CLASS A

GAMES FRIDAY

• No. 1 Millard South (10-0) vs. No. 5 Papillion-La Vista (8-2), 7 p.m. at Foundation Field: Meeting for the first time this season are two of the best quarterbacks in the state, Bronson Marsh of Millard South and Jeff Weander of Papio.

• No. 3 Elkhorn (8-2) at No. 8 Grand Island (7-3), 7: After two shutout losses in their first six games, the Islanders are clicking on offense. Elkhorn is averaging 38 points a game with its bruising running attack. Grand Island hasn’t made it past the quarterfinals since its 1990 runner-up season.

• No. 6 Norfolk (7-3) vs. No. 4 Millard West (8-2), 7 at Buell Stadium: The defending Class A champion Wildcats are averaging 50 points a game in a seven-game winning streak. Norfolk hasn’t given up more than 24 points in any game.

• No. 10 Lincoln Southwest (6-4) vs. No. 2 Lincoln Southeast (9-1), 7 at Seacrest Field: A 17-12 win over the Silver Hawks is part of a five-game winning streak for Southeast, which is in its first quarterfinal since winning Class A in 2002.

CLASS B

GAMES FRIDAY

• No. 1 Aurora (10-0) at No. 10 McCook (7-3), 7 p.m.: The Huskies ended McCook’s 71-game regular-season winning streak in a big way, 48-10 in September. Now it’s Aurora’s 20-game winning streak that’s on the line.

• No. 3 Adams Central (9-1) at No. 5 Gering (9-1), 1:30 MT: After being forced to play at Lexington in the first round because of weather, Gering has its first home playoff game in five years.

• No. 1 Omaha Skutt (10-0) at No. 7 Crete (6-4), 7 at Doane College: Crete is on a late-season run with a team that will make even more noise in 2010. It’s only the second game not on a grass field for the SkyHawks.

• No. 6 Blair (9-1) at No. 4 Waverly (9-1), 7: Waverly’s defense gears for a steady dose of Blair junior Ryan Randall, who is averaging 236.4 rushing yards a game.

— Stu Pospisil

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