NSAA Football Playoff Semifinal Scores, State Championship Game Pairings

State Championship Game Pairings

Class A
Omaha Westside (12-0) vs. Millard South (11-1)
– Monday, November 25 – 7:15 pm (at Memorial Stadium – Lincoln)

  • The matchup all of the neutrals in the state wanted in Class A. Two-time defending state champion Omaha Westside has won 32 straight games. Millard South is unbeaten against in-state competition. Omaha Westside and Millard South last met in Week 8 of the 2023 season with Westside winning 31-14. Millard South has two Class A state titles in school history. (1995, 2009)

Class B
Bennington (11-1) vs. Omaha Skutt (11-1)
– Tuesday, November 26 – 7:15 pm (at Memorial Stadium – Lincoln)

  • Bennington, winners of 50 of its last 51 games, is searching for a Class B record fourth state championship. Omaha Skutt, who are putting the sky in Skyhawks with its aerial prowess, ended Bennington’s state record winning streak at 46 in Week 8 by the score of 38-30. Omaha Skutt gets another shot at Bennington in the state final after falling last season.

Class C-1
Central City (11-1) vs. Wahoo (12-0)
– Tuesday, November 26 – 2:45 pm (at Memorial Stadium – Lincoln)

  • Central City boldly goes to where no other Bison team has gone before as the Bison are making their first state championship appearance in program history. Wahoo is looking to win its second state title in football after winning it all in 2019. Wahoo finished as runners-up in 2023. Wahoo’s dominance en route to the 2019 state title seems eerily similar to the 2024 campaign.

Class C-2
Norfolk Catholic (12-0) vs. Wahoo Neumann (11-1)
– Tuesday, November 26 – 10:15 am (at Memorial Stadium – Lincoln)

  • Norfolk Catholic has won 38 straight games and the last two Class C-2 state championships while head coach Jeff Bellar has won a state-record 418 games. Nathan Timmerman intercepted two passes and scooped a fumble for a touchdown in the third quarter. Three-time state champion Wahoo Neumann gets to Memorial Stadium for the first time since 2016. The Cavaliers turned away Battle Creek four times inside the 10-yard line in the victory.

Class D-1
Sandy Creek (12-0) vs. Stanton (12-0)
– Monday, November 25 – 2:45 pm (at Memorial Stadium – Lincoln)

  • Sandy Creek advances to its first state title game in program history. Stanton has won 25 straight games and are the defending Class D-1 state champions. Stanton also finished as Class C-2 runner-up in 2004.

Class D-2
Riverside (10-2) vs. Central Valley (11-1)
– Monday, November 25 – 10:15 am (at Memorial Stadium – Lincoln)

  • Riverside advances to its first state title game since its merger in 2014. Central Valley is in the state championship game in football for the first time in program history.

Class D-6
Stuart (10-1) vs. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (11-0)
– Friday, November 22 – 7:00 pm (at UNK Cope Stadium – Kearney)

  • Stuart advances to the state finals for the first time since 2013 in Class D-2. S-E-M returns to the state title game as defending state champions. The two met in Week 2 with S-E-M winning, 36-33.

Class A Semifinals
Omaha Westside 47, Omaha North 14
Millard South 49, Kearney 14

Quarterfinals: Omaha Westside 36, Papillion-La Vista 0; Omaha North 28, Elkhorn South 21; Millard South 49, Millard North 10; Kearney 30, Bellevue West 7

First Round: Omaha Westside 48, Omaha Westview 0; Papillion-La Vista 14, Omaha Central 7; Elkhorn South 14, Creighton Prep 7; Omaha North 35, Lincoln East 16; Millard South 56, Papillion-La Vista South 19; Millard North 10, Lincoln Southeast 3; Kearney 21, Millard West 7; Bellevue West 14, Lincoln North Star 6

Class B Semifinals
Bennington 16, Elkhorn North 7
Omaha Skutt 42, Seward 21

Quarterfinals: Bennington 39, McCook 0; Elkhorn North 30, Scottsbluff 6; Omaha Skutt 38, Waverly 21; Seward 28, Gretna East 21

First Round: Bennington 44, Northwest 7; McCook 34, Hastings 21; Scottsbluff 55, Gretna 27; Elkhorn North 35, Elkhorn 14; Seward 21, Lincoln Pius X 20; Gretna East 44, Gering 14; Omaha Skutt 49, York 7; Waverly 17, Norris 16

Class C-1 Semifinals
Central City 29, Sidney 12
Wahoo 59, Auburn 7

Quarterfinals: Sidney 32, Chadron 8; Central City 19, Columbus Lakeview 7; Auburn 20, Ashland-Greenwood 19; Wahoo 53, Boys Town 14

