Nebraska Need to Watch Matchups in Week 4

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We took a look at six games across the Cornhusker State that from our view are must watch games across Nebraska from Class A all the way to Class D3. We break down the why of why they are must watchs and the players you will need to watch in each matchup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>RV Sioux Falls Washington (1-2) at #3 Millard North (2-1) Class A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Why Its Need to Watch:</strong> Right now Sioux Falls has the upper hand on the Sioux Falls/Omaha 2026 football series, can it be Millard North to tie up the series at 1-1?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Washington Players to Watch:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 RB Godwin Zephania (top ranked Washington prospect via PRZ Dakotas rankings), 2027 DB Kaden Carroll (DB2 in 2027 rankings, Northern State commit), 2027 DB Ivan Mpumuro, 2027 WR Samuel Bowen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Millard North Players to Watch:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 DB [player_tooltip player_id='422820' first='Tory' last='Pittman III'] (Nebraska commit) 2027 OL [player_tooltip player_id='1085067' first='Matt' last='Erickson'] (Nebraska commit), 2027 RB1 [player_tooltip player_id='212374' first='Kylonn' last='Haynie'], 2027 DB [player_tooltip player_id='1085106' first='Josiah' last='Wardlow'] (SDSU commit), 2027 LB/DL [player_tooltip player_id='720132' first='Evan' last='Robinson'], 2027 LB/TE Evan Sutko</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>#10 Lincoln Piux X (1-2) at #9 Ralston (2-1) Class B</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Why Its Need to Watch:</strong> Just look at their rankings, this #10 vs. #9 game should be one of the better games in Class B this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"16px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:16px"><strong>Pius X Players to Watch:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 TE [player_tooltip player_id='1242618' first='Jonathan' last='Ashburn'], 2027 RB [player_tooltip player_id='1085201' first='Anthony' last='Iburg']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ralston Players to Watch</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 OL [player_tooltip player_id='1818752' first='AJ' last='McCormack'] (MSU-Moorhead commit), 2027 TE [player_tooltip player_id='1085650' first='Henry' last='Fries'], 2028 DB/WR Landon Jenkins</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>#7 Blair (3-0) at #5 Omaha Skutt Catholic (2-1) Class B</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Why It's Need to Watch</strong>: It's the best game ranking wise in Class B this week. Omaha Skutt Catholic has seen a more competitive schedule thru the first three weeks and Blair will see their first ranked team on their 2026 schedule, that's why it is a battle to watch for.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Blair Players to Watch:</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 OL [player_tooltip player_id='720313' first='Ty' last='Tessendorf'] (Northwest Missouri State commit), 2027 DB [player_tooltip player_id='1539618' first='Nathan' last='Murray'], 2028 OL Ike Peterson, 2027 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1588438' first='Andrew' last='Smutny'],</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Skutt Catholic Players to Watch:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 DB [player_tooltip player_id='1086182' first='Wyatt' last='Liebentritt'] (Minnesota commit), 2027 DL/TE Beckham Warner (Harvard commit), 2028 WR [player_tooltip player_id='2129213' first='Hudson' last='Friesen'], 2028 DB/WR [player_tooltip player_id='1856886' first='Caleb' last='Bockelman'], 2028 RB/ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1625257' first='Jackson' last='Bolding']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>#7 Syracuse (2-1) at #3 Boys Town (3-0) Class C1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Why It's Need to Watch:</strong> Everyone needs to get an eye on Cowboys defense, which has allowed just 14 points total thru three games thus far. As for Syracuse, they had a bounce back 39-12 win over Arlington this week and this one is their second highest ranked team they have played this year (lost 41-7 at Ashland-Greenwood in Week 2)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"16px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:16px"><strong>Syracuse Playesr to Watch:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1297340' first='Mason' last='Lintz'], 2027 RB Oliver Eylar, 2027 WR Charlie Willheim, 2029 RB/LB Jaxen Walters</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Boys Town Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 QB [player_tooltip player_id='1321274' first='Chase' last='White'], 2027 LB [player_tooltip player_id='2230707' first='Michael' last='Sanchez Jr'], 2027 RB/DB [player_tooltip player_id='2230708' first='Shawn' last='Lewis'], 2027 RB Jalyn Conner</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>#1 Ashland-Greenwood (3-0) at #5 Auburn (3-0) Class C1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Why It's Need to Watch:</strong> The best games I feel this week come out of Class C1 as #1 ranked Ashland-Greenwood makes the 1 hour and 15 minute trip south to Auburn. A key stat to watch? the points allowed totals for both of these teams are almost even, 11.3 for Auburn 11.7 for Ashland-Greenwood.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"16px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:16px"><strong>A-G Players to Watch:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2028 RB [player_tooltip player_id='2121929' first='Grayson' last='Nolan'], 2027 OL [player_tooltip player_id='1192653' first='Barrett' last='Kitrell'] (Nebraska commit), 2027 LB/TE [player_tooltip player_id='1588489' first='Jack' last='Johnson'], 2027 LB [player_tooltip player_id='2110878' first='Andrew' last='Beranek'], 2027 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1192632' first='Liam' last='Curtis'], 2027 LB Rogan Cervany, 2028 QB/DB [player_tooltip player_id='2385351' first='Wave' last='Cerny']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Auburn Players to Watch</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 LB [player_tooltip player_id='1297768' first='Drayven' last='Lamb'], WR/DB Riley Tanner, 2028 ATH Wyatt Bemberger, 2027 WR Tayber Rademacher</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>#1 Central Valley (3-0) at #3 Sandy Creek (2-1) Class D3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Why it's Need to Watch:</strong> I thought Sandy Creeks schedule couldn't get harder in Week 4, but it does as they play host #1 Central Valley, which is the fourth team in a row that is ranked inside the top 3, and their other two have been ranked in the top 10. Central Valley can flat out score, as they have two games in which they scored 65 plus points, but those games were at home. I think this game will be easily one fo the best games in Class D3 this week by far. Both also have four players each in our 2027 prospect database which is interesting.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Central Valley Players to Watch:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1306527' first='Luke' last='Shoemaker'], 2027 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1085912' first='Landon' last='Shoemaker'], 2027 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1588499' first='Caden' last='Straka'], 2027 ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1085911' first='Gunnar' last='Vanosdall']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sandy Creek Players to Watch:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 WR [player_tooltip player_id='2065256' first='Logan' last='Tomky'], 2027 DL [player_tooltip player_id='1085910' first='Wes' last='Biltoft'], 2027 OL [player_tooltip player_id='2065257' first='Josh' last='Spray'], 2027 OL [player_tooltip player_id='2065264' first='Sam' last='Watts']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->