Actually, it was a pretty calm locker room. Or that's what they say. After a lackadaisical first half - "we had that deer-in-the-headlights look in our eyes," says head coach Carlie Wells -]]> Tue, 20 ...ov 2012 00:30:00 GMT There have been all sorts of championship teams over the years. When it comes to ruling the roost in eight-man the usual preferred method is usually to ride a powerful running game, one that pounds away on the opponent, pulverizing them into submission.]]> Mon, 19 ...ov 2012 19:51:00 GMT In this game the best we can hope for will be something along the lines of the classic these teams played back in Week 2 of the regular season, when ...orfolk Catholic scored late to earn a 35-31 victory.]]> Mon, 19 ...ov 2012 17:59:00 GMT Back to defend its 2011 state title, unbeaten Aquinas will face Sutton, which hasn't played in a state final since 1989, in the Class C-2 title game. Aquinas (12-0) got to the final game by surviving a wild 42-41 overtime decision against ...o. 2-ranked Lutheran High ...ortheast. Sutton advanced to Memorial Stadium with a 36-18 victory over Doniphan-Trumbull.]]> Mon, 19 ...ov 2012 11:00:00 GMT We like to publish this every year, our updated recount of the ...ebraska high school state finals played at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, dating back to 1996. Hope you enjoy this stroll down memory lane...]]> Sun, 18 ...ov 2012 11:00:00 GMT Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. That's the 2012 Class A state final, where first-time finalist Omaha ...orth will face unbeaten finals regular Millard ...orth next Monday at Memorial Stadium.]]> Fri, 16 ...ov 2012 23:00:00 GMT Monday offers the capper to a historic season of Exeter-Milligan football - the first state finals appearance in the program's history. "All" that stands in the Timberwolves way is unbeaten defending state champion Elgin/Pope John.]]> Fri, 16 ...ov 2012 17:53:00 GMT The number you are looking for is zero. Zero as in zero losses for ...o. 1-ranked Giltner, zero losses for ...o. 2-ranked St. Francis, zero interceptions this season thrown by Giltner senior quarterback Jake Findley. Oh, and Findley's thrown 62 touchdowns. Yikes.]]> Fri, 16 ...ov 2012 11:00:00 GMT In 1967 we had the Summer of Love. In 2012 we have the Fall of Strong. In 1967 we had Omaha ...orth winning the Class A state football title. Could be in 2012 we will have the same thing. Omaha ...orth (10-2) is making its first-ever appearance in the Class A playoff finals Monday night against unbeaten Millard ...orth (12-0). One of the biggest reasons the Vikings]]> Thu, 15 ...ov 2012 23:00:00 GMT Wait a little bit, don't wake him up...Max Olson is living a dream right about now. Olson is a senior team leader on the first Sutton team to reach a state final since 1989. The chance to play at Memorial Stadium, the culmination of an unbeaten season, is something he knows he will cherish forever.]]> Thu, 15 ...ov 2012 20:00:00 GMT In the end, Tanner Mazour just knew everything would work out. His guys would find a way to get to the ball, to make a play. He was sure of it.]]> Thu, 15 ...ov 2012 16:00:00 GMT One of the top prospects in ...ebraska's Class of 2013, McCook's Jake Schlager is a two-time all-stater and considered one of the best defensive players in the history of the storied McCook program. Here are some of his video highlights from 2012...]]> Thu, 15 ...ov 2012 12:30:00 GMT Just like finding a new iPad under the tree on Christmas morning, Elgin/Pope John's Andrew Heithoff recently received a pleasant surprise. His team qualified for the Class D-1 state football finals.]]> Wed, 14 ...ov 2012 17:49:00 GMT Trust. Belief. Confidence. They are the cornerstones of any relationship, especially that between quarterback and wide receiver. I will throw the ball to a spot, you be there. And catch it. That was exactly the case last night in the late fourth quarter of Boone Central/...ewman Grove's stirring 21-14 victory over previously unbeaten Adams Central]]> Wed, 14 ...ov 2012 13:47:00 GMT For just a moment I felt like I'd been transported back to 1974. ...o, I didn't wake up in plaid bell bottoms or in my "Have a ...ice Day" T-shirt with the yellow smiley face...I went to a football game, a football game between arch rivals from bordering school districts, the entire field ringed by fans, whose breath you could see in the frigid ...ovember air.]]> Tue, 13 ...ov 2012 23:00:00 GMT In my little world there are many football game nights where I wish I could be an amoeba; you know, split in two, be two places at once. Sort of like your building principal, kids, so I'd keep my head on a swivel...]]> Tue, 13 ...ov 2012 17:00:00 GMT Football will be played in the Class C-1 semifinals and there will be two worthy teams advance to the finals next week in Lincoln. All of that seems like background noise, however, as football fans, people in general, offer prayers and support for ...orfolk Catholic senior linebacker Isaac Pfeifer]]> Tue, 13 ...ov 2012 13:16:00 GMT It doesn't feel like a semifinal. ...o, tomorrow night's (Tuesday) Class C-2 semifinal playoff game featuring ...o. 1 Aquinas v. ...o. 2 Lutheran High ...ortheast has the feel of a state title game, for sure. And it might very well be just that.]]> Mon, 12 ...ov 2012 23:00:00 GMT While I was doing some reach for today's notebooks I came across a blast from the past, our "Six Questions" feature from just prior to the 2008 semifinals. Take a trip down memory lane with me, won't you...]]> Mon, 12 ...ov 2012 19:21:00 GMT If your team can last this long, this is when you want to have it playing its best football. The championship semifinals, just one game away from Memorial Stadium and the awesomeness that is playing on that very special field.]]> Mon, 12 ...ov 2012 13:36:00 GMT