Burke lost against Papillion-LaVista South back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Burke Bulldogs were beaten by the Papillion-LaVista South Titans 47-8. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Titans are ranked 31st).
Nate Collins threw for 176 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 42 yards.
Dayton Collins was his top target, picking up 80 receiving yards. On the ground,
Carnell Dangerfield made five total tackles.
Leading Papillion-LaVista South to victory were Derek Jones and Chase Cunningham. Jones rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, while Cunningham threw for 118 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Cunningham a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Casey Popish, who picked up 56 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Burke is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. As for Papillion-LaVista South, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Burke will take on Omaha South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Omaha South is coming into the game with five straight losses at home, meaning Burke will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they will challenge Elkhorn South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elkhorn South's defense has only allowed 11.4 points per game this season, so Papillion-LaVista South's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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