First Round: Sidney 30, Omaha Roncalli 7; Chadron 42, Lincoln Christian 16; Columbus Lakeview 14, Columbus Scotus 7; Central City 49, Fort Calhoun 14; Ashland-Greenwood 39, Milford 16; Auburn 9, O’Neill 7; Wahoo 50, Douglas County West 0; Boys Town 27, Cozad 0

Class C-2 Semifinals
Norfolk Catholic 35, Kearney Catholic 13
Wahoo Neumann 6, Battle Creek 0

Quarterfinals: Norfolk Catholic 41, Raymond Central 14; Kearney Catholic 30, Wood River 8; Wahoo Neumann 24, Cedar Catholic 21; Battle Creek 30, Malcolm 27

First Round: Norfolk Catholic 33, Ord 3; Raymond Central 21, Boone Central 19; Kearney Catholic 21, Valentine 0; Wood River 41, Doniphan-Trumbull 30; Wahoo Neumann 49, Lincoln Lutheran 7; Cedar Catholic 22, Oakland-Craig 16; Battle Creek 31, David City Aquinas 13; Malcolm 42, Mitchell 12

Class D-1 Semifinals
Sandy Creek 63, Nebraska City Lourdes 8
Stanton 48, Summerland 34

Quarterfinals: Sandy Creek 54, Shelby-Rising City 0; Nebraska City Lourdes 32, Plainview 27; Summerland 48, Crofton 38; Stanton 38, North Platte St. Patrick’s 26

Second Round: Sandy Creek 76, Sandhills Valley 12; Shelby-Rising City 30, Arapahoe 22; Nebraska City Lourdes 34, Dundy County-Stratton 30; Plainview 42, West Point GACC 20; Crofton 44, Thayer Central 32; Summerland 46, South Loup 0; North Platte St. Patrick’s 55, Bridgeport 8; Stanton 48, EMF 8

First Round:
West: Sandy Creek 63, Niobrara/Verdigre 14; Sandhills Valley 42, Pleasanton 20; Summerland 45, Elkhorn Valley 8, Dundy County-Stratton 62, Boyd County 16; NPSP 56, Hemingford 28; Arapahoe 21, Sutton 16; South Loup 22, Perkins County 14; Bridgeport 34, Ravenna 30
East: Stanton 52, Clarkson/Leigh 18; Crofton 64, Bloomfield 22; Shelby-Rising City 70, McCool Junction 6; West Point GACC 20, Pender 12; EMF 60, Hartington/Newcastle 20; Nebraska City Lourdes 42, Wisner-Pilger 30; Thayer Central 36, Johnson-Brock 30; Plainview 44, East Butler 7

Class D-2 Semifinals
Central Valley (10-1) at Humphrey Archangels (11-0)
Riverside 50, Bruning/Davenport/Shickley (BDS) 20

Quarterfinals: Humphrey Archangels 24, Howells-Dodge 6; Central Valley 44, Wynot 6; Riverside 74, Sandhills/Thedford 50; BDS 32, Overton 25

Second Round: Humphrey Archangels 38, Twin Loup 0; Howells-Dodge 54, Bancroft-Rosalie 22; Wynot 22, Hitchcock County 14; Central Valley 72, O’Neill St. Mary’s 26; Sandhills/Thedford 76, Axtell 26; Riverside 84, Creighton 46; Overton 32, High Plains 20; BDS 56, Kenesaw 54 (2 OT)

First Round:
West: Twin Loup 36, Loomis 34; Sandhills/Thedford 68, Maxwell 12; O’Neill St. Mary’s 52, Cambridge 12;; Axtell 44, Mullen 20; Kenesaw 68, Ainsworth 52; Hitchcock County 30, Wilcox-Hildreth 28; Overton 61, Hyannis 14; Central Valley 62, Elm Creek 8
East: Humphrey Archangels 50, Elgin/Pope John 22; BDS 42, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 18; Howells-Dodge 44, Elmwood-Murdock 0; Riverside 68, Winside 16; Wynot 44, Palmer 6; Bancroft-Rosalie 64, Fullerton 54; High Plains 22, Lawrence-Nelson 20; Creighton 34, Weeping Water 18

Class D-6 Semifinals
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 38, Garden County 12
Stuart 52, Hay Springs 20

Quarterfinals: S-E-M 60, Diller-Odell 25; Garden County 22, Red Cloud 20; Hay Springs 38, Silver Lake 30; Stuart 51, Arthur County 12

First Round: S-E-M 54, Wauneta-Palisade 30; Diller-Odell 54, Leyton 26; Garden County 50, Southwest 23; Red Cloud 82, Potter-Dix 28; Hay Springs 72, Sioux County 36; Silver Lake 47, Ansley-Litchfield 28; Stuart 41, Hampton 6; Arthur County 31, Wallace 6