Final soccer rankings, 2008

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BY BRENT C. WAGNER / Lincoln Journal Star

Class A Boys

  1. Millard South (17-4) 

  2. Creighton Prep (15-5) 

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  3. Millard West (18-4) 

  4. Omaha Westside (14-5) 

  5. Columbus (14-4) 

  6. Omaha South (15-4) 

  7. Lincoln East (10-6) 

  8. Lincoln Southwest (12-3) 

  9. Kearney (14-3) 

10. Millard North (11-7) 

Comments: Preseason top-ranked Millard South stumbled for a time with losses to Millard West, Omaha South, Omaha Westside and Lincoln East. But when it mattered most, the Patriots were the best team in a state tournament field where six teams could have easily won it. Lincoln Southwest and Kearney are the rated teams that didn’t make it to state.

Class B Boys

  1. Omaha Skutt (17-2) 

  2. Lincoln Pius X (16-1) 

  3. Lincoln Lutheran (15-3) 

  4. Elkhorn (12-7) 

  5. South Sioux City (12-4) 

  6. Waverly (13-4) 

  7. York (11-9) 

  8. Gretna (9-5)  

  9. Schuyler (11-5) 

10. Columbus Scotus (9-7) 

Comments: Preseason top-ranked Skutt moved back into the top spot on the final night of the season. It was the SkyHawks’ fourth state title in six seasons. Lincoln Lutheran’s only losses came against Pius X, and the Warriors had wins against Skutt and Elkhorn. York kept avenging previous losses late in the season and played Pius X tough for a time in the opening round of state.

Class A Girls

  1. Millard North (18-1) 

  2. Omaha Westside (18-4) 

  3. Millard West (17-4) 

  4. Lincoln Southeast (14-4) 

  5. Omaha Marian (17-3) 

  6. Lincoln Southwest (12-2) 

  7. Lincoln East (10-6) 

  8. Bellevue East (10-7) 

  9. North Platte (10-7) 

10. Lincoln North Star (10-6) 

Comments: The Class A championship match was a great one, with Millard North beating Omaha Westside 2-1. The game featured two of the best players in the state, Westside’s Rebecca Crabb and Millard North’s Molly Thomas, and strong supporting casts. Thomas, a Nebraska recruit, shined on the biggest stage. Lincoln Southeast makes a jump by winning seven straight to end the season before losing to Westside in the state semifinals.

Class B Girls

  1. Elkhorn (20-2) 

  2. Omaha Skutt (16-2) 

  3. Gretna (12-5) 

  4. Lincoln Pius X (12-5) 

  5. Omaha Mercy (10-5) 

  6. Norris (11-5) 

  7. Hastings (13-4) 

  8. Kearney Catholic (12-5) 

  9. Omaha Gross (7-6) 

10. Columbus Scotus (9-7) 

Comments: Elkhorn coach Judy Breed retired from teaching last season but kept coaching. She was rewarded with back-to-back state championships. It came in dramatic fashion, though, as the Antlers went to a shootout in both the semifinals and finals. Norris upset Pius X in the district final, proving it could play with great teams, too.