Football Preview: Burke Bulldogs vs. Papillion-LaVista South Titans
The Burke Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Papillion-LaVista South Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 910 yards in their previous games.
Burke is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They were dealt a 69-39 loss at the hands of Norfolk. Despite 90 more yards than the Panthers, the Bulldogs couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Burke's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Nate Collins, who threw for 399 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and Dayton Collins, who picked up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dayton torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 73 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Papillion-LaVista South). They breezed by Omaha South on the road to the tune of 77-14 on Friday. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Packers are ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Derek Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Casey Popish also helped out with an impressive 93 receiving yards.
Papillion-LaVista South's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Popish was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5 sackshimself.
Burke's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Burke was taken down by Papillion-LaVista South 51-8 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Burke, Sam Schuler (who threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, and also punched in two rushing scores) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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