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NBC makes another move, thanks to Cadets
by Nathan Arneal
posted 9/30/08
When Nebraska high school football went to state scheduling and district play in 2000, conference football went out the window, but northbendeagle.com brings some of the EHC flavor back with its East Husker Conference football ratings.
This season also marks the first time that the East Husker has had teams playing 8-man football. Since there's no way to compare 8-man and 11-man teams, the 8-man teams will get separated from the rest.
The ratings are based on strength of schedule, comparative scores, and of course, head-to-head games when available. The final ratings of the year will be used to figure the East Husker All-Sports champion at the end of the school year.
Updated 10/29: Wisner's big win over West Point caused another shake-up in the East Husker rankings in the final week of the regular season. One four EHC teams qualified for the playoffs: Stanton and Oakland-Craig in Class C-2 and North Bend and Wisner-Pilger in C-1. The only team that will not be a huge underdog in its playoff game will be top-seeded Stanton, who will be looking to bring a state championship back to East Husker territory. The final 2008 EHC rankings will come out after all East Husker teams are eliminated from the playoffs.
Have fun discussing:
| 1. Stanton 8-0 Class C-2 Last week: 1 |
The Mustangs capped of a perfect regular season Friday with a 32-8 win over 5-3 West Point CC and head into the C-2 playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the east. Can they bring a state championship home? They have gone 3-0 against conference teams with wins over Wisner-Pilger (48-20), Oakland-Craig (13-7) and Scribner-Snyder (34-14).
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| 2. Oakland-Craig 4-4 Class C-2 Last week: 2 |
| The crown jewel of Oakland's schedule is actually a loss. It's a narrow 13-7 loss to Stanton that keeps Oakland-Craig in front North Bend. Their strength of schedule helps too, with three of O-C's four losses have come to teams ranked in the top 10 of the state, and most of the games were competitive. |
| 3. North Bend 5-3 Class C-1 Last week: 4 |
| North Bend has risen in the EHC ratings each of the last two weeks. The Tigers ended the regular season with a 42-6 blasting of Logan View, but it was West Point's big 42-14 win over Wisner-Pilger that actually propels North Bend up to No. 3, since the week before North Bend had beaten West Point 28-0. NBC, Wisner and West Point all tied for first place in their district, but North Bend is playing the best football at the end of the season of the three. |
| 4. West Point-Beemer 4-4 Class C-1 Last week: 5 |
| West Point's surprising 42-14 domination of Wisner-Pilger makes them jump in front of the Gators. A 28-0 loss to North Bend the previous week keeps them behind the Tigers. |
| 5. Wisner-Pilger 4-4 Class C-1 Last week: 3 |
| The Gators tumble from No. 3 to No. 5 after losing 42-14 to West Point. Yes, Wisner beat North Bend in week 4, but with North Bend's 28-0 win over West Point in week 7, it's clear that the Tigers are playing better football at this point than Wisner. Wisner also struggled in beating Tekamah 21-7 in week 7, a team which North Bend had beaten 48-12 the previous week. The Gators managed to sneak in as the 32nd team into the playoffs, though. |
| 6. Scribner-Snyder 2-6 Class C-2 Last week: 6 |
| The Trojans end the year with a 52-7 loss to Oakland-Craig. Their only wins came over 0-8 Neligh-Oakdale and 2-6 Yutan, but S-S stayed competitive in several games against top competition, which is more than can be said for the teams below them. |
| 7. Tekamah-Herman 2-6 Class C-1 Last time: 7 |
| The purple Tigers doubled their win total with a 14-7 win over 0-8 Arlington in the final week of the season. Their 17-14 overtime win over Logan View keeps them ahead of the Raiders. |
| 8. Logan View 1-7 Class C-1 Last week: 8 |
| LV's one win came against 0-8 Arlington. The Raiders went 0-4 against EHC competition this season. |
8-man EHC rankings
| 1. Lyons-Decatur 3-5 Class D-1 Last time: 1 |
| The Cougars became the undisputed kings of 8-man football in the EHC with a 46-40 win over Pender. The Cougars end the year with a trio of wins coming against teams with a combined 2-22 records. |
| 2. Pender 1-7 Class D-1 Last time: 2 |
| Pender ended its season on a high note, with a 46-16 win against 1-7 Humphrey. |
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