Columbus (1-1) at Class B, No. 10 Grand Island Northwest (2-0): Discoverers drop down from Class A and come to Grand Island following a 50-49 win over Bennington last week. Vikings have got it done with defense, shutting out Gering 34-0 and beating Alliance last week, 17-7. | WATCH GINW Striv Channel
Class B, No. 2 Omaha Skutt (1-1) at Crete (1-1): Both teams looking to bounce back off of losses, the Skyhawks to top-ranked Elkhorn South, 33-24 and Crete to third-ranked Gretna, 35-14. It’s the first home game of the season for the Cardinals. | WATCH Crete Striv Channel
Class C-1, No. 10 O’Neill (2-0) at Class C-1, No. 7 Boone Central/Newman Grove (2-0): Eagles defense has yet to allow a point, blanking GICC and Ord in the first two weeks, while BC/NG has shown plenty of firepower defeating Pierce 27-21 and Wayne 41-37. Can O’Neill slow down the backfield combo of Gentry and Krueger? | WATCH Boone Central Striv Channel
Class C-1, No. 1 Wahoo Neumann (2-0) at Syracuse (0-2): A chance to watch one of the state’s top athletes in Neumann senior Noah Vedral who will play football at Central Florida for Scott Frost. The Rockets opening gauntlet continues with their second top-five team in three games. | WATCH Syracuse Striv Channel
Valentine (2-0) at St. Paul (2-0): The Wildcats are an early feel good story in Class C-2 after dropping down from Class C-1 where the St. Paul seniors won just three game in their first three seasons. Now a third win could happen in three weeks. Senior Cole Fousek leads a defense that has yet to give up 15 points. | WATCH St. Paul Striv Channel
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Class C-2, No. 2 Battle Creek (2-0) at Central City (1-1): The Braves, semifinalists in 2015 are off to an unbeaten start having beaten two state-ranked teams Yutan and Oakland-Craig. BC has thrown just 13 times in two wins with Wyatt Hamer running for 271 yards on 48 attempts. For the Bison, a quick bounce back after an opening week loss to now-No. 8 Centennial. Bison go the opposite route of BC, with Will Wagner throwing for 525 yards in two contests, but averaging just 64.5 yards on the ground. | WATCH Central City Striv Channel
