Friday night's top performers in the Nebraska high school football playoffs

Here's a look at some of the top performers during the Nebraska high school football playoffs on Friday.

Class A

Amarion Jackson, Millard South: Caught eight passes for 142 yards and a score.

Jaron Cannon, Omaha North: Four touchdowns and 168 yards rushing.

Tay Tay Jenkins, Omaha Westside: Three of his five touchdowns, while rushing for 297 yards, came in the first quarter of a 48-0 win over Omaha Westview.

Connor O’Neill, Omaha North: Had five receptions for 174 yards, 149 coming after the catch, in the Vikings’ 35-16 win over Lincoln East. He also had two interceptions.

Jett Thomalla, Millard South: Was 29 of 37 for 379 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 51 yards in a 59-19 win over Papillion-La Vista South.

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Class B

Nathan Axmann, Waverly: The night’s workhorse, he pounded out 212 yards on 42 carries in a 17-16 win over Norris.

Chase Graw, Gretna East: Threw three touchdown passes in a 44-7 win at Gering.

Carson Herman, Gretna East: Caught two of Graw’s scoring plays, 22 and 13 yards.

Nate Kelley, Scottsbluff: A Class B playoff record-tying six touchdowns while rushing for 275 yards in a 55-27 win over Gretna.

Michael Knudsen, Gretna: Threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns in the Scottsbluff loss.

Joe Kolega, Omaha Skutt: With two touchdown grabs in a 49-7 win over York, he broke the Class B record for TD receptions in a season with 18.

Des Smith, Scottsbluff: Ran for 215 yards, with touchdowns of 40 and 81 yards.

Jack Vyhnalek, Seward: Had two receiving touchdowns in a 21-20 win over Lincoln Pius X in a game decided by the Jays stopping a two-point conversion with less than 3 minutes left.

Class C-1

Quinn Bailey, Chadron: Corrected statistics for the senior running back in the 42-16 win over Lincoln Christian were 311 rushing yards and five touchdowns.

Kip Brigham, Wahoo: Picked up 401 yards on 13 touches — 253 yards and three touchdowns on eight rushes — 81 and a score on three receptions and 75 on two kickoff returns — in a 50-0 win over Douglas County West.

Turner Hanke, Central City: Had touchdown catches of 36, 54 and 22 yards and intercepted a pass.

Corbin Kyes, Central City: With Fort Calhoun’s defense trained on him, following his 400-yard rushing game to end the regular season, he still ran for 96 yards and two TDs and caught a TD pass.

Landon Riddle, Sidney: Opened the scoring in a 30-7 win over Omaha Roncalli with an 89-yard punt return that is a pending C-1 playoff record.

Cael Smith, Ashland-Greenwood: Ran for 118 yards and three touchdowns.

Derek Tonjes, Ashland-Greenwood: Was 19 of 29 for 212 yards and three touchdowns in a 39-16 win over Milford.

Parker Zikmund, Central City: Threw five touchdown passes and went past the 2,000-yard mark this season with 285 yards in a 49-14 win over Fort Calhoun.

Class C-2

Braylon Anderson, Oakland-Craig: Was 30 of 45 for 340 yards in a 22-16 loss at Hartington Cedar Catholic.

Battle Creek: The Braves battled teamwide food poisoning during the week to defeat David City Aquinas 31-13.

Conor Booth, Wahoo Neumann: NU commit added 200 yards and three touchdowns to his season totals in a 49-7 win over Lincoln Lutheran.

Madden Brabec, Wood River: Quarterback ran for 172 yards and threw a touchdown pass.

Wyatt Jelinek, Raymond Central: Ran for141 yards, passed for 123 and accounted for the Mustangs’ touchdowns in a 21-19 win. They stopped a 2-point conversion for their first playoff win since 2000 in their first playoff game since 2013.

Beau Rohrich, Wood River: Ran for 269 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles’ first playoff win since 1996, 41-30 over Doniphan-Trumbull.

Trevin Sukup, Norfolk Catholic: Ran for 112 yards and three touchdowns in the Knights’ 36th consecutive win, 33-8 over Ord.

Eight Man-1

Karter Lingenfelter, Plainview: A 50-yard pick-six capped a game with 187 yards and four touchdowns rushing as the Pirates pilfered a 42-20 win at West Point Guardian Angels.

