Broncos pick up first road win

Stats

Centennial 40, Tekamah-Herman 7

CHS 7 20 6 7 40

THHS 0 0 0 7 7

First quarter

CHS—Jarrett Dodson 9-yard run (John Fehlhafer kick)

Second quarter

CHS—Maj Nisly 8-yard run (Fehlhafer kick)

CHS—Lane Zimmer 35-yard pass from Nisly (Fehlhafer kick)

CHS—Nisly 3-yard run (kick failed)

Third quarter

CHS—Zimmer 32-yard pass from Nisly (conversion failed)

Fourth quarter

CHS—Zimmer 68-yard pass from Nisly (Fehlhafer kick)

THHS—Run (kick good)

Team totals

CHS THHS

First downs 15 13

Carries-yards 30-77 37-102

Comp.-att.-int. 7-10-0 5-9-0

Passing yards 209 106

Punts-avg. 3-35 4-36

Return yards 13 104

Fumbles lost 1 2

Penalties-yards 8-71 2-40

Individual stats

RUSHING—Nisly 12-49, Dodson 15-39, Breckin Schoepf 1-(-1), Kasten Ruether 2-(-10)

PASSING—Nisly 7-9-0 209, Sam Ehlers 0-1-0 0.

RECEIVING—Lane Zimmer 5-188, Levi Zimmer 2-21.

TACKLES—Shawn Rathjen 5u; Dodson 4u; Jayde Gumaer 4u; Schoepf 3u, 3a; La. Zimmer 3u, 2a; Paul Fehlhafer 3u; Ehlers 2u; Ryan Richters 2u; Cyrus Songster 2u; Ruether 1u, 1a; Le. Zimmer 1u; Micah Richters 1u, 1a; Bryson Hornbacher 1u; Austin Patchin 1u; Connor Clouse 1u; Trevor Fehlhafer 1u; Jacob Warm 1u; Xavier Ettwein 1u; Nisly 1a; Elijah Utter 2u.

TURNOVERS—Fumble recoveries: R. Richters, M. Richters.

The Centennial football team took care of business at Tekamah-Herman Sept. 2, winning its first road game of the season 40-7.

“We did a good job with all the little things,” Coach Evan Klanecky said.  “The school and football field were on different ends of town. I thought the boys handled it well.”

On the whole, he said, Tekamah-Herman did what the Broncos had prepared for – a multiset I offense with a lot of two-back sets and a 3-4 defense.

“We were able to take control,” Klanecky said.

Offensively, the Broncos were more balanced than they were in week one, the coach said. He said CHS still needs to tighten its run defense.

Lane Zimmer had a good night for the offense, catching three touchdown passes and finishing with five receptions for 188 yards.

CHS defensive ends Micah Richters and Shawn Rathjen also played well, Klanecky said. Rathjen has recently switched from outside linebacker to defensive end and has adapted quickly, he said.

He led the team with five solo tackles in the game. Jarrett Dodson and Jayde Gumaer added four solo tackles each.

Gumaer had a good game on the offensive line, as well, Klanecky said.

This week’s scout team player of the week is Jaden Butzke, a sophomore lineman, based on his attitude and effort, the coach said.

The Broncos (2-0) are back at home Friday, Sept. 9, for a homecoming game against Fillmore Central. The Panthers are coming off a 21-7 win over Milford.

Klanecky said Fillmore Central’s team brings a lot of experience and size to the field.

Centennial will be without senior Connor Clouse, who broke his collarbone in the third quarter at THHS.

“It’s a heartbreaking deal,” Klanecky said. “He’s a good punt returner. He works hard all the time.”

With it being homecoming week, as well, the Broncos will have outside distractions to deal with, Klanecky said.

“It’s probably the biggest challenge of the year,” he said.

The football team takes time to recognize the players who have come before. But once it’s on the field, the team focuses on cleaning up the areas that need work.

“We have a lot of room to grow and improve,” Klanecky said.