Football Recap: Strong Effort on D from Espen Lanik and Smiley Valdovinos Leads Alliance over Ogallala

Trini Trejo

Rushing Touchdowns

09/26/25 vs Chase County	4
08/29/25 @ Gordon-Rushville	4
10/24/25 @ Ogallala	3
09/05/25 vs Holdrege	2
09/19/25 @ Hershey	1

Ogallala came into Friday's contest looking for another win against Alliance, but Trini Trejo wouldn't allow it. The Bulldogs walked away with a 28-21 victory over the Indians on Friday thanks in part to Trejo, who rushed for 168 yards and three TDs. He is becoming a predictor of Alliance's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 0-5 when he doesn't).

Alliance didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Espen Lanik and Smiley Valdovinos.

Ogallala's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sawyer Smith, who gained 159 total yards and two touchdowns, and Rhys Gilmore, who picked up 93 receiving yards and one touchdown. An impressive showing, but Smith really ramped things up playing D: he picked up three sacks and made 15 total tackles (4.0 for loss).

Alliance's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5. As for Ogallala, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

As of now, neither Alliance nor the Indians have any future games scheduled.