2008 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
The State Football Playoffs began on Thursday,
October 30 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, November
5. Playoff rounds for Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2 continued with the
quarterfinals in all classes on November 10, and semifinals on November 15.
Classes A & B qualified 16 for the playoffs and played its first-round
games on October 31 and its second-round games on November 7. Class A & B
semifinals were also played on November 15. Championship finals for all classes
were held at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln for the 13th consecutive year.
Classes D1 and D2 played their championship finals on November 20, while C2 and
A played November 21. Finals in Classes C1 and B were November 22. Paid
attendance for state finals: 17,885.
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 55 schools were Class C1. The remaining schools playing
11-man football (55) were Class C2. Classes D1 and D2 consisted of
all schools playing 8-man football. There were 59 in D1 and 59 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.
2008 Football Results
CLASS A
First Round
Millard West 77, Omaha Northwest 0
Bellevue West 30, Omaha Burke 28
Kearney 29, Omaha Westside 21
Omaha North 42,
Papillion-La Vista South 21
Lincoln North Star 33,
Papillion-La Vista 20
Millard South 36, Elkhorn 26
Grand
Island 21, Lincoln Southwest 7
Omaha Creighton Prep 21, Fremont 0
Quarterfinals
Millard West 42, Bellevue West 7
Omaha North 21, Kearney 10
Millard South 41, Lincoln North Star
21
Omaha Creighton Prep 7, Grand
Island 0
Semifinals
Millard West 29, Omaha North 19
Millard South 24, Omaha Creighton Prep
0
Championship Final
Millard West (13-0) 21, Millard South (9-4) 8
Championship Coach: Kirk Peterson
CLASS
B
First Round
Lincoln Pius X 23, Gretna 3
Omaha Gross Catholic 17, Crete 10
Omaha Skutt
Catholic 35, Waverly 10
Beatrice 24, Ralston 18
McCook 46, Columbus 0
Schuyler 28, Holdrege 21
Aurora 34, Lexington 14
Alliance 12, Ogallala 7
Quarterfinals
Lincoln Pius X 14, Omaha Gross
Catholic 0
Beatrice 27, Omaha Skutt
Catholic 13
McCook 42, Schuyler 7
Aurora 28, Alliance 0
Semifinals
Beatrice 28, Lincoln Pius X 10
Aurora 37, McCook 33
Championship Final
Aurora (12-1) 20, Beatrice (11-2) 14
Championship Coach: Randy Huebert
CLASS C1
First Round
Chadron 45, Valentine 7
Crofton 32, Minden 14
St. Paul 33, Gordon-Rushville 7
Gothenburg 34, Battle Creek 7
Pierce 54, Twin River 8
Grand Island Central Catholic
14, Wood River 6
Broken Bow 61, Mitchell 0
Hastings St. Cecilia 49, Boone Central
0
Syracuse 50, Wisner-Pilger
22
Bennington 21, Fairbury 20
David City 24, Columbus Scotus
21
Bishop Neumann 32, Raymond Central 0
Norfolk Catholic 48, North
Bend Central 13
Omaha Roncalli
Catholic 34, Wahoo 24
Madison 30, Lincoln Lutheran 13
Boys Town 41, Auburn 14
Second Round
Chadron 35, Crofton 7
Gothenburg 41, St. Paul 9
Pierce 47, Grand Island Central
Catholic 7
Hastings St. Cecilia 49, Broken Bow 6
Syracuse 40, Bennington 13
Bishop Neumann 41, David City 20
Norfolk Catholic 42, Omaha Roncalli Catholic 6
Boys Town 42, Madison 0
Quarterfinals
Chadron 35, Gothenburg 21
Pierce 7, Hastings St. Cecilia 0
Syracuse 12, Bishop Neumann 0
Boys Town 26, Norfolk Catholic
20
Semifinals
Pierce 42, Chadron 14
Boys Town 25, Syracuse 12
Championship Final
Pierce (12-1)
20, Boys Town (12-1) 10
Championship Coach: Mark Brahmer
CLASS C2
First Round
Stanton 47, Tri County 6
West Point Central Catholic 28, Malcolm 16
Archbishop Bergan
48, Lincoln Christian 15
Wilber-Clatonia
43, Wakefield 8
Elmwood-Murdock 46, Lourdes Central
Catholic 8
Ponca 20, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinhauer 7
Laurel-Concord 35, East Butler 17
Aquinas Catholic 35, Oakland-Craig 19
Elm Creek 48, Loup City 21
Creighton 28, Cross County 21
Cambridge 41, North Platte St.
