Football State Championship Game Breakdowns

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Intended to get this done before the 6-man game, but time got away from me

CLASS A

GRETNA DRAGONS (11-1)
- member of Metro Conference
- 25th playoff appearance
- last appearance in 2020
- (23-24) record in playoff games
- first appearance in state championship game

Schedule
at Lincoln Southwest (W 21-13)
Omaha Central (W 31-8)
Papillion-LaVista South (W 28-21)
at Lincoln Pius X (W 30-7)
Bellevue East (W 77-0)
Omaha Skutt (W 49-14)
at Elkhorn South (L 20-28)
Lincoln Southeast (W 42-14)
at Papillion-LaVista (W 27-20)
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Lincoln East (W 59-42)
at Elkhorn South (W 14-7)
Omaha North (W 34-0)

- Outscore opponents on average 36.0 to 14.5

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OMAHA WESTSIDE WARRIORS (12-0)
- member of Metro Conference
- 37th playoff appearance
- last appearance in 2020
- (42-33) record in playoff games
- 9th appearance in state championship game
- (3-5) in state championship games

- Class A State Champion: 1981, 1982, 2020
- Class A State Runner-Up: 1975, 1979, 2006, 2013, 2019

Schedule
at Omaha Creighton Prep (W 23-8)
Omaha North (W 39-22)
at Papillion-LaVista (W 31-28)
Papillion-LaVista South (W 47-19)
Grand Island (W 41-9)
at Millard North (W 36-25)
Norfolk (W 41-0)
Omaha Bryan (1-0) (forfeit)
Omaha Benson (W 59-8)
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Papillion-LaVista South (w 49-0)
Omaha Burke (W 42-3)
Bellevue West (W 41-26)

- Outscore opponents on average 37.5 to 12.3

 

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CLASS B

AURORA HUSKIES (10-2)
- member of Central Conference
- 35th state playoff appearance
- last appearance in 2020
- (50-31) record in state playoff games
- 9th appearance in state championship game
- (3-5) record in state championship games

- Class B State Champion: 2008, 2009
- Class C1 State Champion: 2018
- Class B State Runner-Up: 1981, 1986, 1995, 2015, 2020

Schedule
at North Platte (L 14-42)
Bennington (L 44-55)
at Scottsbluff (W 43-22)
Omaha Gross (W 30-20)
at York (W 48-7)
McCook (W 32-10)
Hastings (W 43-14)
at Grand Island Northwest (W 41-27)
Seward (W 50-14)
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Lexington (W 49-7)
Scottsbluff (W 34-14)
Omaha Skutt (W 21-17)

- Outscore opponents on average: 37.4 to 20.8

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BENNINGTON BADGERS (12-0)
- member of Eastern Midlands Conference
- 26th state playoff appearance
- (17-24) record in state playoff games
- 2nd appearance in state championship game
- (1-0) in state championship games

- Class C1 State Champion: 1989

Schedule
Grand Island Northwest (W 45-20)
at Aurora (W 55-44)
Norris (W 35-20)
Omaha Skutt (W 42-7)
at Blair (W 28-0)
South Sioux City (W 56-21)
at Elkhorn (W 49-14)
at Omaha Roncalli (W 56-38)
Omaha Gross (W 49-10)
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McCook (W 51-13)
Waverly (W 41-0)
Elkhorn (W 28-7)

- Outscore opponents on average: 44.6 to 16.2

 

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CLASS C1

COLUMBUS LAKEVIEW VIKINGS (10-2)
- member of Central Conference
- 13th state playoff appearance
- last appearance in 2017
- (15-12) record in state playoff games
- second appearance in state championship game
- (0-1) in state championship games

- Class B State Runner-Up: 1990

Schedule
Boys Town (W 37-6)
at Pierce (L 27-28)
Wayne (L 17-30)
Lincoln Christian (W 49-8)
at Central City (W 61-26)
at West Point-Beemer (W 48-9)
North Bend (W 42-6)
at Schuyler (W 52-0)
Columbus Scotus (W 35-0)
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at Milford (W 42-20)
Boone Central (W 23-20)
at Kearney Catholic (W 31-21)

- Outscore opponents on average: 38.7 to 14.5

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PIERCE BLUEJAYS (10-2)
- member of Mid-State Conference
- 33rd state playoff appearance
- last appearance in 2020
- (60-28) record in state playoff games
- 11th appearance in state championship game
- (4-6) record in state championship games

- Class C1 State Champion: 1978, 2007, 2008, 2020
- Class B State Runner-Up: 1977, 1989
- Class C1 State Runner-Up: 1999, 2001, 2010, 2019

Schedule
St. Paul (W 47-25)
Columbus Lakeview (W 28-27)
at North Bend (W 76-32)
Arlington (W 58-13)
at Boone Central (L 33-35)
O'Neill (W 59-6)
at West Point-Beemer (W 57-41)
at Battle Creek (L 6-24)
Wayne (W 35-27)
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at Broken Bow (W 27-14)
Ashland-Greenwood (W 35-28)
Battle Creek (W 21-0)

- Outscore opponents on average: 40.2 to 22.7

 

