After flying high against Omaha Northwest last Friday, Bellevue East came back down to earth. The Bellevue East Chieftains were dealt a 56-3 loss at the hands of the Millard West Wildcats on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Chieftains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Wildcats are ranked 34th).
Steven Procko threw for 78 yards on four of 11 attempts.
Owen Grieb was his top target, picking up 42 receiving yards. On the ground,
Dominic Smith rushed for 30 yards.
Bellevue East dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Millard West, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4.
Bellevue East will take on Westview at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westview's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Bellevue East's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Millard West, they will challenge Omaha Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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