Omaha Central's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They snuck past the Creighton Prep Junior Jays with a 34-30 victory. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 34-28 loss the Junior Jays walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Creighton Prep lost, don't look at Tony Coniglio. Despite the final result, he rushed for 142 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Coniglio a new career-high in rushing yards. Creighton Prep also got a significant boost from Jacob Ruby, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 114 yards.
The win got Omaha Central back to even at 3-3. As for Creighton Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Omaha Central will head out to take on Papillion-LaVista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Papillion-LaVista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33 points per game this season. As for Creighton Prep, they are taking a road trip to face off against Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fremont also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 30.2 points per game.
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