Every time Elkhorn North scored a first-half touchdown Friday, Elkhorn responded with a TD.
But the Antlers had more big plays, the type that can sap the opponent’s energy and give the home fans reason to cheer. And Elkhorn fans were hoarse by halftime as their team took a 35-21 lead into the intermission en route to a 49-35 victory in front of an estimated 2,800.
“We weren’t planning to get into a shootout with them,” Elkhorn coach Dan Feickert said. “I kept challenging the team on how they would respond to adversity. We’ve been working a lot the last couple of weeks to get better at special teams and on our defense.”
Elkhorn North got things started with an eight-play, 82-yard drive that ended with a 5-yard …