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