2005 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
The State Football Playoffs began on Thursday,
October 27 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 2.
Classes A and B, which qualified 16 teams in each class, had its first-round
games on November 2. Playoff rounds continued with the quarterfinals in all
classes on November 7, and semifinals on November 12. 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 17, while
C2 and A played November 18. Finals in Classes C1 and B were November 19. Paid
attendance for state finals: XXXXX.
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 59 schools were Class C1. The remaining schools playing
11-man football (60) were Class C2.
Classes D1 and D2 consisted of all schools playing 8-man football. There were 58 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 12 teams
with the highest wild-card point average qualified for the playoffs.
2005 Football Results
CLASS
A
First
Round
Millard
North 49, Lincoln Southeast 0
Papillion-La Vista 24, Bellevue West 21
Kearney
35, Lincoln Northeast 6
Millard West 13, Omaha North 10
Omaha Creighton Prep 24, Omaha Central 0
Omaha Burke 28, Grand Island 21
Millard South 17, Omaha Westside 14
Lincoln Southwest 31, Lincoln North Star 7
Quarterfinals
Millard North 56,
Papillion-La Vista 17
Millard West 22,
Kearney 19
Omaha Burke 21, Omaha
Creighton Prep 7
Lincoln Southwest 41,
Millard South 14
Semifinals
Millard North 20, Millard West 13
Lincoln Southwest 34, Omaha Burke 15
Championship
Final
Millard North (12-1) 35, Lincoln Southwest
(12-1) 14
Championship Coach: Fred Petito, Millard North
First
Round
Omaha Skutt Catholic 35, Blair 21
Elkhorn 26, Waverly 20
Lincoln Pius X 33, Plattsmouth 15
Gretna 17, Ralston 14
McCook 38, Gering 8
Holdrege 31, Scottsbluff 17
Aurora 48, Seward 41
Beatrice 20, Crete 7
Quarterfinals
Omaha Skutt Catholic 35, Elkhorn 13
Lincoln Pius X 62, Gretna 6
McCook 10, Holdrege 6
Beatrice 27, Aurora 20
Semifinals
Omaha Skutt Catholic 13, Lincoln Pius X 7
McCook 24, Beatrice 17
Championship
Final
Omaha Skutt Catholic (13-0) 6, McCook (12-1) 0
Championship Coach: Matt Turman, Omaha Skutt
Catholic
CLASS
C1
First
Round
Boys Town 42, Douglas County West/Concordia 7
Bishop Neumann 8, Auburn 6
Syracuse 24, Southern 6
Ashland-Greenwood 20, Arlington 7
Norfolk Catholic 44, Crofton 14
Battle Creek 28, Logan View 13
Pierce 34, Columbus Lakeview 31
Creighton 27, Boone Central 0
Adams Central 50, Columbus Scotus 8
Grand Island Central Catholic 24, Milford 14
Aquinas 56, Lincoln Lutheran 14
Cozad 30, Gothenburg 0
Kearney Catholic 27, Broken Bow 20
Chase County 48, Chadron 22
Valentine 14, Gordon-Rushville 7
Second Round
Boys Town 14, Bishop Neumann 6
Ashland-Greenwood 17, Syracuse 14
Norfolk Catholic 49, Battle Creek 22
Creighton 35, Pierce 10
Adams Central 40, Grand Island Central Catholic 0
Aquinas 35, Hastings St. Cecilia 7
Cozad 48, Kearney Catholic 27
Chase County 12, Valentine 3
Quarterfinals
Boys Town 36, Ashland-Greenwood 26
Norfolk Catholic 17, Creighton 0
Aquinas 10, Adams Central 6
Chase County 23, Cozad 21
Semifinals
Norfolk Catholic 10,
Boys Town 0
Chase County 20,
Aquinas 13
Championship
Final
Norfolk Catholic
(13-0) 20, Chase County (10-3) 13
Championship Coach: Jeff Beller, Norfolk
Catholic
CLASS
