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Nebraska AP High School Football Rankings

Posted on October 14, 2014

Here are the Associated Press Nebraska high school football rankings in Classes A through D-2. Listings include name of school, season record, previous week’s ranking, previous week’s result and this week’s opponent (NR-not ranked). The rankings are based on a formula that includes ratings from the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star plus experts for each class. Class A: Dale Miller, Grand Island Independent. Class B: Jeff Fielder, Scottsbluff Star-Herald. Class C1: Tom Behmer, Norfolk Daily News. Class C2: Brent Wasinius, Fremont Tribune. Class D1: Andrew Bottrell, North Platte Telegraph. Class D2: Nick Blasnitz, Hastings Tribune.

CLASS A

1. Omaha North (7-0), 1, def. Omaha South 62-0, at Omaha Westside.

2. Millard North (7-0), 2, def. Bellevue West 47-42, at Papillion-La Vista South.

3. Bellevue West (5-2), 3, lost to Millard North 47-42, Creighton Preparatory School.

4. Papillion-La Vista South (6-1), 4, def. Omaha Northwest 54-22, Millard North.

5. Creighton Preparatory School (6-1), 5, def. South Sioux City 58-0, at Bellevue West.

6. Omaha Central (5-2), 6, def. Bellevue East 42-15, at South Sioux City.

7. Grand Island (6-1), 7, def. Millard South 24-21, Lincoln Northeast.

8. Lincoln East (5-2), 8, def. Lincoln Southeast 21-10, at Lincoln Southwest.

9. Norfolk (6-1), 9, def. Lincoln Northeast 35-14, North Platte.

10. Millard West (4-3), 10, def. North Platte 44-0, Kearney.

Others receiving votes: None.

CLASS B

1. Elkhorn (7-0), 1, def. Elkhorn South 45-28, Gretna.

2. Gretna (7-0), 2, def. Omaha Skutt Catholic 23-13, at Elkhorn.

3. Elkhorn South (6-1), 3, lost to Elkhorn 45-28, at Omaha Skutt Catholic.

4. McCook (6-1), 5, def. Lexington 51-7, Hastings.

5. Omaha Skutt Catholic (5-2), 4, lost to Gretna 23-13, Elkhorn South.

6. Scottsbluff (6-1), 7, def. Sidney 37-28, Gering.

7. Seward (6-1), 9, def. Aurora 42-20, York.

8. Blair (4-3), NR, def. Schuyler 56-3, Bennington.

9. Crete (5-2), NR, def. Beatrice 28-14, at Lincoln Pius X.

10. Sidney (5-2), 6, lost to Scottsbluff 37-28, at Alliance.

Others receiving votes: Crete, Lincoln Pius X, York.

CLASS C1

1. Boone Central/Newman Grove (7-0), 1, def. Madison 61-22, at Wayne.

2. Norfolk Catholic (7-0), 2, def. Wayne 51-14, at Pierce.

3. Ashland-Greenwood (7-0), 3, def. Omaha Concordia 66-14, Boys Town.

4. Columbus Scotus (6-1), 5, def. Wahoo 45-10, at North Bend Central.

5. Wilber-Clatonia (7-0), 6, def. Fairbury 42-7, at Lincoln Christian.

6. Cozad (6-1), 7, def. Broken Bow 21-13, at Valentine.

7. Chadron (6-1), 8, def. Chase County 26-6, at Gordon-Rushville.

8. Kearney Catholic (6-1), 4, lost to Grand Island Central Catholic 20-13, Minden.

9. Syracuse (5-2), 9, def. Louisville 35-0, Falls City.

10. Pierce (5-2), 10, def. West Point-Beemer 52-13, Norfolk Catholic.

Others receiving votes: Grand Island Central Catholic.

CLASS C2

1. Battle Creek (7-0), 1, def. West Holt 53-13, at Ainsworth.

2. Hastings St. Cecilia (7-0), 2, def. Superior 67-6, at Sutton.

3. North Platte St. Patrick’s (7-0), 3, def. Kimball 37-3, Cambridge.

4. Aquinas Catholic (6-1), 4, def. Tekamah-Herman 63-7, at Logan View.

5. Archbishop Bergan (6-1), 5, def. Omaha Brownell-Talbot 58-2, at Yutan.

6. Sutton (7-0), 6, def. Southern Valley 34-15, Hastings St. Cecilia.

7. Hartington Cedar Catholic (5-2), 8, def. Lutheran High Northeast 41-13, at Crofton.

8. Malcolm (7-0), 9, def. Shelby-Rising City 69-0, at Fillmore Central.

9. Oakland-Craig (6-1), 10, def. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 1-0 (forfeit), at Homer.

10. Lutheran High Northeast (5-2), 7, lost to Hartington Cedar Catholic 41-13, at West Holt.

Others receiving votes: Freeman.

