2000 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

The State Football Playoffs began on Wednesday, November 1, with 16 teams qualifying in all classes. Playoff rounds continued with the quarterfinal round on November 6, and semifinals on November 11. Championship finals for all classes were held at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln for the fifth year on November 16 (D2, D1), 17 (C2, A) and 18 (C1, B). Paid attendance for state finals: 15,892.

 

Class A was made up of the 25 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 31 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 67 schools were Class C1 and the remainder of the schools playing 11-man football, 68, were Class C2.  Classes D1 and D2 consisted of all schools playing 8-man football.  There were 60 in D1 and 58 in D2. Two schools playing eight-man were above the playoff eligibility enrollment limits. In Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2 the 10 district championships and the next six teams with the highest wild card point average qualified for the playoffs.

 

2000 Football Results

 

CLASS A

First Round

Lincoln Southeast 35, Lincoln East 3

Papillion-LaVista 35, Omaha Burke 16

Omaha Benson 41, North Platte 14

Columbus 35, Norfolk 7

Millard West 54, Omaha Westside 0

Millard North 9, Grand Island 7

Omaha Bryan 31, Omaha Central 0

Omaha Creighton Prep 55, Millard South 0

 

Quarterfinals

Lincoln Southeast 9, Papillion-LaVista 0

Columbus 19, Omaha Benson 12

Millard West 31, Millard North 0

Omaha Creighton Prep 9, Omaha Bryan 0

 

Semifinals

Lincoln Southeast 28, Columbus 0

Omaha Creighton Prep 12, Millard West 9

 

Championship Final

Lincoln Southeast (13-0) 14, Omaha Creighton Prep (12-1) 7 OT

Championship Coach: Chuck Mizerski

 

CLASS B

 

First Round

Elkhorn 26, Omaha Skutt Catholic 0

Auburn 28, Omaha Roncalli Catholic 14

Crete 28, Gretna 21

Lincoln Pius X 34, Omaha Gross Catholic 20

Scottsbluff 27, Aurora 0

Beatrice 7, Alliance 6

Hastings 7, McCook 3

Seward 38, Ogallala 7

 

Quarterfinals

Elkhorn 21, Auburn 7

Crete 7, Lincoln Pius X 3

Scottsbluff 28, Beatrice 12

Hastings 14, Seward 6

 

Semifinals

Crete 13, Elkhorn 0

Scottsbluff 7, Hastings 3

 

Championship Final

Crete (10-3) 13, Scottsbluff (12-1) 3

Championship Coach: Chuck McGinnis

 

CLASS C1

 

First Round

Norfolk Catholic 21, Columbus Lakeview 7

Raymond Central 34, Boys Town 6

Bishop Neumann 35, Madison 0

Columbus Scotus 34, Oakland-Craig 12

Crofton 21, Chadron 19

Albion 14, Broken Bow 0

Hastings St. Cecilia 14, Pierce 7

Chase County 21, Hebron 7

 

Quarterfinals

Raymond Central 34, Norfolk Catholic 3

Bishop Neumann 14, Columbus Scotus 10

Crofton 36, Albion 0

Hastings St. Cecilia 20, Chase County 12

 

Semifinals

Bishop Neumann 22, Raymond Central 19

Hastings St. Cecilia 10, Crofton 3

 

Championship Finals

Hastings St. Cecilia (13-0) 14, Bishop Neumann (11-2) 0

Championship Coach: Carl Tesmer

 

CLASS C2

 

First Round

Bloomfield 46, Elkhorn Valley 7

East Butler 19, Elmwood-Murdock 13 OT

West Point Central Catholic 14, Hartington Cedar Catholic 0

Laurel-Concord 33, Pender 0

Sutherland 17, Bertrand 10

Amherst 20, Blue Hill 14

Cambridge 21, Republican Valley 6

North Platte St. Patrick’s 21, Sutton 7

 

Quarterfinals

East Butler 7, Bloomfield 6 OT

Laurel-Concord 20, West Point Central Catholic 6

Amherst 25, Sutherland 3

Cambridge 42, North Platte St. Patrick’s 14

 

Semifinals

Laurel-Concord 16, East Butler 8

Amherst 14, Cambridge 12

 

Championship Finals

Laurel-Concord (13-0) 34, Amherst (10-3) 0

Championship Coach: Mike Halley

 

CLASS D1

 

First Round

Nebraska Christian 23, St. Edward 20

Falls City Sacred Heart 38, Omaha Christian Academy 14

Humphrey St. Francis 41, Sterling 16

Howells 40, Cedar Bluffs 28

Pleasanton 34, Anselmo-Merna 20

Kenesaw 36, High Plains Community 14

Lawrence-Nelson 41, Culbertson 20

Orchard 52, Hyannis 2

 

Quarterfinals

Falls City Sacred Heart 68, Nebraska Christian 20

Howells 14, Humphrey St. Franics 0

Kenesaw 14, Pleasanton 12

Lawrence-Nelson 38, Orchard 12

 

Semifinals

Howells 42, Falls City Sacred heart 6

Lawrence-Nelson 26, Kenesaw 14

 

Championship Finals

Howells (13-0) 38, Lawrence-Nelson (11-2) 14

Championship Coach: Mike Speirs

 

CLASS D2

 

First Round

Lindsay Holy Family 53, Prague 6

Coleridge 54, Benedict 8

Lourdes Central Catholic 26, Shickley 0

Greeley 40, Silver Creek 0

Sargent 20, Pope John 14

Hayes Center 28, Ansley 24

Sandhills 54, Ewing 22

Leyton 50, Petersburg 0

 

Quarterfinals

Lindsay Holy Family 46, Coleridge 0

Greeley 12, Lourdes Central Catholic 8

Sargent 36, Hayes Center 24

Sandhills 30, Leyton 24

 

Semifinals

Lindsay Holy Family 36, Greeley 12

Sargent 34, Sandhills 20

 

Championship Final

Lindsay Holy Family (12-1) 28, Sargent (12-1) 24

Championship Coach: Rusty Rautenberg