NEBHSFB.com Top 10: Week 1

Class A (Rank/School/Record/Previous/Week 2 opponent)

  1. Millard South |1-0 | 1 – Friday at No. 8 Millard West
  2. Omaha Westside |1-0 | 2 – Friday vs. Columbus
  3. Omaha North | 0-1 | 3 – Friday at Papio South
  4. Omaha Central |1-0 | 4 – Friday at Omaha South
  5. Elkhorn South | 1-0 | 5 – Friday vs. No. 6 Bellevue West
  6. Bellevue West |0-1| 7 – Friday at No. 5 Elkhorn South
  7. Lincoln Southeast | 1-0 | 8 – Friday at Lincoln Southwest
  8. Millard West | 1-0 | NR – Friday vs. No. 1 Millard South
  9. Kearney |1-0 | 9 – Friday vs. Grand Island
  10. Creighton Prep | 1-0 | NR – Friday at Omaha Burke

Dropped Out
Lincoln East | 0-1 | 10 – Friday vs. North Platte
Millard North | 0-1| 6 – Friday at Cherry Creek (CO)

Outside Looking In (OLI):
Lincoln North Star | 1-0 | OLI – Thursday at Papillion-La Vista (Thursday Night Lights – CW Omaha)
Omaha Westview | 1-0 | NR – Friday at Fremont
Papillion-LaVista South | 1-0 | OLI – Friday vs. No. 3 Omaha North

Comments: Millard South traveled to Las Vegas and pummeled Arbor View 49-7 to open its defense of the Class A state championship. Alabama pledge Jett Thomalla picked up where he left off after a record setting season as a junior, throwing for five touchdown strikes. Omaha North remains at No. 3 this week despite a loss to second-ranked Omaha Westside. Omaha North still has a lot to like. Omaha Central survived a huge test with No. 6 Bellevue West, winning 29-28 on a late field goal. One of the bigger surprises of Week 1 came when Millard West defeated rival Millard South, 23-12. The Wildcats debut at No. 8, while the Mustangs crash out of the Top 10 to make room for the new No. 10. Creighton Prep enters at No. 10 after a win over defending Missouri Class 6 state champion DeSmet Jesuit. We will choose a wait and see approach with the Junior Jays as DeSmet lost a lot from last season’s state championship team. It was definitely impressive, however.

Class B

  1. Elkhorn North | 1-0 | 1 – Friday at York
  2. Waverly | 1-0 | 2 – Friday vs. No. 9 Seward
  3. Scottsbluff | 1-0 | 4 – Friday at Lincoln Northwest
  4. Norris | 1-0 | 7 – Friday at No. 7 Gretna
  5. Gretna East | 1-0 | 5 – Friday at No. 6 Bennington
  6. Bennington | 0-1 | 6 – Friday vs. No. 5 Gretna East
  7. Gretna | 1-0 | 8 – Friday vs. No. 4 Norris
  8. Omaha Skutt Catholic | 0-1 | 3 – Friday vs. Lincoln Standing Bear
  9. Seward | 0-1 | 9 – Friday at No. 2 Waverly
  10. McCook | 1-0 | 10 – Friday at Aurora

OLI:
Gering |1-0| OLI – Friday vs. Mitchell
Northwest (Grand Island) |0-1 | OLI – Friday vs. Hastings
Platteview | 1-0 | OLI – Friday vs. Lexington

Comments: The biggest shocker of Week 1 in Class B was Norris’ take down of defending Class B champion Omaha Skutt Catholic, 49-3. If you want to write off Skutt Catholic, you should probably know better. For Norris, it was an impressive debut victory for new head coach Trevor Sedlacek. Norris jumps to fourth with the Skyhawks falling to No. 8. There will be a few intriguing matchups in Class B for Week 2 with three games between ranked teams. Gretna East’s visit to No. 6 Bennington may arguably be the headliner. It will be interesting to see if Gretna East can take the next step against one of the perennial Class B powers. It might be ready to do so. A darkhorse in Class B perhaps may be Lincoln Standing Bear. After losing its first seven varsity football games, a 24-21 overtime win over Blair extend the Grizzlies streak to three straight wins.

