The Papillion-LaVista South Titans will square off against the Burke Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Papillion-LaVista South is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Omaha South on the road to the tune of 77-14 on Friday. With that win, the Titans brought their scoring average up to 33.3 points per game.
Derek Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Chase Cunningham was another key player, throwing for 147 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes.
Papillion-LaVista South's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Casey Popish was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5 sackshimself.
Meanwhile, Burke was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Norfolk 69-39. Despite 90 more yards than the Panthers, the Bulldogs couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Burke's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nate Collins, who threw for 399 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and Dayton Collins, who picked up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dayton got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 73 yards.
Papillion-LaVista South is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Burke, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Papillion-LaVista South against Burke in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 51-8 victory. Does Papillion-LaVista South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burke turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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