Article Written by Desi Fuelberth
Everybody needs a little football in his or her life, right? Well, that's what the students at Norfolk High seem to think! The varsity Panther football team is off to a pretty good start so far this season. The Panther football team, coached by Tom Olson, is so far (4-3).
The boys started out a little rough with a tough loss to the Lincoln East Spartans. The game was played on Friday, August 26 at Beechner Field in Lincoln, NE. The final score of the game was East 21 and Norfolk 17. That loss would not discourage the boys to keep their heads high and focus on next week's game.
Finally on Friday, September 1 it was the first home football game. NHS students had been waiting almost an entire year for this moment to return. The students filled the Panther Posse student section. Our bleachers were filled with maroon and white. The Panthers faced the Fremont Tigers that night. Norfolk High came out on top with a 42-17 win. That win definitely made the boys proud to be Panthers.
The next week rolled around and the Panthers were on the road again to go head to head with Omaha Burke. Burke was one of the top ranked teams in Nebraska according to the Lincoln Journal Star. The guys knew they were in for a tough one, but they gave it everything they got. Unfortunately, they fell short and lost to the Bulldogs 38-21.
The second home game was here and the boys were ready to roll. They were focused on defeating the Lincoln North Star Navigators, and that's what they did! The Panthers were able to walk away with a 27-13 win! Finally the boys were getting their groove back and couldn't wait another week to play some more football.
The next two weeks in a row were on-the-road games for the Panther boys. On September 23 the game was against Bellevue West. It was a tough game but the Panthers lost 55-28. The next week rolled around and the Panther boys won against Bellevue East 42-14.
After two very long weeks, it was finally time for another home game! Omaha South Packers traveled to Norfolk on Friday, October 7. Due to Omaha South's bus issues, the game that was supposed to start at 7 got delayed until 8:45. The late game didn't cause the Panthers to get distracted though. They meant business. The Panthers beat the Packers 56-6. It was a great win for Norfolk High's homecoming game.
The Panther football team isn't done yet. They have two more regular season games yet. They verse Omaha Northwest at home and Omaha Westside away. The boys are sure making Norfolk proud!
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