Two dominant backs in Alex Werner and Lane Heimes are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mullen Broncos will head out to challenge the Wynot Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mullen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 54-13 win over Maxwell. The victory continues a trend for the Broncos in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won five in a row.
One reason for the win was Mullen's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Tate Kvanvig was especially locked on to Maxwell's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Wynot humbled Fullerton with a 44-8 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Blue Devils' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Warriors are ranked 72nd).
A big part of Wynot's win came down to the chemistry between Devin Brummer and his top target Kotner Koch. Brummer threw for 205 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes while Koch gained 140 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Brummer a new career-high in passer rating (156.3).
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Wynot proved: they limited Fullerton to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Heimes for the heroic effort on defense: he. Wynot hasn't allowed more than 2.8 yards per carry in three consecutive contests.
Wynot's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Mullen, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-1.
Mullen was dealt a bruising 50-20 loss at the hands of Wynot when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Broncos were down 36-0.
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