The full list of qualified teams and individuals for next week's State Cross Country Championships in Kearney.

CLASS A

BOYS
Fremont
Grand Island
Lincoln East
Lincoln North Star
Lincoln Southeast
Lincoln Southwest
Millard North
Millard West
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Westside
Papillion-LaVista South
South Sioux City

Individuals

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GIRLS
Elkhorn South
Kearney
Lincoln East
Lincoln High
Lincoln Southwest
Millard South
Millard West
Norfolk
North Platte
Omaha Marian
Papillion-LaVista
Papillion-LaVista South

Individuals

LAST FIVE IN..............


JUST MISSED OUT............

UPDATED after 10/17/24 Games........






LAST TWO IN..............


FIRST FIVE OUT..............

CLASS D

D-1 at Oakland

BOYS
1. Freeman - 18
2. Cornerstone Christian - 19
3. Tri County - 28
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4. Centennial - 55
5. Oakland-Craig - 79
6. East Butler - 88
7. Cedar Bluffs - 90
8. Thayer Central - 99
9. Archangels Catholic - 102
10. Exeter-Milligan/Friend - 109
11. Weeping Water - 111
12. College View Academy - 113
13. Elmwood-Murdock - 120
14. Humphrey/Lindsay Academy - 124
15. Tekamah-Herman - 132


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GIRLS
1. Freeman - 24
2. Tri County - 26
3. Centennial - 27
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4. Oakland-Craig - 49
5. Cedar Bluffs - 51
6. Cornerstone Christian - 56
7. East Butler - 59
8. David City Aquinas - 67
9. Thayer Central - 69
10. Exeter-Milligan/Friend - 104

CLASS C

C-1 at Branched Oak

BOYS
1. Lincoln Christian - 27
2. Syracuse - 34
3. Lincoln Lutheran - 48
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4. Palmyra - 54
5. Johnson County Central - 107
6. Raymond Central - 114
7. Auburn - 127
8. Louisville - 135
9. Malcolm - 142
10. Ashland-Greenwood - 154
11. Falls City - 192
12. Conestoga - 206


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GIRLS
1. Auburn - 16
2. Palmyra - 48
3. Syracuse - 62
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4. Ashland-Greenwood - 70
5. Falls City - 89
6. Malcolm - 91
7. Louisville - 107
8. Lincoln Christian - 114
9. Raymond Central - 159

B-1 at Walnut Grove

BOYS
1. Elkhorn - 34
2. Plattsmouth - 35
3. Elkhorn Mt. Michael - 50
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4. Bennington - 60
5. Elkhorn North - 63
6. Nebraska City - 113
7. Omaha Gross - 125


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GIRLS
1. Elkhorn North - 17
2. Omaha Duchesne - 58
3. Omaha Skutt - 61
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4. Plattsmouth - 65
5. Elkhorn - 77
6. Waverly - 89
7. Ralston - 132

A-1 at Walnut Creek

BOYS
1. Fremont - 25
2. Omaha Westside - 54
3. South Sioux City - 102
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4. Elkhorn South - 105
5. Lincoln High - 115
6. Lincoln Northeast - 161
7. Omaha North - 183
8. Omaha Bryan - 218


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GIRLS
1. Millard West - 21
2. Papillion-LaVista South - 58
3. Elkhorn South - 73
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4. Omaha Westside - 103
5. Lincoln Southeast - 122
6. South Sioux City - 182
7. Fremont - 207

CLASS A

First Round

Gretna 13, Norfolk 4 (5 inn)
Papillion-LaVista 6, Millard West 4
Millard North 12, Elkhorn South 9
Lincoln Southwest 20, Bellevue East 3 (3 inn)

Second Round
Gretna 13, Papillion-LaVista 0 (3 inn)
Millard North 10, Lincoln Southwest 2 (6 inn)

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Games for Thursday - October 17

Elimination Games
Millard West 10, Norfolk 1 (5 inn) (Norfolk eliminated)
Bellevue East 6, Elkhorn South 5 (Elkhorn South eliminated)

