Football Game Recap: Bellevue East Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 6:59am

Football Recap: Bellevue East Chieftains vs. Bellevue West Thunderbirds

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Bellevue East fell victim to Bellevue West and their airtight defense on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Bellevue West Thunderbirds on the road and fell 62-0. While losing is never fun, the Chieftains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 25th).

Adrian Davis threw for 98 yards on 16 of 28 attempts. Christian Lester was his top target, picking up 51 receiving yards.

Will Anderson went supernova for Bellevue West, throwing for 175 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Another big playmaker for Bellevue West was Kaprice Keith, who returned a punt for a touchdown.

Bellevue East is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3. As for Bellevue West, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bellevue East will square off against Papillion-LaVista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Bellevue East focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Thursday. As for Bellevue West, they will take on Omaha Westside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bellevue West is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.

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