Class A Game of the Week

No. 4 Elkhorn South 31, No. 6 Millard South 28
– Cole Ballard rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns as Elkhorn South held off Millard South to pick up the victory. Junior Carson Rauner threw his fourth touchdown pass of the season in the victory. Brock Murtaugh, who replaced Camden Kozeal at quarterback due to his inclusion in the USA National Baseball Team, threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns.

Class B/C1/C2 Game of the Week

C2 No. 1 Norfolk Catholic 35, C2 No. 2 Ord 14
– Karter Kerkman rushed for 128 yards and four first half touchdowns as Norfolk Catholic won on the road over second-ranked Ord. Dylan Hurlburt led Ord with a rushing and passing touchdown in a losing effort.

Class A

  1. Omaha Westside (2-0) – Defeated Grand Island, 37-13 – Anthony Rezac threw for a pair of touchdowns as Westside won on the road over No. 10 Grand Island. Jaylen Lloyd caught five passes for 93 yards and two touchdowns in the win for Westside.
  2. Gretna (2-0) – Defeated Omaha Central, 56-0 – Zane Flores threw completed 14-of-16 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns in one half of work in the rout over Omaha Central. Isaiah Weber accounted for three touchdowns, while Joe Roll paced the Dragons with a touchdown reception and a punt return for a score.
  3. Bellevue West (2-0) – Defeated Omaha Burke, 60-13 – Daniel Kaelin threw for five touchdowns and fellow junior Dae’Vonn Hall caught four scoring strikes from Kaelin a 60-13 victory over Omaha Burke.
  4. Elkhorn South (2-0) – Defeated No. 6 Millard South, 31-28
  5. Omaha North (1-1) – Defeated Millard West, 14-13 – Omaha North, who trailed much of the game, scored on a Te’Shaun Porter halfback pass to
  6. Millard South (1-1) – Lost to No. 3 Elkhorn South, 31-28
  7. Creighton Prep (1-2) – Defeated Millard North, 35-14 (Thurs.) – Marty Brown rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns and added a 45-yard touchdown reception in the victory.
  8. Lincoln Southeast (0-2) – Lost to Lincoln East, 21-14 – Owen Baxter accounted for a pair of touchdowns, but Lincoln East quarterback Jeter Worthley rushed for three touchdowns in the upset victory for the Spartans.
  9. Papillion-LaVista South (3-0) – Defeated Papillion-LaVista South, 29-3 – Devyn Jones rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns as Papillion-LaVista South defeated its rival. Sam Schuler and Trace Marco hooked up on a touchdown pass for the Titans.
  10. Grand Island (1-0) – vs. No. 1 Omaha Westside

Teams To Watch:
Kearney (2-0) – Defeated Fremont, 49-21 – Trayven Beckman threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns in a comfortable victory for the Bearcats.
Lincoln Southwest (2-0) – Defeated Columbus, 29-7 (Thurs.) – Collin Fritton accounted for 282 yards and rushed for two scores. Jack Baptista caught five passes for 169 yards to boost the Silver Hawks.
Millard North (1-1) – Lost to No. 7 Creighton Prep, 35-14 (Thurs.) – Evan Hansen threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns, with sophomore Caden VerMaas catching his second touchdown pass of the season for the Mustangs.
Millard West (0-2) – Lost to No. 5 Omaha North, 14-13
Norfolk (2-0) – Defeated Bellevue East, 42-0
North Platte (0-2) – Defeated Class B No. 1 Scottsbluff, 21-14 – South Dakota State commit Kolten Tilford scored on 9-yard touchdown run with eight seconds remaining to pick up North Platte’s first win of the season. Tilford also caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from sophomore Caden Joneson.

Other Scores
Lincoln High (1-1) 62, Omaha Northwest (0-2) 12 – Julian Babahavnov rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns and added another scoring strike to Iowa State pledge Beni Ngoyi in a resounding win.
Omaha South (1-1) 48, CB Thomas Jefferson (0-3) 7

Class B

  1. Scottsbluff (1-1) –  Lost to North Platte, 21-14
  2. Bennington (2-0) – Defeated Plattsmouth, 38-0 – Nick Colvert ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns, while Trey Bird connected on two touchdown passes for the Badgers.
  3. Elkhorn (2-0) – vs. Defeated Norris, 21-7 (Thurs.) – KJ Schenck rushed for a pair of touchdowns to boost the Antlers to a home victory. Tanner Houck caught a touchdown pass for Elkhorn.
  4. Omaha Skutt (1-1) – vs. No. 8 Grand Island Northwest
  5. Lincoln Pius X (1-1) – Defeated Seward, 21-14
  6. York (2-0) – Defeated Hastings, 24-0
  7. Omaha Gross (2-0) – Defeated Omaha Westview, 63-14 – Jake Garcia rushed for
  8. Grand Island Northwest (0-2) – Lost to No. 4 Omaha Skutt, 21-16 – Austin Payne threw for 330 yards, with two touchdown passes going to Alex Korte in the loss. Northwest trailed 21-3 in the fourth quarter before rallying.
  9. Waverly (1-1) – Defeated Beatrice, 28-21 –
  10. Blair (2-0) – Idle – awarded forfeit win over Omaha Buena Vista

Teams to Watch:
Beatrice (0-2) – Lost to No. 9 Waverly, 28-21 – Shelton Crawford rushed for 89 yards and two scores in a losing effort for Beatrice.
Elkhorn North (1-0) – Defeated Lincoln Northwest, 70-0 – Josh Basilevac threw for four touchdowns and added another on the ground in the rout for the Wolves. Elkhorn North rushed for 319 yards in the victory.
Norris (0-2) – Lost to Elkhorn, 21-7 (Thurs.)
Plattsmouth (0-2) – Lost to No. 2 Bennington, 38-0
Seward (1-1) – Lost to No. 5 Lincoln Pius X, 21-14

Other Scores
C-1 No. 7 Chadron (2-0) 41, Gering (1-1) 20

Crete (1-1) 15, Lexington (0-2) 13 – Tadd TeBrink rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown, while Angel Martinez added 122 yards on the ground and a score to pace the Cardinals.

Mount Michael (2-0) 28, Ralston (1-1) 26

No. 10 Blair (2-0) – forfeit win over Omaha Buena Vista