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