Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Papillion-LaVista South). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Omaha South Packers 77-14 on the road. With that victory, the Titans brought their scoring average up to 32 points per game.
Derek Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Elon Washington was in the mix as well, providing Papillion-LaVista South with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Papillion-LaVista South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Omaha South only rushed for 66.
One reason for the win was Papillion-LaVista South's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Casey Popish was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself.
Papillion-LaVista South has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Omaha South, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Papillion-LaVista South will take on Burke at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 910 yards in their previous games. As for Omaha South, they will square off against Lincoln High at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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