https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/nebraska-football-playoffs-round-1-games-to-watch-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZRound 1 football games to watch: eight matchups, all eight classes https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/adams-central-at-wahoo-class-c1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 8 Wahoo vs. No. 9 Adams Central: the closest seed matchup in Class C1 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/alliance-at-boys-town-class-c1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 2 Boys Town (9-0) opens its playoff run against No. 15 Alliance https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/alma-at-stanton-class-d1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 14 Alma at No. 3 Stanton: what decides this Class D1 first-round game https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/amherst-at-johnson-brock-class-d1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 1 Johnson-Brock (9-0) opens its playoff run against No. 16 Amherst https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/anselmo-merna-at-wausa-class-d3-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 5 Wausa vs. No. 12 Anselmo-Merna: the lower seed brings the better scoring margin https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/aquinas-catholic-at-hemingford-class-d2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 8 Hemingford vs. No. 9 Aquinas Catholic: the closest seed matchup in Class D2 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/auburn-at-chadron-class-c1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 14 Auburn at No. 3 Chadron: what decides this Class C1 first-round game https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/bds-at-laurel-concord-coleridge-class-d2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 3 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge hosts No. 14 BDS: the numbers behind the Class D2 opener https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/bertrand-at-north-platte-st-patricks-class-d2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 2 North Platte St. Patrick's (9-0) opens its playoff run against No. 15 Bertrand https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/bishop-neumann-at-malcolm-class-c2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 8 Malcolm vs. No. 9 Bishop Neumann: the closest seed matchup in Class C2 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/brady-at-dundy-county-stratton-class-d3-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 6 Dundy County Stratton vs. No. 11 Brady: a rematch of Brady's 62-14 win on Sept. 18 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/cambridge-at-archangels-catholic-class-d3-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 14 Cambridge at No. 3 Archangels Catholic: what decides this Class D3 first-round game https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/central-city-at-sidney-class-c1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 1 Sidney (9-0) opens its playoff run against No. 16 Central City https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/centura-at-hartington-newcastle-class-d1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 6 Hartington-Newcastle hosts No. 11 Centura: the numbers behind the Class D1 opener https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/columbus-at-omaha-westside-class-a-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 1 Omaha Westside (9-0) opens its playoff run against No. 16 Columbus https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/cozad-at-pierce-class-c1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 4 Pierce (9-0) opens its playoff run against No. 13 Cozad https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/crawford-at-stuart-class-d6-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 1 Stuart hosts No. 16 Crawford: the numbers behind the Class D6 opener https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/creighton-preparatory-school-at-millard-north-class-a-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 3 Millard North vs. No. 14 Creighton Prep: a rematch of Millard North's 42-12 win on Sept. 10 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/cross-county-at-ravenna-class-d1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 4 Ravenna vs. No. 13 Cross County: a rematch of Ravenna's 56-14 win on Sept. 18 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/deshler-at-twin-loup-class-d3-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 7 Twin Loup vs. No. 10 Deshler: less than a point apart in NSAA's standings https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/east-butler-at-howells-dodge-class-d2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 7 Howells-Dodge vs. No. 10 East Butler: a rematch of East Butler's 38-26 win on Sept. 18 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/elkhorn-at-waverly-class-b-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 7 Waverly vs. No. 10 Elkhorn: Class B first-round breakdown https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/elkhorn-north-at-elkhorn-south-class-a-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 5 Elkhorn South vs. No. 12 Elkhorn North: they meet again one week after Elkhorn South's 27-17 win https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/elkhorn-valley-at-crofton-class-d1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 5 Crofton vs. No. 12 Elkhorn Valley: a rematch of Crofton's 60-16 win on Oct. 2 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/elmwood-murdock-at-exeter-milligan-friend-class-d1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 8 Exeter-Milligan-Friend vs. No. 9 Elmwood-Murdock: a rematch of Exeter-Milligan-Friend's 48-16 win on Oct. 2 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/falls-city-sacred-heart-at-central-valley-class-d3-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 2 Central Valley hosts No. 15 Falls City Sacred Heart: the numbers behind the Class D3 opener https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/fillmore-central-at-ord-class-c2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 4 Ord vs. No. 13 Fillmore Central: Class C2 first-round breakdown https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/fullerton-at-shelby-rising-city-class-d2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 1 Shelby-Rising City vs. No. 16 Fullerton: a rematch of Shelby-Rising City's 42-6 win on Aug. 28 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/guardian-angels-central-catholic-at-pleasanton-class-d3-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 4 Pleasanton hosts No. 13 Guardian Angels Central Catholic: the numbers behind the Class D3 opener https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/hastings-at-gretna-east-class-b-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 2 Gretna East vs. No. 15 Hastings: a rematch of Gretna East's 57-7 win on Sept. 4 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/hay-springs-at-red-cloud-class-d6-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 12 Hay Springs at No. 5 Red Cloud: what decides this Class D6 first-round game https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/hershey-at-grand-island-central-catholic-class-c2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 1 Grand Island Central Catholic vs. No. 16 Hershey: a rematch of Grand Island Central Catholic's 41-6 win on Aug. 28 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/high-plains-community-at-wallace-class-d6-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 2 Wallace vs. No. 15 High Plains Community: