Bertschinger, West Team Win 2018 Sertoma All-Star Game

The 2018 Sertoma All-Star Game saw an incredible offensive showing by the West during their crushing defeat over the East on Saturday.

The top players in all of Nebraska 8-man football met at Hastings College on Saturday for the 41st annual matchup between the East and West. Clearwater-Orchard's Creston Berschinger represented Antelope County as a running back on the West Team.

The first quarter saw the West Team on the board after scoring on a 6-yard run by C-W-E's Daniel Libolt with 6 minutes left in the quarter. An 85-yard pass by South Loup's Jake Rush to Amherst's Holden Eckhout brought the West's score up to 14 with 3 minutes left in the first.

The East responded early on in the second with a 1-yard rush by running back Quinten Moles of Bloomfield, and a successful two-point conversion brought them up to 8 with 10 minutes left in the half. A 62 yard pass to Giltner's Josh Hinrichs and a 18 yard run by Libolt brought the West up to 27 at halftime. 

Third quarter saw success on both the ground and the air, as Libolt added to the West's score with a 39-yard run and East Butler's Trevor Havlovic and Dalton Bohac connected for a 62-yard pass to bring the score to 33-14 at the end of the quarter. 

A 25-yard pass by Rush to Twin Loup's Alex Horky in the fourth helped to secure the West's victory. The East was able to score one last time with a 22-yard field goal by Osceola's Cade Theis, finishing the game 39-17.