NEBHSFB.com State Semifinal Pairings
(Games Friday, November 10 at 7:00 pm unless noted)

Semifinal Fun Facts

  • Omaha Westside has won 18 straight games and attempting to win back-to-back state titles. Should Westside defeat Millard West, it will be its fifth straight Class A state championship game appearance.
  • Elkhorn South, Class B winners in 2015 and 2016, have advanced to its second Class A semifinal in school history. The Storm finished as runners-up to Omaha Westside in 2020.
  • Two-time defending Class B champion and top-ranked Bennington is on a 37-game winning streak, one short of tying the Class B state record (McCook, 2002-04).
  • Elkhorn North advanced to the semifinals for the first time in school history in year four of the program.
  • Waverly looking for its first trip the state championship game since winning it in 1980.
  • Sidney’s trip to Wahoo for the C-1 semifinals covers 372 miles. The Red Raiders have never been to a state championship game in school history.
  • Wahoo’s only state championship in school history came in 2019 in a very dominant performance, outscoring its opponents 612-54.
  • Fillmore Central is searching for its first state final appearance since it was Geneva, C-1 state champions in 1990.
  • Howells and Dodge combined for 15 state championships before merging before the 2012 season, winning Class D-1 as Howells/Dodge in 2021.
  • Exeter-Milligan won back-to-back state titles in 2013 (D-1) and 2014 (D-2) before Friend was added to make Exeter-Milligan-Friend (EMF). 
  • Sandhills/Thedford has two state final appearances this decade (2020 and 2021 in Class D-2).
  • Wilcox-Hildreth (2018) and Parkview Christian (2022) are recent Six Man state champions with a shot at another in 2023.

Class A

Semifinal Pairings
Millard West (9-2) at Omaha Westside (11-0)
Elkhorn South (9-2) at Millard South (10-1)
– State Championship Game: Tuesday, November 21 at 7:15 pm (Memorial Stadium – Lincoln)

Quarterfinals: Omaha Westside 49, Bellevue West (0; Millard West 31, Grand Island 7; Millard South 45, Omaha North 0; Elkhorn South 24, Lincoln East 19

First Round: Omaha Westside 54, Omaha Creighton Prep 6; Bellevue West  48, Papillion-La Vista 34; Grand Island 29, Kearney 19; Millard West 49, Millard North 14; Millard South 38, Lincoln North Star 0; Omaha North  35, Gretna 34 (2 OT); Elkhorn South 42, Papillion-La Vista South 8; Lincoln East  24, Lincoln Southeast 17

Class B

Semifinal Pairings
Elkhorn North (10-1) at Bennington (11-0)
Omaha Skutt (10-1) at Waverly (11-0)
– State Championship Game: Monday, November 20 at 7:15 pm (Memorial Stadium – Lincoln)

Quarterfinals: Bennington 23, Norris 20; Elkhorn North 35. Scottsbluff 16; Waverly 45, Hastings 20; Omaha Skutt 30, Blair 28

First Round: Bennington 65, Crete 7; Norris 50, Grand Island Northwest 14; Scottsbluff  14. York 0; Eklhorn North 31, Elkhorn 21; Waverly 42, Ralston 0; Hastings 35, Seward 6; Omaha Skutt 42, Omaha Gross 14; Blair 21, Plattsmouth 14

Class C-1

Semifinal Pairings
Sidney (10-1) at Wahoo (11-0) – 3:30 pm
Ashland-Greenwood (10-1) at Boone Central (11-0)
– State Championship Game: Tuesday, November 21 at 10:15 am (Memorial Stadium – Lincoln)

Quarterfinals: Wahoo 12, Broken Bow 7; Sidney 41, Pierce 34; Boone Central 56, Auburn 7; Ashland-Greenwood 34, Adams Central 8

First Round: Wahoo 46, Columbus Scotus 0; Broken Bow 28, Douglas County West 20; Sidney 28, Gothenburg 14; Pierce 34, Omaha Roncalli 14; Boone Central 49, Columbus Lakeview 7; Auburn 36, Ogallala 32; Ashland-Greenwood 53, Chadron 14; Adams Central 9, Aurora 7

Class C-2

Semifinal Pairings
Fillmore Central (11-0) at Norfolk Catholic (11-0) – 6:00 pm
Yutan (9-2) at Ord (9-2) – 6:00 pm
– State Championship Game: Tuesday, November 21 at 2:45 pm (Memorial Stadium – Lincoln)

Quarterfinals: Norfolk Catholic 55, Kearney Catholic 7; Fillmore Central 30, Malcolm 20; Yutan 28, Oakland-Craig 6; Ord 47, Mitchell 13