Class C-1

  1. Wahoo | 1-0 | 1 – Friday at No. 3 Ashland-Greenwood
  2. Central City | 1-0 | 2 – Friday at Cozad
  3. Ashland-Greenwood | 1-0 | 3 – Friday vs. No. 1 Wahoo
  4. Columbus Lakeview | 1-0 | 4 – Friday at Adams Central
  5. Sidney | 1-0 | 5 – Friday vs. Minden
  6. Scotus Central Catholic | 1-0 | 6 – Friday vs, Mount Michael
  7. O’Neill | 1-0 | 7 – Friday vs. Gordon-Rushville
  8. Pierce | 1-0 | OLI – Friday at Logan View/Scribner-Snyder
  9. Omaha Roncalli Catholic | 1-0 | 10 – Friday vs. Fort Calhoun
  10. Douglas County West | 0-1 | 8 – Friday at Nebraska City

Dropped Out:
Lincoln Christian | 0-1 | 9 – Friday at Wilber-Clatonia

OLI:
Aurora | 0-1| OLI – Friday vs. Class B No. 10 McCook
Boys Town | 1-0 | NR – Friday at Syracuse
Cozad | 0-1 | OLI – Friday vs. No. 2 Central City
Fort Calhoun | 1-0 | OLI – Friday at No. 9 Omaha Roncalli Catholic

Comments: You ought to get tickets for top-ranked Wahoo’s visit to No. 3 Ashland-Greenwood early. Ashland-Greenwood loves itself some Ashland-Greenwood, which is one of the better high school football experiences in Nebraska you can ask for according to many experts. The matchup with defending state champion Wahoo is arguably the best 11-man Week 2 game in the state. Pierce got off to a solid early start with a close victory over Aurora. Don’t write off the Huskies just yet. Expect parity to reign in Class C-1 this season from No. 6 and below. There will be a lot of moving parts throughout the campaign.Class C-1 is very top-heavy. Boys Town and Fort Calhoun rolled in Week 1 and are now on the Outside Looking In (OLI).

Class C-2

  1. Bishop Neumann | 1-0 | 2 – Friday vs. Yutan
  2. Norfolk Catholic | 0-1 | 1 – Friday at No. 7 Boone Central
  3. Kearney Catholic | 1-0 | 3 – Friday at No. 8 Ord
  4. Raymond Central | 1-0 | 4 – Friday at St. Paul
  5. Cedar Catholic | 1-0 | OLI – Friday at Wayne
  6. Doniphan-Trumbull | 1-0 | 7 – Friday vs. Centura
  7. Boone Central | 0-1 | 6 – Friday vs. No. 2 Norfolk Catholic
  8. Ord | 0-1 | 8 – Friday vs. No. 3 Kearney Catholic
  9. Grand Island Central Catholic | 1-0 | 9 – Friday at Malcolm
  10. Archbishop Bergan | 1-0 | 10 – Friday at Ponca

Dropped Out:
Battle Creek | 0-1 | 5 – Friday vs. Aquinas Catholic

OLI:
Malcolm | 1-0 | OLI – Friday vs. No. 9 GI Central Catholic
Cross County | 1-0 | NR – Friday at Gibbon
Lincoln Lutheran | 1-0 | OLI – Friday vs. Auburn
Wood River | 1-0 | OLI – Thursday vs. Hershey

Comments: Three-time defending state champion Norfolk Catholic saw its 39-game winning streak snapped with a season opening loss to new No. 1 Wahoo Neumann. Battle Creek, who opened the preseason ratings at No. 5, fell out after a 35-14 loss to Cross County. The demotion is perhaps harsh to Battle Creek, who features a young roster who needs a few games to get settled. Watch this space in late October. Unfortunately for Battle Creek, northeast Nebraska high school football tends to produce tough schedules.

Note: We (full disclosure, there is no “we”) are going to do something a little different this year on Tuesday’s that talks more about our friends in eight and six man and the Top Performers for those classes. It is untitled as of this time. The Farm Report or is that going to alienate the Nebraska ranchers? Submit ideas, please.

