Area football, volleyball teams ranked in polls

Several area high school football and volleyball teams are ranked in polls in Nebraska and Kansas.

The McCook Bison football team (2-0) is ranked No. 1 in Nebraska Clkass B by the Lincoln Journal-Star and No. 2 by the Omaha World Herald. The Bison host Aurora Friday night for homecoming.

In Class C-2, Perkins County (3-0) and Cambridge (2-0) are ranked third and sixth by the OWH and fifth and sixth by the LJS.

In Class D-1, Wauneta-Palisade (2-0) and Hayes Center (2-0) are ranked sixth and seventh by the OWH. Wauneta-Palisade is ranked eighth by the LJS.

In Class D-2, Wallace (2-0) in ranked eighth by the LJS.

In Kansas Class 2-1A, St. Francis (2-0) is ranked second behind Smith Center (2-0) by the Hutchinson News, fourth by the Wichita Eagle and is listed in "others" by the Topeka Capital-Journal.

Leading the ranked volleyball teams from the area are Cambridge (5-1), Class C-2, fourth OWH and sixth LJS; Eustis-Farnam (3-1), Class D-1, sixth LJS; Hitchcock County (8-0), Class D-2, seventh LJS and seventh in OMH; and Rawlins County-Atwood, Kansas Class 1A, fifth, Topeka Capital-Journal.

Area football games Friday: Aurora at McCook (homecoming); Perkins County at Southwest; Arnold at Eustis-Farnam; Franklin at Cambridge; Cheylin at Dundy County; Wallace at Arapahoe; Rawlins County at Quinter; Oberlin at Oakley; Kimball at Chase County; Hayes Center at Medicine Valley; Maywood at Loomis; Wauneta-Palisade at Hitchcock County, Colby at St. Francis.

Area volleyball today: McCook freshman at Ogallala; Eustis-Farnam at Amherst; Arapahoe at Southern Valley; Wauneta-Palisade at Chase County; St. Francis at Wray, Colo.

Area volleyball Friday: McCook CC at NJC Tournament/Sterling, Colo.; Club House team at NCTA/Curtis; Arnold at Eustis-Farnam; Wallace at Arapahoe; Cheylin at Dundy County.

Area volleyball Saturday: McCook CC at NJC Tournament/Sterling, Colo.; McCook, Southwest, Cambridge, Oberlin, Chase County at McCook Invitational; Dundy County, Rawlins County at Rawlins County Invitational; Eustis-Farnam at Mid-Plains Tournament/North Platte; Dundy County, Norton, Brewster at Rawlins County Quad.