Jaxon Knisley, North Platte St. Patrick’s: His five touchdowns, on 171 yards rushing, paced a 55-8 win over Bridgeport.

Eight Man-2

Kyle Cox, Sandhills/Thedford: Accounted for eight touchdowns — six rushing, two passing — while gaining 245 yards rushing and 247 passing in a 76-26 win over Axtell.

Grady Kelly, Central Valley: Back from injury, he averaged 25.3 yards on six carries.

Carson Loos, BDS: Scored touchdowns in the first and third overtimes, then got the winning two-point conversion run in a 56-54 win over Kenesaw.

Hunter Luther, Howells-Dodge: Scored six touchdowns and rushed for 233 yards in a 54-22 win over Bancroft-Rosalie.

Hayden Muirhead, Overton: Senior quarterback ran for 127 yards and five touchdowns in a 32-20 win over High Plains.

Zaden Wolf, Central Valley: Was 11 of 12 for 184 yards and two touchdowns and ran for three scores in a 72-26 win over O’Neill St. Mary’s.

Six Man

Teghan Rosebaugh, Diller-Odell: Ran for four touchdowns in a 54-26 win at Leyton.

Dylan Young, Hay Springs: Four of his six completions went for touchdowns in a 72-36 win over Sioux County.

Photos: Nebraska high school football playoffs, Week 10

Omaha North's Re'Aire Washington (13) Lincoln East's Presley Hall (7) during the second half of a high school football game at Kinnick Stadium in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Omaha North's Connor O'Neill (2) tackles Lincoln East's Jacian Brown (2) during the first half of a high school football game at Kinnick Stadium in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Omaha North's Connor O'Neill (2) tries to break a tackle from Lincoln East's Ryan Manning (4) after Manning threw an interception to O'Neill during the second half of a high school football game at Kinnick Stadium in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Omaha North's Davius Brown (9) and Jaron Cannon (5) celebrate Cannon's touchdown against Lincoln East during the first half of a high school football game at Kinnick Stadium in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Omaha North's Jaron Cannon (5) scores a touchdown against Lincoln East during the first half of a high school football game at Kinnick Stadium in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Omaha North's Darion Jones (11) catches a touchdown pass agaisnt Lincoln East during the first half of a high school football game at Kinnick Stadium in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Omaha Central's Yasir Grixby (2) celebrates a touchdown made by Omaha Central's B.J. Newsome (7) against Papillion-La Vista in Omaha, on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Papillion-La Vista's Kale Johnson (27) scores a touchdown against Omaha Central in Omaha, on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Papillion-La Vista's Ty Jelinek (8) catches an interception intended for Omaha Central's Tory Pittman III (3) in Omaha, on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Papillion-La Vista's Brody Parr (20) signals a first down against Omaha Central in Omaha, on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Karlyn Francis, Papillion-La Vista student, hugs Papillion-La Vista's Owen Bogacz (15) after Papillion-La Vista won against Omaha Central in Omaha, on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Elkhorn South's Madden Riggs (3) runs the ball against Creighton Prep's Vincent Sall (35) during the first half of a high school football game in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Creighton Prep's Jj Dasher (71) takes a moment on the field after the Jr. Jays were defeated by Elkhorn South during a high school football playoff game in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Elkhorn South's Madden Riggs (3) throws the ball during the second half of a high school football game against Creighton Prep in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

The Elkhorn South student section celebrates after a touchdown against Creighton Prep during the first half of a high school football game in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Elkhorn North's Jayden Kohnekamp (70) celebrates after the Wolves recovered a blocked punt during the second half of a high school football game against Elkhorn in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Elkhorn's Peyton Turman (14) motions for a first down after running the ball against Elkhorn North during the second half of a high school football game in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Elkhorn North's Jett Tingelhoff (7) runs the ball past Elkhorn's Elliot Beister (28) during the second half of a high school football game in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Elkhorn North's Jett Tingelhoff (7) breaks up a pass intended for Elkhorn's Jayden Moody (29) during the second half of a high school football game in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Elkhorn's Kayd Matthews (2) throws the ball during the first half of a high school football game against Elkhorn North in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Elkhorn North's Ethan Beachy (5) celebrates after a touchdown against Elkhorn during the first half of a high school football game in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

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