Photo Gallery/RECAP: Warriors Escape Thunderbolts in First Round of Playoffs

Jonathan Snover and Olivia Washburn • October 30, 2017

The Westside varsity football team hosted the Lincoln Pius X Thunderbolts Friday night in the first round of the playoffs Friday night. Led by 15 fourth quarter points, Westside held off the Thunderbolts by a score of 43-39.

After an 87 yard touchdown return to open the kickoff from freshman Avante Dickerson to put the Warriors up 7-0, the ball got rolling for both teams. Forty-two combined points were scored in the first half, and the teams were tied at 21 at halftime. Pius’s run-first offense chewed up a lot of clock in the second half, but that didn’t stop the Westside offense from finding the end zone.

Westside returns to action in round two of the playoffs at number one seed Kearney on Friday, November 3, 2017, at 7 p.m.

Click the ‘Play’ button above to view a full photo gallery from Friday’s game.

Photo Gallery by: Olivia Washburn, Laina Bayles, Kyndall Goodwin, Biruk Tewodros and Baylee Seaman

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Jonathan Snover, Sports Journalism Co-Editor-In-Chief

Hi my name is Jonathan Snover! I am the Co-Editor-In-Chief for Sports Journalism this year. I am currently a senior and this is my fourth year in journalism. If you have any questions or comments please contact me at [email protected].