2004 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
The State Football Playoffs began on
Thursday, October 28 for Classes C1, C2, D1, and D2. Thirty-two teams qualified
for the playoffs in C1, C2, D1, and D2. Second-round games were played on
November3. Classes A and B, which qualified 16 teams in each class, had its
first-round games on November 3. Playoff rounds continued with the
quarterfinals in all classes on November 8, and semifinals on November 13.
Championship finals for all classes were held at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln
for the eighth consecutive year. Classes D1 and D2 played their championship
finals on November18, while C2 and A played November 19. Finals in Classes C1
and B were November 20. Paid attendance for state finals: 22,556.
Class A was made up of the 28 largest
schools playing football. The top three teams in each district and the
fourth-place team with the highest wild-card point average advanced to the
playoffs. The next 32 largest schools were Class B. The top two teams in each of
the six districts and the next four with the highest wild-card point average
made the playoffs. The next 59 schools were Class C1 and the remainder of the
schools playing 11-man football (60) were Class C2. Classes D1 and D2 consisted of all schools playing
8-man football. There were 60 in D1 and
61 in D2. Four schools playing eight-man were above the playoff eligibility
enrollment limit. In Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2 the 10 district champions and
the next 12 teams with the highest wild-card point average qualified for the
playoffs.
2004 Football Results
CLASS
A
First
Round
Omaha Westside 35, Omaha Burke 24
Bellevue East 26, Millard South 6
Bellevue West 42, Lincoln High 14
Millard North 17, Millard West 7
Omaha Creighton Prep 35, Omaha South 7
North Platte 17, Lincoln Northeast 14 OT
Grand Island 41, Norfolk 10
Kearney 55, Lincoln Southwest 26
Quarterfinals
Omaha Westside 21, Bellevue East 14
Millard North 38, Bellevue West 35
Omaha Creighton Prep 36, North Platte 8
Kearney 26, Grand Island 0
Semifinals
Millard North 25, Omaha Westside 24
Omaha Creighton Prep 29, Kearney 14
Championship
Final
Omaha Creighton Prep (12-1) 21, Millard
North (6-7) 7
Championship Coach: Tom Jaworski
First
Round
Lincoln Pius X 74, Omaha Roncalli Catholic
7
Omaha Skutt Catholic 31, Gretna 23
Waverly 42, Ralston 3
Elkhorn 56, Omaha Gross Catholic 21
McCook 31, Crete 0
Ogallala 49, Gering 31
Holdrege 31, Beatrice 6
Aurora 31, Grand Island Northwest 3
Quarterfinals
Lincoln Pius X 28, Omaha Skutt Catholic 0
Waverly 42, Elkhorn 33
McCook 57, Ogallala 0
Holdrege 25, Aurora 21
Semifinals
Lincoln Pius X 40, Waverly 14
McCook 17, Holdrege 14
Championship
Final
Lincoln Pius X (13-0) 14, McCook (12-1) 9
Championship Coach: Tim Aylward
CLASS
C1
First
Round
Aquinas 56, Columbus Scotus 14
Boys Town 24, Bishop Neumann 21
Auburn 26, Syracuse 12
Arlington 14, Wahoo 7
Norfolk Catholic 44, Tekamah-Herman 8
Pierce 42, Creighton 13
Columbus Lakeview 32, Logan View 13
Crofton 35, Wayne 6
Boone Central 49, Minden 14
Hastings St. Cecilia 17, Fillmore Central
7
Adams Central 32, Ord 7
Kearney Catholic 33, Centennial 14
Chadron 29, Cozad 21
Gordon 39, Valentine 21
Broken Bow 40, Gothenburg 0
Chase County 19, Hershey 13
Second Round
Aquinas 47, Boys Town 13
Arlington 39, Auburn 20
Norfolk Catholic 28, Pierce 14
Columbus Lakeview 40, Crofton 34
Boone Central 31, Hastings St. Cecilia 8
Kearney Catholic 16, Adams Central 14
Gordon 13, Chadron 7
Chase County 14, Broken Bow 6
Quarterfinals
Aquinas 33, Arlington 7
