By Scott Hansen
MaxPreps.com
Random Observations
Boys Town has been extremely impressive during its 3-0 start. The Cowboys, located in West Omaha , have outscored their opposition 93-0. After this week's game against 2-1 Douglas County West, three unbeaten teams are up next for the Cowboys. Bishop Neumann, Wahoo, and Yutan all enter Week 4 with a 3-0 record. Wahoo and Yutan play each other this week.
Something has to give in Friday night's contest between Friend and Johnson County Central. Both teams are winless at 0-3, and neither has scored a point yet this season while both have lost to Elmwood-Murdock. Friend lost 49-0 in its season opener, while Johnson County Central lost 55-0 the following week.
Papillion-LaVista South has been somewhat of a surprise at 3-1 heading into this week's game with Omaha South. Equally as surprising with all the talented running backs in Class A, Titans running back Michael Burrus leads Class A in rushing. Burrus has rushed for 745 yards and seven touchdowns this season.
Speaking of the game between two South's, another one will join a growing list of directional school names in the future. Elkhorn's new high school will be called Elkhorn South, likely to participate along with Elkhorn in Class B. Elkhorn South will be called the Storm, and joins Omaha South, PLV-South, Millard South, Lincoln Southeast, Lincoln Southwest, Southwest (Indianola), South Sioux City, Southern Valley (Oxford), South Platte (Big Springs), Southeast Nebraska (Stella), and Southern (Wymore) as schools sharing the directional name. In order to keep things fair, we will not tackle the North, East, and West directional schools until another day. The list is nearly as long.
Dodge overcame a 6-0 deficit in the third quarter with a 23-yard touchdown pass from Jacob Kreikmeier to Bryan Ruzek to tie the contest. Kreikmeier added the two-point conversion to give Dodge an 8-6 victory. Dodge, from Class D-2, and Clarkson, from Class D-1, are serious threats to both take home state championships this year. For Dodge, it was the second consecutive week it passed a stiff test. On Sept. 7, the Pirates downed Bancroft-Rosalie, 26-24.
Top-ranked Omaha Westside has running back Collins Okafor, but have primarily turned to defense in their 4-0 start. The Warriors have allowed just 97 yards per game this season.
Week 3: 64-20 (.762)
Self-Prognosis: Another Class A meltdown, but got it rolling in the smaller classes.
Season: 155-50 (.756)
District A-1
Grand Island 41, Fremont 14
Kearney 34, Lincoln North Star 7
North Platte 28, Lincoln Southeast 6
District A-2
Lincoln East 21, Columbus 19
Lincoln Northeast 28, Lincoln High 7
Lincoln Southwest 21, Norfolk 14
District A-3
Millard South 41, Bellevue West 35
Millard West 27, Omaha Central 14
Papillion-LaVista South 35, Omaha South 21
District A-4
Millard North 49, Bellevue East 6
Omaha Creighton Prep 35, Omaha Benson 14
District A-5
Omaha Bryan 14, Omaha Burke 7
Omaha North 35, Omaha Northwest 10
Non-District Game
Omaha Westside 34, Papillion-LaVista 7
Class B
Alliance 21, Holdrege 14
Beatrice 27, Aurora 20
Blair 14, Platteview 12
Ogallala 23, Cozad 14
Crete 41, GI Northwest 7
Elkhorn 42, Plattsmouth 6
Norris 21, Fairbury 20
McCook 42, Gering 0
Gretna 26, South Sioux City 7
Lincoln Pius X 28, Hastings 24
York 31, Lexington 14
Omaha Gross 35, Mount Michael 0
Seward 21, Nebraska City 7
Ralston 33, Omaha Roncalli 6
Omaha Skutt 14, Waverly 10
Schuyler 25, North Bend Central 14
Scottsbluff 21, Sidney 7
Class C-1
Hastings Adams Central 35, Gibbon 7
Broken Bow 24, Ainsworth 15
Bishop Neumann 34, Ashland-Greenwood 6
Auburn 42, Conestoga 7
Crofton 21, Battle Creek 7
Bennington 33, Arlington 7
Boone Central 28, Central City 21
Boys Town 27, Douglas County West 7
Chadron 34, Bridgeport 6
David City 21, Utica Centennial 8
Grand Island CC 49, Cairo Centura 0
Chase County 27, Gordon-Rushville 13
Columbus Scouts 35, Columbus Lakeview 14
Falls City 13, Lincoln Christian 10
Milford 14, Fillmore Central 13
Logan View 21, Fort Calhoun 20
Hershey 27, Gothenburg 12
Hastings St. Cecilia 35, Minden 14
Mitchell 32, Kimball 13
Lincoln Lutheran 26, Syracuse 13
Norfolk Catholic 41, O'Neill 14
Ord 35, St. Paul 12
Pierce 27, Wayne 14
Southern Valley 27, Wood River 13
West Point-Beemer 35, Tekamah-Herman 0
Wisner-Pilger 20, Twin River 7
Wahoo 14, Yutan 7
Class C-2
Amherst 28, Elm Creek 12
David City Aquinas 15, Cross County 8
Archbishop Bergan 28, East Butler 21
Bayard 14, Hemingford 6
Blue Hill 21, Heartland 20
Burwell 26, Fullerton 8
Cambridge 28, North Platte St. Patrick 20
Creighton 20, Neligh-Oakdale 14
Kearney Catholic 33, Doniphan-Trumbull 14
Elmwood-Murdock 28, Malcolm 0
Laurel-Concord 40, Emerson-Hubbard 7
Franklin 26, Sandy Creek 6
Friend 6, Johnson County Central 0
Garden County 20, Morrill 7
Plainview 22, Hartington Cedar Catholic 7
Pender 20, Homer 8
Howells 59, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 0
Palmyra 28, Louisville 6
Ravenna 34, Loup City 7
Oakland-Craig 35, Lutheran High Northeast 20
Scribner-Snyder 14, Osceola 7
Wakefield 48, Ponca 7
Randolph 27, West Holt 6
Thayer Central 28, Southern 8
Sutherland 44, Southwest 6
West Point CC 20, Stanton 14
Superior 20, Sutton 6
Wilber-Clatonia 35, Tri-County 16
Eight-Man Ranked Teams
#1 Dodge 60, St. Edward 12
#2 Clarkson 54, Leigh 6
#3 Humphrey St. Francis 34, High Plains 26
#5 Elwood 50, Medicine Valley 14
#6 Bancroft-Rosalie 60, Winnebago 16
#7 Nebraska City Lourdes 34, Omaha Christian 14
#8 Hampton 48, Lawrence-Nelson 12
#9 Wauneta-Palisade 26, Dundy County 22
#10 Parkview Christian 66, Lewiston 20