With a playoff game on the line, Papillion-LaVista rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Omaha Central Eagles by a score of 14-7. This was payback for the Monarchs, who suffered a 27-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Papillion-LaVista can attribute much of their success to Brody Parr, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Parr a new career-high in rushing yards.
Papillion-LaVista's defense stepped up as well, laying out B.J. Newsome. four times. Omaha Central's QB won't forget Logan Holtmeyer anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Holtmeyer is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played. Kale Johnson was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Papillion-LaVista's record is now 7-3. As for Omaha Central, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4.
Papillion-LaVista's road trip will continue as they head out to face Omaha Westside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Omaha Westside will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Papillion-LaVista surely won't give up without a fight. Omaha Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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