The Superior Express -

With the state championship games for Nebraska’s high school football season being played last week, the 2023 season is now in the history books. For the L-N High School Raiders, the year was a successful season as they ended up in the state playoffs, winning and losing a game therein. The season record was 7-3.

The Raiders had a balanced team this season and looking beyond the won-loss record, the Raiders’ offense generated a total of 3,422 yards for the season. The defense held all opponents to only 2,283 yards of offense.

South Loop was the only team to total more offense than L-N had.

Individually for L/N, the yearend stats were:

RUSHING: Connor Janda 1,271 yds., 24 TD’s, 20 PAT; Jack Williams 527 yds., 5 TD’s 3 PAT; Bayln Bargen (injured much of season) 259 yds., 1 PAT; Cody Funk 114 yds., 3 TD’s, 1 PAT; Carter Griffis 94 yds., 1 TD, 2 PAT; Caden Culbertson 52 yds.; Grayhm Beck 29 yds.; Clay Williams 65 yds., 3 TD’s, 1 PAT; Ace Wulf 19 yds.; Aidan Zikmund 9 yds.

PASSING: Connor Janda 84 of 129 (65%) for 861 yds., 12 TD’s, 8 PAT; Carter Griffis 7 of 11 (64%) for 100 yds, 2 TD’s; Aidan Zikmund 1 of 1 for 3 yds., 1 PAT.

RECEIVING: Nolan Ostdiek 35 for 352 yds, 3 TD’s, 6 PAT; Clay Williams 29 for 306 yds., 5 TD’s, 2 PAT; Bayln Bargen 11 for 170 yds., 2 TD’s; Jack Williams 9 for 114 yds, 2 TD’s; Cody Funk 3 for 19 yds.; Cody Brockman 1 for 23 yds., 1 TD; Caden Culbertson 1 for 7 yds.; Aidan Zikmund 1 for 2 yds.; Nathan Elledge 1 for 3 yds., 1 PAT.

DEFENSE: Tackle Leaders: (total of assisted, unassisted, for loss and sacks) Connor Janda 78, Nolan Ostdiek 70, Rocky Miller 66, Roy Davidson 48, Jack Williams 46, Aidan Zikmund 39, Bayln Bargen 31, Clay Williams 25, Riley Cannaday 24, Caden Culbertson 24.