Nebraska HS Football Week 8 Thursday Night Recaps

Class A

No. 3 Omaha Westside (7-1) 41, No. 9 Millard South (4-4) 34 (OT)

Junior quarterback Anthony Rezac had another massive game for No. 3 Westside, leading his team on a 15-play, 80-yard drive that covered over five minutes to drive Westside to a tying score at the end of regulation. Jaylen Lloyd, Trevor Spady, his twin brother Teddy Rezac came up with huge grabs as part of the drive. Tristan Alvano booted a 24-yard field goal with :24 remaining to tie the score at 34 and send the game into overtime.

Rezac hit Spady on a 5-yard touchdown pass on the first possession of overtime to give Westside a 41-34 lead. Vanderbilt baseball commit Camden Kozeal was picked off by Ty Keifer on Millard South’s possession in the extra session to preserve the victory for No. 3 Westside.

Kozeal showed why he is the most underrated senior quarterbacks in the state of Nebraska for Millard South. Kozeal’s disappearing act from the grasp of a sure sack to complete a pass to Gavin Nunnally for 45 yards with just over six minutes remaining in the game was a play for the ages. Kozeal capitalized on his heroic play with a 1-yard touchdown run with 5:39 left in the game. An errant snap caused a two-point pass attempt to fall incomplete to make Millard South’s lead 34-31.

Trailing 14-0 after the first quarter, Omaha Westside got to work. Anthony Rezac rushed for two touchdowns in the second quarter, including an 89-yard run with 7:07 left before halftime to tie the score at 14. Alvano kicked a 31-yard field goal just before halftime to give Westside a 17-14 lead.

Anthony Rezac finished with 468 total yards and accounted for five touchdowns in the victory, throwing for 283 yards and two touchdowns while adding 185 rushing yards and three more scores. Lloyd caught eight passes for 128 yards and a touchdown, while Teddy Rezac finished with four catches for 107 yards.

Kozeal accounted for 280 yards and four touchdowns in a losing effort for the Patriots. Millard South is still in good shape in District A-1 despite the loss and appears to be headed to the postseason.

Millard West (5-3) 27, No. 10 Lincoln Southwest (6-2) 23

Brody Peterson hit Jackson Williams on a 69-yard touchdown pass with 1:13 remaining on a 4th-and-5 as Millard West’s furious fourth quarter rally kept its playoff hopes firmly alive with late victory over Lincoln Southwest. It was the third touchdown hookup of the night between Peterson and Williams.

A Peyton Strong touchdown run with 3:33 left in the fourth quarter pulled Millard West back to 23-20. Millard West’s onside kick attempt went out of bounds, giving the ball back to the Silver Hawks.

Cal Newell unofficially rumbled 226 yards and three touchdowns in the first three quarters in a valiant effort, but was ineffective in the second half as he dealt with cramps. Lincoln Southwest got on the scoreboard on a 10-play, 58-yard drive capped off by a 1-yard Newell touchdown run. Newell had nine carries on the possession and his touchdown gave the Silver Hawks a 7-0 lead with 3:48 remaining. Newell added two third quarter touchdown runs as it appeared Southwest was in control.

Peterson hit Williams on a 20-yard touchdown pass with :15 before halftime. The point after was blocked, making the score 10-6 at halftime in favor of Southwest. The two hooked up again in the third quarter on a 38-yard touchdown pass to give the Wildcats the lead with 9:05 left in the third quarter.

Other

Millard North (4-4) 69, South Sioux City (2-6) 0
– Sophomore Caden VerMaas returned two punts for a touchdown and added a touchdown run as the Mustangs raced out to a 34-0 lead after the first quarter. Millard North rushed for 370 yards in the victory and did not attempt a pass to run its record to 4-4 on the season with an outside chance at an at large wildcard berth for the playoffs.

Papillion-LaVista South (6-2) 55, Bellevue East (4-4) 14
– Papillion-LaVista South stormed a 32-8 halftime lead in the victory. Junior quarterback Sam Schuler threw for three touchdowns and added another on the ground in the victory. Freshman Derek Jones got on the scoreboard with a 40-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Owen Frederick intercepted two passes in the first half, returning one 93 yards for a touchdown.

Bellevue East got on the scoreboard with 17 seconds left before halftime when Mason Chandler hit Mark Anderson on a 92-yard touchdown pass. Later in the third quarter, the draw hooked up for a 75-yard touchdown pass.

Class B

No. 4 Elkhorn (6-2) 47, Mount Michael (3-4) 3
– With 8:15 remaining in the opening quarter, Elkhorn got on the scoreboard as KJ Schenck piled on yet another touchdown run from 32 yards out to get the Antlers on the scoreboard. Schenck quietly entered Week 8 as the top rusher in Class B. Elkhorn stormed out to a 40-3 lead at halftime behind 258 rushing yards. Mount Michael entered Week 8 tied in wildcard points for the final playoff spot in Class B with Ralston.