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Nine area teams make Nebraska state football playoffs; McCook to host Columbus Friday night
Nine area teams will compete in the Nebraska state football playoffs, which take place Thursday and Friday.
McCook made the playoffs in Class B, Cambridge, Chase County and Southwest in Class C-2, Eustis-Farnam, Medicine Valley and Arapahoe in Class D-1 eight-man and Wallace and Hayes Center in Class D-2 eight-man.
The McCook Bison (9-0) are the No. 1 seed in the Class B West Bracket and will host Columbus (5-4) in the first round Friday night at Weiland Field.
The NSAA made Alliance the No. 7 seed and Columbus the No. 8 seed based on the point system.
Kickoff at Weiland Field is 7 p.m.
Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children. No passes will be accepted.
McCook won the Class B-7 district title with a 21-0 win at Ogallala Friday night. The Bison went 3-0 in district play.
The other three teams in District B-7 also made the playoffs -- Holdrege (5-4), Lexington (6-3) and Ogallala (8-1).
Holdrege will play at Schuyler. Lexington will play at Aurora and Ogallala will host Alliance.
In addition to wins over Holdrege, Lexington and Ogallala, McCook has wins over Aurora and Alliance.
In the Class C-2 West Bracket, Cambridge (7-1) hosts North Platte-St. Pat's (4-4), Chase County (5-3) plays at Plainview (6-2) and Southwest (3-5) plays at Kearney Catholic (7-1).
In the Class D-1 eight-man West Bracket, Eustis-Farnam (7-1) hosts Newman Grove (5-3), Medicine Valley (6-2) hosts Axtell (5-3) and Arapahoe (4-4) plays at Clearwater-Orchard (7-1).
The Arapahoe/Clearwater-Orchard at Orchard starts at 3 p.m. Thursday.
In the Class D-2 eight-man West Bracket, Wallace (5-3) plays at Ansley (7-1) and Hayes Center (8-0) hosts Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (4-4) Thursday night.
Hayes Center is a No. 4 seed.
Class A
Friday
No. 16 seed Omaha Northwest (2-7) at No. 1 Millard West (9-0)
No. 9 Bellevue West (6-3) at No. 8 Omaha Burke (7-2)
No. 12 Omaha Westside (5-4) at No. 5 Kearney (6-3), 7 p.m.
No. 13 Papillion-LV South (5-4) at No. 4 Omaha North (8-1)
No. 14 Papillion-LV (5-4) at No. 3 Lincoln North Star (8-1)
No. 11 Millard South (6-3) at No. 6 Elkhorn (7-2)
No. 10 Lincoln SW (6-3) at No. 7 Grand Island (7-2)
No. 15 Fremont (3-6) at No. 2 Omaha Creighton Prep (9-0)
Quarterfinals, Nov. 7. Semifinals, Nov. 15. Finals, Nov. 21
Class B
Friday
West
No. 8 Columbus (5-4) at No. 1 McCook (9-0)
No. 5 Holdrege (5-4) at No. 4 Schuyler (8-1)
No. 6 Lexington (6-3) at No. 3 Aurora (8-1)
No. 7 Alliance (4-5) at No. 2 Ogallala (8-1)
East
No. 8 Gretna (5-4) at No. 1 Lincoln Pius X (7-2)
No. 5 Omaha Gross (8-1) at No. 4 Crete (5-4)
No. 6 Omaha Skutt (5-4) at No. 3 Waverly (8-1)
No. 7 Ralston (5-4) at No. 2 Beatrice (8-1)
Quarterfinals, Nov. 7. Semifinals, Nov. 15. Finals, Nov. 22
Class C-1
Thursday
West
No. 16 Valentine (3-5) at No. 1 Chadron 8-0
No. 9 Crofton (5-3) at No. 8 Minden (5-3)
No. 12 St. Paul (5-3) at No. 5 Gordon-Rushville (6-2)
No. 13 Battle Creek (4-4) at No. 4 Gothenburg (7-1)
No. 14 Twin River (4-4) at No. 3 Pierce (7-1)
No. 11 Wood River (6-2) at No. 6 Grand Island Central Catholic (7-1)
No. 10 Mitchell (6-2) at No. 7 Broken Bow (7-1)
No. 15 Boone Central (3-5) at No. 2 Hastings St. Cecilia (8-0)
East
