2006 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

The State Football Playoffs began on Thursday, October 26 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. Class B qualified 16 teams in each class and played its first-round games on November 1. Playoff rounds for Class B, C1, C2, D1 and D2 continued with the quarterfinals in all classes on November 6, and semifinals on November 11.Class A, which moved its regular season games up one week, qualified 16 for the playoffs and played its first-round games on October 27 and its second-round games on November 3. Class A semifinals were also played on November 11 Championship finals for all classes were held at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln for the 11th consecutive year. Classes D1 and D2 played their championship finals on November 16, while C2 and A played November 17. Finals in Classes C1 and B were November 18. Paid attendance for state finals: 22,685.

 

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 58 schools were Class C1. The remaining schools playing 11-man football (58) were Class C2.  Classes D1 and D2 consisted of all schools playing 8-man football.  There were 61 in D1 and 60 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.

 

2006 Football Results

 

CLASS A

First Round

Lincoln Southwest 31, Fremont 14

Millard North 40, Bellevue West 35

Omaha North 34, Papillion-La Vista 21

Omaha Westside 41, Grand Island 10

Kearney 17, Omaha Creighton Prep 0

Lincoln Northeast 14, Omaha Central 13

Lincoln East 35, Norfolk 24

Millard South 28, Omaha Bryan 0

 

Quarterfinals

Millard North 51, Lincoln Southwest 45 5OT

Omaha Westside 21, Omaha North 19

Kearney 22, Lincoln Northeast 0

Millard South 14, Lincoln East 6

 

Semifinals

Omaha Westside 22, Millard North 21

Kearney 23, Millard South 20 OT

 

Championship Final

Kearney (12-1) 41, Omaha Westside (11-2) 21

Championship Coach: Brandon Cool, Kearney

 

CLASS B

 

First Round

Elkhorn 24, Blair 0

Gretna 24, Ralston 10

Beatrice 43, Omaha Gross Catholic 21

Omaha Skutt Catholic 24, Lincoln Pius X 17

McCook 35, Ogallala 0

Cozad 28, Aurora 22

Holdrege 28, Scottsbluff 27

Crete 28, Hastings 10

 

 

Quarterfinals

Elkhorn 45, Gretna 10

Beatrice 28, Omaha Skutt Catholic 21

McCook 42, Cozad 7

Crete 42, Holdrege 17

 

Semifinals

Elkhorn 35, Beatrice 0

Crete 28, McCook 7

 

Championship Final

Crete (12-1) 28, Elkhorn (12-1) 14

Championship Coach: Chuck McGinnis

 

CLASS C1

 

First Round

St. Paul 41, Minden 14

Boone Central 20, Battle Creek 3

Fillmore Central 14, Grand Island Central Catholic 7

Valentine 35, Gordon-Rushville 3

Chase County 42, Gothenburg 18

Chadron 44, Wood River 7

Adams Central 36, Southern Valley 8

Hastings St. Cecilia 42, Hershey 0

Pierce 49, West Point-Beemer 0

Crofton 33, Ashland-Greenwood 6

Boys Town 21, Wahoo 0

Norfolk Catholic 22, Bennington 14

Arlington 32, Falls City 7

Bishop Neumann 46, Madison 17

Columbus Lakeview 21, Syracuse 20

Auburn 35, Centennial 0

 

Second Round

Boone Central 28, St. Paul 25

Valentine 14, Fillmore Central 7

Chase County 27, Chadron 20

Hastings St. Cecilia 12, Adams Central 8

Crofton 21, Pierce 12

Norfolk Catholic 31, Boys Town 6

Bishop Neumann 20, Arlington 19

Auburn 28, Columbus Lakeview 14

 

Quarterfinals

Valentine 21, Boone Central 14

Hastings St. Cecilia 15, Chase County 14

Norfolk Catholic 16, Crofton 9

Auburn 28, Bishop Neumann 0

 

Semifinals

Valentine 14, Hastings St. Cecilia 7

Auburn 34, Norfolk Catholic 13

 

Championship Final

Auburn (13-0) 28, Valentine (12-1) 27 2OT

Championship Coach: Mark Oliver

 

 

CLASS C2

 

