For the first time in a while, we have a new No. 1. Omaha Skutt gets the honor in Class B after ending Bennington's Class B-record winning streak in dramatic fashion. The regular season wraps up this week for the state's 11-man and six-man teams.
Class A
School (Rec.) | Pvs. | Last week
1. Millard South (7-1) | 1 | North Platte, W, 56-10
2. Omaha Westside (8-0) | 2 | Creighton Prep, W, 47-7
3. Elkhorn South (7-1) | 3 | Norfolk W, 45-13
4. Kearney (7-1) | 4 | Columbus, W, 43-14
5. Omaha North (6-2) | 5 | Bellevue West, W, 32-14
6. Omaha Central (5-3) | 7 |Millard North, W, 13-10
7. Papillion-La Vista (6-2) | 8 | Fremont, W, 69-7
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8. Bellevue West (5-3) | 6 | Omaha North, L, 32-14
9. Millard North (4-4) | 9 | Omaha Central, L, 13-10
10. Millard West (4-4) | 10 | Lincoln North Star, W, 12-0
Contenders:Â Lincoln Southeast, Creighton Prep, Lincoln North Star.
Comments:Â Bellevue West drops a couple rungs after Omaha North took down the Thunderbirds by three scores. That allows Omaha Central and Papillion-La Vista to move up, with No. 6 Central ascending to its highest ranking of the season. The Eagles have won three in a row, over Creighton Prep, Papillion-La Vista and Millard North. Speaking of Millard North, the Mustangs have a pair of three-point losses to ranked teams the last two weeks
Class B
School (Rec.) | Pvs. | Last week
1. Omaha Skutt (7-1) | 5 | Bennington, W, 38-30
2. Bennington (7-1) | 1 | Omaha Skutt, L, 38-30
3. Elkhorn North (7-1) | 4 | Gretna East, W, 31-27
4. Seward (8-0) | 2 | York, W, 26-0
5. Scottsbluff (7-1) | 3 | McCook, W, 20-14
6. Waverly (6-2) | 7 | Norris, W, 28-21
7. Norris (5-3) | 6 | Waverly, L, 28-21
8. Gretna (5-3) | 8 | Ralston, W, 51-20
9. Elkhorn (4-4) | 9 | Blair, W, 28-21
10. York (5-3) | 10 | Seward, L, 26-0
Contenders:Â Hastings, McCook, Gering, Gretna East.
Comments: You end a 46-game winning streak, you get to be No. 1. Omaha Skutt moves into the top spot after stopping Bennington’s incredible Class B-record run of wins in one of the best games of the season. The Badgers drop to No. 2 while Elkhorn North, which owns a win over Skutt, jumps to No. 3. That leaves Seward, through no fault of its own, in fourth as the only unbeaten remaining in the class, and the Bluejays will be favored to get to 9-0 this week against Crete. Waverly’s one-score win over Norris means those two flip spots. York hangs on at 10th despite a second straight loss.
Class C-1
School (Rec.) | Pvs. | Last week
1. Wahoo (8-0) | 1 | Fort Calhoun, W, 57-7
2. Ashland-Greenwood (7-1) | 2 | Brownell Talbot, W, 45-14
3. Sidney (8-0) | 3 | Alliance, W, 48-14
4. Columbus Lakeview (8-0) | 5 | Pierce, W, 17-0
5. Chadron (7-1) | 4 | Gering, L, 23-20
6. Central City (7-1) | 6 | Broken Bow, W, 36-19
7. Auburn (7-1) | 7 | Syracuse, W, 21-14
8. Boys Town (7-1) | 8 | Omaha Roncalli, W, 28-14
9. O’Neill (8-0) | 10 | Scotus CC, W, 32-13
10. Lincoln Christian (6-2) | NR | Adams Central, W, 30-14
Contenders:Â Cozad, Fort Calhoun, Omaha Roncalli, Scotus Central Catholic.
Comments: Lincoln Christian joins the top 10 for the first time this season. The Crusaders, 6-2, have an 8-point loss to No. 7 Auburn, a 2-point loss to No. 6 Central City and, on Friday, handled the Adams Central team that upset previous No. 6 Cozad the week before. Previous No. 9 Fort Calhoun drops out after a 57-7 home loss to Wahoo. Sidney and Chadron will still be a matchup between top-5 teams this week, even after Chadron lost a three-point game to 6-2 Class B squad Gering. The Cardinals drop one spot. No. 4 Columbus Lakeview at No. 9 O’Neill is a battle of unbeatens to end the regular season.
Class C-2
School (Rec.) | Pvs. | Last week
1. Norfolk Catholic (8-0) | 1 | Battle Creek, W, 19-14
2. Bishop Neumann (7-1) | 2 | Lincoln Lutheran, W, 55-24
3. Cedar Catholic (7-1) | 3 | Oakland-Craig, W, 28-23
4. Battle Creek (6-2) | 4 | Norfolk Catholic, L, 19-14
5. Oakland-Craig (5-3) | 5 | Cedar Catholic, L, 28-23
6. Boone Central (6-2) | 6 | GICC, W, 28-21
7. Malcolm (6-2) | 7 | Palmyra, W, 49-7
8. Grand Island CC (6-2) | 8 | Boone Central, W, 28-21
9. Raymond Central (7-1) | 9 | Conestoga, W, 42-6
10. Kearney Catholic (7-1) | 10 | Hershey, W, 21-6
Contenders:Â Doniphan-Trumbull, Wood River, Valentine.
