By Scott Hansen
MaxPreps.com
Class A Game of the Week: #5 Millard West vs. #8 Omaha North (at Kinnick Stadium)
It doesn't get any easier for Millard West. After spending the first two weeks of the 2007 season knocking off Omaha Creighton Prep and previously top-ranked Lincoln Southwest, a date with Omaha North looms.
Millard West have been balanced in its approach thus far, using a combination of quarterback Jesse VerVelde's arm and the running power of Tyler Davis. In the 35-13 domination of Lincoln Southwest, VerVelde and receiver Jake Drwal got rolling early on, combining six times for 83 yards. VerVelde and Drwal hooked up for two touchdowns in the victory.
Drwal comes into Week 3 as one of the top receivers in Class A with 183 yards on the young season. David grinded out 107 yards on 18 carries for the Wildcats in the victory over Lincoln Southwest. Along with a 1-yard touchdown run to cap off the scoring, Davis added a 13-yard fumble return in the victory.
Omaha North are young, but very talented. Running back Brenton Braford leads the way for the Vikings, having rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown in a 21-7 victory over Bellevue East last week. Quarterback Tyler Beene has a capable arm and could disrupt the Wildcat secondary through the air. The defense could hold the key to North's success, led by All-State defensive tackle Nick Phillips.
Class B Game of the Week: #8 Fairbury at #10 Holdrege
The Lee Horky Air Show hits the road to Holdrege in a battle between two ranked teams in Class B. Through two games, Horky has thrown for 612 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Jeffs. In last week's 41-14 triumph over Elkhorn Mount Michael, Horky threw five first half touchdown passes as Fairbury led 35-0. Devin Schmidt and Brian Dein both hauled in two touchdown receptions against Mount Michael. Schmidt's were from 78 and 76 yards.
Holdrege needed to work overtime to take its season opener, but the Dusters prevailed 14-7 against Minden. Travis VanEperen posted a solid outing in his first start of the season with 131 yards passing and won the game with his 5-yard run in overtime.
Class C-1 Game of the Week: #3 Norfolk Catholic at #8 Boone Central
Class C-2 Game of the Week: #6 Laurel-Concord at #7 Creighton
Eight-Man Game of the Week: #2 Dodge at #8 Bancroft-Rosalie
Week 2 Predictions by Scott Hansen
Week 1: 18-11 (.620)
Self-prognosis: Absolutely unacceptable.
Class A
Game of the Week: #5 Millard West 24, #8 Omaha North 9
#1 Omaha Westside 44, Omaha Northwest 0
#2 Millard South 35, Bellevue East 7
#3 Omaha Central 33, Omaha Benson 7
#4 Kearney 20, Columbus 14
#6 Millard North 41, #9 Grand Island 14
#7 Lincoln Southwest 31, Lincoln Southeast 7
#10 Bellevue West 38, Omaha Bryan 20
Fremont 21, Lincoln Northeast 13
Lincoln North Star 27, Lincoln High 6
North Platte 28, Lincoln East 21
Norfolk 31, Omaha South 12
Papillion-LV South 27, Omaha Burke 7
Omaha Creighton Prep 14, Papillion-LV 10
Class B
Game of the Week: #8 Fairbury 27, #10 Holdrege 17
#1 McCook 35, Ogallala 0
#2 Crete: Idle
#3 Omaha Skutt 49, Omaha Roncalli 8
#4 Elkhorn 45, Gretna 10
#5 Omaha Gross 26, Blair 7
#6 Beatrice 27, York 12
Lincoln Pius X 20, #7 Ralston 17
#9 Aurora 14, Waverly 13
Wahoo 21, Mount Michael 13
Seward 20, Schuyler 10
Sergeant Bluff Luton (IA) 21, South Sioux City 12
Springfield Platteview 20, Nebraska City 18
Norris 31, Plattsmouth 19
Hastings 20, Grand Island Northwest 13
Cozad 14, Scottsbluff 9
Lexington 20, Sidney 12
Gering 15, Torrington (WY) 12
Class C-1
Game of the Week: # 3 Norfolk Catholic 28, #8 Boone Central 24
#1 Hastings St. Cecilia 27, #9 (C-2) Kearney Catholic 13
#2 Auburn 27, Ashland-Greenwood 13
#4 Pierce 40, Twin River 14
#5 Chadron 30, Alliance 12
#6 Bishop Neumann 42, Logan View 7
#7 Boys Town 28, Lincoln Christian 14
#9 Valentine 35, Gordon-Rushville 7
#10 Hastings Adams Central 38, Gothenburg 12
Lincoln Lutheran 12, Utica Centennial 8
Syracuse 21, Southern 13
Douglas County West 28, Bennington 12
Fort Calhoun 14, Yutan 8
Wayne 16, Tekamah-Herman 13
Battle Creek 30, West Point-Beemer 14
Stanton 45, David City 6
Columbus Lakeview 37, Fillmore Central 13
Grand Island Central Catholic 20, Milford 13
Falls City 12, Raymond Central 7
Columbus Scotus 27, St. Paul 9
Madison 21, North Bend Central 7
Gibbon 19, Central City 14
Ravenna 31, Cairo Centura 7
Ord 23, Wood River 18
Minden 14, Superior 12
Southwest 24, Southern Valley 13
Burwell 27, Ainsworth 7
Chase County 23, Hershey 6
Kimball 21, Bayard 7
Mitchell 27, Pine Bluffs (WY) 10
Conestoga, Wisner-Pilger, O'Neill, Broken Bow, Bridgeport: Idle
Class C-2
Game of the Week: #7 Creighton 27, #6 Laurel-Concord 24
#1 Howells: Idle
#2 Wakefield 51, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 6
#3 Archbishop Bergan 42, Arlington 12
#4 East Butler 35, Louisville 8
#5 Perkins County 28, Amherst 7
#8 West Point Central Catholic 24, Emerson-Hubbard 14
#10 Cambridge: Idle
Crofton 21, Hartington Cedar Catholic 20
Neligh-Oakdale 14, Pender 7
Plainview 21, Ponca 0
Lutheran High Northeast 16, Randolph 13
Atkinson West Holt 21, Fullerton 7
Oakland-Craig 20, Homer 13
David City Aquinas 21, Malcolm 13
Cross County 28, Sandy Creek 7
Friend 14, Osceola 7
Weeping Water 20, Scribner-Snyder 10
Palmyra 21, Tri County 6
Elmwood-Murdock 32, Johnson County Central 7
Thayer Central 17, Blue Hill 14
Franklin 21, Stockton (KS) 12
Heartland 20, Doniphan-Trumbull 12
Sutherland 20, Morrill 15
Garden County 23, Holyoke (CO) 13
Wilber-Clatonia, Sutton, Loup City, Elm Creek, North Platte St. Patrick, Hemingford: Idle
Eight-Man Games Featuring Ranked Teams
Game of the Week: #2 Dodge 56, #8 Bancroft-Rosalie 32
#1 Clarkson 44, Mead 28
#3 Humphrey St. Francis 58, Newman Grove 14
#4 Overton 66, Wilcox-Hildreth 20
#5 High Plains Community 68, Cedar Bluffs 22
#6 West Boyd 48, #7 Chambers 40
#9 Pleasanton 62, Kennesaw 22
#10 Elwood 50, Brady 20
Scott Hansen: maxprepsok@sbcglobal.net
