SEM rolled into the six man football state semifinals with a 60-25 win over Diller Odell on Friday. The Mustangs never trailed in the game as they scored on their opening possession when Maddox Jones scored on a 4 yard touchdown run to cap off a 47 yard touchdown drive. It was one of four touchdown runs on the day for Jones with his longest coming on a 63 yard touchdown run in the 2nd quarter which put the Mustangs up 32-6 at the time. Cohen Rohde had a touchdown catch and a touchdown run and Jordan Scoville had a touchdown run for the victorious Mustangs. SEM’s final score came late in the game when Carson Bosack returned a kickoff for a touchdown. SEM advances to the state semifinals next Friday where they will host Garden County who edged Red Cloud in the quarterfinals 22-20. On the other side of the six man bracket, Stuart def. Arthur County 51-12 and Hay Springs held off Silver Lake 38-30.
Sandhills/Thedford saw its season come to an end Friday as they fell to Riverside in the Class D2 state quarterfinals. The two teams went back and forth exchanging touchdowns in the first half. Sandhills/Thedford’s Kyle Cox had three touchdown runs and a touchdown pass in the first half as the Knights led 36-32 halftime. Riverside scored on the opening drive of the second half to take their first lead of the game 38-36. The Knights responded when Carson Cooksley scored from one yard out to put S/T back in front 42-38 but during the drive Sandhills/Thedford all state quarterback Kyle Cox suffered an injury and would not return. Riverside would outscore S/T 35-8 the rest of the way to secure a 73-50 win and advance to the state semifinals. The Knights conclude their season at 10-1. Riverside will face Bruning Davenport Shickley in the semifinals. BDS defeated Overton 32-25. On the other side of the bracket, Archangels Catholic defeated Howells Dodge 24-6 and Central Valley defeated Wynot 44-6.
Other state quarterfinal scores
Class A
Omaha Westside 36, Papillion-LaVista 0
Kearney 30, Bellevue West 7
Millard South 49, Millard North 10
Omaha North 28, Elkhorn South 21
Class B
Bennington 39, McCook 0
Seward 28, Gretna East 21
Omaha Skutt 38, Waverly 21
Elkhorn North 30, Scottsbluff 6
Class C1
Sidney 32, Chadron 8
Auburn 20, Ashland Greenwood 19
Wahoo 53, Boys Town 14
Central City 19, Columbus Lakeview 7
Class C2
Norfolk Catholic 41, Raymond Central 14
Bishop Neuman 24, Cedar Catholic 21
Battle Creek 30, Malcolm 27
Kearney Catholic 30, Wood River 8
Class D1
Summerland 48, Crofton 38
Lourdes Central Catholic 32, Plainview 27
Stanton 38, North Platte St. Pat’s 26
Sandy Creek 54, Shelby-Rising City 0