C2
First
Round
Stanton
39, Archbishop Bergan 0
West Point Central Catholic 29, Elmwood-Murdock 28
Bennington 31, Palmyra 14
Scribner-Snyder 44, Yutan 12
Hartington Cedar Catholic 41, Lutheran High Northeast 13
Wisner-Pilger 35, Ponca 21
Wakefield 33, Randolph 14
Plainview 28, Neligh-Oakdale 20
East Butler 49, Doniphan-Trumbull 6
Blue Hill 15, Heartland 6
Ravenna 55, Franklin 8
Thayer Central 48, Malcolm 20
North Platte St. Patrick's 56, Burwell 20
Morrill 24, Perkins County 18, 2 OT
Cambridge 37, Garden County 6
Amherst 28, Southern Valley 27
Second Round
Stanton 30, West Point Central Catholic 6
Scribner-Snyder 35, Bennington 7
Hartington Cedar Catholic 44, Wisner-Pilger 6
Plainview 31, Wakefield 14
Blue Hill 12, East Butler 6
Thayer Central 23, Ravenna 20
North Platte St. Patrick's 48, Morrill 14
Cambridge 20, Amherst 8
Quarterfinals
Scribner-Snyder 28, Stanton 26
Plainview 19, Hartington Cedar Catholic 16
Thayer Central 41, Blue Hill 6
Cambridge 45, North Platte St. Patrick’s 16
Semifinals
Plainview 20, Scribner-Snyder 14
Cambridge 29, Thayer Central 9
Championship
Final
Plainview (11-2) 21, Cambridge (10-3) 6
Championship Coach: Joe Anderson, Plainview
CLASS
D1
First
Round
Howells 48, Omaha Christian Academy 0
Lourdes Central Catholic 32, Bancroft-Rosalie 31
Clarkson 60, Lewiston 12
Johnson-Brock 50, Falls City Sacred Heart 0
Humphrey St. Francis 54, Newman Grove 26
Pope John 27, Osmond 6
Leigh 58, Winside 32
Orchard 66, Spencer-Naper 30
Axtell 49, Lawrence-Nelson 14
Exeter-Milligan 44, Overton 14
High Plains Community 48, Elm Creek 30
Diller-Odell 45, Shelby 0
Crawford 46, Dundy County 0
Wauneta-Palisade 48, Anselmo-Merna 8
Elwood 66, Hitchcock County 19
Arapahoe 56, Eustis-Farnam 6
Second
Round
Howells 46, Lourdes Central Catholic 0
Johnson-Brock 42, Clarkson 14
Humphrey St. Francis 58, Pope John 18
Leigh 50, Orchard 38
Axtell 60, Exeter-Milligan 14
Diller-Odell 43, High Plains Community 28
Crawford 22, Wauneta-Palisade 20
Arapahoe 64, Elwood 16
Quarterfinals
Howells 46, Johnson-Brock 0
Humphrey St. Francis 50, Leigh 0
Axtell 61, Diller-Odell 16
Crawford 66, Arapahoe 16
Semifinals
Howells 42, Humphrey St. Francis 0
Axtell 38, Crawford 6
Championship
Final
Howells (12-1) 46, Axtell (12-1) 6
Championship Coach: Mike Speirs, Howells
CLASS
D2
First
Round
Clay Center 45, Shickley 0
Dodge 34, Lindsay Holy Family 20
Elgin 42, St. Edward 28
Bruning-Davenport 48, Hampton 0
Stuart 32, Chambers 6
Bloomfield 30, Clearwater 6
Ewing 37, Butte 12
Wynot 14, Newcastle 6
Kenesaw 53, Sandhills 8
Pleasanton 62, Arnold 14
Loomis 18, Bertrand 12
Sargent 45, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 0
Hayes Center 26, Wallace 20
South Platte 28, Mullen 20
Potter-Dix 76, Minatare 36
Stapleton 52, Cody Kilgore 18
Second Round
Clay Center 35, Dodge 0
Bruning-Davenport 38, Elgin 20
Stuart 36, Bloomfield 34
Wynot 16, Ewing 12
Kenesaw 39, Pleasanton 20
Sargent 48, Loomis 0
Hayes Center 26, South Platte 8
Stapleton 44, Potter-Dix 16
Quarterfinals
Bruning-Davenport 40, Clay Center 14
Wynot 34, Stuart 16
Sargent 47, Kenesaw 23
Stapleton 46, Hayes Center 0
Semifinals
Bruning-Davenport 54, Wynot 8
Sargent 47, Stapleton 0
Championship
Final
Bruning-Davenport (13-0) 34, Sargent (12-1) 12
Championship Coaches: Mark Rotter, Chris Ardissono