Friday night’s notable Nebraska high school football games and top performers

The showdown between Class C-1 No. 1 Wahoo and No. 2 Ashland-Greenwood was knotted 14-14 midway through the fourth quarter.

But a 1-yard run by Harrison Krueger put the Warriors up with 5:18 left, then Kip Brigham capped his night with a 63-run TD run with 3:53 left in the 28-14 Wahoo win. Brigham finished with 186 yards and three TDs.

That win gears up the Warriors for a matchup against No. 4 Aurora next week. Ashland-Greenwood, meanwhile, which beat Douglas County West 7-3 in the final seconds in Week 1, faces Columbus Scotus.

Aurora, which lost its opener to Pierce, will likely drop in the rankings as it brings a 0-2 record into the game. McCook beat the Huskies 33-14 Friday.

The rivalry game between Kearney and Grand Island was all Bearcats. They cruised to a 42-0 victory Friday.

Griffin Novacek led the way with touchdown runs of 15 and 10 yards and a TD pass of 15 yards in the first half. His 30-yard scoring strike to open the third quarter made it 35-0.

Kearney hasn’t allowed a point in the first two games heading into next week’s matchup with Millard South.

SEM, No. 1 in Six Man, extended its winning streak to 14 games with a 36-33 comeback win over Stuart, which led 27-20 after three quarters.

SEM won the program’s first state title last November.

One of the top games on next Friday’s schedule will feature the Eight-Man top-ranked teams.

Central Valley, No. 1 in Eight Man-2, has averaged 52 points in its first two games. It hosts defending Eight Man-1 champ Stanton, which led Wausa-Osmond 50-0 early in the third quarter en route to a 56-6 win.

In the top Eight-Man games Friday, Sandy Creek — No. 2 in Eight Man-1 — scored 22 second-quarter points in a 28-8 win over No. 4 Shelby-Rising City.

Also next week, a challenging start to the season continues for Boone Central. Last year’s C-1 champ, who dropped to C-2, shut out Hartington Cedar Catholic in the first week before falling to Norfolk Catholic on Thursday.

The Cardinals face C-2 No. 2 Battle Creek next.

Tony Palmer, South Sioux City: Rushed for seven touchdowns against Sioux City West to tie a Class A state record.

Quinn Bailey, Chadron: Had 233 yards and two TDs on 27 carries in the first half and finished with more than 300 yards in a 43-6 win over Valentine.

Conner Paulsen, South Loup: Scored four touchdowns and accounted for all 26 first-half points in a 34-15 win over Hi-Line.

Conner Troyer, West Point-Beemer: Had TD runs of 30 and 65 yards and TD passes of 40 and 12 yards in a 36-14 win over Tekamah-Herman.

Gage Friesen, High Plains: Scored four first-half touchdowns in a 51-8 win over Palmer.