2007 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

The State Football Playoffs began on Thursday, October 25 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 Wednesday, October 31. Class B qualified 16 teams in each class and played its first-round games on October 31. Playoff rounds for Class B, C1, C2, D1 and D2 continued with the quarterfinals in all classes on November 5, and semifinals on November 10. Class A qualified 16 for the playoffs and played its first-round games on October 26 and its second-round games on November 2. Class A semifinals were also played on November 10. Championship finals for all classes were held at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln for the 12th consecutive year. Classes D1 and D2 played their championship finals on November 15, while C2 and A played November 17. Finals in Classes C1 and B were November 17. Paid attendance for state finals: 22,562.

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 22 teams with the highest wild-card point average qualified for the playoffs.

2007 Football Results

CLASS A

First Round

Millard West 62, Omaha Bryan 25

Omaha Creighton Prep 14, Lincoln East 10

Bellevue West 24, Omaha Westside 17

Millard North 45, Lincoln Southwest 7

Omaha Central 36, Lincoln Northeast 12

Grand Island 10, Omaha North 7

Millard South 39, Lincoln North Star 20

Kearney 35, Omaha Burke 0

Quarterfinals

Millard West 23, Omaha Creighton Prep 0

Millard North 45, Bellevue West 0

Omaha Central 14, Grand Island 7

Kearney 24, Millard South 7

Semifinals

Millard North 31, Millard West 28 OT

Omaha Central 46, Kearney 23

Championship Final

Omaha Central (11-2) 26, Millard North (10-3) 21

Championship Coach: Jay Ball

CLASS B

First Round

McCook 42, Alliance 6

Hastings 35, Seward 14

Aurora 27, Ogallala 24

Cozad 35, Scottsbluff 28

Crete 49, Schuyler 0

Elkhorn 37, Omaha Skutt Catholic 33

Omaha Gross Catholic 28, Norris 7

Beatrice 42, Waverly 24

Quarterfinals

McCook 40, Hastings 7

Cozad 27, Aurora 21

Crete 31, Elkhorn 19

Beatrice 63, Omaha Gross Catholic 62 OT

Semifinals

McCook 31, Cozad 0

Crete 33, Beatrice 19

Championship Final

Crete (13-0) 14, McCook (12-1) 7 OT

Championship Coach: Chuck McGinnis

CLASS C1

First Round

Bishop Neumann 55, David City 14

Douglas County West 47, Lincoln Christian 28

Arlington 32, Wahoo 29

Syracuse 26, Yutan 15

Bennington 27, Wisner-Pilger 24, OT

Columbus Scotus 28, Falls City 27, OT

West Point-Beemer 8, Wayne 0

Boys Town 20, Lincoln Lutheran 0

Norfolk Catholic 43, Chase County 6

Grand Island Central Catholic 37, Columbus Lakeview 17

Crofton 42, Ord 7

Boone Central 41, Minden 6

Pierce 49, Broken Bow 6

Hastings St. Cecilia 56, Gothenburg 0

Adams Central 58, Mitchell 0

Chadron 17, Central City 14

Second Round

Bishop Neumann 28, Douglas County West 13

Syracuse 42, Arlington 21

Bennington 38, Columbus Scotus 0

West Point-Beemer 15, Boys Town 12

Norfolk Catholic 41, Grand Island Central Catholic 17

Boone Central 17, Crofton 14

Pierce 29, Hastings St. Cecilia 15

Adams Central 35, Chadron 19

Quarterfinals

Bishop Neumann 21, Syracuse 7

Bennington 42, West Point-Beemer 6

Norfolk Catholic 28, Boone Central 6

Pierce 40, Adams Central 6

Semifinals

Bishop Neumann 14, Bennington 10

Pierce 27, Norfolk Catholic 6

Championship Final

Pierce (13-0) 34, Bishop Neumann (12-1) 28 OT

Championship Coach: Mark Brahmer

