High School FootballSunday, November 1
Westside, Papio South, and Papillion-La Vista win football playoff openers
The Morning Omaha team
If you missed Friday night, home teams swept the Class A first round, and Papillion-La Vista South needed a last-second touchdown and two-point conversion to beat Millard West 18-17. Hurrdat Sports has photos of that game, and more from Papillion-La Vista's 21-0 win over Lincoln Northeast.
Home teams swept Friday's openers
- Columbus0Omaha Westside59 (won)
- Millard West17Papillion-La Vista South18 (won)
- Lincoln Northeast0Papillion-La Vista21 (won)
Sources: norfolkneradio.com, Omaha World-Herald, Hurrdat Sports
The Columbus Telegram says Columbus still sees reasons for optimism after drawing juggernaut Westside in the opener, and norfolkneradio has the area scores. In Class C1, KBRX has Ashland-Greenwood past Roncalli, and the Fremont Tribune credits Zane Taylor and Jack Johnson.
- Westside: No. 1 seed, beat No. 16 Columbus 59-0
- Columbus ends its season at 5-5
- Ashland-Greenwood: 31-23 over No. 11 Omaha Roncalli
- Ashland-Greenwood rushing: 242 yards
Four area playoff openers ended with these scores
- 59-0
- Omaha Westside over Columbus
- 18-17
- Papillion-La Vista South over Millard West
- 21-0
- Papillion-La Vista over Lincoln Northeast
- 31-23
- Ashland-Greenwood over Omaha Roncalli
Sources: norfolkneradio.com, Omaha World-Herald, Hurrdat Sports, KBRX