Lincoln Southwest 10, Millard West 2 (6 inn) (Millard West eliminated)
Papillion-LaVista 4, Bellevue East 3 (Bellevue East eliminated)

Gretna 5, Lincoln Southwest 0 (Lincoln Southwest eliminated)
Millard North 8, Papillion-LaVista 0 (5 inn) (Papillion-LaVista eliminated)

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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Monday, October 21 - 6:30 PM - at UNO

Gretna (37-0) vs. Millard North (31-6)

CLASS A
Elkhorn South 45, Norfolk 13
Lincoln Southeast 1, Omaha Benson 0 (forfeit)
Omaha Westside 47, Omaha Creighton Prep 7
Papillion-LaVista 69, Fremont 7

CLASS B
Lincoln Standing Bear 36, Lincoln Northwest 24

CLASS D1
East Butler 18, Centennial 8
Hartington-Newcastle 34, Bloomfield 20
Johnson County Central 65, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer (D2) 25
Nebraska City Lourdes 34, Johnson-Brock 24
North Platte St. Patrick's 24, Arapahoe 14
Plainview 52, Lutheran High Northeast 14
Pleasanton 62, Sandhills Valley 20
Sandy Creek 57, Southern 8

CLASS D2
Ainsworth 54, Elgin/Elgin Pope John 14
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 64, Nebraska Lutheran 0
Creighton 66, North Central 16
Hitchcock County 34, Cambridge 0
Johnson County Central (D1) 65, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer (D2) 25
Maxwell 58, Brady 28
Mullen 84, Bayard 12
Weeping Water 16, Elmwood-Murdock 6
Winside 34, Randolph 8

CLASS D6
Ansley/Litchfield 67, Hampton 37
Garden County 1, Banner County 0 (forfeit)
Leyton 46, South Platte 38
Potter-Dix 76, Creek Valley 26

ALL-NATIONS FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Winnebago 48, Omaha Nation 14

Link: Omaha World-Herald

Link: Lincoln Journal Star

Link: NebPreps

Link: NCN

The deadline for schools to offer proposals for changes to NSAA legislation was October 1. Some of the proposals are listed below

DISTRICT 1 PROPOSALS
1. Cross Country Classification Alignment for Class B and C
Author: Jay Staehr, Aurora
Set classification limits for Classes B and C in cross country similar to numbers used for Class A for years. Schools with enrollments of 850 and above would be Class A; enrollments of 320 to 849 would be Class B; enrollments of 125 to 319 would be Class C and the remaining schools registered for cross country would be Class D.

Rationale: Setting total enrollment for each class will eliminate the high discrepancy from smallest to largest schools for Cross Country. This rationale has been used in Football for years and has worked well for classes A and B. This proposal would help to eliminate the schools that are outliers in the classification and do not naturally match up well with the rest of their prospective class, making classifications less spread out from top to bottom, leveling the playing field for all schools. When a school only needs 4 runners to score it is important that schools are not put at a disadvantage due to their size in comparison to the other schools within their class. Cross Country is not like any other sport. What works best for other sports is not necessarily what works best for Cross Country. Evening out the discrepancy from smallest to largest schools eliminating outlier sized schools in a class. As schools are built in our state and rural schools continue to get smaller and urban schools continue to grow the way that we classify our sport will need to continue to change as well. Our traditional Class B and Class C communities are changing and this can be a way to help level the playing field for many schools.

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2. Eliminate Legislative Commission and Representative Assembly
Author: Zach Limbach, Lincoln East
This proposal is to eliminate the NSAA Legislative Commission and Representative Assembly Requirements of the NSAA Constitution 1.5 Legislative Procedure and Authority.

Proposals for change(s) in the Constitution and Bylaws passing three or more districts at the second district meetings shall be forwarded to each member school for a referendum vote. In order to become a valid part of the Constitution and Bylaws, the following must occur: 1) The proposal must be ratified by a simple majority of the member schools taking part in the referendum vote; and 2) Thirty-five percent of the total membership of the Association must take part in the referendum vote.

