The countdown is over and it is full steam ahead until at least June, the high school seasons are here. The first week of High School football games has concluded with nobodies hopes of a state championship dashed yet. The softball programs are all nearly full-swing into a fast-paced season on the diamonds.
This week the march towards elite status and team hardware starts for the volleyball, cross country and tennis teams in the state of Nebraska. The blood, sweat and tears that the athletes have put in throughout the past year and their careers deserves to be applauded. I wish each and every one of you the best of luck. I can’t wait to see all the teams perform at their best.
During the season there are some athletes that will be forced to deal with injuries, bumps and/or bruises from their competitions, which is just part of the game. Just think athletes, for everytime you have doubt in battling back into action there is an athlete or former athlete in their adult years, that is chomping at the bit to be given, just one more opportunity. Some people’s athletic careers end abruptly without warning and others are like the Energizer bunny, aka Brett Farve. Every person will bounce back from adversity, it is just how you bounce back that will make the difference.
Listed below are a small preview of my thoughts and in-depth view of TRIBUNE-area gridiron matchups.
Gothenburg vs. Minden
Both teams enter the contest with week zero wins. The ground game will be king in this contest. Gothenburg used great speed and athleticism to gain some much needed game speed experience. The Whippets used a potent rushing attack also. It could be a race until the final whistle, who has the most team speed?
Gothenburg 21 Minden 13
Lexington vs. Northwest
It has been two years since the Vikings and Minutemen battled on the turf. Lexington and Northwest were both dealt defeats at the hands of very good teams during week zero. This is a friends turned foe, when the ball is kicked off as the coaches of the teams, Kevin Stein and Phil Truax are very close friends. The secrets of these two teams are not so hush-hush, this contest will come down to guts, and gumption. Who has more?
Lexington 17 Northwest 14
Cozad vs. Centura
Both teams are coming of defeats at the hands of very good teams. I feel that if Cozad can gain some confidence in their running game in the early going, they can grind out a win against the Centurions. Defensively, the Haymakers grew-up a ton in their second half bout with Ogallala. The coaching prowess and expertise of Ron Bubak and company will be the difference in this contest.
Cozad 14 Centura 6
Page Deuce:
Eustis/Farnam over Elwood
Adams Central over Hastings
Alliance over Gordon/Rushville
Amherst over Pleasanton
DC Aquinas over Columbus Scotus
Litchfield over SEM
Aurora over McCook
Battle Creek over Boone Central
Beatrice over Norris
Creighton Prep over Bellevue West
Elkhorn over Blair
Brady over Maxwell
Broken Bow over Ord
Cambridge over Oberlin
Central City over Wood River
North Platte over Columbus
Brownell-Talbot over Conestoga
Crete over Omaha Skutt
Doniphan-Trumbull over Twin River
Perkins County over Dundy County/Stratton
Elm Creek over Axtell
Winside over Emerson-Hubbard
Grand Island CC over St. Paul
Hampton over Giltner
Hastings SC over Kearney Catholic
Bridgeport over Hershey
Nebraska over Western Kentucky
UNO over UNK
Howells over West Point CC
Pitt State over Chadron State
Missouri over Illinois
UCLA over Kansas State
Pittsburgh over Utah
Texas over Rice
Idaho over North Dakota
Michigan over Connecticut
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