The following takes place the evening of Saturday, Nov. 22, at Memorial Stadium: 5:49 p.m.: A handful of fans have already staked out their seats for the Class B state championship game. Seventy-five minutes remains on the clock before Aurora and Beatrice play to see which earns its first football state championship. Even with Aurora's upset of McCook, it seems that a majority of "expert" and message board picks go toward the Orangemen. But after seeing the way Aurora played last week --… Continue

Blue Hill won the Class C-2 State Championship game the old fashioned way. The Bobcats used a grind-it-out offense and a clever defensive scheme designed to smother every pass reciever that Archbishop Bergan sent out to catch a pass. BH Head Coach Porter said prior to the game that the plan was to put almost no pressure on QB Riley Gross and if he completed a pass they would have almost everybody dropped back in pass coverage and snuff out the receiver immediately after a catch...........worked… Continue

Courtesy of the Kearney Hub Howells ran around, through and away from Axtell Thursday, winning the Class D-1 state football championship in a 46-21 rout. Howells piled up 364 rushing yards on the way to their seventh 8-man championship in its last seven years of 8-man football. Axtell started the season 0-2, but rallied to reach the D-1 championship game for the second time in the last four years.… Continue

Clint Belina rushed for 310 yards on 37 carries and scored SIX touchdowns to lead Howells to a 46-21 win in the State Class D-1 Football Championship played tonight at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln in 14 degree wind chills. The Junior RB also clinched the State Rushing crown by running for an incredible 2,478 yards in 13 games in '08. The Bobcats scored on their first 4 drives and were never threatened after that, jumping to a 26-0 lead, and stretching it to 40-7 at the half. Belina scored on runs… Continue

Humphrey St. francis must have thought Brett Kaczor was in more than one place at a time in the Class D-2 State Football Championship this morning. The game, played in very chilly temperatures and a stiff North breeze that blew the ball down the field on several occassions, was a showcase for the Ewing Senior Quarterback/Linebacker. Kaczor, a sure bet for All-State, ran for 117 yards on 20 carries, was 10 of 11 passing for 160 yards, and blew up several St.Frans running plays by getting 10 solo… Continue