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Nebraska AP High School Football Rankings

Posted on September 23, 2014September 23, 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 (4-0), 1, def. Bellevue West 62-21, at Creighton Preparatory School.

2. Millard North (4-0), 3, def. Lincoln Southwest 35-14, Lincoln North Star.

3. Grand Island (4-0), 4, def. Columbus 56-19, Omaha Westside.

4. Creighton Preparatory School (4-0), 5, def. Omaha South 65-12, Omaha North.

5. Bellevue West (3-1), 2, lost to Omaha North 62-21, Bellevue East.

6. Papillion-La Vista South (3-1), 6, def. Lincoln High 49-14, at Lincoln Southwest.

7. Omaha Central (3-1), 7, def. Omaha Burke 20-10, Omaha South.

8. Millard West (2-2), 8, def. Omaha Bryan 55-7, Millard South.

9. Kearney (3-1), 9, def. Papillion-La Vista 45-16, Lincoln Southeast.

10. Omaha Westside (2-2), 10, def. Lincoln Northeast 55-14, at Grand Island.

Others receiving votes: None.

CLASS B

1. Omaha Skutt Catholic (4-0), 1, def. Omaha Roncalli Catholic 52-13, at Blair.

2. McCook (4-0), 2, def. Sidney 20-19, at Aurora.

3. Gretna (4-0), 3, def. Schuyler 75-0, at Platteview.

4. Elkhorn (4-0), 4, def. Omaha Benson 58-6, at Nebraska City.

5. Elkhorn South (4-0), 5, def. Norris 45-14, Ralston.

6. Crete (3-1), 6, def. Waverly 14-7, at York.

7. Aurora (3-1), 7, def. Hastings 32-7, McCook.

8. Sidney (3-1), 8, lost to McCook 20-19, Lexington.

9. Scottsbluff (3-1), 9, def. Adams Central 36-19, Northwest.

10. Beatrice (2-2), 10, def. Nebraska City 55-6, Mount Michael Benedictine.

Others receiving votes: None.

CLASS C1

1. Boone Central/Newman Grove (4-0), 1, def. Grand Island Central Catholic 49-18, at West Point-Beemer.

2. Norfolk Catholic (4-0), 2, def. David City 47-7, Madison.

3. Ashland-Greenwood (4-0), 3, def. Lincoln Christian 55-7, Arlington.

4. Kearney Catholic (4-0), 4, def. Cozad 27-20, St. Paul.

5. Columbus Scotus (3-1), 7, def. Pierce 28-14, at David City.

6. Wilber-Clatonia (4-0), 8, def. Conestoga 60-7, Lincoln Lutheran.

7. Pierce (3-1), 5, lost to Columbus Scotus 28-14, Wayne.

8. Cozad (3-1), 6, lost to Kearney Catholic 27-20, at Gothenburg.

9. Raymond Central (4-0), NR, def. Auburn 20-13, at Lincoln Christian.

10. Chadron (3-1), NR, def. Broken Bow 33-6, Ogallala.

Others receiving votes: Syracuse.

CLASS C2

1. Battle Creek (4-0), 1, def. Ponca 63-0, at Crofton.

2. Hastings St. Cecilia (4-0), 2, def. Cambridge 42-8, Doniphan-Trumbull.

3. North Platte St. Patrick’s (4-0), 3, def. Ravenna 51-7, at Hershey.

4. Aquinas Catholic (3-1), 4, def. Weeping Water 61-0, at Yutan.

5. Hartington Cedar Catholic (3-1), 5, def. Homer 39-0, West Holt.

6. Archbishop Bergan (3-1), 6, def. Elmwood-Murdock 58-14, Tekamah-Herman.

7. Sutton (4-0), 7, def. Shelby-Rising City 56-6, at Sandy Creek.

8. Lutheran High Northeast (3-1), 8, def. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 66-26, at Ainsworth.

9. Malcolm (4-0), 9, def. Southern 22-7, Tri County.

10. Oakland-Craig (3-1), 10, def. Crofton 34-0, at Ponca.

Others receiving votes: Doniphan-Trumbull.

