Game Report: Lincoln East @ Gretna

<p class="has-medium-font-size">About a week ago one of the most exciting games of the season happened in Gretna. The Lincoln East Spartans came into town to and tried to slay the Dragons in the last game of the regular season. This is another game where defense took over and it started right away with [player_tooltip player_id='245869' first='Caden' last='Cetak'] who would have the first sack of the gam with his 9th sack of this season. The Dragons would hold and the Oklahoma State Commit [player_tooltip player_id='217055' first='Zane' last='Flores'] would throw it to Wayne State Commit scoring a touchdown with Gretna going up 7. Lincoln east would go down the field again before kicking a FG putting the score at 7-3. Gretna would drive down and score a second time before halftime. The Spartans hit right back showing driving down to score another field goal. After some more back and fourth Flores would work his magic again and throw it to [player_tooltip player_id='330299' first='Tyson' last='Boganowski'] to put the dragons up 21-6. Lincoln East would strike back with [player_tooltip player_id='438298' first='Will' last='Potratz'] and [player_tooltip player_id='227559' first='Sam' last='Cappos'] getting the ball out and recovering it. Right after that the Dragons defense would put the nail in the coffin for this game with an INT for a touchdown by [player_tooltip player_id='227083' first='Korver' last='Demma']. This game was one of the most talented and fun games to watch this season. Both teams will have some challenges ahead to stay alive in the playoffs. Lincoln East plays another undefeated team in Elkhorn South and Gretna Plays Lincoln Southeast.</p>   <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong> Game Highlights</strong></p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/jedidiahrhardy/status/1583644173840052224?s=20&t=Xzc-S3v0z2CHpxR2ce9eKg </div></figure>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/jedidiahrhardy/status/1583642347610382338?s=20&t=Xzc-S3v0z2CHpxR2ce9eKg </div></figure>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/jedidiahrhardy/status/1583640201397952512?s=20&t=Xzc-S3v0z2CHpxR2ce9eKg </div></figure>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/jedidiahrhardy/status/1583614805151453184?s=20&t=Xzc-S3v0z2CHpxR2ce9eKg </div></figure>   <p></p>   <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Top Players</strong></p>   <p class="has-medium-font-size">These guys were who I thought had a great game last Friday and I think they deserve a lot of praise for how good of a game they played. Especially both defenses. Even though it was a 22 point game there were many points in the game where Gretna's defense kept Lincoln East from scoring. Along with that Lincoln East held one of the best offenses in the State to two scores in the first half and the second. Gretna had scored 72 points the week before against Omaha South. Along with that I was impressed by how locked down the Spartan Defensive line was on Flores forcing him out of the pocket and not giving him much time to throw. [player_tooltip player_id='438298' first='Will' last='Potratz'] played strong for the Spartans avoiding blocks and immediately getting to the ball. [player_tooltip player_id='245869' first='Caden' last='Cetak'] was dominate getting a sack at the beginning of the game and continuing to keep Flores and the Dragon's O line on edge for the rest of the game. [player_tooltip player_id='227559' first='Sam' last='Cappos'] was right there with him punching holes through the O line making a run game difficult for the Dragons and even forcing a fumble to give their offense a chance to come back. On the other side Gretna was able to contain the pass attack and limit the throws to [player_tooltip player_id='180280' first='Malachi' last='Coleman']. The Dragons had an unstoppable defense. [player_tooltip player_id='227083' first='Korver' last='Demma'] would be one of the dominant players for the Dragons having 3 total sacks and his interception and his touchdown. Another standout on defense for Gretna was [player_tooltip player_id='239821' first='Ethan' last='Stuhr'] who had 9 tackles he followed the offense move for move shifting from blitz and coverages then to going and getting the ball. </p>

About a week ago one of the most exciting games of the season happened in Gretna. The Lincoln East Spartans came into town to and tried to slay the Dragons in the last game of the regular season. This is another game where defense took over and it started right away with Caden Cetak Caden Cetak 6'4" | 220 lbs | DL Lincoln East | 2024 State NE who would have the first sack of the gam with his 9th sack of this season. The Dragons would hold and the Oklahoma State Commit Zane Flores Zane Flores 6'3" | 190 lbs | QB Gretna | 2023 State NE would throw it to Wayne State Commit scoring a touchdown with Gretna going up 7. Lincoln east would go down the field again before kicking a FG putting the score at 7-3. Gretna would drive down and score a second time before halftime. The Spartans hit right back showing driving down to score another field goal. After some more back and fourth Flores would work his magic again and throw it to Tyson Boganowski Tyson Boganowski 5'10" | 170 lbs | WR Gretna | 2023 State NE to put the dragons up 21-6. Lincoln East would strike back with Will Potratz Will Potratz 5'8" | 155 lbs | ATH Lincoln East | 2023 State NE and Sam Cappos Sam Cappos 6'1" | 240 lbs | DL Lincoln East | 2023 State NE getting the ball out and recovering it. Right after that the Dragons defense would put the nail in the coffin for this game with an INT for a touchdown by Korver Demma Korver Demma 6'3" | 230 lbs | DL Gretna | 2023 State NE . This game was one of the most talented and fun games to watch this season. Both teams will have some challenges ahead to stay alive in the playoffs. Lincoln East plays another undefeated team in Elkhorn South and Gretna Plays Lincoln Southeast.