Norfolk Catholic 37, Columbus Lakeview 14
Boone Central 28, Kearney Catholic 14
Gordon 13, Chase County 2
Semifinals
Norfolk Catholic
42, Aquinas 7
Boone Central
41, Gordon 14
Championship
Final
Norfolk Catholic (12-1) 26, Boone Central
(12-1) 13
Championship Coach: Jeff Beller
CLASS
C2
First
Round
Tecumseh 15, Archbishop Bergan 12
Wilber-Clatonia 35, Bennington 14
Malcolm 21, West Point Central Catholic 7
Elmwood-Murdock 21, Scribner-Snyder 14
Stanton 38, Neligh-Oakdale 15
Randolph 36, Lyons-Decatur NE 6
Plainview 41, Hartington Cedar Catholic 14
Ponca 7, Wakefield 6
Wilcox-Hildreth 16, Thayer Central 13
Fullerton 29, Sandy Creek 15
East Butler 28, Ravenna 12
Sutton 25, Superior 19
North Platte St. Patrick’s 21, Amherst 7
Hemingford 33, Cambridge 32
Southwest 14, Sutherland 13
Garden County 38, Grant 20
Second Round
Wilber-Clatonia 32, Tecumseh 10
Elmwood-Murdock 28, Malcolm 6
Stanton 21, Randolph 7
Plainview 35, Ponca 0
Wilcox-Hildreth 34, Fullerton 14
East Butler 39, Sutton 21
North Platte St. Patrick's 28, Hemingford
6
Garden County 28, Southwest 21
Quarterfinals
Elmwood-Murdock 14, Wilber-Clatonia 7
Stanton 21, Plainview 7
East Butler 7, Wilcox-Hildreth 0
North Platte St. Patrick's 22, Garden
County 0
Semifinals
Stanton 48, Elmwood-Murdock 12
North Platte St. Patrick’s 19, Garden
County 14
Championship
Final
North Platte St. Patrick’s (12-1) 21,
Stanton (12-1) 6
Championship Coach: Kevin Dodson
CLASS
D1
First
Round
Diller-Odell 54, Humboldt-Table
Rock-Steinauer 20
Lourdes Central Catholic 22, Omaha
Christian Academy 10
Falls City Sacred Heart 32, Shelby 6
Exeter-Milligan 40, Lewiston 6
Howells 48, Osmond 0
Wausa 54, Bancroft-Rosalie 44
Winside 53, Cedar Bluffs 12
Humphrey St. Francis 47, Leigh 0
Spencer-Naper 20, Spalding/Spalding
Academy 6
Pope John 42, Harvard 8
Newman Grove 48, Axtell 0
Lawrence-Nelson 58, Silver Lake 36
Arapahoe 54, Maxwell 6
Elm Creek 49, Wauneta-Palisade 28
Crawford 44, Leyton 7
Overton 55, Anselmo-Merna 0
Second
Round
Diller-Odell 19, Nebraska City Lourdes 6
Falls City Sacred Heart 42,
Exeter-Milligan 6
Howells 61, Wausa 6
Humphrey St. Francis 54, Winside 8
Pope John 25, Spencer-Naper 24
Lawrence-Nelson 22, Newman Grove 14
Arapahoe 30, Elm Creek 28
Overton 45, Crawford 0
Quarterfinals
Diller-Odell 28, Falls City Sacred Heart
24
Howells 30, Humphrey St. Francis 6
Pope John 33, Lawrence-Nelson 25
Overton 58, Arapahoe 14
Semifinals
Howells 54, Diller-Odell 7
Overton 30, Pope John 14
Championship
Final
Howells (13-0) 43, Overton (11-2) 6
Championship Coach: Mike Speirs
CLASS
D2
First
Round
Clay Center 46, Humphrey 12
Dodge 50, St. Edward 26
Nemaha Valley 40, Sterling 28
Bruning-Davenport 50, Shickley 0
Lindsay Holy Family 50, Clearwater 6
Stuart 41, Butte 12
Ewing 36, Wynot 22
Bloomfield 62, Newcastle 14
Sargent 39, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 8
Pleasanton 39, Arnold 22
Loomis 36, Sandhills 20
Bertrand 56, Kenesaw 6
Hayes Center 65, Minatare 20
Stapleton 22, Wallace 20
Potter-Dix 20, Banner County 16
Mullen 46, Cody-Kilgore 0
Second Round
Dodge 56, Clay Center 30
Bruning-Davenport 64, Nemaha Valley 30
Lindsay Holy Family 46, Stuart 13
Bloomfield 42, Ewing 12
Sargent 41, Pleasanton 6
Loomis 48, Bertrand 16
Stapleton 48, Hayes Center 40
Mullen 48, Potter-Dix 24
Quarterfinals
Bruning-Davenport 42, Dodge 36
Lindsay Holy Family 34, Bloomfield 0
Loomis 42, Sargent 38
Mullen 52, Stapleton 14
Semifinals
Lindsay Holy Family 44, Bruning-Davenport
22
Mullen 72, Loomis 30
Championship
Final
Lindsay Holy Family (13-0) 36, Mullen
(11-2) 18
Championship Coach: Rusty Rautenberg