It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Creighton Prep can now relate to. They fell 14-7 to the Elkhorn South Storm on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 45 points in the game before, the Junior Jays couldn't push the score so high this time.
Tony Coniglio rushed for 30 yards.
Angelo Walker was his top target, picking up 33 receiving yards. On the ground,
Jacob Ruby rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Elkhorn South's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Madden Riggs, who threw for 189 yards and a touchdown on only 18 passes. The dominant performance also gave Riggs a new career-high in rushing yards (17). Landon Tate was Riggs' top target, picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Creighton Prep has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Elkhorn South, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Creighton Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Elkhorn South, they and Omaha North will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Omaha North knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Elkhorn South likes a good challenge.
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