Patrick’s 7
Blue Hill 36, Fullerton 6
Hartington Cedar Catholic 55, Sutherland 28
Plainview 34, Chase County 6
Ravenna 14, Thayer Central 7
Kearney Catholic 48, Southwest 0
Second Round
Stanton 56, West Point Central Catholic 0
Archbishop Bergan 49, Wilber-Clatonia
14
Elmwood-Murdock 48, Ponca 21
Laurel-Concord 15, Aquinas Catholic 14
Elm Creek 38, Creighton 36
Blue Hill 28, Cambridge 6
Plainview 16, Hartington Cedar Catholic 13
2 OT
Ravenna 41, Kearney Catholic 21
Quarterfinals
Archbishop Bergan 25, Stanton 12
Elmwood-Murdock 20, Laurel-Concord 12
Blue Hill 34, Elm Creek 14
Plainview 28, Ravenna 14
Semifinals
Archbishop Bergan 18, Elmwood-Murdock 7
Blue Hill 26, Plainview 6
Championship Final
Blue Hill (12-1) 14, Archbishop Bergan (10-3) 0
Championship Coach: Scott Porter
CLASS D1
First Round
Newman Grove 24, Eustis-Farnam
18
Axtell 37, Medicine Valley 14
Clearwater/Orchard 34, Arapahoe 14
Franklin 34, Amherst 22
Burwell 44, Overton 22
Giltner 54, Palmer 22
Elwood 50, Garden County 22
Maxwell 60, Silver Lake 18
Howells
52, Omaha Christian Academy 10
Meridian 62, Mead 54
Emerson-Hubbard 20, Hartington 7
Shelby 58, Deshler 0
Freeman 62, Exeter-Milligan 26
Bancroft-Rosalie 56, Johnson-Brock 14
Cedar Bluffs 34, Winside
12
Clarkson 64, McCool Junction 8
Second Round
Axtell 29, Newman Grove 20
Clearwater/Orchard 31, Franklin 20
Giltner 48, Burwell 40
Maxwell 45, Elwood 12
Howells 54, Meridian 8
Shelby 38, Emerson-Hubbard 14
Bancroft-Rosalie 38, Freeman 32 OT
Clarkson 68, Cedar Bluffs 16
Quarterfinals
Axtell 40, Clearwater/Orchard 36
Maxwell 14, Giltner 0
Howells 38, Shelby 8
Clarkson 44, Bancroft-Rosalie 8
Semifinals
Axtell 30, Maxwell 22
Howells 38, Clarkson 8
Championship Final
Howells (13-0) 46, Axtell (9-4) 21
Championship Coach: Mike Speirs
CLASS D2
First Round
Elgin 64, Verdigre
24
Wynot 59, Shickley 28
Allen 37, Coleridge 8
Sterling 38, Falls City Sacred
Heart 20
Bruning-Davenport 54, Lindsay Holy Family 28
Lawrence-Nelson 34, Hampton 20
Pope John 34, Dodge 8
Humphrey St. Francis 46, Bloomfield 0
Anselmo-Merna 60, Banner County 30
Pleasanton 56, Stuart 12
Ansley 64, Wallace 28
Hayes Center 60,
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 16
Ewing 54, Hyannis 14
Loomis 30, Mullen 27
St. Mary’s 42, Chambers 39
Sargent 42, Sandhills/Thedford 6
Second Round
Elgin 40, Wynot
14
Allen 26, Sterling 22
Lawrence-Nelson 23, Bruning-Davenport
22
Humphrey St. Francis 56, Pope John 14
Anselmo-Merna 60, Pleasanton 22
Hayes Center 46, Ansley 6
Ewing 63, Loomis 34
St. Mary’s 44, Sargent 38 OT
Quarterfinals
Elgin 21, Allen 12
Humphrey St. Francis 58, Lawrence-Nelson 12
Hayes Center 48, Anselmo-Merna
14
Ewing 42, St. Mary’s 6
Semifinals
Humphrey St. Francis 52, Elgin 29
Ewing 36, Hayes Center 27
Championship Final
Ewing (12-1) 49, Humphrey St. Francis
(12-1) 24
Championship Coach: Brock Eichelberger