Omaha Roncalli Catholic 24, Mount Michael Benedictine 21

OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha Roncalli Catholic beat Mount Michael Benedictine 24-21 at home Friday in Class C1 football. Omaha Roncalli Catholic is 7-1 and Mount Michael Benedictine is 3-5.

The playoff picture

Omaha Roncalli Catholic entered at T-7 of 30 in C1 by NSAA wildcard average (41.5714); Mount Michael Benedictine entered at No. 17 of 30 in C1 by NSAA wildcard average (37.5714). Those ranks are from NSAA's wildcard page as of Oct. 16 at 11:07 a.m. CT, before this game, and are projections, not seeds. 16 teams qualify in C1.

Going in, Omaha Roncalli Catholic's 41.5714 average was 3.8571 points above the No. 16 average (37.7143), and Mount Michael Benedictine's 37.5714 average was 0.1429 points below the No. 16 average (37.7143). This result moves those averages, and NSAA's next wildcard update will show by how much.

Series

Before this game, Omaha Roncalli Catholic was 2-0 against Mount Michael Benedictine in regular-season meetings in NSAA records since 2020. The last one was Omaha Roncalli Catholic's 42-25 win at Omaha Roncalli Catholic on Sept. 10, 2021.

Season so far

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Omaha Roncalli Catholic has outscored opponents 269-149, an average margin of +15.0 points a game. Its wins: Nebraska City (60-14), Omaha Brownell Talbot (36-7), Raymond Central (35-6), Fort Calhoun (28-14), Cozad (49-27), Concordia Omaha (16-15), Mount Michael Benedictine (24-21). Its losses: Ashland-Greenwood (21-45). That is five straight wins.

In eight scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Mount Michael Benedictine has outscored opponents 178-131, an average margin of +5.9 points a game. Its wins: Douglas County West (33-0), Nebraska City (56-7), Fort Calhoun (23-9). Its losses: Auburn (21-25), Lincoln Christian (10-14), Blair (0-31), Boys Town (14-21), Omaha Roncalli Catholic (21-24).

The two share two common opponents this season: Fort Calhoun (Omaha Roncalli Catholic won 28-14; Mount Michael Benedictine won 23-9); Nebraska City (Omaha Roncalli Catholic won 60-14; Mount Michael Benedictine won 56-7).

Next

Omaha Roncalli Catholic visits Boys Town (7-0 before its Week 8 game) on Thu., Oct. 22; Mount Michael Benedictine hosts Concordia Omaha (2-6) on Fri., Oct. 23.

Sources: secure.nsaahome.org; secure.nsaahome.org.

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