Payton Prestito of Papillion-LaVista is the Nebraska High School Football Player of the Week
By Dean Backes
Oct 19, 2023, 3:00pm
Senior running back had a monster performance in win over Creighton Prep.
Prestito, a senior running back carried 37 times for 328 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-7 win over Creighton Prep.
Here are the rest of this week's candidates:
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Quinn Bailey,
Chadron: Carried 25 times for 346 yards and four touchdowns, caught three passes for 37 yards and returned a kickoff for a score in a 41-26 win over Alliance.
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Dash Bauman /
Jeter Worthley,
Lincoln East: The Spartan duo carried 39 times for a combined 392 yards and four touchdowns in a 38-13 win over Lincoln North Star. Bauman also caught five passes for 61 yards and a score while Worthley completed 9 of 15 pass attempts for 89 yards and another TD.
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Nolan Maahs,
Waverly: Senior signal caller completed 9 of 15 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown while carrying 13 times for 66 yards and two more scores in a 33-6 win over Seward.
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Blake Macklin,
Norris (Firth): Senior running back ran for 192 yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries while also catching a pass for a 23-yard score in a 49-7 win over Crete.
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Anthony Rezac,
Omaha Westside: Completed 18 of 30 pass attempts for 179 yards and a touchdown while also running 19 times for 108 yards and another score in a 31-14 win over Millard South.
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