Lincoln – Nebraska’s prime three quarterbacks all put collectively productive video games to spotlight an entertaining Spring Sport that resulted in a 25-21 victory for the White group over the Pink in entrance of 60,452 followers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Dylan Raiola produced the most important numbers by finishing 16-of-22 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns on the afternoon. He added a completion on a go-ahead two-point conversion that gave the White group a 22-21 lead halfway via the third quarter. Raiola accomplished passes to 14 totally different receivers on the day, whereas taking part in quarterback for each groups on a rotating foundation with Heinrich Haarberg and Daniel Kaelin all through the primary three quarters.
Haarberg was additionally spectacular, finishing 8-of-13 passes for 163 yards and two extra touchdowns. Haarberg didn’t throw an interception and added a 17-yard run.
Kaelin confirmed nicely in his first spring recreation, finishing 9-of-16 passes for 91 yards.
After Haarberg took the opening possession for the White squad to begin the sport, Raiola acquired issues occurring the second possession, marching the Pink group 76 yards on eight performs that culminated with a 16-yard landing strike to Janiran Bonner to present the Pink group a 7-0 lead simply 5 minutes into the sport. Raiola additionally accomplished passes to Thomas Fidone, Jaylen Lloyd and Nate Boerkircher on the drive to go 4-for-4 for 40 yards on the possession. Bonner completed with game-high-tying 4 receptions for 58 yards, whereas Boerkircher added three catches for 65 yards.
Emmitt Johnson supplied robust contributions on the bottom on the Pink group’s first drive with three carries for 18 yards on the profitable march. Johnson completed the day with 5 carries for 25 yards. He added two receptions for 12 yards.
The Pink group’s 7-0 lead held till Haarberg struck rapidly with a 41-yard landing go to Jacory Barney Jr. to tie the rating at 7-7 simply eight seconds into the second quarter. Barney Jr. completed the day with three receptions for 66 yards.
Raiola answered for the Pink group with lightning effectivity, finishing a 14-yard go to Isaiah Neyor, earlier than hitting Lloyd with a 64-yard strike to place the Pink group again on prime by a landing, 14-7, lower than one minute into the second interval.
Lloyd led all receivers with 97 yards on his three receptions for the day, whereas Neyor added a pair of catches for 26 yards.
Kaelin saved the offenses rolling on the following drive for the White group. After Barney Jr. unleashed a 78-yard kickoff return, Kaelin accomplished two passes on a 16-yard drive that culminated with a one-yard landing run by Dante Dowdell that tied the rating for the White at 14 early within the second quarter. It was the primary of two dashing touchdowns on the day for Dowdell, who led all rushers with 76 yards on seven carries. He additionally contributed 11 receiving yards on a game-high-tying 4 catches.
The second-quarter factors saved approaching the Pink group’s subsequent drive with Haarberg placing an exclamation level on a five-play, 73-yard march along with his 25-yard landing go to Fidone. It was Fidone’s second reception of the drive, as he completed with three catches for 45 yards on the day.
The drive was highlighted by Haarberg’s 61-yard reference to Boerkircher, who closed his day with three receptions for 65 yards.
The Pink group went to halftime with a 21-14 edge, earlier than the White group took the lead for good on its opening drive of the second half. Each yard on the four-play, 61-yard scoring drive was credited to Dowdell, who coated 61 yards on three carries, together with a 49-yard landing burst. Raiola, who accomplished a go to Dowdell for no achieve on the drive, then put the White group in entrance 22-21 along with his two-point conversion go to Alex Bullock. The veteran receiver added two receptions for 43 yards on the afternoon.
Tristen Alvano pitched in a 40-yard area aim for the White group with 4:27 left within the recreation to supply the 25-21 closing margin.
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