Rationale:
--NSAA Constitution & Bylaw proposal changes, which are the fundamental foundations of the NSAA,would now require a majority vote of the membership.
--Allows each member school the ability to evaluate proposals and cast a vote based on what is best fortheir students (one school, one vote).
--With the efficiency of electronic voting, all NSAA member schools can participate in the final step of thelegislative process.
--Would produce a cost-savings of $30,000 which could be distributed to each of the six district managing committees to offset NSAA District Music expenses and/or to help fund other student-based programs.
--A con would be the elimination of the ability to amend a proposal or to bring a new proposal forward from the floor at Representative Assembly.

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3. Open Gym/School Facilities Skill Development During the School Year, Out of Season Period
Author: Zach Limbach, Lincoln East
This proposal would remove restrictions on coaches during open gym/facility time during the school year, out-of-season period. This will allow coaches to work on skill development with an unlimited number of students at one time. This could allow coaches and students to continue developing their team and skills within an education-based environment, focused on the well-being of the student.

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4. Permit "Dual Participation"
Author: Dan Masters, Lincoln Lutheran

To permit students to participate in more than one sport per season. Rationale: Many states across the U.S. allow students to participate in more than one sport per season. This proposal would not be required...individual schools can be more restrictive and say "no".

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5. 180-Day Transfer Rule
Author: Matthew Uher, Lincoln Northeast

This proposal is to address the current hemorrhage we have with parents/athletes abusing the purpose of the transfer eligibility guideline. The initial intent of the 90-day VARSITY ineligibility guideline was to encourage athletes/families to truly consider/weigh options of transferring to another school, and promote or maintain home domicile. However, 90 days is not phasing or even a worry for students and families moving from school to school after they have exhausted their May 1 transfer. The 90-day rule does not currently apply/impact the spring season. Implementing a 180-day ineligibility guideline may assist schools from losing students and families to the "open enrollment" policies of school districts. The idea of this proposal is to make the non-May 1 transfers or second/third transfers truly consider the purpose of the transfer and not make the move about athletics/activities. This 180-day proposal wold bring back the original intent of the 90-day rule where families had to truly consider the true purpose of the transfer. The purpose of a transfer should not be to move to a school for athletic/activity gains. Parents would have to "prove" a domicile change to void the 180-day ineligibility rule for VARSITY athletics/activities.

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6. Class A & Bowling: Serpentine District Competition
Author: Matthew Uher, Lincoln Northeast
This proposal is to address the current situation with how Bowling Districts are set geographically. This initial method of setting Bowling Districts was relevant when Bowling was starting due to the number of teams competing initially. Now, there are 30 teams competing in Class A and assigning districts using the geographical method fails to balance the districts properly. If we can implement the Serpentine method for determining Bowling Districts, we will be able to balance the teams and provide a better opportunity for the best 8 teams to qualify for the State Competition.

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7. District Meeting: Addition of a 3rd Meeting Prior to Representative Assembly
Author: Matthew Uher, Lincoln Northeast

This proposal would allow for better discussion and understanding of proposed Bylaw or Activity Manual changes. The insertion of another meeting would allow ADs who have submitted a proposal to discuss and debate potential proposals prior to the six districts voting to move proposal to the Delegate Assembly. This would also allow for ALL Districts to analyze potential changes since the prior January Meeting does not allow for any kind of amendments or changes to proposals introduced in November.

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8. Eliminate From the Floor Proposals (All Proposals Must Be Submitted by the October Date)
Author: Matthew Uher, Lincoln Northeast

Removal of the from the floor proposals will eliminate the misinformation and proposals being submitted without proper discussion and evaluation. The from the floor proposals also fail to have ALL member schools being informed of the potential new legislation and undermines the true legitimacy of the process.

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9. Hardship Eligibility Criteria
Author: Lincoln Southeast

This proposal removes language about causing physical harm and adds language about mental health, prioritizing the need to address the students' mental health prior to a request for a hardship waiver. The proposal also removes the need for the determination to be delivered via Certified Mail.

