Papillion-LaVista South won the last time they faced Burke, and things went their way on Friday too. The Papillion-LaVista South Titans blew past the Burke Bulldogs 47-8 at home. With the Titans ahead 40-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Leading Papillion-LaVista South to victory were Derek Jones and Chase Cunningham. Jones rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, while Cunningham threw for 118 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Cunningham a new career-high in rushing yards. Casey Popish was in the mix as well, providing Papillion-LaVista South with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Papillion-LaVista South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got Papillion-LaVista South back to even at 4-4. As for Burke, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Papillion-LaVista South will square off against Elkhorn South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elkhorn South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.8 points per game this season. As for Burke, they will take on Omaha South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burke also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 34.8 points per game.
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