Football · State semifinals · Class D6 · Recap
Diller-Odell beats Leyton 59-42, reaches Class D6 final
No. 4 Diller-Odell beat No. 9 Leyton 59-42 in a Class D6 Class D6 state semifinal and will play Garden County at Cope Stadium in Kearney.
No. 4 Diller-Odell beat No. 9 Leyton 59-42 on Friday at Diller in a Class D6 Class D6 semifinal. Both teams entered 9-1. Leyton had won both of its playoff games on the road, beating Riverside 70-59 at Spalding and then 51-46 at top-seeded Stuart. Diller-Odell had beaten Sterling 56-12 and Red Cloud 60-30, reversing an 18-6 loss to Red Cloud on Aug. 28 that was the Griffins' only defeat entering the semifinal. The 59-42 final is official on the NSAA Week 13 results.
Trusted play-by-play covers the scoring only through 38-34. No scoring plays after that point were posted.
Leyton scored first on an unclocked first-quarter touchdown pass from Colt Van Anne to Cooper Benish for an 8-0 lead. On Diller-Odell's first play from scrimmage, Peyton Humphreys broke loose for a 51-yard touchdown to tie it at 8. Van Anne scored a touchdown to put Leyton back in front 16-8, and Griffin Zabokrtsky returned the kickoff for a touchdown to tie the game at 16.
Early in the second quarter, Van Anne threw his second touchdown pass of the day, finding Austin Beutler with 9:52 left for a 22-16 Leyton lead. Humphreys then converted fourth-and-14 for a 51-yard touchdown, tying it at 22. Christian Townsend hauled in a contested touchdown catch over a defender to give Leyton a 28-22 lead. Humphreys answered from 16 yards out with 5:53 left in the half, his third touchdown of the first half, and Diller-Odell led 30-28.
The next two scores were posted without a quarter or a clock. Van Anne connected with Benish for their second touchdown pass of the day, and Leyton led 34-30. Humphreys then hauled in a juggling touchdown catch in the end zone, putting Diller-Odell back in front 38-34. That was Humphreys' fourth documented touchdown, and the last scoring play in the files.
No trusted scoring plays were posted after 38-34. Diller-Odell closed out the 59-42 win.
Diller-Odell will face Garden County in the Class D6 final on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7:10 p.m. at Cope Stadium in Kearney. Garden County beat Wallace 24-18 in the other semifinal.
Scoring summary
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 clock n/a | Leyton | Colt Van Anne touchdown pass to Cooper Benish | 8-0 |
| Q1 clock n/a | Diller-Odell | Peyton Humphreys 51-yard touchdown on first play from scrimmage | 8-8 |
| Q1 clock n/a | Leyton | Colt Van Anne touchdown | 16-8 |
| Q1 clock n/a | Diller-Odell | Griffin Zabokrtsky kickoff return touchdown | 16-16 |
| Q2 9:52 | Leyton | Colt Van Anne touchdown pass to Austin Beutler | 22-16 |
| Q2 clock n/a | Diller-Odell | Peyton Humphreys converts fourth-and-14 for a 51-yard touchdown | 22-22 |
| Q2 clock n/a | Leyton | Christian Townsend contested touchdown catch | 28-22 |
| Q2 5:53 | Diller-Odell | Peyton Humphreys 16-yard touchdown, his third of the first half | 28-30 |
| Q n/a clock n/a | Leyton | Colt Van Anne touchdown pass to Cooper Benish, their second of the day | 34-30 |
| Q n/a clock n/a | Diller-Odell | Peyton Humphreys juggling touchdown catch | 34-38 |
Sources
Update from @steepintheseats, @LjsLuke, @NEBHSFB, @HFR_Sports, @sabaumert.