2006
FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
The
State Football Playoffs began on Thursday, October 26 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 November 2. Class B qualified 16 teams in
each class and played its first-round games on November 1. Playoff rounds for
Class B, C1, C2, D1 and D2 continued with the quarterfinals in all classes on
November 6, and semifinals on November 11.Class A, which moved its regular
season games up one week, qualified 16 for the playoffs and played its
first-round games on October 27 and its second-round games on November 3. Class
A semifinals were also played on November 11 Championship finals for all
classes were held at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln for the 11th consecutive year.
Classes D1 and D2 played their championship finals on November 16, while C2 and
A played November 17. Finals in Classes C1 and B were November 18. Paid
attendance for state finals: 22,685.
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 58 schools were Class C1.
The remaining schools playing 11-man football (58) were Class C2. Classes D1 and D2 consisted of all schools
playing 8-man football. There were 61
in D1 and 60 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.
2006
Football Results
CLASS A
First Round
Lincoln
Southwest 31, Fremont 14
Millard
North 40, Bellevue West 35
Omaha
North 34, Papillion-La Vista 21
Omaha
Westside 41, Grand Island 10
Kearney
17, Omaha Creighton Prep 0
Lincoln
Northeast 14, Omaha Central 13
Lincoln
East 35, Norfolk 24
Millard
South 28, Omaha Bryan 0
Quarterfinals
Millard
North 51, Lincoln Southwest 45 5OT
Omaha
Westside 21, Omaha North 19
Kearney
22, Lincoln Northeast 0
Millard
South 14, Lincoln East 6
Semifinals
Omaha
Westside 22, Millard North 21
Kearney
23, Millard South 20 OT
Championship Final
Kearney
(12-1) 41, Omaha Westside (11-2) 21
Championship
Coach: Brandon Cool, Kearney
First Round
Elkhorn
24, Blair 0
Gretna
24, Ralston 10
Beatrice
43, Omaha Gross Catholic 21
Omaha
Skutt Catholic 24, Lincoln Pius X 17
McCook
35, Ogallala 0
Cozad
28, Aurora 22
Holdrege
28, Scottsbluff 27
Crete
28, Hastings 10
Quarterfinals
Elkhorn
45, Gretna 10
Beatrice
28, Omaha Skutt Catholic 21
McCook
42, Cozad 7
Crete
42, Holdrege 17
Semifinals
Elkhorn
35, Beatrice 0
Crete
28, McCook 7
Championship Final
Crete
(12-1) 28, Elkhorn (12-1) 14
Championship
Coach: Chuck McGinnis
CLASS C1
First Round
St.
Paul 41, Minden 14
Boone
Central 20, Battle Creek 3
Fillmore
Central 14, Grand Island Central Catholic 7
Valentine
35, Gordon-Rushville 3
Chase
County 42, Gothenburg 18
Chadron
44, Wood River 7
Adams
Central 36, Southern Valley 8
Hastings
St. Cecilia 42, Hershey 0
Pierce
49, West Point-Beemer 0
Crofton
33, Ashland-Greenwood 6
Boys
Town 21, Wahoo 0
Norfolk
Catholic 22, Bennington 14
Arlington
32, Falls City 7
Bishop
Neumann 46, Madison 17
Columbus
Lakeview 21, Syracuse 20
Auburn
35, Centennial 0
Second
Round
Boone
Central 28, St. Paul 25
Valentine
14, Fillmore Central 7
Chase
County 27, Chadron 20
Hastings
St. Cecilia 12, Adams Central 8
Crofton
21, Pierce 12
Norfolk
Catholic 31, Boys Town 6
Bishop
Neumann 20, Arlington 19
Auburn
28, Columbus Lakeview 14
Quarterfinals
Valentine
21, Boone Central 14
Hastings
St. Cecilia 15, Chase County 14
Norfolk
Catholic 16, Crofton 9
Auburn
28, Bishop Neumann 0
Semifinals
Valentine 14, Hastings St. Cecilia 7
