OSCEOLA - The Leyton football team will play in the second round of the postseason for the first time since 2007.

The #9 Warriors (7-2), in their 19th postseason, defeated Hyannis, 47-12, in the first round of the Nebraska School Activities Association Class D2 State Playoffs on Thursday in Dalton. They'll now travel nearly five hours to Osceola - south of Columbus - to play the #8 Bulldogs (8-1) at 2 p.m. MT on Friday.

Osceola beat Homer, 70-27, in their first round game on Thursday. Junior Isaiah Zelasney ran for 256 yards on 14 carries and scored four touchdowns. He also returned a punt for a touchdown. The Bulldogs finished with 421 yards rushing.

Kale Gustafson led Osceola defensively. He had 16 tackles. Alexx Winkelman added 11 and a scoop-and-score on a fumble recovery.

Osceola is appearing in the postseason for the 14th time overall and their 10th in-a-row (including two appearances as Osceola-High Plains in 2018 and 2019). The Bulldogs made it to the quarterfinals in 2020 before being eliminated by Falls City Sacred Heart, 54-28. They finished as the Class C2 runner-up in 1989.

In 2007, Leyton beat Kenesaw in the first round, 46-36, but lost to Elwood, 52-30, in the second round. Thursday's game vs. the Longhorns was the first home playoff game in Dalton since 2013. The Warriors haven't made it past the second round since 1999.

Fans can listen to Leyton at Osceola on News Channel Nebraska radio station, Cheyenne County Country, at 1340 AM, 95.7 FM, newschannelnebraska.com or on the NCN app.

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