District leaders hold edge as season nears final week
Schuyler extends lead in B district and St. Francis tightens its hold in C-2 as Scribner Walthill challenge. St. Edward dominates D with 49.5 average. Fullerton, Osceola, Henderson and others jockey for position. Upcoming games and wild cards shape district standings across Class A to Eight-Man divisions.
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Scribner and Walthill Challenge
Scribner
Waithill
St. Edward
Clarks
Beavers
Greeley
Columbus Scotus
Shamrocks
Schuyler
Fullerton and
Osceola
Utica Centennial
Broncos
Fullerton
Henderson
Bulldogs
Wood River
Sark
Stromaburg
Silver Creek
Polk
Humphrey
Shelby
Potter
A Hampton
Eustis
Creighton Prep and Schuyler Lead Nebraska Polls
Creighton Prep earned seven first place votes and 95 points to lead Class A after an upset of Papillion 7-0. Schuyler seized Class B top honors with eight first place votes and 95 points, moving past McCook who dropped to third as Hastings Adams Central rose to second.
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Schuyler
Central City
Waverly
Wheeler Central
Bartlett
Hampton
Creighton Prep
Omaha Westside
Papillion
Lincoln Southeast
Fremont
Grand Island
Omaha Tech
Lincoln Northeast
Adamas Central
Arlington
Pierce
McCook
Chadron
Lexington
Gering
Hebron
Wahoo Neumann
Norfolk Catholic
Battle
Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Omaha
Schuyler Today
Nebraska
United Press International Rating Board
Albion
Alliance
Hastings Adams Central
Grand Island Central Catholic
Robertson Joins Hollywood Specials for Grand National Team
Robertson, a famed movie star and outdoorsman from Oklahoma, joins the Hollywood Specials in the Grand National Mixed Bag Hunt and Conservation Days in Columbus. He headlines alongside IndyCar winner Andy Granatelli and two top fishing and hunting magazine editors as they compete and prepare national coverage.
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Dade Robertson
Hollywood
Robertson
Columbus
Fox Studios
Natchez
Poker Flats
Hollywood Specials
Andy Granatelli
Andy
Lander
Wyo
Calabasas
Calif
Granatelli
Snyder gridder snags 25 passes in losing effort
Lincoln Seb Smeal, a 5 foot 4 inch 140 pound Snyder High School receiver, caught 25 passes for 8 yards and three touchdowns as Beemer defeated Snyder 72 to 27 last weekend. The stats, if official, would tie national single game reception records. Smeal would share the mark of 22 and the yardage record stands at 923.
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Lincoln
Seb
UPS
Jim Smeal
Snyder
Beemer
Smeal
Bobby Thomas
University
Nebraska
King of Prussia
Frank Mobley
Madison
Fla
J.K. McKay
la Puente
Calif
Cauthen Becomes First Jockey to Reach $5 Million Purses
At Aqueduct jockey Steve Cauthen rode Rare Noel to a mile and an eighth victory, pushing his year’s purses to $5,004,312, the first time any rider has reached five million in a year. He remains the season’s leader in wins and purses, with two months left and McCarron’s all time mark in reach.
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Granatelli
STP Corporation
New York
Cauthen
Steve Cauthen
Rare Joel
UPI
Steve Cauthen Monilay
Aqueduct
Walton, Ky
Rare Noel
Ue S6
Alan Patterson
Franglais
Iticlu Denging Cauthen
Is McCarron
Maryland
McCarron
Belmont Park
Angel Cordero Jr
Texas No 1 As Huskers Rise In College Football Poll
Texas, unbeaten in six games, climbs to No. 1 in the board of coaches ratings after a 34-14 win over SMU. Alabama moves to No. 2 with five first place votes. Notre Dame jumps to No. 8 with a first place vote. Michigan drops after a loss. Penn State and Nebraska rise with key wins. The top 20 includes Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Arizona State among others.
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Oklahoma
Ohio St
Aichigarie
Arkicontas
Penn State
Nebraska
Texas Tech
Colorado
Brigham Young
Texas State
Clemson
Oklahoma Starr
Arizona State
NEW York
WPI
Texas
United Press International Board of Coaches
Longhoois
Minnesota
Michigan
Earl Campbell
SMU
Longhorns
Louisville
Fred Akers
Loaphorns
Ohio State
Northwestern
Southern Cal
Notre Dame
Arkansas
Houston
West Virginia
Texas A&m
Rice
Pittsburgh
Texas ‘Tech
Colorara
North Texas State
Clerson
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Playoff picture shaping up for Nebraska football week
The week before state playoffs spotlights Schuyler, St Edward and Humphrey St Francis as district leaders. Top seeds, pairings, and home advantages are outlined with semifinal and final dates, while players like Jack Kessler and Jim Hroza posted standout performances in recent games.
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Tke Schuyler
Gene Hunting
St. Edward
Steve Bailey
Nebraska School Activities Association
Jack Kessler
Swaphrey St Francis
Newman Grave
Terry Herchenbach
Lindsay
David City Aquinas
Ken Ricken
Clarke
Palmer
Weekend prep gridiron schedule features seniors final games
The Telegram lists midweek, Thursday and weekend football matchups as seniors wrap the prep season. Teams include Lakeview hosting Madison Wednesday and Columbus visiting South Sioux City Friday with Septus hosting Grand Island Central Catholic Saturday at Pawnee Park. Major pundit Hoople boasted 17 correct picks last week.
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Beacher
Lakeview
Madison
Columbus
Perry off critical list after brain surgery
Colorado star Perry, 22, a senior linebacker, was removed from the ICU at University of Nebraska Medical Center after brain surgery to repair a hemorrhage. He remained in fair condition and could move from intensive care to a room, with possible transfer to Boulder next week. Perry collapsed after the Nebraska Colorado game and was rushed to hospital, where neurosurgery was performed.
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Omara
UPL
Tom Perry
Colorado University
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Perry
Medical Center
Boulder
Cole
Lincoln
Omaha
Husker
Tom Osborne
Nebraska
Osborne
Colorado
Bill Mallory
Connie
Tom
Mallory
Huskers plan autographed ball for Tom Perry
The Nebraska football squad signed a ball before practice. Cocaptains Jen Carpenter and Greg Jorgensen planned to present it to Colorado linebacker Tom Perry in Omaha. Perry, who suffered a severe head injury in the Nebraska game, was moved from critical to fair condition after brain surgery Saturday night.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
University of Nebraska
Jen Carpenter
Greg Jorgensen
Omaha
Colorado
Tom Perry
Huskers
Nebraska
Alrady
Perry
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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