Playoff Preview Gretna @ Elkhorn South
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Rematch! One of the most exciting things in the whole football season is the playoffs. This week the Storm meets with the Dragons for a second time,. The first game between the two rivals was close game ending with an…
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Continue ReadingRematch! One of the most exciting things in the whole football season is the playoffs. This week the Storm meets with the Dragons for a second time,. The first game between the two rivals was close game ending with an Elkhorn south Victory. This game could be a mix of multiple things for both sides. Gretna’s revenge for earlier this year and a chance to go to State for the first time in Football. Elkhorn South wants to live on and push with their powerful offense and defense to get to state.
First Meeting
A few weeks ago Gretna traveled to Elkhorn to face off, Gretna came in undefeated while Elkhorn South came in with only one loss. The Storm controlled the game with a total of 75 plays and 20 first downs. Gretna still had fight going down kicking before an interception ruined their chance at the comeback. Elkhorn Souths defense was able to slow and stop the mighty Zane Flores Zane Flores 6'3" | 190 lbs | QB Gretna | 2023 State NE . Elkhorn South would claim victory over Gretna 28-20.
Rematch
Statistic wise the Dragons are huge and have only racked up even more since the first match. They have out scored their opponents 128-76, Zane Flores Zane Flores 6'3" | 190 lbs | QB Gretna | 2023 State NE has thrown for 673 yards and 6 touchdowns. Mick Huber Mick Huber 6'0" | 190 lbs | LB Gretna | 2022 State NE has rushed for 350 yards and two touchdowns. For the Storm has had a special situation they have played Kearny High School twice in the last few weeks and has had 497 total rushing yards in their two match ups since. Elkhorn South has also had outscored opponents 77-37. They have been rushing the ball very well this whole year and have controlled the ball by having such a running game.
2022 Prospects
Mick Huber Mick Huber 6'0" | 190 lbs | LB Gretna | 2022 State NE 6’0″ 190lbs
Unranked
Brayden Chaney Brayden Chaney 6'1" | ATH Gretna | 2022 State NE 6’1″
Unranked
Koy Wilke Koy Wilke 6'4" | 210 lbs | LB Elkhorn South | 2022 State NE 6’4 210lbs
Ranked: #45 | TE #5
Chase Emsick Chase Emsick 6'4" | 300 lbs | DL Elkhorn South | 2022 State NE 6’4 300lbs
Ranked: #80 | DL #10
Will Skradis Will Skradis 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB Elkhorn South | 2022 State NE 6’2 185lbs
Ranked: #130 | QB #15
Connor Edwards Connor Edwards 5'10" | 170 lbs | DB Gretna | 2022 State NE 5’10 170lbs
Ranked: #74 | DB #7