2003
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 November 5. Classes A and B, which qualified
16 teams in each class, had its first-round games on November 5. Playoff rounds
continued with the quarterfinals in all classes on November 10, and semifinals
on November 15. 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 November 20, while C2 and A played November 21.
Finals in Classes C1 and B were November 22. Paid attendance for state finals:
20,047.
Class
A was made up of the 26 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
and the remainder of the schools playing 11-man football (58) were Class
C2. Classes D1 and D2 consisted of all
schools playing 8-man football. There
were 65 in D1 and 63 in D2. One school playing eight-man was 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.
2003
Football Results
CLASS A
First Round
Omaha
Creighton Prep 29, Lincoln Southwest 7
Papillion-La
Vista 55, Bellevue West 7
Millard
West 31, Columbus 14
Millard
South 28, Lincoln Southeast 14
North
Platte 31, Omaha North 28
Bellevue
East 34, Lincoln East 7
Omaha
Westside 17, Omaha Burke 0
Millard
North 49, Norfolk 0
Quarterfinals
Omaha
Creighton Prep 21, Papillion-La Vista 19
Millard
South 20, Millard West 17
North
Platte 20, Bellevue East 16
Millard
North 30, Omaha Westside 0
Semifinals
Omaha
Creighton Prep 10, Millard South 7
Millard
North 21, North Platte 7
Championship Final
Millard
North (13-0) 38, Omaha Creighton Prep (12-1) 7
Championship
Coach: Fred Petito
CLASS B
First Round
Gretna
40, Lincoln Pius X 7
Omaha
Skutt Catholic 30, Elkhorn 7
Waverly
34, Nebraska City 0
Omaha
Roncalli Catholic 34, Ralston 21
McCook
42, Grand Island Northwest 14
York
40, Chadron 17
Ogallala
21, Crete 14
Gering
36, Holdrege 14
Quarterfinals
Gretna
36, Omaha Skutt Catholic 0
Omaha
Roncalli Catholic 27, Waverly 13
McCook
9, York 0
Ogallala
20, Gering 17
Semifinals
Omaha
Roncalli Catholic 34, Gretna 20
McCook
28, Ogallala 7
Championship Final
McCook
(13-0) 21, Omaha Roncalli Catholic (12-1) 0
Championship
Coach: Jeff Gross
CLASS C1
First Round
Bishop
Neumann 13, Wahoo 0
Lincoln
Lutheran 16, Syracuse 6
Auburn
40, Mt. Michael Benedictine 14
Boys
Town 16, Wilber-Clatonia 0
Pierce
35, Battle Creek 7
Aquinas
41, West Point 6
Arlington
12, North Bend 7
Norfolk
Catholic 47, Logan View 19
Hastings
St. Cecilia 40, Centura 0
Adams
Central 30, St. Paul 14
Boone
Central 35, Grand Island Central Catholic 6
Fillmore
Central 27, Fairbury 0
Valentine
37, Gothenburg 7
Gordon
28, Ord 25
Kearney
Catholic 42, Broken Bow 14
Chase
County 41, Bridgeport 0
Second
Round
Bishop
Neumann 40, Lincoln Lutheran 6
Auburn
47, Boys Town 21
Pierce
27, Aquinas 7
Norfolk
Catholic 48, Arlington 0
Hastings
St. Cecilia 23, Adams Central 12
Fillmore
Central 20, Boone Central 0
Valentine
35, Gordon 6
Chase
County 31, Kearney Catholic 3
Quarterfinals
Bishop
Neumann 33, Auburn 14
Norfolk
Catholic 10, Pierce 7
Hastings
St. Cecilia 28, Fillmore Central 7
Chase
County 12, Valentine 7
Semifinals
Bishop
Neumann 20, Norfolk Catholic 17
Chase
County 14, Hastings St. Cecilia 10
Championship Final
Bishop
Neumann (13-0) 8, Chase County (11-2) 7
Championship
Coach: Tim Turman
CLASS C2
First Round
West
Point Central Catholic 14, Weeping Water 0
