LINCOLN/OMAHA – Despite losing their lead late at Norfolk Catholic last week, the Wayne High football team remained in the week six rankings as did several other area teams.
According to a release from the Omaha World Herald and Lincoln Journal Star, Wayne High fell three spots to #9 in the OWH and four spots to #10 in the LJS. WHS recently fell at Norfolk Catholic, 31-21 as the Knights are now rated #5 in the OWH (up three) and jump into the Lincoln Journal Star ratings at #9 in Class C2.
The Blue Devils will return to Bob Cunningham Field on the Campus of Wayne State College this Friday, October 9 for their homecoming game where the team is 1-1. WHS will welcome in the 2-2 Boone Central Cardinals who were back in action last week falling to Battle Creek, 6-3 following two weeks off from competition. Wayne High is 4-2 overall on the year.
Last season, Wayne High topped the Cardinals, 42-24 in Wayne.
Join Sports Director, Aaron Scheffler on The City ‘KCTY’ 98.9/1590 and online at waynedailynews.com. Pregame show coverage is set for 6:40 p.m.
Another area football match up will also be carried on Big Red Country ‘KTCH’ 104.9 and waynedailynews.com being an eight-man ranked showdown. Wakefield will take their 5-0 record to the 5-1 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears Friday night at 7 p.m.
The Trojans remained #5 in the Omaha World Herald and moved up a spot to #5 in the Lincoln Journal Star while LCC moved up two spots to #8 in the LJS.
Join Nate Burrows on the call with pregame show coverage beginning at 6:45 p.m. Friday night.
Other area ranked teams:
C1: Pierce (5-0) is #1 in the OWH and #2 LJS. The Bluejays will next host West Point-Beemer Friday.
C2: Hartington Cedar Catholic (6-0) is #5 in the LJS and #6 in the OWH. Cedar Catholic will visit #1 Oakland-Craig (6-0) Friday.
C2: Norfolk Catholic (3-2) is #5 in the OWH and #9 in the LJS. The Knights will visit BRLD Friday.
D1: Stanton (4-1) is #7 in both the LJS and OWH. The Mustangs will visit Madison Friday.
D1: Lutheran High Northeast (5-1) is #9 in the Lincoln Journal Star. The Eagles will next visit Plainview Friday.
Class C1 Lincoln Journal Star:
| 1 | Adams Central (6-0) at #6 Kearney Catholic | same |
| 2 | Pierce (5-0) vs. West Point-Beemer | Same |
| 3 | Wahoo (4-1) vs. #5 Ashland-Greenwood | Same |
| 4 | St. Paul (5-1) vs. Central City | same |
| 5 | Ashland-Greenwood (6-0) at #3 Wahoo | same |
| 6 | Kearney Catholic (4-1) vs. #1 Adams Central | up one |
| 7 | Cozad (5-1) at Minden | up one |
| 8 | Auburn (5-1) vs. Nebraska City | NR |
| 9 | Lincoln Christian (5-1) vs. Fairbury | NR |
| 10 | Wayne (4-2) vs. Boone Central | down four |
| Dropped out: #9 North Bend (3-2) | ||
| #10 Mitchell (5-1) |
Class C1 Omaha World Herald:
| 1 | Pierce (5-0), 279-91 | same |
| 2 | Ashland-Greenwood (6-0), 185-81 | same |
| 3 | Adams Central (6-0), 216-42 | same |
| 4 | Wahoo (4-1), 156-30 | same |
| 5 | Cozad (5-1), 204-62 | same |
| 6 | St. Paul (5-1), 275-93 | up one |
| 7 | Kearney Catholic (4-1), 183-53 | up one |
| 8 | Auburn (5-1), 187-65 | up one |
| 9 | Wayne (4-2), 135-111 | down three |
| 10 | Lincoln Christian (5-1), 185-84 | NR |
| Dropped out: #10 Mitchell (5-1) |
Class C2 Lincoln Journal Star:
| 1 | Oakland-Craig (6-0) vs. #5 HCC | same |
| 2 | Ord (6-0) vs. Twin River *canceled | same |
| 3 | Archbishop Bergan (6-0) vs. Tekamah-Herman | same |
| 4 | Aquinas Catholic (4-2) at David City | same |
| 5 | Hartington Cedar Catholic (6-0) at #1 Oakland | up three |
| 6 | Yutan (5-1) at Syracuse | up three |
| 7 | Wilber-Clatonia (3-1) at Centennial | down two |
| 8 | Sutton (4-1) at Superior * canceled | down two |
| 9 | Norfolk Catholic (3-2) at BRLD | NR |
| 10 | GICC (3-3) vs. Hastings St. Cecilia | same |
| Dropped out: #7 Bishop Neumann (3-2) |
Class C2 Omaha World Herald:
| 1 | Oakland-Craig (6-0), 276-39 | same |
| 2 | Ord (6-0), 296-40 | same |
| 3 | Fremont Bergan (6-0), 268-74 | up one |
| 4 | Sutton (4-1), 154-47 | up two |
| 5 | Norfolk Catholic (3-2), 130-118 | up three |
| 6 | HCC (6-0), 193-87 | up three |
| 7 | Yutan (5-1), 216-92 | up three |
| 8 | David City Aquinas (4-2), 109-61 | fell six |
| 9 | Wilber-Clatonia (3-1), 82-47 | fell four |
| 10 | Centennial (3-3), 93-124 | NR |
| Dropped out: #7 Bishop Neumann (3-2) |
Class D1 Lincoln Journal Star:
| 1 | Cross County (6-0) at East Butler | same |
| 2 | Burwell (6-0) at Anselmo-Merna (Thurs) | same |
| Thurs. 3 | Dundy County Stratton (5-0) at Southern Valley | same |
| 4 | Tri County (6-0) at Freeman *canceled | same |
| 5 | Wakefield (5-0) at #8 LCC | up one |
| 6 | Neligh-Oakdale (5-1) vs. West Holt | up one |
| 7 | Stanton (4-1) at Madison | up one |
| 8 | LCC (5-1) vs. #5 Wakefield | up two |
| 9 | Lutheran High Northeast (5-1) at Plainview | NR |
| 10 | Thayer Central (5-1) vs. Southern | NR |
| Dropped out: #5 Howells-Dodge (4-2) | ||
| #9 Nebraska Christian (4-1) |
Class D1 Omaha World Herald:
| 1 | Dundy County-Stratton (4-0), 226-48 | same |
| 2 | Burwell (5-0), 306-89 | Same |
| 3 | Cross County (5-0), 264-100 | same |
| 4 | Tri County (5-0), 278-62 | same |
| 5 | Wakefield (4-0), 182-64 | same |
| 6 | Neligh-Oakdale (5-1), 342-173 | up one |
| 7 | Stanton (4-1), 211-136 | up one |
| 8 | Nebraska Christian (4-1), 200-146 | up one |
| 9 | Arcadia-Loup City (3-3), 228-135 | up one |
| 10 | Howells-Dodge (4-2), 216-120 | fell four |
| Dropped out: none |