Auburn 34, Norfolk Catholic 13
Championship Final
Auburn (13-0) 28, Valentine (12-1) 27 2OT
Championship
Coach: Mark Oliver
CLASS C2
First Round
Archbishop
Bergan 31, Wilber-Clatonia 15
East
Butler 7, Aquinas 3
Heartland
21, Scribner-Snyder 20
Wakefield
28, West Point Central Catholic 7
Laurel-Concord
18, Plainview 0
Oakland-Craig
36, Weeping Water 0
Elmwood-Murdock
21, Stanton 15
Howells
14, Hartington Cedar Catholic 7
Creighton
49, Fullerton 16
Garden
County 26, Superior 11
Neligh-Oakdale
41, Franklin 26
Ravenna
32, North Platte St. Patrick’s 0
Blue
Hill 41, Cambridge 14
Southwest
25, Burwell 6
Perkins
County 20, Amherst 14
Elm
Creek 20, Kearney Catholic 12
Second
Round
Archbishop
Bergan 14, East Butler 0
Wakefield
35, Heartland 8
Oakland-Craig
28, Laurel-Concord 19
Howells
13, Elmwood-Murdock 10
Creighton
20, Garden County 0
Neligh-Oakdale
27, Ravenna 16
Blue
Hill 34, Southwest 13
Perkins
County 33, Elm Creek 6
Quarterfinals
Wakefield
17, Archbishop Bergan 7
Howells
20, Oakland-Craig 14 2OT
Creighton
30, Neligh-Oakdale 13
Blue
Hill 26, Perkins County 0
Semifinals
Wakefield
28, Howells 7
Blue
Hill 28, Creighton 0
Championship Final
Wakefield
(13-0) 34, Blue Hill (12-1) 7
Championship
Coach: Justin Smith
CLASS D1
First Round
Axtell
56, Creek Valley 19
Wauneta-Palisade
40, Arapahoe 36
Loomis
28, Anselmo-Merna 12
Elwood
24, Leyton 18
Overton
41, Crawford 0
Palmer
34, Pope John 32
Stuart
48, Kenesaw 20
Hayes
Center 37, Shelton 8
Clarkson
56, Nebraska Christian 8
Leigh
44, Humphrey St. Francis 26
Mead
24, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 12
Bancroft-Rosalie
56, High Plains Community 14
Johnson-Brock
52, Exeter-Milligan 6
Bruning-Davenport
50, Diller-Odell 0
Winside
34, Dorchester 12
Lourdes
Central Catholic 60, Pawnee City 20
Second Round
Wauneta-Palisade
19, Axtell 16
Loomis
30, Elwood 18
Overton
50, Palmer 30
Stuart
26, Hayes Center 20
Clarkson
46, Leigh 14
Bancroft-Rosalie
54, Mead 12
Bruning-Davenport 42,
Johnson-Brock 24
Lourdes
Central Catholic 22, Winside 14
Quarterfinals
Wauneta-Palisade
32, Loomis 28
Overton
39, Stuart 14
Bancroft-Rosalie
36, Clarkson 36
Lourdes
Central Catholic 50, Bruning-Davenport 42 3OT
Semifinals
Overton
43, Wauneta-Palisade
14
Bancroft-Rosalie
66, Lourdes Central Catholic 14
Championship Final
Overton
(12-1) 32, Bancroft-Rosalie
(11-2) 8
Championship
Coach: Glen Snodgrass
CLASS D2
First Round
Dodge
52, Lewiston 6
Newcastle
32, Wynot 6
Bloomfield
50, Lawrence-Nelson 0
Elgin
43, Sterling 6
Falls
City Sacred Heart 60, Allen 19
Lindsay
Holy Family 38, Ewing 22
St.
Edward 56, Hampton 0
Clay
Center 52, Shickley 0
Chambers
72, Potter-Dix 0
Banner
County 48, Spalding/Spalding Academy 32
Lynch
54, Sargent 32
Wallace
46, Mullen 12
Spencer-Naper
54, Cody-Kilgore 16
Pleasanton
19, St. Mary's 14
Bertrand
36, Eustis-Farnam 24
Stapleton
44, Greeley-Wolbach 0
Second
Round
Dodge
50, Newcastle 12
Bloomfield
42, Elgin 18
Lindsay Holy
Family 36, Falls City Sacred Heart 12
St.
Edward 46, Clay Center 42
Chambers
50, Banner County 6
Wallace
38, Lynch 22
Spencer-Naper
56, Pleasanton 6
Stapleton 52, Bertrand 14
Quarterfinals
Dodge
46, Bloomfield 6
St.
Edward 40, Lindsay Holy Family 6
Chambers
50, Wallace 36
Stapleton
54, Spencer-Naper 20
Semifinals
Dodge
28, St. Edward 8
Stapleton
12, Chambers 8
Championship Final
Dodge
(12-1) 28, Stapleton (12-1) 20
Championship
Coach: Ron Lund