig (So)	1.5	4
80	Tucker Murray (Sr)	1.0	3
99	Gavin Chesnut (Sr)	.5	2

High Plains

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0
9	Landon Church (So)	1.0

Nebraska Lutheran

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	1	1
10	Giovanni Martin (Jr)	1
99	Gavin Chesnut (Sr)		1

High Plains

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	Fmb Rec
	Team Totals	3	88	29.3	1
4	Aaron Brown (Jr)	1	0	0.0
14	Colin Howell (So)	1	63	63.0
45	Chase Owens (Sr)	1	25	25.0
65	Jacob Engler (So)				1

Nebraska Lutheran

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	2	70	35.0	39
4	Sam Walters (Sr)	2	70	35.0	39

High Plains

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	7	331	47.3	50	1
9	Landon Church (So)	5	242	48.4	50	1
14	Colin Howell (So)	2	89	44.5	49

Nebraska Lutheran

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	5	174	34.8	44	3
4	Sam Walters (Sr)	5	174	34.8	44	3

High Plains

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	37	37.0
3	Makayo Confer (So)	1	37	37.0

Nebraska Lutheran

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	9	134	14.9	28	134
2	Weston Koontz (Sr)	3	61	20.3	28	61
5	Carson Malchow (So)	3	42	14.0	15	42
10	Giovanni Martin (Jr)	2	31	15.5	16	31
17	Micah Brown (So)	1	0	0.0	0	0

High Plains

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	10	5.0	10
20	Camden Mattox (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0
45	Chase Owens (Sr)	1	10	10.0	10

Nebraska Lutheran

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6
2	Weston Koontz (Sr)	1	6

High Plains

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts
	Team Totals	6	36	12	1
3	Makayo Confer (So)	1	6	2
7	Kyler Hans (Jr)			2
9	Landon Church (So)				1
10	C. Swedenburg (Jr)	2	12	4
11	Brodey Spurling (Sr)	2	12
20	Camden Mattox (Fr)			2
45	Chase Owens (Sr)	1	6	2

PATs and Field Goals

Nebraska Lutheran has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

High Plains

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	2	.5					1
9	Landon Church (So)	1	2	.5					1

Nebraska Lutheran

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals		1					1
2	Weston Koontz (Sr)		1					1

High Plains

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD IR	Total
	Team Totals	3	2	1	6
3	Makayo Confer (So)	1			1
10	C. Swedenburg (Jr)	2			2
11	Brodey Spurling (Sr)		2		2
45	Chase Owens (Sr)			1	1

Conversions

Nebraska Lutheran has not entered any conversions stats.

High Plains

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	4	2	6
3	Makayo Confer (So)	1		1
7	Kyler Hans (Jr)		1	1
10	C. Swedenburg (Jr)	2		2
20	Camden Mattox (Fr)	1		1
45	Chase Owens (Sr)		1	1

Game Story

Nebraska High School Football - High Plains trounces Nebraska Lutheran

September 19, 2025: Polk, NE 68654

In Friday's league match, the host High Plains Storm football team scored a big 69-6 win over the Nebraska Lutheran Knights.

With the win, High Plains advances its record to 2-2 on the season. The Storm travel to Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (Bruning, NE) to play the Eagles in a D2 District 4 (8 Man) battle on Friday, September 26. The Eagles go into the battle with a record of 2-2. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley lost 42-20 in their recent league match against Lawrence-Nelson (Nelson, NE)

Coming up next, the Knights meet the Giltner Hornets (Giltner, NE) in a D2 District 4 (8 Man) match, on Friday, September 26. Nebraska Lutheran will attempt to upgrade on its 0-4 season record. The Hornets come into the match with a 0-4 record after their 80-0 league loss to Deshler (Deshler, NE).

NLHS @ High Plains Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 19, 2025 @ 7p

The High Plains (Polk, NE) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Nebraska Lutheran (Waco, NE) by a score of 69-6.

Rankings & Records

Nebraska Lutheran (25-26)

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
0-4	0-1	0-1	0-3	.000	.000	34	275

High Plains (25-26)

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
2-2	1-0	2-0	0-2	.500	1.000	133	96

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Nebraska Lutheran	1.5	0	1.5	5.5	8.5
High Plains	9.5	10.3	5.5	8.0	33.3

Team Stat Comparison

Nebraska Lutheran		High Plains
53.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	140.3
109.5	Passing Yards Per Game	120.3
109.5	Receiving Yards Per Game	120.0
162.5	Total Yards Per Game	260.5
54.0	Tackles Per Game	38.5
1.4	Sacks Per Game	0.8

Team Leaders

Nebraska Lutheran		High Plains	National Avg.
#5 Carson Malchow23.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	#10 Carson Swedenburg73.3	15.5
#5 Carson Malchow98.0	Passing Yards Per Game	#10 Carson Swedenburg120.3	17.3
#8 Luke Otte89.5	Receiving Yards Per Game	#11 Brodey Spurling59.8	12.5
#5 Carson Malchow121.5	Total Yards Per Game	#10 Carson Swedenburg193.5	32.3
#8 Luke Otte12.5	Tackles Per Game	#55 Neddy Lesiak8.0	2.9
#23 James Helwig0.6	Sacks Per Game	#9 Landon Church0.7	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Nebraska Lutheran	0-0		High Plains	0-0

Date	Away	Home	Date	Away	Home
9/26/25	Giltner	Nebraska Lutheran	10/3/25	Giltner	High Plains
10/3/25	Lawrence-Nelson	Nebraska Lutheran	10/10/25	High Plains	Lawrence-Nelson
10/10/25	Nebraska Lutheran	Deshler	10/17/25	Deshler	High Plains
10/17/25	Bruning-Davenport/Shickley	Nebraska Lutheran	9/26/25	High Plains	Bruning-Davenport/Shickley

Record Breakdown

Nebraska Lutheran (25-26)		High Plains (25-26)
0-4	Overall	2-2
0-1	League	1-0
0-3	Non-League	1-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
0-1	Home	2-0
0-3	Away	0-2
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
0-4	In-State	2-2
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0