2010 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 schedule for Wednesday, November 3. Playoff rounds for Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2 continued with the quarterfinals in all classes on November 9. D1 and D2 semifinals were on Monday, November 16, while C1 and C2 semifinals were November 16. Classes A & B qualified 16 for the playoffs and played its first-round games on October 29 and its second-round games on November 5. Class A & B semifinals were also played on November 13. Championship finals for all classes were held at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln for the 15th consecutive year. Classes D2, D1 and A played their championship finals on November 22, while C2, C1 and B played November 23. Paid attendance for state finals: 15,404

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 50 schools were Class C1. The remaining schools playing 11-man football (51) were Class C2. Classes D1 and D2 consisted of all schools playing 8-man football. There were 57 in D1 and 58 in D2. Nine 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.

2010 Football Results

CLASS A

First Round

Omaha Burke 42, Omaha North 6
Columbus 21, Bellevue West 14
Millard North 42, Norfolk 10
Lincoln Northeast 38, Omaha Westside 37
Millard South 28, Lincoln Southwest 16
Creighton Preparatory 37, Kearney 13
Millard West 24, Grand Island 8
Lincoln Southeast 26, Papillion-La Vista 7

Quarterfinals

Omaha Burke 40, Columbus 14

Millard North 24, Lincoln Northeast 0

Millard South 21, Creighton Preparatory 14

Lincoln Southeast 34, Millard West 10

Semifinals

Millard North 10, Omaha Burke 7

Millard South 34, Lincoln Southeast 13

Championship Final

Millard North (11-2) 28, Millard South (11-2) 20

Championship Coach: Fred Petito, Millard North

CLASS B

First Round

Boys Town 21, Plattsmouth 7
Elkhorn 27, Omaha Gross Catholic 21
Lincoln Pius X 14, Gretna 13
Blair 41, Ralston 18
Crete 42, Scottsbluff 0
Beatrice 47, Holdrege 14
McCook 34, Adams Central 12
Aurora 57, Hastings 16

Quarterfinals

Elkhorn 42, Boys Town 15

Blair 34, Lincoln Pius X 13

Crete 42, Beatrice 27

Aurora 27, McCook 0

Semifinals

Elkhorn 28, Blair 7

Crete 15, Aurora 12

Championship Final

Crete (13-0) 34, Elkhorn (10-3) 0

Championship Coach: Chuck McGinnis, Crete

CLASS C1

First Round

Ogallala 46, Sandy Creek 0
Gordon-Rushville 28, Fillmore Central 7
Grand Island Central Catholic 45, Battle Creek 35
Gothenburg 40, Gibbon 12
St. Paul 19, Minden 14
Boone Central 21, Broken Bow 9
Ord 27, Kimball 13
Pierce 54, Chadron 6
Milford 3, Centennial 0
David City 40, Syracuse 6
Bishop Neumann 40, Fairbury 13
Ashland-Greenwood 17, Columbus Scotus 7
Wahoo 45, Arlington 0
Lincoln Lutheran 13, Tekamah-Herman 7, OT
Platteview 38, Logan View 7
Norfolk Catholic 56, Wayne 6

Second Round

Ogallala 28, Gordon-Rushville 12
Grand Island Central Catholic 24, Gothenburg 14
St. Paul 10, Boone Central 6
Pierce 48, Ord 7
Milford 24, David City 14
Bishop Neumann 44, Ashland-Greenwood 22
Wahoo 49, Lincoln Lutheran 15
Norfolk Catholic 35, Platteview 10

Quarterfinals

Ogallala 14, Grand Island Central Catholic 10

Pierce 49, St. Paul 21

Milford 15, Bishop Neumann 14

Norfolk Catholic 35, Wahoo 21

Semifinals

Pierce 35, Ogallala 0

Norfolk Catholic 36, Milford 7

Championship Final

Norfolk Catholic (13-0) 28, Pierce (11-2) 13

Championship Coach: Jeff Bellar, Norfolk Catholic

CLASS C2

First Round

Archbishop Bergan 40, Hartington Cedar Catholic 0
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 28, Weeping Water 0
Tri County 48, Stanton 6
Elmwood-Murdock 28, Lutheran High Northeast 0
Wilber-Clatonia 39, Southern 6

