Season Recap: Bellevue West

The Bellevue West Thunderbirds have been legendary the last few years. They have won two state championships over the last 10 years and have been a playoff contender for a long time. This year they were heavy favorites to do very will and they did not disappoint. This year they finished 10-2 and out scored their opponents 600-215. They have an amazing roster full of standouts and great players. <strong>Schedule</strong> V.S. Burke W 58-14 @ Bellevue East W 59-0 V.S. Creighton Prep W 28-22 V.S. Millard South L 28-42 @ Kearney W 49-13 V.S. Omaha Northwest W 72-0 @ Millard West W 55-31 @ Columbus W 62-0 V.S. Lincoln High W 48-6 V.S. Papillion-LaVista W 63-26 V.S. Grand Island W 52-20 Omaha Westside L 26-41 &nbsp; <strong>Player  Standouts </strong> <strong>QB</strong>[player_tooltip player_id="147833" first="Luke" last="Johannsen"] - 173/253 2700yards  225YPG 29TDs 4int Class of 2022 | Morningside I don’t think I’ve seen a QB this season place the ball like [player_tooltip player_id="147833" first="Luke" last="Johannsen"]. His ball placement on every throw looks like they will score a touchdown. It is like a perfect pocket passer and he is going to be perfect for Morningside. <a href="http://iframe%20src=’//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12128301/61966f10f5699d022c621aff’%20width=’640’%20height=’360’%20frameborder=’0’%20allowfullscreen/iframe"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12128301/61966f10f5699d022c621aff" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></a> <strong>RB</strong>[player_tooltip player_id="147818" first="LJ" last="Richardson"] 6’1" 215lbs - 238 car 2,180yards 181YPG 35TDs Class of 2022 | Wyoming Powerful and fast. Two perfect words to describe LJ.  He runs strong and fast no matter where he is on the field and he can even run the wildcat perfectly. <a href="http://iframe%20src=’//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11715434/61b50fb05eec6a0bc851f8b4’%20width=’640’%20height=’360’%20frameborder=’0’%20allowfullscreen/iframe"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11715434/61b50fb05eec6a0bc851f8b4" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></a> <strong>TE </strong>[player_tooltip player_id="147505" first="Kaden" last="Helms"] 6’6" 220Lbs - 51rec 944yards 78.7yards 11TDs Class of 2022 | Oklahoma A giant is an understatement Kaden is huge and its no question why he already committed to Oklahoma. His best strengths are his legs and his height but he also is amazing at blocking down the field. <a href="http://iframe%20src=’//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11431845/6192a22e34530605d81136f5’%20width=’640’%20height=’360’%20frameborder=’0’%20allowfullscreen/iframe"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11431845/6192a22e34530605d81136f5" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></a> <strong>TE </strong>[player_tooltip player_id="147504" first="Micah" last="Riley-Ducker"] 6’4" 240lbs  - 670yards 55.6YPG 6TDs Class of 2022 | Aubrun Micah has to be taken down by more than one person. Like the rest of his team he is big, strong, and amazing at football. He can run his routes and catch it wherever on the field. <a href="http://iframe%20src=’//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11479445/6191de5f38634e09304c5293’%20width=’640’%20height=’360’%20frameborder=’0’%20allowfullscreen/iframe"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11479445/6191de5f38634e09304c5293" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></a> &nbsp; <strong>MLB</strong>[player_tooltip player_id="167999" first="Jayden" last="Roberts"] - 97tckls 11TFLs 2 sacks Class of 2022 | Hastings Hard hitting is the perfect words for Roberts he is a smart tackler lining it up and slamming into the ball carrier with no regret. He makes sure the ball is down no matter the offensive line in front of him. <a href="http://iframe%20src=’//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11060646/6150f873e97abd052cf87ad8’%20width=’640’%20height=’360’%20frameborder=’0’%20allowfullscreen/iframe"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11060646/6150f873e97abd052cf87ad8" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></a> <strong>DB </strong>Alex Nichols - 52tckls 3TFL 1 sack Class of 2023 | uncommitted Alex played great this year his stats are solid and he has a whole year left to show what he can do. I think he will step up and fill in the shoes left by the upper classmen. <a href="http://iframe%20src=’//www.hudl.com/embed/video/2/558/613415abe97a2106104eb8ab’%20width=’640’%20height=’360’%20frameborder=’0’%20allowfullscreen/iframe"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/2/558/613415abe97a2106104eb8ab" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></a> CB [player_tooltip player_id="274174" first="Will" last="Kieser"] 6’0 170 - 3INT 27tckls Class of 2022 | Uncommitted Will swarms the ball and there is not much to say but his eye for a receiver is keen. I think his ball hawking sight helped Bellevue West’s defense completely dominate this season. <a href="http://iframe%20src=’//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11060653/617d667090eeb30150db3402’%20width=’640’%20height=’360’%20frameborder=’0’%20allowfullscreen/iframe"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11060653/617d667090eeb30150db3402" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></a>