Area Teams Appear in Final High School Football Rankings by State Publications

Area football teams make an appearance in the final top ten rankings put out by the Omaha World Herald and Lincoln Journal Star.  Sandhills/Thedford is ranked #2 in the final Class D2 poll by both publications.  The Knights finished as the Class D2 state runner-up as they were edged by Kenesaw 46-40 in a thrilling state championship game.  It was Sandhills/Thedford’s only loss of the season as they finished the year at 12-1.  Ansley/Litchfield appears in the final Class D2 poll released by the Lincoln Journal Star.  The publication had the Spartans ranked #9.  The Spartans advanced to the Class D2 state quarterfinals where they were edged by Bruning Davenport Shickley.  Ansley/Litchfield finished the season with an overall record of 8-3.

Burwell and Anselmo-Merna were each ranked in the top ten of Class D1 by both publications.  Burwell was #3 in both polls.  The Longhorns had an undefeated regular season and advanced to the Class D1 state semifinals where they were knocked off by eventual state champion Howells/Dodge.  Anselmo-Merna was ranked #6 by the Omaha World Herald and #7 by the Lincoln Journal Star.  The Coyotes finished the season with an overall record of 9-2.  Both losses were to Burwell, once in the regular season and in the Class D1 state quarterfinals.

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