Homer 34, Ponca 18
Lincoln Christian 44, Oakland-Craig 42
Aquinas Catholic 59, Yutan 6
Hastings St. Cecilia 62, Bayard 21
Doniphan-Trumbull 36, Sutton 22
Ravenna 40, Chase County 20
Crofton 49, West Holt 21
North Platte St. Patrick's 51, Cross County 0
Perkins County 28, Hershey 7
Blue Hill 40, Kearney Catholic 22
Cambridge 45, Superior 21

Second Round

Archbishop Bergan 37, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 27
Elmwood-Murdock 28, Tri County 12
Wilber-Clatonia 24, Homer 0

Aquinas Catholic 30, Lincoln Christian 6
Hastings St. Cecilia 42, Doniphan-Trumbull 14
Crofton 48, Ravenna 7
North Platte St. Patrick's 48, Perkins County 17
Cambridge 22, Blue Hill 0

Quarterfinals

Archbishop Bergan 28, Elmwood-Murdock 14

Aquinas Catholic 26, Wilber-Clatonia 16

Hastings St. Cecilia 31, Crofton 12

North Platte St. Patrick’s 26, Cambridge 25

Semifinals

Archbishop Bergan 34, Aquinas Catholic 14

Hastings St. Cecilia 21, North Platte St. Patrick’s 14

Championship Final

Hastings St. Cecilia (13-0) 17, Archbishop Bergan (12-1) 14

Championship Coach: Carl Tesmer, Hasting St. Cecilia

CLASS D1

First Round

Creighton 62, Fullerton 8
Arapahoe 60, Burwell 46
Elgin/Pope John 60, Southwest 50
Alma 37, Shelton 16
South Loup 55, Clearwater/Orchard 14
Kenesaw 58, Sandhills/Thedford 42
Axtell 44, Garden County 38
Overton 47, North Central 20
Bancroft-Rosalie 70, Emerson-Hubbard 12
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 56, Scribner-Snyder 12
Friend 42, Hartington 14
Pender 56, Randolph 8
Osmond 61, Deshler 12
Winside 50, Omaha Christian Academy 16

Newman Grove 56, Shelby 20
West Point Central Catholic 78, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 6

Second Round

Creighton 44, Arapahoe 0
Alma 22, Elgin/Pope John 2
South Loup 48, Kenesaw 20
Overton 21, Axtell 6
Bancroft-Rosalie 60, Bruning-Davenport 8
Friend 28, Pender 22
Osmond 43, Winside 12
West Point Central Catholic 60, Newman Grove 30

Quarterfinals

Creighton 32, Alma 7

Overton 27, South Loup 7

Bancroft-Rosalie 58, Friend 22

West Point Central Catholic 50, Osmond 35

Semifinals

Creighton 22, Overton 20

West Point Central Catholic 50, Bancroft-Rosalie 46

Championship Final

West Point Central Catholic (12-1) 45, Creighton (12-1) 30

Championship Coach: Dave Ridder, West Point Central Catholic

CLASS D2

First Round

Howells 52, Exeter-Milligan 20
Sterling 46, Wynot 8

Humphrey 66, Silver Lake 12
Humphrey St. Francis 54, Lawrence-Nelson 0
Pawnee City 72, Hampton 0
Falls City Sacred Heart 14, Lewiston 0
Bloomfield 28, Clarkson 22
Giltner 66, Dorchester 3
Eustis-Farnam 59, Anselmo-Merna 26
Bertrand 59, Hay Springs 14
Pleasanton 40, Stuart 34
Sargent 48, Loup City 14
Mullen 54, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 12
Brady 26, Litchfield 7
Loomis 26, Medicine Valley 0
St. Mary's 66, Wallace 0

Second Round

Howells 44, Sterling 6

Humphrey St. Francis 54, Humphrey 14
Pawnee City 58, Falls City Sacred Heart 44
Giltner 52, Bloomfield 12
Eustis-Farnam 48, Bertrand 19
Sargent 58, Pleasanton 7

Mullen 40, Brady 14
Loomis 19, St. Mary's 18

Quarterfinals

Howells 42, Humphrey St. Francis 14

Giltner 58, Pawnee City 30

Sargent 46, Eustis-Farnam 20

Mullen 34, Loomis 14

Semifinals

Howells 40, Giltner 20

Sargent 50, Mullen 20

Championship Final

Howells (13-0) 46, Sargent (12-1) 7

Championship Coach: Mike Speirs, Howells