Bennington’s run of three straight Nebraska high school football championships ended Tuesday night at Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium. Skutt Catholic edged Bennington 29-26 to capture the school’s sixth overall state football championship.
Bennington fought back in the Class C-2 from a 21-6 halftime deficit to take a 26-23 lead. Dylan Van Dyke tossed a 19-yard touchdown pass Joe Kolega to give the Skyhawks the win. Van Dyke threw for 380 yards with two touchdowns.
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.