Class D-1

  1. Dundy County-Stratton | 1-0 | 1 – Friday vs. No. 9 Bridgeport
  2. Shelby-Rising City | 1-0 | 2 – Friday vs. No. 3 Sandy Creek
  3. Sandy Creek | 1-0 | 3 – Friday at No. 3 Shelby-Rising City
  4. Lourdes Central Catholic | 1-0 | 4 – Friday vs. Elmwood-Murdock
  5. Plainview |1-0 | 5 – Friday at Wisner-Pilger
  6. Hartington/Newcastle | 1-0 | 9 – Friday vs. Wakefield
  7. Thayer Central | 1-0 | 10 – Friday at Centennial
  8. Crofton | 0-1 | 6 – Friday vs. Summerland
  9. Bridgeport | 1-0 | OLI – Friday at No. 1 Dundy County-Stratton
  10. Bloomfield | 1-0 | NR – Friday at Tir County Northeast

Dropped Out:
Johnson-Brock | 0-1 | 7 – Friday at EMF
Stanton | 0-1 | 8 – Friday at Wausa/Osmond

OLI:
Exeter-Milligan/Friend (EMF) | 1-0 | NR – Friday vs. Johnson-Brock
North Platte St. Patrick’s | 0-1 | OLI – Friday vs. Sutherland
Summerland | 1-0 | NR – Friday at No. 8 Crofton
Sutton | 1-0 | NR – Friday vs. Heartland
West Point GACC | 1-0 | OLI – Friday vs. East Butler

Class D-2

  1. Archangels Catholic | 1-0 | 1 – Friday at Randolph
  2. Howells-Dodge | 1-0 | 2 – Friday vs. Clarkson-Leigh
  3. Wynot | 1-0 | 4 – Friday at No. 10 Creighton
  4. St. Mary’s | 1-0 | 5 – Friday at Burwell
  5. Central Valley | 1-0 | 8 – Friday vs. West Holt
  6. Lawrence-Nelson | 0-1 | 6 – Friday vs. Blue Hill
  7. Hitchcock County | 1-0 | 7 – Friday at Maxwell
  8. Loomis | 1-0 | 10 – Friday vs. Axtell
  9. Overton | 1-0 | OLI – Friday vs. Anselmo-Merna
  10. Creighton | 1-0 | OLI – Friday vs. No. 3 Wynot

Dropped Out:
BDS | 0-1 | 3 – Friday vs. Sacred Heart
Weeping Water | 0-1 | 9 – Friday at Giltner

OLI:
Elmwood-Murdock | 1-0 | OLI – Friday at D-1 No. 4 Lourdes Central Catholic
High Plains | 1-0 | OLI – Friday at Palmer
Mullen | 1-0 | NR – Thursday at Maywood/Hayes Center
Riverside | 0-1 | OLI – Friday at Twin Loup
Twin Loup | 1-0 | NR – Friday vs. Riverside

Class D-6

  1. Stuart | 1-0 | 1 – Friday at No. 2 S-E-M
  2. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (S-E-M) |1-0 | 2 – Friday vs. No. 1 Stuart
  3. Garden County | 1-0 | 3 – Thursday vs. Cody-Kilgore
  4. Silver Lake | 1-0 | 5 – Friday vs. Ansley-Litchfield
  5. Red Cloud | 0-0 | 6 – Friday vs. Lewiston
  6. Hay Springs | 1-0 | 7 – Idle
  7. Pawnee City | 1-0 | 8 – Friday vs. Dorchester
  8. Leyton | 1-0 | 9 – Friday vs. Sioux County
  9. Southwest | 0-0 | 10 – Friday vs. Harvard
  10. Wallace | 1-0 | NR – Thursday at Creek Valley

Dropped Out:
Arthur County | 0-1 | 4 – Friday vs. Medicine Valley

OLI:
Ansley-Litchfield | 0-1 | OLI – Friday at No. 4 Silver Lake
Diller-Odell | 1-0 | OLI – Friday at Meridian
Hampton | 1-0 | OLI – Idle