Generally a 3rd-and-1 at midfield to start the fourth quarter in a Millard North, Millard West rivalry game is a big deal.
Friday night at Buell Stadium, it was a footnote. That’s how thoroughly dominating the No. 2 Wildcats were in their 42-7 beat down of the No. 1 Mustangs.
So, when quarterback Logan Anderjaska threw a slant pass to Shea Wyatt — their fourth connection of the night — and he ran 31 yards to the Millard North 19, coach Kirk Peterson just looked to the ground and smiled.
Five plays later, Anderjaska was in from the one — the fifth touchdown he accounted for on the night — and Millard West had done the unthinkable. Started the running clock.
“If you’d have told me we’d have won this game 42-7, I wouldn’t have believed you,” Anderjaska told a mass of assembled media after the game. “We just have to put it behind us now and play the next game.”
That one is in Lincoln against East High School next week.
Little went wrong for the Wildcats, though, on this Friday. After an early fumble resulted in a Jacob Matthew 3-yard run to give North a 7-0 lead, the game was all Millard West.
They answered right away when Wyatt returned the ensuing kickoff to the 46 and then eight plays later scored on a pass from Anderjaska. The two connected for an 11-yard score on the ensuing trip and Wyatt gave West all the momentum with just under four minutes left in the half.
He was on top of mishandled punt snap by North’s Nick Engle and tailback Luke Lallman gave the Wildcats a 21-7 lead two plays later.
West controlled the second half as well, scoring on their first two possessions. Lallman took a screen pass for 20 yards that capped a 93-yard drive and one play later — after West recovered a short kickoff — he scored from 26 yards away for a 35-7 lead.
Anderjaska was 8-for-13 through the air for 136 yards and three touchdowns and he ran for 73 yards on 11 attempts. Lallman added 51 yards on the ground and 46 receiving yards with three scores for the winners.
Let’s Rewind
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Class B
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Class C-1
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Class C-2
No. 8 Norfolk Lutheran runs past Wisner-Pilger
Eight-Man
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Volleyball
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