PRZNE Thursday Night Lights Recap (Week 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Get 30% off your first billing cycle with code:&nbsp;OscarGalindo30&nbsp;in the coupon code area.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As part of my plan for more comprehensive in-season coverage, I want to do weekly reactions to Thursday and Friday night games. In this "recap" article, I will make my rounds across the state discussing scores, breakout performances, surprising upsets, and more. Here are my reactions from the Week 1 Thursday Night Lights slate of games. Information from the games is still being reported, so I apologize for any inaccuracies in the stats, information, etc.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Week 1 Scores:</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Class A</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#2 Omaha Westside 58 def. #2 Omaha North 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#5 Elkhorn South 30 def. Lincoln East 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#8 Millard West 23 def. #6 Millard North 12</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#9 Lincoln Southeast 30 def. Grand Island 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Class B</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>York 21 def. Hastings 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Class C1 &amp; C2</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Superior 7 def. Fairbury 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wood River 27 def. Centura 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Class D1</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#1 Dundy County Stratton 46 def. Perkins County 16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bloomfield 30 def. #5 Stanton 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wisner-Pilger 44 @ Lutheran High Northeast 8</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hemingford 44 vs #10 South Loup 18</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Class D2</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mullen 54 vs Sandhills Valley 8</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Class D6</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#9 Silver Lake 44 @ Shelton 27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#7 Hay Springs 46 @ Paxton 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Creek Valley 59 @ Minatare 22</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Peetz (CO) 47 def. Potter-Dix 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Breakdown:</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I'll start with the game I attended, #2 Omaha Westside vs. #3 Omaha North, where the Warriors defeated the Vikings 58-27. I'm not necessarily surprised by the result, as I had Westside narrowly beating a tough North team. Instead, it was the <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1085158' first='TayTay' last='Jenkins']</em></strong> show as he rushed for well over 200 yards and recorded four rushing touchdowns in a dominant opening night performance. This was a huge statement win for Westside, sending a message to the rest of Class A that they are hungrier than ever. Omaha North still looks like a true player in Class A, especially as the offense continues to settle. I will provide a more in-depth analysis of this game in my game report article, which I will release later this weekend. Elkhorn South stifled a visiting Lincoln East team to the tune of 30-7. RB &amp; Fresno State commit <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='488108' first='Jaydon' last='Sutko']</em></strong> had a breakout performance as he rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns. Another key note from this game is that sophomore <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1652203' first='Luke' last='Valasek']</em></strong> has established himself as QB1 moving forward. He wasn't asked to do too much, but still stepped up to the plate nicely with two passing touchdowns. #8 Millard West pulled off the slight upset over #6 Millard West, beating them 23-12 and avenging their loss to the Mustangs from last season. The final Class A game features #9 Lincoln Southeast hosting the Grand Island Islanders. The Knights are a sleeper team with lots of high-level talent, and it showed with their 30-0 victory. In Class B sole game, the York Dukes flexed their defensive muscle by shutting out the Hastings Tigers 21-0. Class C2's Superior won a slugfest against their Class C1 opponent, Fairbury, beating them 7-0. The Wood River Eagles kept the momentum of last season's playoff squad rolling into 2025 with a big 27-6 win over Centura. The biggest surprise of the night was the Bloomfield Bees shutting out powerhouse Stanton, which won the championship in '23 and was the runner-up in '24. Senior <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1868654' first='Brock' last='Jeannoutot']</em></strong> led the charge with 21 carries, 140 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns to go with 15 total tackles, two TFLs, and a fumble recovery. When the dust settled, Bloomfield stood victorious 30-0 over the Mustangs. Also in D1, our preseason #1, Dundy County-Stratton, took care of business, defeating Perkins County 46-16. Wisner-Pilger is a team that I see teetering on breaking into the Top 10 in D1, thanks to a strong offensive line and defense, as well as playmakers at the skill positions. They made a statement with their 44-8 win over Lutheran Northeast. Hemingford pulled off an upset over our South Loup, beating them 44-18. The Bobcats had no answer for the multi-faceted Hemingford rushing attack with <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1814899' first='Jacob' last='Bryner'] </em></strong>(111 yards &amp; a TD), <strong><em>Zaine Feist</em></strong> (73 yards, 12 ypc, &amp; a TD), and <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1869980' first='Talon' last='Payne']</em></strong> (177 yards &amp; 3 TDs) all dominating on the ground. For D2, the Mullen Broncos opened their 2025 campaign with a 54-8 win over Sandhills Valley. Class D6 was another busy class, with two preseason-ranked teams starting 1-0. We saw #9 Silver Lake beat Shelton 44-27, and #7 Hay Springs defeated Paxton 46-21. Creek Valley beat Minatare 59 -22. Potter-Dix visited our neighboring state of Colorado to take on Peetz but fell 47-20 in their season opener.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Make sure to follow&nbsp;<em>@PRZ_OscarG</em>&nbsp;for more news on Nebraska and Iowa HS recruiting.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->