The Nebraska state high school football playoffs begin today in all classes. Twin Loup, Anselmo-Merna, and Burwell are among the teams in Class D3 playoff field.
Twin Loup is the #7 seed in the D3 bracket and will open play tonight against #10 seed Deshler. Twin Loup finished the regular season at 8-1 with their only loss, on the road, to D3 #2 seed Central Valley. It’s been an impressive season for the Wolves who have wins over fellow playoff teams Anselmo-Merna and Burwell. Twin Loup’s opponent tonight is Deshler who finished the regular season at 7-2. Their only two losses are to 8-1 Pleasanton and to undefeated and #1 ranked Lawrence-Nelson. The Dragons have wins over playoff qualifiers Falls City Sacred Heart (D3) and Wilcox-Hildreth (D2). Tonight’s game between Twin Loup and Deshler will be broadcast on KBBN 95.3 FM and kbbn.com. A live video stream of the game, accompanied by the radio call, will be available through the Sandhills Express Facebook Page and Sandhills Express You Tube Channel. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Sargent. The winner advances to play the winner of Central Valley vs Falls City Sacred Heart. KCNI/KBBN sports director Brent Apperson visited with Twin Loup head coach Mike Kozeal about the season and tonight’s matchup.
Anselmo-Merna is the #12 seed in the D3 bracket and will play on the road tonight as they
travel to #5 Wausa. After starting the season 1-2, Anselmo-Merna has won six in a row and claimed the D3-6 district championship highlighted by an impressive 70-26 win over 8-1 Brady. Wausa is the #5 seed in the D3 bracket finishing the season at 8-1 and claiming the D3-3 district championship. Their only loss was to D3 #3 seed Archangels Catholic. Tonight’s game will be broadcast on KCNI 1280 AM/96.3 FM/kcni1280.com with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m. The winner advances to play the winner of GACC vs Pleasanton. KCNI/KBBN Sports director Brent Apperson visited with Anselmo-Merna head coach Troy Gilligan about the season and tonight’s matchup.
Burwell is the #8 seed in the D3 bracket and will host #9 seed Wynot with the winner advancing out to play winner of #1 seed Lawrence-Nelson vs #16 seed St. Mary’s of O’Neill. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
