Football Recap: Omaha North Takes a Loss

Omaha North and Millard North squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Omaha North had to settle for second. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 30-29 to the Mustangs. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by just one point.

Darion Jones

Total Touchdowns

10/31/25 vs Millard North	2
10/16/25 @ Bellevue West	2
10/03/25 vs Buena Vista	2
10/10/25 vs South Sioux City	1
09/25/25 @ Lincoln Northeast	1

Despite the loss, Omaha North still got an impressive performance from Jaron Cannon, who rushed for 196 yards and one score while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Cannon's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 168 rushing yards. Darion Jones also helped with two TDs in total.

Isaiah Traylor was his usual excellent self, rushing for 109 yards and one touchdown for Millard North.

This is the second loss in a row for Omaha North and nudges their season record down to 6-4. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one points. As for Millard North, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-5.

Omaha North does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Millard North, they will head out on the road to challenge Papillion-LaVista South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs' defense better be ready for this one: the Titans have averaged an impressive 45.3 points per game this season.