The Crofton Warriors will venture away from home to take on Wausa/Osmond at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Crofton is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Niobrara/Verdigre: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Warriors blew the Cougars out of the water with a 66-20 final score. The Warriors pushed the score to 60-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had no chance of recovering from.
Tyson Jackson
| 10/03/25 @ Niobrara/Verdigre | 180 |
| 09/26/25 vs Hartington-Newcastle | 143 |
| 09/19/25 vs Bloomfield | 198 |
| 09/12/25 @ Plainview | 174 |
| 09/05/25 vs Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] | 157 |
| 08/29/25 @ Wynot | 332 |
Tyson Jackson produced another solid performance rushing for 180 yards and five TDs on only eight carries. Jackson is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 143 every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Grant Jordan, who gained 139 total yards and a touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Crofton proved: they limited Niobrara/Verdigre to a paltry 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Jordan for the heroic effort on defense: he. Crofton didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 11.
Meanwhile, Wausa/Osmond put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Hartington-Newcastle 50-24. Given Wausa/Osmond's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Hartington-Newcastle is ranked 63rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crofton better focus on containing Mac Carlson and Matthew Schindler as the pair were huge in Wausa/Osmond's win. Carlson rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while Schindler rushed for 121 yards and a pair of scores on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards Carlson has posted since back in August of 2024.
Crofton's record is now 4-2. As for Wausa/Osmond, their record now sits at 6-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided on the ground. Crofton has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 314.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wausa/Osmond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 257.2 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Everything came up roses for Crofton against Wausa/Osmond when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 54-6 victory. In that contest, the Warriors amassed a halftime lead of 46-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
