Douglas County West unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays. While losing is never fun, the Falcon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Bluejays are ranked third).
Trey Olsen threw for 51 yards on three of eight attempts. Lane Smith was his top target, picking up 33 receiving yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ashland-Greenwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Derek Tonjes, who threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. That's the most passing yards Tonjes has posted since back in September of 2024. Cal Kissinger was another key receiver, picking up 139 receiving yards and three scores.
Coming up, Douglas County West is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will square off against Nebraska City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ashland-Greenwood, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Wahoo at 7:00 p.m.
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