CLASS D1

1. Hemingford (3-0), 1, def. South Loup 48-0, at Perkins County.

2. Creighton (3-0), 3, bye Bloomfield.

3. Guardian Angels Central Catholic (3-0), 4, def. Howells-Dodge 48-34, Plainview.

4. Heartland (3-0), 5, def. Blue Hill 50-32, High Plains Community.

5. BDS (4-0), 6, def. High Plains Community 68-44, bye.

6. Elm Creek (3-0), 7, def. Sutherland 59-24, Shelton.

7. Amherst (3-0), 8, def. Franklin 54-20, at Central Valley.

8. Howells-Dodge (2-1), 2, lost to Guardian Angels Central Catholic 48-34, at Clarkson/Leigh.

9. Diller-Odell (3-0), 9, def. Mead 62-12, Pawnee City.

10. Scribner-Snyder (3-0), NR, def. Cedar Bluffs 54-18, at Omaha Nation.

Others receiving votes: North Central.

CLASS D2

1. Falls City Sacred Heart (2-1), 1, bye, Johnson-Brock.

2. Stuart (3-0), 2, def. Sandhills/Thedford 54-33, Wausa.

3. Exeter-Milligan (3-0), 3, def. Johnson-Brock 56-14, Giltner.

4. Humphrey St. Francis (3-0), 4, def. CWC 50-43, at Palmer.

5. Giltner (2-1), 7, def. Overton 68-16, at Exeter-Milligan.

6. Anselmo-Merna (3-0), 8, def. Elwood 80-52, Pleasanton.

7. Kenesaw (2-1), 10, bye, Alma.

8. Brady (3-0), NR, def. Medicine Valley 36-35, at Maxwell.

9. St. Mary’s (3-0), NR, bye, Osmond.

10. CWC (2-1), 9, lost to Humphrey St. Francis 50-43, Randolph.

Others receiving votes: Bancroft-Rosalie, Elwood.

Chargers Running Back Woodhead Out for Year

Posted on September 22, 2014

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chargers coach Mike McCoy says running back Danny Woodhead has a broken lower right leg and will miss the rest of the season.

Woodhead was hurt on the first drive of the Chargers’ 22-10 win at Buffalo. He was stopped after a 1-yard gain by diving defensive tackle Kyle Williams. Williams hit Woodhead directly in the right ankle, which appeared to twist underneath the player.

Woodhead has been a big contributor to the Chargers since he joined them before the 2013 season.

With Ryan Mathews out for several weeks with a knee injury, McCoy says he and general manager Tom Telesco will decide later Monday how to go about adding a running back. Donald Brown, who carried 31 times for 62 yards, and rookie Branden Oliver are the only healthy backs on the roster.

Nebraska’s Abdullah: Jameis Winston Must Grow Up

Posted on September 22, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Ameer Abdullah says 2013 winner Jameis Winston of Florida State needs to clean up his act.

Abdullah and Winston both grew up in the Birmingham, Alabama, area and trained together at the same gym. He said he considers Winston a friend.

Abdullah says Winston lacks maturity and needs to understand that how he presents himself has consequences.

Winston was suspended for last Saturday’s game against Clemson after several students said he stood on campus last week and shouted an obscene phrase that may have derived from an internet meme. Last April, Winston was caught leaving a supermarket without paying for crab legs and crawfish and was ordered to perform community service.

Abdullah Named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week

Posted on September 22, 2014

Nebraska I-back Ameer Abdullah earned Big Ten weekly honors for the second time this season on Monday.

Abdullah shared Big Ten Offensive honors with Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon following Nebraska’s 41-31 win over Miami Saturday night. Abdullah totaled 313 all-purpose yards – an NCAA single-game high in 2014 – as he rushed for 229 yards on 35 carries and two scores and added a three-yard touchdown reception. He also had four kickoff returns for 81 yards in the win, as his all-purpose yard total was second in Nebraska school history. He moved from fifth to third on Nebraska’s career rushing list while also becoming the Huskers’ career all-purpose yards leader, passing College Football Hall of Famer Johnny Rodgers.

Abdullah also earned the weekly honor against Florida Atlantic in the season opener when he rushed for 232 yards. Abdullah is one of only two players in the country with multiple 200-yard rushing games in 2014. Nebraska has won at least one Big Ten weekly award in each of the first four weeks of the season.

