Columbus gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They put the hurt on the Norfolk Panthers with a sharp 31-10 victory. For the Discoverers, this counts as revenge for the 35-28 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2024.
Michael Voichoskie
| 08/29/25 vs Norfolk | 168 |
| 09/21/24 vs Fremont | 140 |
| 08/30/24 @ Norfolk | 137 |
| 09/13/24 @ Omaha South | 108 |
| 10/04/24 @ Bryan | 82 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Columbus to victory, but perhaps none more so than Michael Voichoskie, who rushed for 168 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Those 168 rushing yards gave Voichoskie a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Evvann Daniels, who rushed for 90 yards and one touchdown on only five carries.
Columbus didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Xavien Lopez-Long and Omar Rozikov.
Coming up, Columbus will head out to take on Omaha Westside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 927 yards in their previous games. As for Norfolk, they will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Bellevue East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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