The 2024 high school football season in Nebraska ended Tuesday at Memorial Stadium with the final three NSAA Football State Championships.

Class C2, Class C1 and Class B crowned their champions, and the Hurrdat Sports team was there all day to bring you comprehensive coverage.

CLASS C2

No. 1 Norfolk Catholic 27, No. 2 Bishop Neumann 13

The Knights used a 27-0 run to complete their third straight undefeated season and capture their 13th state championship in the first game of the day.

Callen Marshall threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Trevin Sukup ran for 142 yards and two scores while catching an additional touchdown. Max Hammond caught six passes for 101 yards and a touchdown while adding six tackles on defense. Aiden Corr led the defense with 10 tackles.

Running back Bishop Neumann and Nebraska signee Conor Booth played through partially torn tendons in his knee and ankle. He totaled 49 yards and a touchdown, taking it for his team on the field he will play on at the next level. He finished the season with 2,955 yards.

After four straight punts to start the game, Isaiah Nagle provided a spark for the Cavaliers with a 32-yard punt return, and they took advantage of field position with an eight-play, 56-yard drive. Booth capped it off with a six-yard touchdown through traffic, tying the all-class single-season record with his 50th trip to the end zone. The Knights blocked the extra point.

Neuman kept the lead until late in the half. The Knights dropped Booth 1 yard short of the line to get on third down in Cavalier territory, and Neumann elected to punt with 1:30 left in the half.

That’s all the time it took Norfolk Catholic, putting together an eight-play, 74-yard drive in 73 seconds. Marshall found Sukup in the end zone for a juggling catch that he secured down the sideline with 10 seconds left in the half, and Hammond’s extra point gave Catholic the lead for good.

Neither team scored in the third quarter, making it a one-point game heading into the fourth.

The Knights forced a punt early in the period and took advantage of good field position. Norfolk Catholic went for it on fourth-and-1 and Hammond converted on a three-yard run. On the next play, Sukup ripped off a 29-yard touchdown run to extend the lead.

Norfolk Catholic forced a punt, then Hammond took a short pass from Marshall 62 yards for a touchdown. Will Brockhaus picked off a Fujan pass on the ensuing Neumann drive and the Knights turned the takeaway into points with a 2-yard run from Sukup.

The Cavaliers tacked on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Fujan to Jarred Cernik with 10 seconds left, but all that changed was the final margin. With the position limited, Fujan was responsible for 207 of Neumann’s 258 yards, passing for 123 and rushing for 84.

“We knew we would have to be physical the whole game.”@TrevinSukup connected @Austin2Jacobsen after his three-score day to secure another state title @NorfolkCatholic when the Knights downed Bishop Neumann 27-13. #nebpreps | @Borsheims pic.twitter.com/PDWFxil00M

— Hurrdat Sports (@HurrdatSports) November 26, 2024

CLASS C1

Wahoo junior Kip Brigham celebrates during the Class C1 state championship game. Photo by Mac Johnson.

No. 3 Wahoo 47, No. 5 Central City 7

The Wahoo defense set an unofficial record with seven interceptions as the Warriors capped an undefeated season with a dominant defensive performance.

The 2023 Class C1 runner-up defeated his thirteen opponents 680-87 this season.

Junior running back Kip Brigham surpassed 100 yards on offense for the 12th straight game, totaling 133 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries plus a pick on defense. Brigham finished with 2,033 yards and 36 touchdowns on the ground plus another 476 yards and seven touchdowns as a receiver.

Senior running back Noah Bordovksy completed two halfback passes for touchdowns, finding Josh Fox for a 31-yard score and Eli Shada for another from 2 yards out. He also picked off two passes on defense with an extra pass breakup and tied the team lead with seven tackles. Wahoo held Central City to six rushing yards on 20 carries.

Logan Kelly recorded two interceptions, Sam Marxsen grabbed another and Caden Smart was responsible for the last while also scoring a touchdown on offense.

Kaden Christen caught five passes for 106 yards and a touchdown, adding 29 yards and another score on the ground.

The first 18 minutes of the game consisted of four punts and three interceptions as the teams traded empty possessions. The first points came appropriately from the defense when a Landon Fye picked off a slightly backward pass and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown.

The defensive shenanigans continued as the next three drives featured a turnover on downs, a fumble and an interception. The Warriors scored the first offensive points of the game just before halftime with a 5-yard touchdown run from Brigham.

Four of Central City’s six drives in the second half ended with an interception, and a turnover on downs stopped another. The Bison’s lone touchdown came on an 87-yard catch-and-run by Turner Hanke. The Warriors scored touchdowns on all their possessions after halftime, outside of taking a knee to run out the clock at the end.

“This is how everyone wants to go outside.” @noah_bordy connected @Austin2Jacobsen after catching two interceptions and throwing two touchdown passes @Wahoo_Football‘s 47-7 victory over Central City. #nebpreps | @Borsheims pic.twitter.com/UTYlTYPs4W

— Hurrdat Sports (@HurrdatSports) November 27, 2024