Beatrice's Higgins 'never slows down and never lets up'

Jimmy Higgins’ finale, Saturday at Memorial Stadium when Beatrice faces Aurora for the Class B state championship, is the perfect way to end a high school athletic career, he said.

Breaking down the Class B state final

Here's what to look for in the Class B state football final.

Breaking down the Class C-1 final

Pierce is the defending champion but the Bluejays returned just three starters. Boys Town is in its first playoff title game, but QB Isiah Gandy was a starter on the Cowboys’ state championship basketball team.

Class A Final: Millard West beats Millard South

Millard West scored on the opening kickoff and ran away from archrival Millard South for 21-8 victory in the Class A state football championship Friday night at Memorial Stadium.

Class C-2 Final: Blue Hill wins on third try

The Bobcats defeated Archbishop Bergan 14-0 after falling in the championship game the last two years.

Breaking down the Class C-2 state final

Here's a look at the Class C-2 state final.

Class D-1 Final: Belina unstoppable in Howells' win over Axtell

Clint Belina. Clint Belina. And some more Clint Belina was enough to give Howells its seventh consecutive Class D-1 eight-man state football championship in a 46-21 victory over Axtell Thursd

Class D-2 Final: Ewing races past Humphrey SF

Brett Kaczor threw for three touchdowns, ran for three more and led the Tigers with 17 tackles in a 49-24 victory over previously unbeaten Humphrey St. Francis.

Breaking down the D-1 state final

Here's a look at the keys to the D-1 state football final.

Breaking down the D-2 state final

Here's the keys to the D-2 state football final.

Orangemen ride big plays to win over Pius X

Beatrice counted on big plays to earn a 28-10 victory against No. 5 Lincoln Pius X on Saturday at Aldrich Field.

Adjustments pay off for Aurora in win over McCook

Aurora coach Randy Huebert brought an aggressive game plan into his team’s Class B semifinal playoff game against McCook, and it paid off with a trip to the state championship game.

Win sets up Millard West in title game with rival

The second-ranked Wildcats will face crosstown rival Millard South, which knocked off top-ranked Creighton Prep 24-0, in Friday’s Class A state championship game at 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.

Millard South dishes out more payback

The Patriots avenged a regular-season loss for the second time in the state playoffs with a 24-0 win against Omaha Creighton Prep at Caniglia Field on Saturday in the Class A semifinals.

Bergan shuts down Elmwood-Murdock’s run game in upset

Sophomore quarterback Riley Gross of Archbishop Bergan sparked two second-half touchdown drives Saturday night at Memorial Field, and the unranked Knights rallied for an 18-7 win against second-ranke

Boys Town still unbeaten after 25-12 win over Syracuse

Boys Town (12-0) just didn’t give many chances in a 25-12 victory against Syracuse before some 1,800 fans Saturday night in a Class C-1 state football semifinal.

Football roundup: Pierce rolls by Chadron

Pierce opened up a 21-7 halftime lead and cruised to the win in Pierce. Eric Koehlmoos rushed for 101 yards on 20 carries and scored three touchdowns for Pierce, while Tony Lauters added 118 yards on the ground. C

Prep football playoff results, pairings

The state championship games are set for Nov. 20-22 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

Thunderbolts back up to speed this season

The Thunderbolts (9-2) will play host to Beatrice (10-1) Saturday at 3 p.m. at Aldrich Field in a Class B semifinal.

Elmwood-Murdock has faced adversity on, off field

The Knights won their 11th game of the season with a 20-12 quarterfinal victory against Laurel-Concord, the first time the team has reached 11 wins.

Greeley-Wolbach trounces St. Edward in 6-man final

Greeley-Wolbach took control early and never looked back en route to a 67-24 victory against St. Edward on Thursday in the six-man football state championship.

Heartland Conference football leaders

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Second-half rally lifts Elmwood-Murdock

Elmwood-Murdock scores 14 unanswered points in the second half to beat Laurel-Concord 20-12.

Syracuse shuts out Neumann in C-1

Jake Welter rushes for 240 yards and Syracuse advances to the semifinals with a 12-0 victory.

Mixup works out for Howells

Clint Belina took a pitch around the right end and scooted into the clear within 5 yards. Then he was off for a 65-yard touchdown that sparked Howells to a 38-8 victory against Shelby on Monday night in the Class D-1 playoff qu