The Big Ten honor was one of several for Abdullah, as he was also named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for the second this season on Monday and was chosen as the Athlon Sports Big Ten Player of the Week.

Below are this week’s honorees:

Co-Offensive Players of the Week

Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska

Sr., RB, Homewood, Ala./Homewood

• Recorded 313 all-purpose yards, including 229 rushing yards, in Nebraska’s victory over Miami (Fla.)

• Carried the ball a career-high 35 times, reaching the end zone twice on the ground and adding a third touchdown on a three-yard reception in the second quarter

• Became Nebraska’s all-time leader in all-purpose yards, passing 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers

• Records the third Offensive Player of the Week award of his career and second of the season

• Last Nebraska Offensive Player of the Week: Ameer Abdullah (Sept. 1, 2014)

Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin

Jr., RB, Kenosha, Wis./Bradford

• Needed just 13 carries to register 253 yards and matched a school record with five touchdowns in Wisconsin’s win against Bowling Green

• Averaged 19.5 yards per carry, shattering the previous school record of 14.9 yards per attempt

• Helped Wisconsin set a modern-era Big Ten record with 644 team rushing yards and a school record for total offense with 756 yards.

• Earns the second Offensive Player of the Week award of his career

• Last Wisconsin Offensive Player of the Week: Melvin Gordon (Sept. 23, 2013)

Defensive Player of the Week

William Likely, Maryland

So., CB, Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central

• Recorded nine tackles, including one tackle for loss, and an interception to lead Maryland to a victory at Syracuse

• Notched his second career interception late in the second quarter and returned it 88 yards for a touchdown

• The interception return for a touchdown was the longest by a Maryland player since 1989

• Claims his first career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor

• First Maryland Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award

Special Teams Player of the Week

Chris Gradone, Northwestern

Jr., P, Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier

• Averaged 44.1 yards on seven punts as Northwestern defeated Western Illinois

• Six of his seven punts were downed inside the 20-yard line, including two inside the five-yard line

• Claims his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor

• Last Northwestern Special Teams Player of the Week: Jeff Budzien (Dec. 2, 2013)

Co-Freshmen of the Week

Tegray Scales, Indiana

LB, Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain

• Recorded five tackles and one sack to help Indiana defeat No. 18/19 Missouri

• Registered his first career sack as the Hoosiers collected their first road win over a top-20 team since 1987

• Wins his first career weekly award

• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Ralphael Green III (Nov. 25, 2013)

Chris Streveler, Minnesota

QB, Crystal Lake, Ill./Marian Central Catholic

• Logged 161 yards on 18 carries, including a touchdown, to lead Minnesota to a victory over San Jose State in his first career start

• Posted the third-most rushing yards ever by a Minnesota quarterback

• Wins his first career weekly award

• Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Mitch Leidner (Sept. 23, 2013)

Seahawks hold off Broncos 26-20 in Overtime

Posted on September 21, 2014

SEATTLE (AP) — Marshawn Lynch scored on a 6-yard TD run on the first possession of overtime and the Seattle Seahawks beat the Denver Broncos 26-20 on Sunday in a Super Bowl rematch that lived up to expectations.

Seattle (2-1) blew a 17-3 fourth-quarter lead, watching Denver tie the game at 20 on Peyton Manning’s 26-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Tamme with 18 seconds left in regulation and his 2-point conversion pass to Demaryius Thomas.

But Manning never saw the ball in overtime thanks to Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson. After nearly getting sacked for a safety and throwing an interception in the fourth quarter, Wilson was brilliant in overtime. Wilson rushed for 21 yards and was 4 of 6 passing in overtime. Lynch went the final 6 yards.

Manning led the rally for Denver (2-1) helped by a number of Seahawks mistakes.

Alex Smith Leads Chiefs past Dolphins 34-15

Posted on September 21, 2014

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Alex Smith shook off five sacks to throw three touchdown passes and help the Kansas City Chiefs earn their first victory by beating the Miami Dolphins 34-15 on Sunday.

Smith led touchdown drives of 62, 76 and 66 yards in a span of four possessions as Kansas City took leads of 14-0 and 21-10.

