O'Neill is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wayne Blue Devils. O'Neill is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
O'Neill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 69-0 victory over Ponca. The Eagles pushed the score to 63-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians had no chance of recovering from.
Braxen Eichelberger
| 09/19/25 vs Ponca | 115 |
| 08/29/25 @ Valentine | 105 |
| 09/05/25 vs Gordon-Rushville | 55 |
| 09/12/25 @ Ord | 45 |
| 10/11/24 @ Schuyler | 21 |
It was another big night for Braxen Eichelberger, who picked up 40 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 115 yards on only six carries. Those 115 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Turner Heiss, who threw for 120 yards and three TDs on only nine passes.
O'Neill's run defense was locked in: Ponca could only muster 0.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Grady Welke for the heroic effort on defense: he. O'Neill didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.6.
O'Neill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ian Yates, Porter Mathews, and David Garcia picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Wayne played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Logan View/Scribner-Snyder and fell 40-7.
O'Neill's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Wayne, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
O'Neill took their victory against Wayne in their previous matchup back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 41-21 score. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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