CLASS C2

First Round

Cambridge 35, Franklin 0

Kearney Catholic 37, Sutherland 0

Burwell 15, Heartland 12

Superior 28, Perkins County 10

Garden County 30, Doniphan-Trumbull 16

Creighton 42, Ravenna 34

Plainview 34, Cross County 7

Blue Hill 42, Amherst 0

Archbishop Bergan 52, Southern 14

East Butler 43, Thayer Central 14

Stanton 46, Aquinas Catholic 8

Hartington Cedar Catholic 36, West Point Central Catholic 14

Wakefield 47, Louisville 20

Laurel-Concord 26, Palmyra 0

Elmwood-Murdock 42, Pender 14

Howells 39, Ponca 28

Second Round

Cambridge 36, Kearney Catholic 16

Burwell 14, Superior 7

Creighton 35, Garden County 22

Blue Hill 28, Plainview 6

Archbishop Bergan 35, East Butler 19

Hartington Cedar Catholic 14, Stanton 7

Wakefield 35, Laurel-Concord 0

Elmwood-Murdock 3, Howells 0

Quarterfinals

Cambridge 21, Burwell 7

Blue Hill 24, Creighton 0

Hartington Cedar Catholic 22, Archbishop Bergan 20

Wakefield 35, Elmwood-Murdock 14

Semifinals

Blue Hill 14, Cambridge 0

Wakefield 7, Hartington Cedar Catholic 0

Championship Final

Wakefield (13-0) 19, Blue Hill (12-1) 0

Championship Coach: Justin Smith

CLASS D1

First Round

Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 14, Exeter-Milligan 8

Mead 22, High Plains Community 20

Bruning-Davenport 20, Winside 8

Clarkson 64, Freeman 6

Lourdes Central Catholic 52, Shelby 26

Newman Grove 34, Deshler 26

Bancroft-Rosalie 74, Johnson-Brock 8

Humphrey St. Francis 55, Omaha Christian Academy 0

Hayes Center 45, Callaway 14

Stuart 56, Axtell 6

Elwood 72, Dundy County-Stratton 24

Leyton 46, Kenesaw 36

Maxwell 26, Arapahoe 18

Wauneta-Palisade 60, Anselmo-Merna 58

Palmer 45, Overton 6

Pope John 32, Orchard 6

Second Round

Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 30, Mead 22 OT

Clarkson 38, Bruning-Davenport 0

Lourdes Central Catholic 14, Newman Grove 8

Humphrey St. Francis 30, Bancroft-Rosalie 14

Hayes Center 35, Stuart 20

Elwood 50, Leyton 32

Wauneta-Palisade 44, Maxwell 26

Pope John 28, Palmer 14

Quarterfinals

Clarkson 46, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 0

Humphrey St. Francis 51, Lourdes Central Catholic 8

Elwood 26, Hayes Center 21

Pope John 56, Wauneta Palisade 20

Semifinals

Clarkson 22, Humphrey St. Francis 20 OT

Pope John 40, Elwood 21

Championship Final

Pope John (13-0) 39, Clarkson (10-3) 30

Championship Coach: P.J. Book

CLASS D2

First Round

Chambers 66, Litchfield 20

Potter-Dix 32, Cody-Kilgore 22

West Boyd 36, Sargent 24

Mullen 34, Thedford 26

Pleasanton 60, St. Mary's 30

Spalding/Spalding Academy 50, Eustis-Farnam 6

Wallace 52, Banner County 22

Bertrand 42, Red Cloud 0

Dodge 60, Verdigre 8

Shickley 26, Sterling 24

Falls City Sacred Heart 42, Coleridge 8

Lawrence-Nelson 28, Lindsay Holy Family 14

Elgin 54, Parkview Christian 6

Allen 32, Bloomfield 24

Hampton 64, Giltner 44

Ewing 54, Newcastle 16

Second Round

Chambers 47, Potter-Dix 24

West Boyd 26, Mullen 0

Pleasanton 52, Spalding/Spalding Academy 34

Wallace 32, Bertrand 30

Dodge 54, Shickley 6

Lawrence-Nelson 42, Falls City Sacred Heart 40

Elgin 66, Allen 28

Ewing 18, Hampton 14

Quarterfinals

Chambers 42, West Boyd 6

Pleasanton 52, Wallace 26

Dodge 22, Lawrence-Nelson 14

Elgin 28, Ewing 20

Semifinals

Elgin 58, Dodge 22

Chambers 33, Pleasanton 22

Championship Final

Chambers (12-1) 28, Elgin (12-1) 24

Championship Coach: John Miller