No. 16 Wisner-Pilger (4-4) at No. 1 Syracuse (8-0)
No. 9 Bennington (5-3) at No. 8 Fairbury (5-3)
No. 12 David City (4-4) at No. 5 Columbus Scotus (6-2)
No. 13 Raymond Central (4-4) at No. 4 Wahoo Neumann (6-2)
No. 14 North Bend (5-3) at No. 3 Norfolk Catholic (8-0)
No. 11 Omaha Roncalli (4-4) at No. 6 Wahoo (6-2)
No. 10 Lincoln Lutheran (4-4) at No. 7 Madison (6-2)
No. 15 Auburn (4-4) at No. 2 Boys Town (8-0)
Second round, Nov. 5. Quarterfinals, Nov. 10. Semifinals, Nov. 15. Finals, Nov. 22
Class C-2
Thursday
East
No. 16 Tri-County (3-5) at No. 1 Stanton (8-0)
No. 9 West Point Central Catholic (5-3) at No. 8 Malcolm (6-2)
No. 12 Lincoln Christian (5-3) at No. 5 Fremont Bergan (6-2)
No. 13 Wakefield (4-4) at No. 4 Wilber-Clatonia (7-1)
No. 14 Nebraska City Lourdes (5-3) at No. 3 Elmwood-Murdock (8-0)
No. 11 Humboldt-TRS (4-4) at No. 6 Ponca (4-4)
No. 10 Laurel-Concord (5-3) at No. 7 East Butler (4-4)
No. 15 Oakland-Craig (4-4) at No. 2 David City Aquinas (7-1)
West
No. 16 Loup City (4-4) at No. 1 Elm Creek (8-0)
No. 9 Cross County (6-2) at No. 8 Creighton (7-1)
No. 12 North Platte St. Pat's (4-4) at No. 5 Cambridge (6-2)
No. 13 Fullerton (4-4) at No. 4 Blue Hill (7-1)
No. 14 Sutherland (5-3) at No. 3 Hartington Cedar Catholic (7-1)
No. 11 Chase County (5-3) at No. 6 Plainview (6-2)
No. 10 Thayer Central (7-1) at No. 7 Ravenna (6-2)
No. 15 Southwest (3-5) at No. 2 Kearney Catholic (7-1)
Second round, Nov. 5. Quarterfinals, Nov. 10. Semifinals, Nov. 15. Finals, Nov. 21
Class D-1
Thursday
West
No. 16 Newman Grove (5-3) at No. 1 Eustis-Farnam (7-1)
No. 9 Axtell (5-3) at No. 8 Medicine Valley (6-2)
No. 12 Arapahoe (4-4) at No. 5 Clearwater-Orchard (7-1), 3 p.m.
No. 13 Amherst (4-4) at No. 4 Franklin (7-1)
No. 14 Overton (5-3) at No. 3 Burwell (8-0)
No. 11 Palmer (5-3) at No. 6 Giltner (7-1)
No. 10 Garden County (5-3) at No. 7 Elwood (6-2)
No. 15 Silver Lake (5-3) at No. 2 Maxwell (6-2)
East
No. 16 Omaha Christian (5-3) at No. 1 Howells (8-0)
No. 9 Meridian (5-3) at No. 8 Mead (5-3)
No. 12 Emerson-Hubbard (5-3) at No. 5 Hartington (7-1)
No. 13 Deshler (4-4) at No. 4 Shelby (7-1)
No. 14 Exeter-Milligan (4-4) at No. 3 Freeman (8-0)
No. 11 Bancroft-Rosalie (6-2) at No. 6 Johnson-Brock (6-2)
No. 10 Winside (5-3) at No. 7 Cedar Bluffs (5-3)
No. 15 McCool Junction (5-3) at No. 2 Clarkson (7-1)
Second round, Nov. 5. Quarterfinals, Nov. 10. Semifinals, Nov. 15. Finals, Nov. 20
Class D-2
Thursday
East
No. 16 Verdigre (4-4) at No. 1 Elgin (8-0)
No. 9 Shickley (6-2) at No. 8 Wynot (6-2)
No. 12 Allen (4-4) at No. 5 Coleridge (6-2)
No. 13 Falls City Sacred Heart (6-2) at No. 4 Sterling (7-1)
No. 14 Lindsay Holy Family (4-4) at No. 3 Bruning-Davenport (8-0)
No. 11 Lawrence-Nelson (6-2) at No. 6 Hampton (7-1)
No. 10 Dodge (5-3) at No. 7 Elgin Pope John (6-2)
No. 15 Bloomfield (5-3) at No. 2 Humphrey St. Francis (8-0)
West
No. 16 Banner County (4-4) at No. 1 Anselmo-Merna (8-0)
No. 9 Stuart (5-3) at No. 8 Pleasanton (6-2)
No. 12 Wallace (5-3) at No. 5 Ansley (7-1)
No. 13 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (4-4) at No. 4 Hayes Center (8-0)
No. 14 Hyannis (5-3) at No. 3 Ewing (7-1)
No. 11 Loomis (4-4) at No. 6 Mullen (6-2)
No. 10 Chambers (4-4) at No. 7 O'Neill St. Mary's (6-2)
No. 15 Sandhills/Thedford (3-5) at No. 2 Sargent (7-1)
Second round, Nov. 5. Quarterfinals, Nov. 10. Semifinals, Nov. 15. Finals, Nov. 20