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10. Updated Due Process Procedure Bylaw 1.10
Author: Lincoln Southeast

This proposal streamlines the due process procedures for member school violations by eliminating a hearing officer and clarifies who can file a complaint against a member school. It eliminates the ability of an anonymous person from triggering an investigation of a member school.

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11. Class A District Cross Country Assignments Based on Four Fastest Times
Author: Andrew Sherman, Lincoln Southwest

This proposal would change the district seeding criteria. Instead of the two current fastest times, we propose using the average of a team's four fastest times. By using four races to determine districts, we are more likely to balance them out. This would put more emphasis on the entirety of the season and minimize the benefits to teams that race on extremely flat, fast courses.

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12. Expand Unified Track to Three Divisions
Author: Andrew Sherman, Lincoln Southwest

Expand Unified Track and Field into three divisions: boys, girls, and co-ed. There will be separate qualifiers and awards for each division. Girls are rarely (if ever) able to place or qualify in meets or state. Providing three divisions would help ensure students receive fair and equal opportunities.

Softball coach Rob Sweetland of Wayne won his 600th game today. Only coach in the program's history. Quite impressive!

Why does it take so long to get the classifications out for basketball, when will they be out?

Link: Omaha World-Herald

Link: Lincoln Journal Star

Link: HuskerlandPreps 11-Man | 8-Man/6-Man

Link: NebPreps

Link: NEBHSFB

Link: NENextt

Link: Lincoln Prep Sports

Link: NCN

Link: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/5050477

CLASS A
1. Omaha Marian - 643
2. Omaha Westside - 667
3t. Lincoln East - 670
3t. Lincoln Southwest - 670
5. Kearney - 702
6. Elkhorn South - 715
7. Millard West - 766
8. North Platte - 767
9. Lincoln Southeast - 777
10. Norfolk - 793
11. Columbus - 795
12. Fremont - 801

1. Eden Larson, Lincoln Southwest - 147 (+3)
2. Ansley Giesselmann, Fremont - 150 (+6)
3. Madison Murnan, Omaha Marian - 154 (+10)
4. Chloe DiPrima, Omaha Westside - 155 (+11)
5t. Olivia James, Kearney - 161 (+17)
5t. Lauren Murnan, Omaha Marian - 161 (+17)
7t. Tasha Kolbas, Lincoln East - 162 (+18)
7t. Ellen Bode, Elkhorn South - 162 (+18)
7t. Addison Benge, Omaha Westside - 162 (+18)
10t. Isabella Elgert, Lincoln East - 163 (+19)
10t. Delaney Schmitz, Omaha Marian - 163 (+19)
10t. Allie Jones, North Platte - 163 (+19)
13. Addison Shirk, Lincoln East - 165 (+21)
14t. Lauren Lydiatt, Kearney - 166 (+22)
14t. Carys Nelson, Elkhorn South - 166 (+22)
14t. Sloan Mackintosh, Omaha Marian - 166 (+22)

Schools with total enrollments of 850 and above are in Class A. All other schools are placed into Class B (which are marked with Girls enrollment figures)

CLASS A

Schools with total enrollments of 850 and above are in Class A. All other schools are placed into Class B (which are marked with Boys enrollment figures)

CLASS A

The largest 56 schools based on girls enrollment are placed into Class A, the remainder of schools are in Class B

CLASS A

CLASS A

Total enrollment 850 and above

CLASS A

Total enrollment 850 and above

Metro Conference
at Walnut Creek - Papillion-LaVista South

Link: https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/239845/results/958048

BOYS
1. Omaha Westside - 50
2. Papillion-LaVista South - 61
3. Millard West - 71
4. Omaha Creighton Prep - 107
5. Millard North - 126
6. Elkhorn South - 167
7. Omaha Burke - 216
8. Omaha Westview - 265
9. Omaha Central - 291
10. Millard South - 312
11. Papillion-LaVista - 314
12. Omaha South - 316
13. Omaha North - 372
14. Bellevue East - 376
15. Omaha Bryan - 392
16. Bellevue West - 419
17. Omaha Buena Vista - 497

