LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 25 — The No. 38 Millard South [Omaha, NE] Patriots have dominated Nebraska’s prep football ranks in 2025, but they’ve still got one more game to go in defense of their 2024 state championship.
The Patriots won the title last year with a 27-10 win over the Omaha [NE] Westside Warriors in the championship game to cap a 12-1 season. They enter this year’s title game with an 11-1 record and a chance to match last year’s record albeit in quite different fashion.
Last year Millard South lost its season opener, 39-25, to the Basha [Chandler, AZ] Bears, an Arizona powerhouse that is competing for a state title in Arizona this season with their next game scheduled for Saturday evening in the AIA’s Open Division semifinals. This edition of the Patriots actually beat an out-of-state power in the season opener on August 29, throttling the Arbor View [Las Vegas, NV] Aggies, 49-7.
Then in September, it was announced that Millard South would have to forfeit the game for playing an ineligible player. While it didn’t keep the Patriots from winning out and advancing to the state championship game, it did prevent this team from possibly finishing 13-0. It also ended a 12-game win streak that would currently stand at 24 games.
The good news for the Patriots is that it hasn’t otherwise affected them on the field, and they’ve spent several weeks in the composite rankings due to their Top 25 position in the Massey Ratings. They are currently ranked No. 19 on that list, and the game with Arbor View still stands as a point of comparison to determine Millard South’s relative strength to other teams on the national scene. The Aggies will play the No. 7/SN No. 9 Bishop Gorman [Las Vegas, NV] Gaels for Nevada’s NIAA Open Division state championship.
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|| FIRST QUARTER ||
After a quick drive by Papillion-LaVista South, Millard South takes over and goes 9 plays and 75 yards for the opening score. It’s a 32-yard strike by Jett Thomalla to fellow senior Owen Zech.
1ST QTR — Millard South 7, Papillion-LaVista South 0
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