Beatrice drops to seventh in AP poll

The Associated Press

COLUMBUS - Beatrice and Adams Freeman remain the lone Sunland representatives in the Nebraska Associated Press high school football rankings.

In Class B, Beatrice, 5-1, dropped from second to seventh this week after its first loss of the season last Friday night at Waverly.

Waverly, 5-1, moved from eighth to fifth in the poll.

Beatrice’s Friday night opponent Lincoln Pius, 5-1, took over the second spot in Class B with McCook continuing to be the No. 1 team in the division.

Freeman, in Class D1, remains ranked fourth with a 5-0 record.

This week, the Falcons host unranked Dorchester.

The Associated Press Nebraska High School Football Rankings in Classes A through D2 including name of school, record, previous weeks ranking, previous weeks result, and next weeks opponent, include:

Class A

1. Omaha Creighton Prep (6-0), 1, def. Millard South 21-17, at Omaha Benson.

2. Millard West (6-0), 2, def. Omaha Bryan 49-7, at Omaha Central.

3. Elkhorn (5-1), 4, def. Lincoln Southeast 41-13, Kearney.

4. Papillion-La Vista South (5-1), 6, def. Omaha Benson 42-6, at Bellevue West.

5. Grand Island (5-1), 7, def. Fremont 56-7, Lincoln Northeast.

6. Bellevue West (5-1), 9, def. Millard North 35-19, Papillion-La Vista South.

7. Omaha Burke (4-2), NR, def. Omaha North 26-7, at Omaha Northwest.

8. Omaha North (5-1), 3, lost to Omaha Burke 26-7, Millard North.

9. Millard South (3-3), 5, lost to Omaha Creighton Prep 21-17, Omaha South.

10. Papillion-La Vista (4-2), 10, def. Omaha Central 41-7, Bellevue East.

Class B

1. McCook (6-0), 1, def. Gering 62-7, Lexington.

2. Lincoln Pius X (5-1), 6, def. Omaha Gross Catholic 15-14, at Beatrice.

3. Ogallala (6-0), 4, def. Scottsbluff 28-0, Holdrege.

4. Aurora (5-1), 5, def. Columbus 55-27, at Northwest.

5. Waverly (5-1), 8, def. Beatrice 41-14, at Platteview.

6. Omaha Gross Catholic (5-1), 3, lost to Lincoln Pius X 15-14, at Nebraska City.

7. Beatrice (5-1), 2, lost to Waverly 41-14, Lincoln Pius X.

8. Crete (4-2), 10, def. Schuyler 35-0, at Norris.

9. Omaha Skutt Catholic (3-3), def. Ralston 41-38 (OT), Gretna.

10. Schuyler (5-1), 7, lost to Crete 35-0, at Blair.

Class C1

1. Pierce (5-0), 1, def. Wayne 28-7, Battle Creek.

2. Hastings St. Cecilia (5-0), 2, def. Doniphan-Trumbull 58-6, Central City.

3. Norfolk Catholic (5-0), 3, def. Battle Creek 38-0. ONeill.

4. Boys Town (5-0), 4, bye, Fort Calhoun.

5. Chadron (5-0), 5, def. Cozad 35-0, at Gordon-Rushville.

6. Syracuse (5-0), 6, def. Auburn 40-0, at Falls City.

7. Grand Island Central Catholic (5-0), 7, def. St. Paul 32-13, at Fillmore Central.

8. Bishop Neumann (3-2), NR, def. Wahoo 33-27 (OT), at Lincoln Lutheran.

9. Wahoo (3-2), 9, lost to Bishop Neumann 33-27 (OT), at Ashland-Greenwood.

10. Bennington (4-2), NR, def. Fort Calhoun 23-0, Douglas County West.

Class C2

1. Stanton (5-0), 1, def. Scribner-Snyder 34-14, at Plainview.

2. Elmwood-Murdock (6-0), 2, def. Omaha Brownell-Talbot 61-7, bye.

3. Plainview (4-1), 3, def. Neligh-Oakdale 45-22, Stanton.

4. Creighton (4-1), 5, def. Lutheran High Northeast 41-10, at West Holt.

5. Hartington Cedar Catholic (4-1), 6, def. Laurel-Concord 22-19, Randolph.

6. Archbishop Bergan (4-1), 7, def. Oakland-Craig 26-19, at Scribner-Snyder.

7. Kearney Catholic (5-0), 8, def. Southwest 30-0, North Platte St. Patricks.

8. Blue Hill (4-1), 9, def. Superior 32-0, Fullerton.

9. Cambridge (4-1), NR, def. North Platte St. Patricks 21-0, Dundy County-Stratton

10. Elm Creek (5-0), 10, def. Dundy County-Stratton 51-6, at Southwest.

Class D1

1. Howells (5-0), 1, def. Pender 56-26, at Humphrey.

2. Clarkson (5-0), 2, def. Bancroft-Rosalie 64-36, at Lyons-Decatur Northeast.

3. Clearwater/Orchard (5-0), 3, def. West Boyd 54-0, Burwell.

4. Freeman (5-0), 4, def. Exeter-Milligan 42-6, Dorchester.

5. Elwood (5-0), 5, def. Wauneta-Palisade 29-22, Maxwell.

6. Burwell (5-0), 6, def. Newman Grove 50-16, at Clearwater/Orchard.

7. Franklin (5-0), 8, def. Shelton 68-6, at Silver Lake.

8. Eustis-Farnam (5-0), 10, def. Callaway 40-16, at Wauneta-Palisade.

9. Shelby (4-1), NR, def. McCool Junction 30-14, at Palmer.

10. Giltner (4-1), NR, def. Kenesaw 46-34, at Shelton.

Class D2

1. Elgin (5-0), 1, def. Pope John 56-20, Chambers.

2. Ewing (5-0), 2, def. Cedar Rapids 54-8, at Spalding/Spalding Academy.

3. Humphrey St. Francis (5-0), 3, def. Leigh 70-0, Lindsay Holy Family.

4. Bruning-Davenport (5-0), 4, def. Clay Center def. 76-12, at Harvard.

5. Hayes Center (5-0), 5, def. Creek Valley 88-13, Paxton.

6. Hampton (5-0), 6, def. North Loup-Scotia 50-12, at Heartland Lutheran.

7. Anselmo-Merna (5-0), 7, def. Loomis 64-14, Maywood.

8. Ansley (5-0), 10, def. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 58-21, at Brady.

9. Lawrence-Nelson (4-1), NR, def. Shickley 46-12, Red Cloud.

10. Shickley (4-1), 8, lost to Lawrence-Nelson 46-12, at Clay Center.