1. Ryan Kugler, Omaha Westside - 16:04
2. Conor Gross, Omaha Westside - 16:13
3. Michael Jones, Millard West - 16:25
4. Noah Ryan, Papillion-LaVista South - 16:42
5. Aiden Gehring, Papillion-LaVista South - 16:58
6. Dylan Gross, Omaha Westside - 17:00
7. Collin Newman, Omaha Westside - 17:01
8. Collin Krahling, Omaha Westview - 17:05
9. Mason Hutfles, Millard North - 17:06
10. Grant Lewis, Elkhorn South - 17:06
11. Henry Hansen, Millard West - 17:06
12. Marc Louthan, Millard North - 17:07
13. Eli Bickley, Millard West - 17:08
14. Ben Insko, Papillion-LaVista South - 17:09
15. Leveret Stricklett, Omaha Creighton Prep - 17:09

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GIRLS
1. Millard West - 35
2. Omaha Marian - 98
3. Papillion-LaVista South - 116
4. Papillion-LaVista - 127
5. Elkhorn South - 133
6. Millard South - 152
7. Millard North - 204
8. Omaha Westside - 222
9. Omaha Central - 249
10. Bellevue West - 259
11. Omaha Westview - 261
12. Omaha South - 303
13. Omaha Bryan - 403

1. Kate Ebmeier, Millard West - 18:50
2. Mabel Henningsen, Omaha Marian - 19:04
3. Litzey Fredette, Millard West - 19:26
4. Grace Volzke, Elkhorn South - 19:28
5. Layla Philips, Papillion-LaVista - 19:38
6. Charlotte Gregor, Omaha South - 19:41
7. Abbigail Durow, Millard South - 19:45
8. Tatum Neilson, Bellevue West - 19:49
9. Sadie Osher, Millard West - 19:51
10. Katelyn Sanne, Millard West - 20:02
11. Marissa Garcia, Papillion-LaVista South - 20:06
12. Olivia McKlem, Millard West - 20:13
13. Grace Baum, Papillion-LaVista South - 20:15
14. Emily Scott, Millard West - 20:20
15. Maya Freyer, Omaha Marian - 20:25

Cross country district meets will be held across the state on Thursday, October 17. In all four classes, the top 15 individuals and top three teams will qualify for the state meet in Kearney. In all district meets this year, the boys race will run before the girls race to mirror the state meet schedule.

In Classes A and B, district assignments are based on the fastest two meets for each team, defined as the average time of the scorers in the meet. For Class A in 2024, the girls' seeding takes priority, so the NSAA will use the serpentine method to seed the Class A girls teams between the four districts, which will be held at two sites. The boys teams are assigned to the same "site" as their girls counterpart, but may be in a different "district" than the girls. (In 2025, boys seeding will take priority.) In Class B, teams are divided into eastern and western sections, and then like Class A, are seeded and placed into one of two districts at the same "site".

Class C and D districts are determined solely on geography.

CLASS A

BOYS

A-1 at Walnut Creek (Papillion-LaVista)
Elkhorn South
Fremont
Lincoln High
Lincoln Northeast
Omaha Bryan
Omaha North
Omaha Westside
South Sioux City

A-2 at Pioneers Park (Lincoln North Star)
Columbus
Grand Island
Lincoln North Star
Lincoln Southwest
Omaha Benson
Omaha Burke
Omaha South
Omaha Westview

A-3 at Walnut Creek (Papillion-LaVista)
Bellevue West
Kearney
Lincoln Southeast
Millard West
Omaha Buena Vista
Omaha Central
Papillion-LaVista
Papillion-LaVista South

A-4 at Pioneers Park (Lincoln North Star)
Bellevue East
Lincoln East
Millard North
Millard South
Norfolk
North Platte
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Northwest