CLASS D1

1. Hemingford (6-0), 1, def. Dundy County-Stratton 79-20, at Creek Valley.

2. Creighton (6-0), 2, def. Howells-Dodge 40-20, at Wakefield.

3. Guardian Angels Central Catholic (6-0), 3, def. Pender 52-0, at Winnebago.

4. Heartland (6-0), 4, def. Cross County 66-14, Harvard.

5. Amherst (6-0), 7, def. Twin Loup 41-19, at Ansley-Litchfield.

6. Friend (6-0), 10, def. BDS 36-34, Diller-Odell.

7. Fullerton (6-0), 9, def. Nebraska Christian 56-36, Howells-Dodge.

8. BDS (5-1), 5, lost to Friend 36-34, at McCool Junction.

9. Elm Creek (5-1), 6, lost to Blue Hill 20-13, Axtell.

10. (tie) Blue Hill (3-3), NR, def. Elm Creek 20-13, Arapahoe; Howells-Dodge (4-2), 8, lost to Creighton 40-20, at Fullerton.

Others receiving votes: Burwell, High Plains.

CLASS D2

1. Exeter-Milligan (6-0), 3, def. Falls City Sacred Heart 46-20, Meridian.

2. Stuart (6-0), 2, def. Osmond 44-6, Randolph.

3. Humphrey St. Francis (6-0), 4, def. Osceola 84-42, at Elkhorn Valley.

4. Anselmo-Merna (6-0), 5, def. Overton 50-38, at Sumner-Eddyville-Miller.

5. Falls City Sacred Heart (4-2), 1, lost to Exeter-Milligan 46-20, Sterling.

6. Kenesaw (5-1), 6, def. Loomis 76-8, at Bertrand.

7. Giltner (4-2), 7, def. Red Cloud 52-14, Johnson-Brock.

8. Elwood (5-1), 8, def. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 66-13, at Alma.

9. Randolph (5-1), 9, def. Wausa 76-6, at Stuart.

10. Garden County (6-0), 10, def. Potter-Dix 32-26, Leyton.

Others receiving votes: None.

NFL, Union to Discuss Personal Conduct

Posted on October 13, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and players’ union chief DeMaurice Smith will meet Tuesday to discuss the league’s personal conduct policy.

Goodell and NFL officials will be joined by Smith, the NFL Players Association’s executive director, and Eric Winston, the union president.

At last week’s owners meetings, Goodell said a major topic was potential changes to NFL policies to make them more effective, and how to make decisions in a more timely manner.

Winston told The Associated Press last week that the league needs to “bring in the players in the process and collectively bargain a comprehensive and transparent personal conduct policy.”

One potential hang-up: Goodell’s role in the disciplinary process. The union favors a neutral arbiter in all such decisions, but the commissioner has been reluctant to cede power in those matters.

Playoff Committee Cautious when Talking Football

Posted on October 13, 2014

West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck takes what he calls a lawyerly approach when talking about his involvement with the College Football Playoff selection committee.

He’ll talk about how he and the rest of the committee responsible for picking the four teams that will play for the national title plan to make that decision. But when cocktail party conversations turn to which team is better — say, Alabama or Oklahoma, and West Virginia has played both — Luck politely eases out.

All 13 committee members are encouraged to steer clear of public opinions about the teams. The ADs are advised to be especially cautious for fear they may be perceived as biased.

On Oct. 28, the committee releases its first weekly Top 25 rankings. The four-team field for the playoff is set Dec. 7.

Broncos Say Trevathan has Another Broken Leg

Posted on October 13, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos linebacker Danny Trevathan has another fracture near his left kneecap and is expected to miss several weeks.

Trevathan was hurt Sunday in his second game back from a broken bone below the left kneecap.

Coach John Fox said Monday this latest injury is above and to the side of the same knee but isn’t related to the initial injury, which occurred Aug. 12.

Fox wouldn’t say when he expected Trevathan back on the field. Trevathan returned in the sixth week after his first knee injury.

Trevathan was hurt when he was run over by two Jets players on a screen pass to Eric Decker on the second play from scrimmage Sunday. Brandon Marshall replaced him in Denver’s 31-17 win.

Last 3 Nebraska-Northwestern Games Tight Affairs

Posted on October 13, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — If No. 19 Nebraska’s game Saturday at Northwestern is anything like the teams’ previous three meetings, there’ll be no shortage of drama.

Since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten in 2011, their three games against the Wildcats have been decided by a total of seven points. The Huskers have won two of those games.

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said the games have been “strange, to say the least.”

The Huskers won 27-24 in Lincoln last year when Jordan Westerkamp snagged Ron Kellogg III’s tipped desperation heave on the final play.

This week’s game has major implications in the Big Ten West. The Huskers (5-1, 1-1) had an open date last week after losing 27-22 at Michigan State. The Wildcats (3-3, 2-1) lost 24-17 to Minnesota this past Saturday.

Chiefs Return from Bye Week, Turn to San Diego

Posted on October 13, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs hope to have Pro Bowl safety Eric Berry back for Sunday’s game in San Diego after a bye week allowed him to rest his sprained right ankle.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that Berry would participate in Monday’s workout. He’s been out since Sept. 14, when he hurt his ankle in a loss at Denver.

Ron Parker has filled in admirably for Berry in his absence.

Defensive back Chris Owens was expected to miss the practice with a knee injury, and wide receiver Donnie Avery remains sidelined after surgery for a sports hernia.

