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Here is your guide to who they are, where they are playing and a peak at their 2014 numbers.

Thursday's 8-Man 1st Round games:

Class D-1 - West Bracket

*Twin Loup @ Creighton (6:00) - Twin Loup's Chett Hinton has run for 771 yards and missed a game to boot. Creighton's Reid Liska has waited a couple of years for his shot and has 990 in limited playing time because of Bulldogs blowout wins.

*Neligh-Oakdale @ Elgin/Pope John (7:00)

Elgin/Pope John sophomore Chad Bode has run for 701 yards but his team must stop Neligh-Oakdale passing attack.

*Arapahoe @ Elm Creek (7:00) - Elm Creek has D-1's rushing leader Christian Best. One step and Best is gone. Terrific in open spaces (29 Tds). Arapahoe's Brennan Koller has 946 yards but is he hurt? Warriors have dropped 3 of last 4.

*Perkins County @ Burwell (5:00) - Longhorns have Coby Cassidy (963 yards). Perkins lost their 1st 4, then won the last 4. They have 10.9 hundred man Derek Sis, who was 6th in the 100 as a freshman. He has 885 yards this fall. Kid is faaaaasssst.

*Shelton @ Hemingford (2:00 MDT) - How about Hemingford's Ethan Skinner. 1,612 yards this fall, 5,066 for his career. Nuff said. Bobcats are on a mission and just might take it all this year.

*North Central @ Blue Hill (2:30) - Blue Hill has an outstanding RB in Keithen Drury who is over a 1000 yards for the 2nd straight season. Drury is one of the shiftiest backs in all of 8-Man football. North Central has 3 fine players in junior QB Cash Cosgrove, RB Justin Palmer, FB Andrew Hollenbeck and an "O" line that can flat out block. Great match-up and I'll be there.

*Ansley-Litchfield @ Amherst (7:00) - Amherst has a balanced running attack and Jr. quarterback has 1,092 yards passing, averaging 21 yards a completion. Of course Ansley/Litchfield has the Hoss. Sophomore Hoss Smith, who rushed for 741 yards is a good one. Amherst beat this team 28-0 two weeks ago.

*Sutherland @ Fullerton (6:00) - Fullerton's Garrett Sonderup is the best 8-Man RB in 8-Man football right now, having gained 1,919 yards this fall, 5,278 for his career and is fresh off a 484 yard outburst against High Plains. Sutherland's Sailors have junior Trey Rongisch, who has 778 yards to date.

***East Bracket***

*Cross County @ Friend (7:00) - The Bulldogs of Friend have speedy junior Zemua Baptista who has zipped for 1,120 yards. He had 1,031 as a sophomore. Cross County sneaks in with a 3-5 record and is led by QB Turner Bowman's 731 yards.

*High Plains @ Diller-Odell (6:00) - High Plains Jabe Wurtz has thrown for 1,506 yards and 21 Tds with only 2 picks. Trey Engle has run for 658 yds but has 16 Tds. Diller-Odell has been hit by backfield injuries and has leaned on seniot Marcus Eikmann (600+).

*Pawnee City @ West Point Guardian Angels Guardian Angels CC (5:00) - WPGACC senior Jesse Preito stepped up to the tune of 1,184 yards this fall when 1000 yard man Tanner Hass (Jr/1,316) went down in pre-season with a broken leg. Pawnee City has tough running junior Cory Kettelhake, who has 911 yards.

*Cedar Bluffs @ Howells-Dodge (7:00) - HD has rugged Jesse Faltys, who not only has 991 tough yards but is also a ferocious linebacker. Cedar Bluffs has only 2 seniors on this team and 6 backs with at least 150 yards rushing. Junior signal caller Maverick Sukstorf has 1,189 yards passing with 20 touchdowns and only 2 interceptions. 1st playoff appearance since 2008.

*Nebraska City Lourdes @ Henderson Heartland (6:00) - 2 year thousand yard runner Ty Brown leads a trio of super RB's for Heartland. Lourdes senior RB Tylor Sturm has terrific balance, vision, and can flat knock defenders down like bowling pins.

*Clarkson-Leigh @ Hartington-Newcastle (6:00) - Clarkson-Leigh has multi-talented speed demon Chris Konicek (990 yards). Dangerous return man and receiver as well. Hartington Chris Pavlik has 553.

*Scribner-Snyder @ Bloomfield (5:30) - Scribby quarterback Bruce Schulenburg has 1,026 yards and is a 2 year 1000 yard/multi-threat signal caller. Running back rich Bloomfield also has a 2 year 1000 yard man in Cody Beckmann (1,125 yds) plus Quinn O'Brien who has 911. One of the best D-1 match-ups of the day.

*Omaha Christian Academy @ BDS (6:00) - BDS has a QB that can do it all in Grant Norder. He has over 800 rushing yards and has at least 3 passes on defense. Christian has senior Armand Robinson with his 715 yards and 15 Tds. BDS can flat out make plays at crucial times.