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Just: A beautiful night for a big game — dominated by Westside in the second half

• Amie Just | Lincoln Journal Star
• Oct 24, 2026
• Oct 24, 2026
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Omaha Westside's Braylen Warren (2) tries to avoid a tackle by Millard South's Urban Kennedy (4) during a game at Millard South in Omaha on Friday.

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OMAHA — A sight to behold unfolded Friday night.

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Photos: Millard South football hosts Omaha Westside

Millard South leaves the field after warmups before playing Omaha Westside in a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South leaves the field after warmups before playing Omaha Westside in a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Ty Hanna (17) misses a field goal late in the first half against Millard South during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Aidan Marshall (7) runs the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Aidan Marshall (7) runs the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) runs the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) runs the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) punts the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Tay Tay Jenkins (7) tries to catch a pass against Millard South during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Braylen Warren (2) tries to run past Millard South's Hudson Hanover (0) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Braylen Warren (2) tries to run past Millard South's Hudson Hanover (0) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Yasir Grixby (12) catches a pass in front of Millard South's Jayden Brown (10) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Yasir Grixby (12) catches a pass in front of Millard South's Jayden Brown (10) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Yasir Grixby (12) catches a pass in front of Millard South's Jayden Brown (10) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) passes the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) looks to pass the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) passes the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Kordai Richard (8) breaks up a pass intended for Omaha Westside's Bryce Johnson Jr (3) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Tay Tay Jenkins (6) runs after getting his helmet ripped off against Millard South during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. The play was blown dead.

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Omaha Westside's Tay Tay Jenkins (6) runs after getting his helmet ripped off against Millard South during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. The play was blown dead.

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Omaha Westside's Braylen Warren (2) tries to run past Millard South's Drew Kozeal (28) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Adrian Gonzales (4) tries to tackle Millard South's Carter Margheim (18) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Braylen Warren (2) passes the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Braylen Warren (2) tries to avoid a tackle by Millard South's Urban Kennedy (4) during a game at Millard South in Omaha on Friday.

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Omaha Westside's Braylen Warren (2) tries to avoid a tackle by Millard South's Urban Kennedy (4) the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Najee Brown (13) breaks up a pass intended for Omaha Westside's Bryce Johnson Jr (3) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) passes the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Braylen Warren (2) runs the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Missouri football coach Eliah Drinkwitz, left, talks with Damon Benning, Nebraska's director of player development/brand strategy as they match Omaha Westside take on Millard South during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Najee Brown (13) breaks up a pass intended for Omaha Westside's Bryce Johnson Jr (3) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) tries to tackle Omaha Westside's Jacob Obermeyer (13) as Obermeyer returns a Taylor interception during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) tries to tackle Omaha Westside's Jacob Obermeyer (13) as Obermeyer returns a Taylor interception during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) tries to tackle Omaha Westside's Jacob Obermeyer (13) as Obermeyer returns a Taylor interception during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) tries to tackle Omaha Westside's Jacob Obermeyer (13) as Obermeyer returns a Taylor interception during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) tries to tackle Omaha Westside's Jacob Obermeyer (13) as Obermeyer returns a Taylor interception during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) tries to tackle Omaha Westside's Jacob Obermeyer (13) as Obermeyer returns a Taylor interception during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Andrew Tagge (5) tackles Millard South's Antayvious Ellis (1) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Andrew Tagge (5) tackles Millard South's Antayvious Ellis (1) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Millard South's Aidan Marshall (7) runs with the ball during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Braylen Warren (2) tries to run past Millard South's Aidan Marshall (7) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Braylen Warren (2) tries to run past Millard South's Aidan Marshall (7) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Braylen Warren (2) throws a touchdown pass during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Luke Weiss (14) scores on a long touchdown reception against Millard South during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Luke Weiss (14) scores on a long touchdown reception against Millard South during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Ty Hanna (17) makes a field goal in the second half against Millard South during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Ty Hanna (17) makes a field goal in the second half against Millard South during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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Omaha Westside's Andrew Tagge (5) tackles Millard South's Trae Taylor (6) during a high school football game at Millard South in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

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