The Omaha Northwest Huskies will take on the Westview Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Omaha Northwest has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 12 straight defeats, while Westview will come in with three straight victories.
Omaha Northwest's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Millard West on Friday. They had to suffer through a 62-0 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Westview never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 41-0 win over Bellevue East. The result was nothing new for the Wolverines, who have now won three contests by 35 points or more so far this season.
Westview's win came from a few key players Omaha Northwest will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Scott Miner II, who threw for 150 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 63 yards. His passing game has become a key predictor of Westview's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Sage Giddings, who rushed for 181 yards and one TD on only 12 carries.
Westview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Westview didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zahmuri Lewis and Jhazye Smith. Westview got some further help from Aaron Kolala: he made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Omaha Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Westview, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Omaha Northwest took a serious blow against Westview in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 46-0. Thankfully for the Huskies, Blake Smith (who rushed for 175 yards and a pair of scores on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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