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CLASS C2

FREMONT BERGAN KNIGHTS (12-0)
- member of Centennial Conference
- 33rd state playoff appearance
- last appearance in 2020
- (40-31) record in state playoff games
- 6th appearance in state championship game
- (1-4) record in state championship games

- Class C1 State Champion: 1979
- Class C1 State Runner-Up: 1990
- Class C2 State Runner-Up: 2008, 2010, 2020

Schedule
Yutan (W 35-7)
at Grand Island Central Catholic (W 38-8)
Lincoln Lutheran (W 45-25)
Omaha Concordia (W 62-6)
at David City (W 49-6)
David City Aquinas (W 40-0)
at Tekamah-Herman (W 69-14)
Oakland-Craig (W 56-21)
at Ponca (W 49-14)
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Oakland-Craig (W 45-20)
David City Aquinas (W 38-7)
Ord (W 20-0)

- Outscore opponents on average: 45.5 to 10.7

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NORFOLK CATHOLIC KNIGHTS (11-1)
- member of Mid-State Conference
- 37th state playoff appearance
- last playoff appearance in 2020
- (92-26) record in state playoff games
- 18th appearance in state championship game
- (10-7) record in state championship games

- Class C1 State Champion: 1983, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
- Class C1 State Runner-Up: 1984, 1993, 2009, 2015
- Class C2 State Runner-Up: 1987, 1996, 2018

Schedule
Boone Central (L 17-39)
Wahoo Neumann (W 27-24)
at Ord (W 30-7)
Oakland-Craig (W 20-14)
at Ponca (W 38-0)
at Wayne (W 18-14)
Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur (W 53-3)
at Crofton (W 41-13)
Hartington Cedar Catholic (W 27-20)
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Crofton (W 35-6)
at Hartington Cedar Catholic (W 20-13)
Wilber-Clatonia (W 35-12)

- Outscore opponents on average: 30.1 to 13.8

 

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CLASS D1

CROSS COUNTY COUGARS (11-1)
- member of Crossroads Conference
- 14th state playoff appearance
- last appearance in 2020
- (13-13) record in state playoff games
- has never played in state championship game

Schedule
Blue Hill (W 86-8)
Clarkson/Leigh (W 42-22)
at Thayer Central (W 53-14)
at Howells-Dodge (L 38-40)
Nebraska Christian (W 61-7)
at Shelby/Rising City (W 67-6)
East Butler (W 67-0)
at Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family (W 72-24)
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Clarkson/Leigh (W 45-12)
at Weeping Water (W 67-36)
Nebraska City Lourdes (W 58-51)
at Hitchcock County (w 56-20)

- Outscore opponents on average: 59.3 to 20.0

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HOWELLS-DODGE JAGUARS (12-0)
- member of East Husker Conference
- 10th state playoff appearance
- last appearance in 2020
- (17-9) record in state playoff games
- has never played in state championship game (as consolidated school)

Schedule
at East Butler (W 58-0)
at Shelby/Rising City (W 46-13)
Cross County (W 40-38)
Wisner-Pilger (W 46-26)
at Madison (W 60-0)
Stanton (W 44-8)
Guardian Angels Central Catholic (W 50-12)
at Clarkson/Leigh (W 30-0)
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Elmwood-Murdock (W 56-32)
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (W 54-20)
at Dundy County-Stratton (W 44-18)
Burwell (W 56-18)

- Outscore opponents on average: 48.7 to 15.4

 

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CLASS D2

KENESAW BLUE DEVILS (12-0)
- member of Twin Valley Conference
- 28th state playoff appearance
- last appearance in 2020
- (31-27) record in state playoff games
- 2nd appearance in state championship game
- (0-1) in state championship games

- Class D1 State Runner-Up: 1990

Schedule
at Axtell (W 58-24)
Loomis (W 47-0)
Fullerton (W 70-20)
at Giltner (W 68-12)
Lawrence-Nelson (W 75-6)
at Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (W 52-14)
Blue Hill (W 58-7)
at Palmer (W 72-20)
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Medicine Valley (W 56-0)
Falls City Sacred Heart (W 62-56)
at Humphrey St. Francis (W 70-40)
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (W 36-6)

- Outscore opponents on average: 60.3 to 17.1

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SANDHILLS/THEDFORD KNIGHTS (12-0)
- member of Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference
- 12th state playoff appearance
- last appearance in 2020
- (17-11) record in state playoff games
- 2nd appearance in state championship game
- (0-1) in state championship games

- Class D2 State Runner-Up: 2020

Schedule
at Mullen (W 52-14)
Morrill (W 36-8)
at Hyannis (W 65-0)
Twin Loup (W 45-0)
South Loup (W 61-16)
at Ansley/Litchfield (W 55-6)
at Sandhills Valley (W 56-0)
Pleasanton (W 72-18)
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Lawrence-Nelson (W 60-20)
Mead (W 62-6)
Osceola (W 46-14)
at Elgin/Elgin Pope John (W 52-8)

- Outscore opponents on average: 55.2 to 9.2

 

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It shocks me Gretna has never won a state championship in football