Class D6 first-round breakdown https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/hitchcock-county-at-lourdes-central-catholic-class-d2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 5 Lourdes Central Catholic vs. No. 12 Hitchcock County: Class D2 first-round breakdown https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/kearney-at-omaha-north-class-a-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 6 Omaha North vs. No. 11 Kearney: Class A first-round breakdown https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/lewiston-at-medicine-valley-class-d6-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 6 Medicine Valley vs. No. 11 Lewiston: Class D6 first-round breakdown https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/leyton-at-riverside-class-d6-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 8 Riverside vs. No. 9 Leyton: the closest seed matchup in Class D6 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/lincoln-lutheran-at-cedar-catholic-class-c2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 3 Cedar Catholic (9-0) opens its playoff run against No. 14 Lincoln Lutheran https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/lincoln-northeast-at-papillion-la-vista-class-a-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 8 Papillion-La Vista vs. No. 9 Lincoln Northeast: the closest seed matchup in Class A https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/lincoln-pius-x-at-gretna-class-b-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 1 Gretna vs. No. 16 Lincoln Pius X: they meet again one week after Gretna's 42-7 win https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/lincoln-southwest-at-bennington-class-a-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 13 Lincoln Southwest at No. 4 Bennington: what decides this Class A first-round game https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/lincoln-standing-bear-at-millard-south-class-a-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 2 Millard South vs. No. 15 Lincoln Standing Bear: Class A first-round breakdown https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/mccook-at-blair-class-b-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 6 Blair vs. No. 11 McCook: Class B first-round breakdown https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/meridian-at-garden-county-class-d6-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 14 Meridian at No. 3 Garden County: what decides this Class D6 first-round game https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/millard-west-at-papillion-la-vista-south-class-a-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 7 Papillion-La Vista South vs. No. 10 Millard West: they meet again one week after Millard West's 17-14 win https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/minden-at-lincoln-christian-class-c1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 7 Lincoln Christian vs. No. 10 Minden: the lower seed brings the better scoring margin https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/mitchell-at-boone-central-class-c2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 6 Boone Central (9-0) opens its playoff run against No. 11 Mitchell https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/neligh-oakdale-at-loomis-class-d2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 4 Loomis (9-0) opens its playoff run against No. 13 Neligh-Oakdale https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/norris-at-northwest-class-b-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 8 Northwest vs. No. 9 Norris: the closest seed matchup in Class B https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/omaha-gross-catholic-at-scottsbluff-class-b-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 3 Scottsbluff hosts No. 14 Omaha Gross Catholic: the numbers behind the Class B opener https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/omaha-roncalli-catholic-at-ashland-greenwood-class-c1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 6 Ashland-Greenwood vs. No. 11 Roncalli Catholic: a rematch of Ashland-Greenwood's 45-21 win on Sept. 11 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/oneill-at-syracuse-class-c1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 5 Syracuse vs. No. 12 O'Neill: Class C1 first-round breakdown https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/ponca-at-sandy-creek-class-d1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 2 Sandy Creek hosts No. 15 Ponca: the numbers behind the Class D1 opener https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/ralston-at-omaha-skutt-catholic-class-b-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 5 Skutt Catholic vs. No. 12 Ralston: a rematch of Skutt Catholic's 31-6 win on Sept. 25 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/scotus-central-catholic-at-gothenburg-class-c2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 7 Gothenburg vs. No. 10 Scotus Central Catholic: less than a point apart in NSAA's standings https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/southwest-at-arthur-county-class-d6-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 7 Arthur County vs. No. 10 Southwest: a rematch of Arthur County's 52-19 win on Sept. 25 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/st-marys-at-lawrence-nelson-class-d3-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 1 Lawrence-Nelson vs. No. 16 St. Mary's: Class D3 first-round breakdown https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/sterling-at-diller-odell-class-d6-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 4 Diller-Odell vs. No. 13 Sterling: a rematch of Diller-Odell's 22-6 win on Oct. 9 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/west-point-beemer-at-bergan-catholic-class-c2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 2 Bergan Catholic (9-0) opens its playoff run against No. 15 West Point-Beemer https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/wilber-clatonia-at-yutan-class-c2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 12 Wilber-Clatonia at No. 5 Yutan: what decides this Class C2 first-round game https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/wilcox-hildreth-at-creighton-class-d2-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 6 Creighton hosts No. 11 Wilcox-Hildreth: the numbers behind the Class D2 opener https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/wisner-pilger-at-sutton-class-d1-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 7 Sutton vs. No. 10 Wisner-Pilger: Class D1 first-round breakdown https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/wynot-at-burwell-class-d3-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 8 Burwell vs. No. 9 Wynot: the closest seed matchup in Class D3 https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/york-at-aurora-class-b-first-round-20262026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T19:33:51.535ZNo. 4 Aurora hosts No. 13 York: the numbers behind the Class B opener https://nebprepslive.com/news/volleyball/2026/nebraska-high-school-volleyball-postseason-subdistrict-champions-class-a-district-finals-2026-10-282026-10-28T13:20:00.000ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T08:20:00-05:002026 Nebraska High School Volleyball Postseason Tracker: 34 Subdistrict Champions Crowned, C1/C2 Upsets & Tonight's 7 Class A District Finals https://nebprepslive.com/news/football/2026/nebraska-high-school-football-playoffs-longest-road-trips-round-1-20262026-10-28T12:58:00.000ZNEBPrepsLiveen2026-10-28T07:58:00-05:00Longest Road Trips in Round 1 of the 2026 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