Omaha Westside is 8-2 against Creighton Prep since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Omaha Westside Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Creighton Prep Junior Jays at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Omaha Westside has 20 straight victories, Creighton Prep has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Omaha Westside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Elkhorn South, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Omaha Westside was ranked second). Omaha Westside simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Elkhorn South 45-3 at home. Omaha Westside's win was all the more impressive since the Storm were averaging only 11.14 points allowed on the season.
Tay Tay Jenkins was his usual excellent self, picking up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Braylen Warren was another key player, throwing for 234 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Omaha Westside wouldn't let Elkhorn South keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Omaha Westside can thank Jonny Hurtado and Christian Jones for forcing both of them. Hurtado also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, Creighton Prep lost to Fremont on the road by a 28-14 margin on Friday.
Omaha Westside pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Creighton Prep, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Omaha Westside against Creighton Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-6 win. In that contest, Omaha Westside amassed a halftime lead of 47-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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