Classes D-1 and D-2 kicked off the football postseason on Thursday night with 32 first round playoff games that will lead into the state playoffs which begin next Friday. The 16 winners in each class will be placed on a statewide bracket after tonight’s games.
Class D-1
North Platte St. Patrick’s 56, Elkhorn Valley 24
Summerland 28, Bridgeport 14
Hi-Line 52, Arapahoe 16
Sandy Creek 24, Sandhills Valley 18
Neligh-Oakdale 70, Cambridge 22
Nebraska Christian 38, Alma 36
Ravenna 34, Perkins County 18
Riverside 59, Maxwell 12
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 68, Mead 20
Heartland 20, EMF 18
Clarkson/Leigh 28, Wisner-Pllger 23
Thayer Central 44, Shelby-Rising City 0
Weeping Water 42, Cross County 22
Elmwood-Murdock 59, Plainview 28
Crofton 40, Freeman 27
Stanton 79, Pender 20
Playoff Pairings
16. Sandy Creek (6-3) at 1. North Platte St. Pat’s (9-0)
9. Hi-Line (8-1) at 8. Elmwood-Murdock (8-1)
12. Heartland (7-2) at 5. Neligh-Oakdale (8-1)
13. Summerland (6-3) at 4. Riverside (8-1)
14. Ravenna (7-2) at 3. Stanton (9-0)
11. Nebraska Christian (7-2) at 6. Thayer Central (8-1)
10. Crofton (6-3) at 7. Clarkson/Leigh (8-1)
15. Weeping Water (5-4) at 2. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (9-0)
Class D-2
Hitchcock County 78, Maywood/Hayes Center 0
South Loup 40, Kenesaw 6
Elm Creek 52, Mullen 8
Dundy County-Stratton 42, Axtell 8
Ainsworth 64, Loomis 20
Central Valley 52, St. Mary’s 6
Twin Loup 66, Elgin Public/Pope John 26
Sandhills/Thedford 80, Hyannis 28
Howells-Dodge 64, Creighton 8
Humphrey St. Francis 64, Falls City Sacred Heart 12
Johnson-Brock 58, Wausa 22
Bloomfield 88, HLHF 0
BDS 46, Nebraska Lutheran 6
Osceola 88, Fullerton 38
Lawrence-Nelson 62, Lourdes Central Catholic 16
Wynot 56, Winside 20
Playoff Pairings
16. South Loup (6-3) at 1. Howells-Dodge (9-0)
9. Johnson-Brock (8-1) at 8. Dundy County-Stratton (8-1)
12. Central Valley (8-1) at 5. Sandhills/Thedford (8-1)
13. Lawrence-Nelson (8-1) at 4. BDS (9-0)
14. Twin Loup (7-2) at 3. Wynot (8-1)
11. Osceola (8-1) at 6. Bloomfield (8-1)
10. Elm Creek (8-1) at 7. Ainsworth (9-0)
15. Humphrey St. Francis (6-3) at 2. Hitchcock County (9-0)