First Round

Archbishop Bergan 31, Wilber-Clatonia 15

East Butler 7, Aquinas 3

Heartland 21, Scribner-Snyder 20

Wakefield 28, West Point Central Catholic 7

Laurel-Concord 18, Plainview 0

Oakland-Craig 36, Weeping Water 0

Elmwood-Murdock 21, Stanton 15

Howells 14, Hartington Cedar Catholic 7

Creighton 49, Fullerton 16

Garden County 26, Superior 11

Neligh-Oakdale 41, Franklin 26

Ravenna 32, North Platte St. Patrick’s 0

Blue Hill 41, Cambridge 14

Southwest 25, Burwell 6

Perkins County 20, Amherst 14

Elm Creek 20, Kearney Catholic 12

 

Second Round

Archbishop Bergan 14, East Butler 0

Wakefield 35, Heartland 8

Oakland-Craig 28, Laurel-Concord 19

Howells 13, Elmwood-Murdock 10

Creighton 20, Garden County 0

Neligh-Oakdale 27, Ravenna 16

Blue Hill 34, Southwest 13

Perkins County 33, Elm Creek 6

 

Quarterfinals

Wakefield 17, Archbishop Bergan 7

Howells 20, Oakland-Craig 14 2OT

Creighton 30, Neligh-Oakdale 13

Blue Hill 26, Perkins County 0

 

Semifinals

Wakefield 28, Howells 7

Blue Hill 28, Creighton 0

 

Championship Final

Wakefield (13-0) 34, Blue Hill (12-1) 7

Championship Coach: Justin Smith

 

CLASS D1

 

First Round

Axtell 56, Creek Valley 19

Wauneta-Palisade 40, Arapahoe 36

Loomis 28, Anselmo-Merna 12

Elwood 24, Leyton 18

Overton 41, Crawford 0

Palmer 34, Pope John 32

Stuart 48, Kenesaw 20

Hayes Center 37, Shelton 8

Clarkson 56, Nebraska Christian 8

Leigh 44, Humphrey St. Francis 26

Mead 24, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 12

Bancroft-Rosalie 56, High Plains Community 14

Johnson-Brock 52, Exeter-Milligan 6

Bruning-Davenport 50, Diller-Odell 0

Winside 34, Dorchester 12

Lourdes Central Catholic 60, Pawnee City 20

 

Second Round

Wauneta-Palisade 19, Axtell 16

Loomis 30, Elwood 18

Overton 50, Palmer 30

Stuart 26, Hayes Center 20

Clarkson 46, Leigh 14

Bancroft-Rosalie 54, Mead 12

Bruning-Davenport 42, Johnson-Brock 24

Lourdes Central Catholic 22, Winside 14

 

Quarterfinals

Wauneta-Palisade 32, Loomis 28

Overton 39, Stuart 14

Bancroft-Rosalie 36, Clarkson 36

Lourdes Central Catholic 50, Bruning-Davenport 42 3OT

 

Semifinals

Overton 43, Wauneta-Palisade 14

Bancroft-Rosalie 66, Lourdes Central Catholic 14

 

Championship Final

Overton (12-1) 32, Bancroft-Rosalie (11-2) 8

Championship Coach: Glen Snodgrass

 

CLASS D2

 

First Round

Dodge 52, Lewiston 6

Newcastle 32, Wynot 6

Bloomfield 50, Lawrence-Nelson 0

Elgin 43, Sterling 6

Falls City Sacred Heart 60, Allen 19

Lindsay Holy Family 38, Ewing 22

St. Edward 56, Hampton 0

Clay Center 52, Shickley 0

Chambers 72, Potter-Dix 0

Banner County 48, Spalding/Spalding Academy 32

Lynch 54, Sargent 32

Wallace 46, Mullen 12

Spencer-Naper 54, Cody-Kilgore 16

Pleasanton 19, St. Mary's 14

Bertrand 36, Eustis-Farnam 24

Stapleton 44, Greeley-Wolbach 0

 

 

Second Round

Dodge 50, Newcastle 12

Bloomfield 42, Elgin 18

Lindsay Holy Family 36, Falls City Sacred Heart 12

St. Edward 46, Clay Center 42

Chambers 50, Banner County 6

Wallace 38, Lynch 22

Spencer-Naper 56, Pleasanton 6

Stapleton 52, Bertrand 14


Quarterfinals

Dodge 46, Bloomfield 6

St. Edward 40, Lindsay Holy Family 6

Chambers 50, Wallace 36

Stapleton 54, Spencer-Naper 20

 

Semifinals

Dodge 28, St. Edward 8

Stapleton 12, Chambers 8

 

Championship Final

Dodge (12-1) 28, Stapleton (12-1) 20

Championship Coach: Ron Lund