The Chiefs are 2-3 and coming off a 22-17 loss in San Francisco before their bye.

Nebraska-Rutgers Kickoff Time, TV

Posted on October 13, 2014

The Big Ten Conference announced on Monday that Nebraska’s Oct. 25 matchup with Rutgers will kick off at 11 a.m. CDT. The matchup at Memorial Stadium will be televised on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. The network determination will be made following this weekend’s games.

The Nebraska-Rutgers game is just the second all-time between the schools and the first ever meeting in Lincoln. The only previous game between the two programs was a 28-0 Nebraska win in 1920, in a contest played at the New York Polo Grounds.

Rutgers heads into this weekend’s game at Ohio State with a 5-1 record, including a 1-1 mark in Big Ten Conference play.

The daytime start against Rutgers will be the Huskers’ first day game since a Sept. 6 contest against McNeese State. Nebraska will complete a stretch of five consecutive prime-time games this Saturday when Nebraska travels to Northwestern for a 6:30 p.m. game televised by BTN.

Game times and television information for Nebraska’s November games with Purdue, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa will be announced six to 12 days in advance.

Manning Throws for 3 TDs, Broncos Beat Jets 31-17

Posted on October 12, 2014

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Peyton Manning threw three touchdown passes, leaving him two shy of Brett Favre’s career mark, and the Denver Broncos beat the New York Jets 31-17 on Sunday.

Julius Thomas caught two of Manning’s scoring passes, and Ronnie Hillman ran for 100 yards on 24 carries for the Broncos (4-1). Demaryius Thomas finished with 10 catches for 124 yards and a TD.

Manning has 506 career touchdown passes, and could tie or break Favre’s record next Sunday at home against San Francisco.

The Jets (1-5) had a chance to tie with less than a minute left. But with the ball at the 1, Geno Smith was intercepted by Aqib Talib, who returned it 22 yards for a sealing touchdown that sent New York to its fifth straight loss.

Eric Decker caught a touchdown pass for the Jets in his first game against his former team.

Mississippi State Rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25

Posted on October 12, 2014

Mississippi State is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, replacing Florida State and making the fastest rise to the top spot in the history of the poll.

The Bulldogs received 45 first-place votes from the media panel Sunday. Mississippi State beat Auburn 38-23 on Saturday, its third straight victory against a top-10 team. The Bulldogs are the first team in the poll’s 78-year history to go from unranked to No. 1 in five weeks. The previous mark was six weeks by Ohio State in 1954.

The Bulldogs were No. 3 last week, tied with Ole Miss, for their best ranking. Ole Miss stayed at No. 3 this week, two points behind No. 2 Florida State, which beat Syracuse on Saturday.

The defending champion Seminoles had been No. 1 since the preseason. Florida State received 12 first-place votes and Ole Miss three.

Baylor and Notre Dame round out the top five. The Fighting Irish play at Florida State on Saturday. Auburn fell four spots to No. 6.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

	Record	Pts	Pv
1. Mississippi St. (45)	6-0	1,480	3
2. Florida St. (12)	6-0	1,415	1
3. Mississippi (3)	6-0	1,413	3
4. Baylor	6-0	1,317	5
5. Notre Dame	6-0	1,228	6
6. Auburn	5-1	1,144	2
7. Alabama	5-1	1,068	7
8. Michigan St.	5-1	1,015	8
9. Oregon	5-1	1,014	12
10. Georgia	5-1	981	13
11. Oklahoma	5-1	935	11
12. TCU	4-1	917	9
13. Ohio St.	4-1	648	15
14. Kansas St.	4-1	626	17
15. Oklahoma St.	5-1	620	16
16. Arizona	5-1	590	10
17. Arizona St.	4-1	459	20
18. East Carolina	5-1	449	19
19. Nebraska	5-1	402	21
20. Utah	4-1	305	24
21. Texas A&M	5-2	264	14
22. Southern Cal	4-2	258	NR
23. Stanford	4-2	223	25
24. Clemson	4-2	188	NR
25. Marshall	6-0	148	NR

Others receiving votes: UCLA 110, LSU 67, Duke 45, Kentucky 36, Minnesota 36, West Virginia 27, Washington 22, Georgia Tech 11, Arkansas 10, Louisville 7, Rutgers 7, Iowa 6, Colorado St. 3, N. Dakota St. 3, South Carolina 1, Virginia 1, Wisconsin 1.

Last Suspect Surrenders in High School Hazing Case

Posted on October 12, 2014

PARLIN, N.J. (AP) — The last of seven high school students facing sex crime charges amid a hazing investigation that canceled a New Jersey prep football team’s season has surrendered to authorities.

Middlesex County prosecutors say the youth surrendered early Saturday, but declined to release further information due to the defendant’s age.

The six other students, ranging in age from 15 to 17, were arrested Friday night in connection with the assaults at regional football power Sayreville War Memorial High School.

The district canceled the remainder of football team’s season after the school superintendent said there was evidence of pervasive harassment, intimidation and bullying.

Prosecutors say the youths must appear before a Family Court judge but no hearing has been scheduled.