Class B is as wide open as it's been in a while, with six or more teams probably thinking they have a shot to get to Lincoln. The path to a title still goes through Bennington, but the gap between the Badgers and the field has shrunk considerably. Game of the week (Note: Journal Star rankings are used instead of playoff seeds.
All games Friday, all times CST.) Waverly's Carsen Malcolm (15) runs the ball against Norris on Oct. 8 at Norris High School.
No. 7 Norris (6-3) at No. 6 Waverly (7-2), 7 p.
m. Everything about this one screams great game. Waverly jumped ahead 14-0 before beating Norris 28-21 two weeks ago on the Titans' home field.
Since then, Norris has picked up the services of running back Markus Nelson, who was electric in the Titans' first two games of the season before suffering a collarbone injury and not returning until last week's win against Elkhorn. At full strength, there might not be a more dangerous offense in Class B than the one residing in the greater Firth metropolitan area. With Nathan Axmann lining up in the Waverly backfield, we're looking at a matchup of two of the best running backs in the Class B postseason.
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Friday's matchups (All games begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted) Grand Island Northwest (4-5) at No.
2 Bennington (8-1);McCook (6-3) at No. 9 Hastings (6-3), 7:15 p.m.
; Elkhorn (4-5) at No. 3 Elkhorn North (7-2), 4 p.m; No.
10 Gretna (5-4) at No. 5 Scottsbluff (8-1); York (5-4) at No. 1 Omaha Skutt (8-1); No.
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