First Round: Norfolk Catholic 42, David City Aquinas 12; Kearney Catholic 31, Battle Creek 15; Fillmore Central 16, Wilber-Clatonia 6; Malcolm 20, Chase County 12; Oakland-Craig  37, Amherst (5-5) 6; Yutan 42, Hastings St. Cecilia 6; Ord  18, Cedar Catholic 13; Mitchell 58, Wahoo Neumann 20

Class D-1

Semifinal Pairings
Stanton (11-0) at Sandy Creek (11-0) – 6:00 pm
E-M-F (10-1) at Crofton (11-0)
– State Championship Game: Monday, November 20 at 10:15 am (Memorial Stadium – Lincoln)

Quarterfinals: Stanton 58, Arapahoe 28; Sandy Creek 44, Cross County 24; EMF 44. North Platte St. Patrick’s 28; Crofton 64, Elkhorn Valley 24

Second Round: Stanton  60, Summerland 30; Arapahoe 12, Ravenna 6; Cross County 58, Perkins County 6; Sandy Creek 22, Weeping Water 20; North Platte St. Patrick’s 39, Clarkson/Leigh 0; EMF 26, Shelby-Rising City 0; Crofton 72, Bridgeport 34; Elkhorn Valley 36, Plainview 8

First Round
West – NPSP 65, Sutton 28; Birdgeport 70, Alma 20; Ravenna 56, Neligh-Oakdale 28; Arapahoe 52, Hemingford 22; Summerland 52, Hi-Line 46 (OT); Elkhorn Valley 50, Riverside 20; Perkins County 58, Cambridge 6; Sandy Creek 62, Maxwell 22
East – Stanton 78, Mead 6; Clarkson-Leigh 38, Johnson County Central 34; Exeter-Milligan/Friend 40, Pender 14; Plainview 49, Hartington-Newcastle 40; Cross County 52, Wisner-Pilger 22; Shelby-Rising City 58, Elmwood-Murdock 0; Weeping Water 34, Thayer Central 28; Crofton 60, Tri County Northeast 8

Class D-2

Semifinal Pairings
South Loup (11-0) atSandhills/Thedford (10-1) – 6:00 pm
Howells/Dodge (9-2) at Wynot (11-0) – 6:00 pm
– State Championship Game: Monday, November 20 at 2:45 pm (Memorial Stadium – Lincoln)

Quarterfinals: Sandhills/Thedford 60, Johnson-Brock 28; South Loup 28, Central Valley 22; Wynot 34, Humphrey St. Francis 12; Howells-Dodge 36, Dundy County-Stratton 28

Second Round: Johnson-Brock 36, Anselmo-Merna 14; Sandhills/Thedford 52, Lourdes Central Catholic 12; South Loup 62, Lawrence-Nelson 12; Central Valley 46, BDS 6; Wynot 50, Mullen 20; Humphrey St. Francis 42, Axtell 8; Dundy County-Stratton 48, Twin Loup 14; Howells-Dodge 32, Ainsworth 12

First Round
West – DCS 38, Elm Creek 6; Anselmo-Merna 30, Boyd County 24; Axtell 28, Loomis 24; Sandhills/Thedford 74, Overton 38; Ainsworth 72, Kenesaw 13; Twin Loup 40, Hitchcock County 28; Mullen 35, Hyannis 8; South Loup 46, Ansley-Litchfield 0
East – Johnson -Brock 58, Winside 0; Howells-Dodge 34, Bloomfield 6; Nebraska City Lourdes 28, High Plains 20; Humphrey St. Francis 40, Fullerton 8; Central Valley 62, Wausa 28; Lawrence-Nelson 24, Elgin/Pope John 14; Bruning-Davenport-Shickley (BDS) 30, Osceola 22; Wynot 42, Silver Lake 0

Class D-6

Semifinal Pairings
Wilcox-Hildreth (9-1) at S-E-M (10-0) – 6:00 pm
Hay Springs (7-3) at Parkview Christian (8-2) – 1:30 pm
– State Championship Game: Friday, November 17 at 7:00 pm (Cope Stadium – Kearney)

Quarterfinals: S-E-M 28, Stuart 7; Wilcox-Hildreth 33, Pawnee City 14; Parkview Christian 51, Potter-Dix 0; Hay Springs 58, Arthur County 49

First Round: S-E-M  52, Paxton 0; Stuart 50, Southwest 33; Pawnee City 55, Sioux County 22; Wilcox-Hildreth 39. Garden County 21; Arthur County 60, Shelton 14; Hay Springs 66, Hampton 26; Potter-Dix 58, Red Cloud 14; Parkview Christian 40, Cody-Kilgore 8