16 teams remain in the Class A football playoffs. The top eight come off of a bye looking straight in the eye of a team desperately hoping to keep their season alive. Many darkhorse opportunities for some lower-ranked teams to upset some of the bigger ones and give themselves a shot at making a long run. Westside and Bellevue West are of course the top contenders in class a but many other teams look to be on the rise. 8-0 last week lets see how this week goes.

#17 Lincoln Southwest Silverhawks (5-4)  vs #1 Bellevue West Thunderbirds (5-0)

Time and Location: 7:00 p.m. at BWHS Field

Players to Watch

Lincoln Southwest: Cal Newell, Colin Fritton

Bellevue West: Luke Johansen, LJ Richardson

Where to Watch:

The Thunderbeat – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHzyDmEze7Cp_fk6vtnMClQ 

Prediction: Bellevue West 56-7

#9 Kearney Bearcats (3-4) vs #8 Gretna Dragons (6-1)

Time and Location: 7:00 p.m. at Gretna Field

Players to Watch

Kearney: Will Luthans, Preston Pearson

Gretna: Zane Flores, Mick Huber

Where to Watch:

Gretna Live – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwcgEuPa8mySV2XM0Oodayg 

Prediction: Gretna 31-27

#14 Columbus Discoverers (6-3) vs #4 Lincoln Southeast Knights (7-0)

Time and Location: 4:00 p.m. at Seacrest Field

Players to Watch

Columbus: Brody Mickey, Blayze Standley

Lincoln Southeast: Max Buettenback, Jake Appleget

Where to Watch:

KLKN-TV ABC 8 – https://www.klkntv.com/lpssports/ 

Prediction: Lincoln Southeast 41-27

#12 Fremont Tigers (6-4) vs #5 Elkhorn South Storm (7-1)

Time and Location: 8:00 p.m. at Elkhorn Stadium

Players to Watch

Fremont: Carter Sintek, Micah Moore, Dawson Glause

Elkhorn South: Dilan Krause, Guy Hunt, Isaac Zatechka

Where to Watch:

Elkhorn South Striv – https://striv.tv/channel/elkhorn-south/ 

Prediction: Elkhorn South 27-14

#14 Millard West Wildcats (2-6) vs #3 Millard South Patriots (6-1)

Time and Location: 7:00 p.m. at Buell Stadium

Players to Watch

Millard West: Nathan Pederson, Brody Peterson, Colton Andrews

Millard South: TJ Urban, Gage Stenger, Christian Nash

Where to Watch:

Millard South Media – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZDIS4pGnckAsNJhP2nl2aQ 

Prediction: Millard South 37-14

#11 Millard North Mustangs (4-4) vs #6 Creighton Prep Jr. Jays (5-2)

Time and Location: 8:00 p.m. at Phelps Field

Players to Watch

Millard North: Jimmy Quaintance, Noah Boganowski

Creighton Prep: AJ Rollins, Sam Meysenburg

Where to Watch:

CPTV – https://www.youtube.com/c/CreightonPrepTV/featured 

Prediction: Millard North 38-33

#10 North Platte Bulldogs (6-2) vs #7 Lincoln East Spartans (6-2)

Time and Location: 4:30 p.m. at Seacrest Field

Players to Watch

North Platte: Cody Wright, Vince Genatone

Lincoln East: Noah Walters, Hunter Epp

Where to Watch:

KLKN-TV ABC 8 – https://www.klkntv.com/lpssports/ 

Prediction: Lincoln East 27-17

#15 Grand Island Islanders (4-4) vs #2 Omaha Westside Warriors (8-0)

Time and Location: 4:00 p.m. at Phelps Field

Players to Watch

Grand Island: Jaden Jurgensmeier

Westside: Cole Payton, Raoul Kolani, Will Hurtado

Where to Watch:

Warrior Television – https://youtu.be/-eiNYvJDMj0 and westsidewired.net 

Prediction: 42-7