Huskies have date with Skutt

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Winner moves on to Class B finals at Memorial Stadium

  • Aurora’s defense held Scottsbluff to 206 total yards Friday night, highlighted by multiple defenders to the ball, like Jack Allen (middle) and Kellen Peterson (54).
    Aurora’s defense held Scottsbluff to 206 total yards Friday night, highlighted by multiple defenders to the ball, like Jack Allen (middle) and Kellen Peterson (54).

    A smile came across Aurora coach Kyle Peterson’s face Friday night when he heard of the Huskies’ opponent in the Class B semifinals. 
    Omaha Skutt is coming west.
    Aurora will host Omaha Skutt Friday with a trip to Memorial Stadium in the Class B finals on the line starting with a 7 p.m. kick. 
    “They’re incredibly well coached,” Peterson said of Skutt. “They don’t do a lot of things, but what they do, they do incredibly well.”
    The Huskies and SkyHawks will play for the third time in the playoffs Friday night. 
    Each team has a win over the other in postseason action. In the first matchup, Aurora defeated Skutt 34-21 back in the Class B finals of the 2009 season, capping Aurora’s back-to-back state championships. 
    The second of those matchups was in the opening round of the 2017 playoffs, where Skutt won on its home field, 23-0. That year, Skutt finished runner-up to York. 
    Peterson also mentioned that Aurora played at Omaha Skutt in its very first home game during Peterson’s first year as coach. 

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