The Chiefs improved to 1-2 and won for only the third time in their past 11 games, including postseason.

The Dolphins fell to 1-2, another wobbly start for a team that hasn’t won a postseason game since 2000.

Smith, who ranked 35th and last in the NFL in passing after two weeks, went 19 for 25 for 186 yards, with three of his incompletions dropped. He threw scoring passes of 11 and 4 yards to Joe McKnight, and 20 yards to Travis Kelce.

Huskers Move Up 3 Spots in the AP Rankings

Posted on September 21, 2014

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 20, 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. Florida St. (34)	3-0	1,439	1
2. Oregon (11)	4-0	1,398	2
3. Alabama (7)	4-0	1,378	3
4. Oklahoma (4)	4-0	1,344	4
5. Auburn	3-0	1,268	5
6. Texas A&M (4)	4-0	1,232	6
7. Baylor	3-0	1,143	7
8. Notre Dame	3-0	967	9
9. Michigan St.	2-1	905	11
10. Mississippi	3-0	889	10
11. UCLA	3-0	806	12
12. Georgia	2-1	789	13
13. South Carolina	3-1	764	14
14. Mississippi St.	4-0	706	NR
15. Arizona St.	3-0	702	15
16. Stanford	2-1	564	16
17. LSU	3-1	541	8
18. Southern Cal	2-1	459	17
19. Wisconsin	2-1	451	19
20. BYU	4-0	376	21
21. Nebraska	4-0	296	24
22. Ohio St.	2-1	196	23
23. East Carolina	3-1	180	NR
24. Oklahoma St.	2-1	132	25
25. Kansas St.	2-1	131	20

Others receiving votes: Duke 86, Penn St. 81, Clemson 48, TCU 35, Marshall 33, Utah 31, Washington 30, Georgia Tech 22, Boston College 19, West Virginia 15 2-2, Cincinnati 11, Arizona 9, Arkansas 9, Missouri 5, Oregon St. 5, N. Dakota St. 3, Indiana 1, Pittsburgh 1.

Chargers’ Danny Woodhead Carted Off Against Bills

Posted on September 21, 2014

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — San Diego Chargers running back Danny Woodhead has been carted off the field after hurting his right ankle early in the first quarter against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

Woodhead was hurt on a 1-yard run, when he was stopped by diving defensive tackle Kyle Williams. Williams hit Woodhead directly in the right ankle, which appeared to twist underneath the player.

Woodhead was briefly treated on the field before being loaded into a cart.

The Chargers said his return was questionable.

The injury is the latest blow to hit the Chargers’ offensive backfield. Starter Ryan Mathews is out after spraining his right knee in a 30-21 win over Seattle last week.

Woodhead’s injury leaves San Diego with two running backs, Donald Brown and undrafted rookie Brenden Oliver.

Abdullah Key in No. 24 Neb’s 41-31 Win over Miami

Posted on September 21, 2014September 21, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. — Ameer Abdullah ran for 229 yards to lead a punishing ground game, and No. 24 Nebraska celebrated the 20th anniversary of its 1994 national championship team with an emotional 41-31 victory over Miami on Saturday night.

The Cornhuskers (4-0) will start Big Ten play next week off a performance that drew a Memorial Stadium record crowd of 91,585 that came to see a meeting of programs that combined for eight national titles from 1983 to 2001.

Miami (2-2) got within three points in the third quarter, but its five personal fouls in the second half helped the Huskers pull away. Only the coaches and team captains shook hands after the game. Fans booed as Miami left the field.

Miami’s Brad Kaaya threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns but was intercepted twice, and Duke Johnson ran 18 times for 93 yards.

Chiefs’ Charles Questionable to Play vs Dolphins

Posted on September 19, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jamaal Charles practiced in a limited capacity for the second straight day, raising hopes that the Chiefs’ Pro Bowl running back will be available for Sunday’s game in Miami.

Charles sustained a high ankle sprain in last week’s loss to Denver.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that Charles, who did not practice Wednesday, looked a little bit sore but did “OK” in the workout. Reid said that Charles’ ankle loosened up as practice went along and “we’ll just see how he does.”

If Charles is unable to go, Knile Davis would get the majority of carries for Kansas City.