Elmwood-Murdock
31, Oakland-Craig 8
Archbishop
Bergan 18, Bennington 7
Malcolm
20, Scribner-Snyder 7
Stanton
33, Randolph 21
Creighton
57, Wisner-Pilger 0
Hartington
Cedar Catholic 42, Neligh-Oakdale 0
Crofton
24, Pender 21
Sandy
Creek 54, Doniphan-Trumbull 28
East
Butler 35, Sutton 33
Cross
County 19, Fullerton 12
Lawrence-Nelson
35, Thayer Central 14
Cambridge
38, Sutherland 0
Bertrand
21, Gibbon 20
Garden
County 40, Hemingford 3
North
Platte St. Patrick's 51, Grant 8
Second
Round
West
Point Central Catholic 20, Elmwood-Murdock 15
Archbishop
Bergan 38, Malcolm 12
Stanton
19, Creighton 6
Crofton
20, Hartington Cedar Catholic 14
Sandy
Creek 26, East Butler 14
Lawrence-Nelson
23, Cross County 6
Cambridge
38, Bertrand 0
North
Platte St. Patrick’s 27, Garden County 6
Quarterfinals
West
Point Central Catholic 25, Archbishop Bergan 15
Crofton
26, Stanton 12
Lawrence-Nelson
21, Sandy Creek 14 OT
Cambridge
28, North Platte St. Patrick’s 0
Semifinals
Crofton
31, West Point Central Catholic 8
Cambridge
16, Lawrence-Nelson 13
Championship Final
Cambridge
(13-0) 22, Crofton (12-1) 14
Championship
Coach: Dan Keyser
CLASS D1
First Round
Nebraska
Christian 25, Exeter/Milligan 6
Friend
66, Lourdes Central Catholic 20
Harvard
56, Diller-Odell 20
Falls
City Sacred Heart 56, Meridian 8
Howells
54, Leigh 0
Humphrey
St. Francis 41, Shelby 6
Bloomfield
44, Lutheran High Northeast 25
Cedar
Bluffs 41, Spencer-Naper 20
Overton
50, Elwood 0
Greeley/Wolbach
55, Amherst 20
Silver
Lake 26, Wilcox-Hildreth 0
Arapahoe
50, Blue Hill 48
Eustis-Farnam
59, South Platte 14
Republican
Valley 40, Rushville 8
Anselmo-Merna
34, Arnold 16
Crawford
26, Wauneta-Palisade 14
Second Round
Friend
36, Nebraska Christian 20
Falls
City Sacred Heart 32, Harvard 18
Howells
36, Humphrey St. Francis 0
Cedar
Bluffs 46, Bloomfield 8
Overton
35, Greeley/Wolbach 28
Arapahoe
20, Silver Lake 19
Eustis-Farnam
49, Republican Valley 26
Anselmo-Merna
32, Crawford 16
Quarterfinals
Falls
City Sacred Heart 22, Friend 8
Howells
46, Cedar Bluffs 0
Overton
35, Arapahoe 0
Eustis-Farnam
43, Anselmo-Merna 8
Semifinals
Howells
44, Falls City Sacred Heart 8
Overton
21, Eustis-Farnam 6
Championship Final
Howells
(13-0) 36, Overton (11-2) 15
Championship
Coach: Mike Speirs
CLASS D2
First Round
Bruning-Davenport
58, Hampton 8
Nemaha
Valley 40, Lewiston 22
Prague
40, Shickley 12
Lindsay
Holy Family 54, Sterling 8
Pope
John 56, Wausa 16
Clearwater
37, Newcastle 0
Allen
22, Dodge 8
Wynot
42, Orchard 6
North
Loup-Scotia 50, Chambers 6
Butte
44, Ewing 39
Sargent
33, Loomis 6
Kenesaw
52, Stapleton 6
Mullen
53, Culbertson 8
Wheatland
28, Hayes Center 6
Wallace
36, Minatare 30
Lodgepole
62, Banner County 58
Second
Round
Bruning-Davenport
46, Nemaha Valley 0
Lindsay
Holy Family 70, Prague 25
Pope
John 46, Clearwater 12
Allen
43, Wynot 30
North
Loup-Scotia 32, Butte 28
Kenesaw
35, Sargent 34 OT
Mullen
69, Wheatland 20
Lodgepole
28, Wallace 20
Quarterfinals
Lindsay
Holy Family 40, Bruning-Davenport 20
Pope
John 57, Allen 8
Kenesaw
44, North Loup-Scotia 14
Mullen
76, Lodgepole 28
Semifinals
Linsday
Holy Family 30, Pope John 22
Mullen
69, Lodgepole 33
Championship Final
Mullen
(13-0) 30, Lindsay Holy Family (12-1) 12
Championship
Coach: Mike Brown