Nebraska's top high school football games for October

In our top matchup for October, MaxPreps' Class C1 favorite Wahoo hosts No. 4 and cross-town rival Bishop Neumann. Also on Oct. 11, Millard West and Grand Island, a pair of Cornhusker State big school powers, duke it out on the football field Oct. 11.

Just a week before beginning postseason play, Oakland-Craig and Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur Northeast renew their gridiron rivalry, rounding out our Top 3 prep football games for October.

If your game wasn't mentioned in this week's Top 10, don't fret, there is still plenty of gridiron action scattered throughout the state the next four weeks. So, buckle your seat belt and get ready for the football ride.

As you look at the top line of each contest listed, the record in parenthesis is a school's 2019 mark while the ranking to the left of each school is MaxPreps' Nebraska Football Ranking for the class each school resides in.

Nebraska's Top high school football games for October

1. Class C1 No. 4 Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) (5-0) at Class C1 No. 1 Wahoo (5-0), Oct. 11
What can we say? This one has it all. Cross-town rivals, both of these powerhouse programs made the state semifinals a year ago before falling to elimination. Wahoo won 14-12 a year ago.

2. Class A No. 1 Millard West (Omaha) (5-0) at Class A No. 8 Grand Island (5-0), Oct. 11
It took two overtimes for Millard West, this year's Class A favorite, to pull out a 30-24 thriller last fall. Expect more of the same next week.

3. Class C2 No. 2 Oakland-Craig (Oakland) (5-0) at Class C2 No. 3 Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur Northeast (Bancroft) (5-0), Oct. 25
Oakland-Craig has won all three games by a combined 21 points in this Class C2 rivalry-in-the-making. Wolverine fans, however, think BRLD has the team to put an end to the slide.

4. Class B No. 7 Bennington (2-3) at Class B No. 10 Mount Michael Benedictine (Elkhorn) (5-0), Oct. 25
Don't let Bennington's record fool you. The Badgers have wins against Norris (eighth in Class B) and Seward (ninth in Class B) while their losses are to Omaha Skutt Catholic (second in Class B), Waverly (third in Class B) and Omaha Roncalli Catholic (fifth in Class B). Mt. Michael, meanwhile, just keeps rolling along.

5. Class B No. 2 Skutt Catholic (Omaha) (5-0) at Class B No. 3 Waverly (5-0), Oct. 11
The Skyhawks scored a two touchdown regular season win over Waverly a year ago. Skutt then eliminated the Vikings 34-14 in the Class B semifinals before claiming the state title. Waverly hasn't forgotten and is eager to host this Class B football behemoth next weekend.

6. Class D2 No. 4 Johnson-Brock (Johnson) (3-1) at Class D2 No. 2 Sacred Heart (Falls City) (4-0), Oct. 24
The Eagles edged Sacred Heart on their way to the Class D2 state title a year ago. Doug Goltz's Irish appear to be a team to beat in 2019 while Johnson-Brock has simply reloaded.

7. Class D1 No. 4 Cambridge (4-0) at Class D1 No. 5 Dundy County-Stratton (Benkelman) (4-0), Oct. 18
A year ago, the Trojans earned their first win over Dundy County-Stratton since joining the Eight-Man ranks in 2016. Then, Cambridge had to make an early postseason exit due to Dundy County-Stratton's 30-29 win over the Trojans. This battle will go a long way toward determining the Class D1 District 9 winner.

8. Class A No. 7 Millard South (Omaha) (4-1) at Class A No. 5 Omaha South (Omaha) (4-1), Oct. 24
Not only is this a classic battle between two of Nebraska's top big school football programs, it is a crucial battle in Class A District 5 competition. The Patriots won 14-13 a year ago.

9. Class D6 No. 10 Red Cloud (3-1) at Class D6 No. 7 Heartland Lutheran (Grand Island) (4-0), Oct. 18
Red Cloud upended the Red Hornets 34-29 on its way to the state football playoffs a year ago. Heartland Lutheran missed the postseason following a 4-4 season. It's a new year and both clubs are on a collision course to compete beyond the regular season.

10. Class C1 No. 7 Ord (3-2) at Class C1 No. 9 Gothenburg (4-1), Oct. 24
The Swedes gave defending Class C1 state runner-up Ord everything it could handle in a 10-7 loss last fall. Now Craig Haake's club is ready to take the next step and make a deep run of its own. The Chanticleers, meanwhile, should be plenty motivated. You see, Ord has unfinished business to attend to.