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GIRLS

A-1 at Walnut Creek (Papillion-LaVista)
Elkhorn South
Fremont
Lincoln Southeast
Millard West
Omaha North
Omaha Westside
Papillion-LaVista South
South Sioux City

A-2 at Pioneers Park (Lincoln North Star)
Bellevue East
Columbus
Grand Island
Lincoln Southwest
Norfolk
North Platte
Omaha Burke
Omaha South

A-3 at Walnut Creek (Papillion-LaVista)
Bellevue West
Kearney
Lincoln High
Lincoln Northeast
Omaha Bryan
Omaha Buena Vista
Omaha Central
Papillion-LaVista

A-4 at Pioneers Park (Lincoln North Star)
Lincoln East
Lincoln North Star
Millard North
Millard South
Omaha Benson
Omaha Marian
Omaha Northwest
Omaha Westview

The NSAA State Softball Championships begin on Wednesday, October 16 in Hastings. Like last year, the championship games will be played in Omaha at Connie Claussen Field on the campus of UNO.

CLASS A
First Round - 2:00 PM

#1 Gretna (34-0)
#8 Norfolk (26-13)

#4 Millard West (23-9)
#5 Papillion-LaVista (25-9)

#3 Millard North (28-6)
#6 Elkhorn South (23-11)

#2 Lincoln Southwest (34-3)
#7 Bellevue East (23-8)

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CLASS B
First Round - 9:00 AM

#1 Grand Island Northwest (29-2)
#8 Lincoln Pius X (17-17)

#4 Hastings (28-7)
#5 Scottsbluff (22-11)

#3 Beatrice (26-5)
#6 Gretna East (18-14)

#2 Blair (29-7)
#7 Seward (22-10)

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CLASS C
First Round - 11:30 AM

#1 Hastings St. Cecilia (27-3)
#8 David City Aquinas (20-13)

#4 Fort Calhoun (25-5)
#5 Douglas County West (24-8)

#3 Guardian Angels Central Catholic (30-4)
#6 Ashland-Greenwood (18-10)

#2 Wahoo Neumann (29-3)
#7 Pender/Wisner-Pilger (20-12)

CLASS B

B-1
Grand Island Northwest 11, Gering 0
Grand Island Northwest 15, Gering 0

B-2
Blair 10, Grand Island Central Catholic 0
Blair 9, Grand Island Central Catholic 0

B-3
Hastings 10, York 0
Hastings 13, York 0

B-4
Beatrice 12, Elkhorn North 3
Beatrice 11, Elkhorn North 7

B-5
Lincoln Pius X 12, Omaha Skutt 10
Omaha Skutt 10, Lincoln Pius X 2
Lincoln Pius X 3, Omaha Skutt 1

B-6
Gretna East 17, Nebraska City 0
Nebraska City 11, Gretna East 10
Gretna East 15, Nebraska City 2

B-7
Seward 3, Crete 2
Seward 5, Crete 2

B-8
Scottsbluff 9, McCook 5
McCook 16, Scottsbluff 7
Scottsbluff 10, McCook 2

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CLASS C

C-1
Hastings St. Cecilia 11, Milford 10
Hastings St. Cecilia 11, Milford 1

C-2
Wahoo Neumann 9, St. Paul 0
Wahoo Neumann 16, St. Paul 1

C-3
Guardian Angels Central Catholic 9, Central City 1
Guardian Angels Central Catholic 15, Central City 2

C-4
Fort Calhoun 13, Boone Central 5
Fort Calhoun 18, Boone Central 8

C-5
Douglas County West 8, Auburn 0
Douglas County West 6, Auburn 5

C-6
David City Aquinas 11, Twin River 10
David City Aquinas 22, Twin River 8

C-7
Kearney Catholic 11, NEN 5
NEN 4, Kearney Catholic 2
NEN 21, Kearney Catholic 17

C-8
Ashland-Greenwood 4, Yutan/Mead 2 (8 inn)
Ashland-Greenwood 10, Yutan/Mead 0