Comments: One of the most reliable outcomes in Nebraska high school football is Norfolk Catholic and Battle Creek playing a close game. The Knights got it done again last week, winning 19-14. No changes to the top 10 this week. Battle Creek’s two losses are to No. 1 Norfolk Catholic and No. 3 Cedar Catholic. Oakland-Craig’s three defeats are to Norfolk Catholic, Cedar Catholic and Battle Creek. Norfolk Catholic, after beating Oakland-Craig and Battle Creek the last two weeks, gets a road trip to Cedar Catholic to end the regular season. Heck of a district.
Class D-1
School (Rec.) | Pvs. | Last week
1. Stanton (8-0) | 1 | Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, W, 70-26
2. Sandy Creek (8-0) | 2 | Southern, W, 57-8
4. Dundy Co.-Stratton (7-1) | 4 | Southern Valley, W, fft.
7. North Platte SP (7-1) | 7 | Arapahoe, W, 40-6
3. Arapahoe (7-1) | 3 | North Platte St. Pat’s, L, 24-14
5. Summerland (7-1) | 5 | Elkhorn Valley, W, 55-12
6. Crofton (7-1) | 6 | Boyd County, W, 40-6
8. Shelby-Rising City (7-1) | 8 | McCool Junction, W, 62-28
9. Guardian Angels CC (8-0) | 9 | TCNE, W, 46-6
10. Pleasanton (8-0) | 10 | Sandhills Valley, W, 62-20
Contenders:Â Thayer Central, Plainview, Hartington-Newcastle, David City, Johnson-Brock, Johnson County Central, Lourdes Central Catholic.
Comments: A big shakeup with postseason implications as North Platte St. Pat’s downs previously unbeaten Arapahoe. The Warriors also lost starting quarterback Trenton Roskop to a leg injury in the first quarter of the game. Dundy County Stratton, with a 21-point win over St. Pat’s, moves to No. 3 with the Irish at No. 4 and Arapahoe dropping to fifth. The playoffs start Thursday, with Sandy Creek the top seed in the West bracket and Santon the No. 1 seed in the East.
Class D-2
School (Rec.) | Pvs. | Last week
1. Sandhills-Thedford (8-0) | 1 | Hyannis, W, 76-14
2. Central Valley (7-1) | 2 | CWC, W, 60-6
3. Humphrey Archangels (8-0) | 3 | Howells-Dodge, W, 36-6
4. BDS (8-0) | 4 | Nebraska Lutheran, W, 64-0
5. Riverside (6-2) | 5 | Fullerton, W, 54-6
6. Loomis (8-0) | 9 | Overton, W, 28-26
7. Howells-Dodge (6-2) | 6 | Humphrey Archangels, L, 36-6
8. Overton (7-1) | 7 | Loomis, L, 28-26
9. Wynot (6-2) | 10 | Bancroft-Rosalie, W, 54-28
10. Weeping Water (7-1) | NR | Elmwood-Murdock, W, 16-6
Contenders:Â High Plains, Bancroft-Rosalie, Creighton, Hitchcock County, Ainsworth.
Comments:Â Loomis rallied to edge Overton in a battle of unbeatens, and in doing so, snagged the top seed in the West division of the D-2 playoffs. The other top seed went to Humphrey Archangels, which handled Howells-Dodge 36-6. The Jaguars drop just one spot after the loss after become the first team this season to hold Archangels to fewer than 48 points. Weeping Water, with its lone loss to D-1 Lourdes Central Catholic, rejoins the rankings in place of Bancroft-Rosalie, which lost 54-28 to Wynot to end its bid for an undefeated regular season.
Class D-6
School (Rec.) | Pvs. | Last week
1. S-E-M (7-0) | 1 | Southwest, W, 56-22
2. Arthur County (7-0) | 2 | Crawford, W, 56-6
3. Pawnee City (7-0) | 3 | Diller-Odell, W, 75-7
4. Stuart (6-1) | 4 | Shelton, W, 35-0
5. Hay Springs (7-0) | 5 | Minatare, W, 69-0
6. Red Cloud (7-0) | 6 | Dorchester, W, 60-8
7. Garden County (7-0) | 7 | Banner County, W, forfeit
8. Ansley-Litchfield (5-2) | NR | Hampton, W, 67-37
9. Silver Lake (5-2) | NR | Meridian, W, 27-20
10. Leyton (5-2) | NR | South Platte, W, 46-38
Contenders:Â Southwest, Paxton, Hampton, Wallace, Diller-Odell.
Comments:Â Changes at the bottom of the rankings as Ansley-Litchfield, Silver Lake and Leyton move in for Hampton, Wallace and Diller-Odell. Ansley-Litchfield is ranked for the first time this season after routing previous No. 8 Hampton 67-37. The Spartans have won five in a row and get a shot at No. 4 Stuart to end the regular season. Wallace and Diller-Odell are both 5-2, but took losses of 27 and 68 points last week.