With a playoff game on the line, Omaha Westside rose to the challenge on Friday. They really took it to the Omaha North Vikings for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-14 win. The victory was just business as usual for the Warriors, who after 12 games remain undefeated this season.
Leading Omaha Westside to victory were Tay Tay Jenkins and Braylen Warren. Jenkins rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, while Warren threw for 105 yards and four touchdowns. What's more, Warren also racked up 34 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. Keynan Cotton was in the mix too, providing Omaha Westside with two touchdowns.
Omaha Westside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Omaha Westside's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Omaha North's QB won't forget Diesel Kline anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Omaha North lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mikey Gow, who threw for 146 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 78 yards on only nine carries. Jaron Cannon was another key player, rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown.
Omaha Westside pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.5 points per game. As for Omaha North, they moved to 9-3 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
Omaha Westside will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Millard South at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Omaha Westside: 8.2, Millard South: 12.4) so any points scored will be well earned. Omaha North does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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