Week 5 Preview

Class A Game of the Week

North Platte (2-2) at No. 5 Kearney (4-0) – In a Week 5 slate with no games between teams in the Nebraska HS Football Top 10, North Platte’s visit to No. 5 Kearney is intriguing. The Bulldogs are coming off two straight wins after losing a pair of games to ranked teams. Kearney is coming off a huge 35-34 win over No. 6 Bellevue West that opened more eyes statewide.

Brock Roblee leads the North Platte ground attack with 455 yards rushing and four touchdowns. South Dakota State pledge Kolten Tilford has rushed for 416 yards and five touchdowns while averaging 8.5 yards per carry. Kearney quarterback Treyven Beckman has thrown for 791 yards and eight scores in Kearney’s 4-0 start. Zander Reuling has hauled in three touchdown strikes this season in a deep receiving corps for the Bearcats. Kearney won last season’s meeting, 42-14.

Class B, C-1, C-2 Game of the Week

No. 4 Elkhorn (3-1) at No. 1 Bennington (4-0) – Elkhorn rushed for 334 yards and five touchdowns in a 34-13 victory over No. 6 Omaha Skutt a week ago. The Antlers threw the football five times. KJ Schenck leads the offense and leads the team in touchdown runs this season. Tight end Tanner Houck and lineman Aidan Betz are both committed to Division II schools. Bennington quarterback Trey Bird is amongst the Class B passing leaders, while Nick Colvert has rushed for 559 yards and seven touchdowns this season. Bennington defeated Elkhorn 49-14 in the regular season last season and then downed the Antlers in the Class B state semifinal 28-7 en route to the state championship.

Week 5 Schedule

Friday September 23

Class A
No. 2 Gretna (4-0) at Bellevue East (3-1)
Omaha South (2-2) at No. 6 Bellevue West (3-2)
Lincoln East (2-2) at Columbus (1-4)
Omaha Northwest (0-4) at No. 3 Elkhorn South (4-0)
Fremont (1-4) at No. 9 Grand Island (3-1)
North Platte (2-2) at No. 5 Kearney (4-0)
Millard South (1-3) at Lincoln North Star (2-2)
Lincoln High (2-2) at Lincoln Northeast (0-4)
South Sioux City (2-2) at Millard West (1-3)
Papillion-LaVista (1-3) at Omaha Benson (2-2)
No. 7 Creighton Prep (2-3) at Omaha Burke (0-4)
Norfolk (3-1) at No. 1 Omaha Westside (4-0)
No. 10 Papillion-LaVista South (4-1) – Idle

Class B
Plattsmouth (2-2) at Beatirce (1-3)
No. 4 Elkhorn (3-1) at No. 1 Bennington (4-0)
No. 7 Lincoln Pius X (2-2) at Crete (2-2)
Hastings (0-4) at Lexington (0-4)
No. 10 Blair (3-1) at Mount Michael (2-2)
Ralston (2-2) at No. 3 Omaha Gross (4-0)
Grand Island Northwest (1-3) at No. 2 Scottsbluff (3-1)
Gering (1-3) at No. 9 Seward (3-1)
No. 8 York (2-2) at No. 5 Waverly (3-1)
Norris (1-3) – Awarded forfeit win over Lincoln Northwest
Omaha Skutt (2-2) – Awarded forfeit win over Omaha Buena Vista

Class C-1
No. 9 Columbus Scotus (3-1) at Arlington (0-4)
Omaha Concordia (1-3) at No. 4 Ashland-Greenwood (3-1)
No. 6 Adams Central (4-0) at Central City (3-1)
No. 8 Wahoo (2-2) at Columbus Lakeview (2-2)
Broken Bow (2-2) at Cozad (2-2)
Schuyler (0-4) at Douglas County West (3-1)
Syracuse (3-1) at Falls City (1-3)
Fairbury (3-1) at Fillmore Central (3-1)
Chadron (31-) at Gothenburg (1-3)
Nebraska City (0-4) at Lincoln Christian (3-1)
Holdrege (1-3) at No. 10 Minden (3-1)
Valentine (3-1) at O’Neill (2-2)
Alliance (0-4) at Ogallala (2-2)
Boys Town (2-2) at No. 5 Omaha Roncalli (3-1)
Fort Calhoun (2-2) at Platteview (3-1)
Auburn (2-2) at Raymond Central (1-3)
No. 7 McCook (4-0) at Sidney (2-2) – 2:00 pm MT
No. 2 Pierce (4-0) at Wayne (1-3)
No. 3 Boone Central (3-1) at West Point-Beemer (1-3)

Class C-2
Centura (2-2) at David City (0-4)
Fairbury (3-1) at Fillmore Central (3-1)
Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (0-4) at No. 10 Fremont Bergan (2-2)
No. 2 Ord (3-1) vs. Gibbon (0-4)
Chase County (3-1) at Gordon-Rushville (1-3)
Oakland-Craig (2-2) at No. 5 Hartington Cedar Catholic (4-0)
Grand Island Central Catholic (0-4) at No. 4 Hastings St. Cecilia (4-0)
No. 9 Mitchell (4-0) at Hershey (1-3)
Amherst (1-3) at Kearney Catholic (3-1)
No. 8 Wilber-Clatonia (3-1) at Lincoln Lutheran (2-2)
David City Aquinas (1-3) at Louisville (0-4)
Tri County (2-2) at No. 6 Malcolm (4-0)
Centennial (2-2) at Milford (0-4)
North Bend Central (2-2) at Tekamah-Herman (1-3)
No. 1 Norfolk Catholic (4-0) at West Holt (0-4)
Doniphan-Trumbull (1-3) at Wood River (3-1)
No. 7 Wahoo Neumann (3-1) at Yutan (2-2)
No. 3 Battle Creek (3-1) – Awarded forfeit win over Ponca (1-3)

Thursday September 22 Scores | Recaps

Class A
Lincoln Southeast (3-2) 56, No. 8 Millard North (2-3) 35
Lincoln Southwest (4-1) 56, Omaha Bryan (2-3) 0
No. 4 Omaha North (4-1) 40, Omaha Central (1-4) 0

Class B
Elkhorn North (4-1) 49, Omaha Westview (1-4) 6

Class C-1
No. 1 Aurora (5-0) 54, St. Paul (1-4) 13