Football Recap: Elkhorn North vs. Skutt Catholic SkyHawks
On Friday, Elkhorn North faced Skutt Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Elkhorn North walked away with a 28-21 victory over the Skutt Catholic SkyHawks. For Elkhorn North, this counts as revenge for the 32-21 defeat Skutt Catholic walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2021.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elkhorn North to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jett Tingelhoff, who rushed for 194 yards, and also caught a touchdown. Those 194 rushing yards gave Tingelhoff a new career-high. Alex Uchtman also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Elkhorn North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Elkhorn North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aj Paladino and Uchtman.
Elkhorn North's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Skutt Catholic, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-1 record.
Elkhorn North will head out on the road to challenge Gretna East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gretna East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season. As for Skutt Catholic, they will welcome Bennington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bennington will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Skutt Catholic surely won't give up without a fight.
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