01979cam a2200289 4500 268419957 TxAuBib 20160726120000.0 160129s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780803285729 pbk. : alk. paper 0803285728 pbk. : alk. paper (OCoLC)936430018 TxAuBib Dechant, John. Scoreless : Omaha Central, Creighton Prep, and Nebraska's greatest high school football game / John Dechant ; foreword by Gale Sayers. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2016. 272 pgs ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references. In October 1960, Omaha Central and Creighton Prep met for what many Nebraskans consider the greatest high school football game ever played. Future NFL Hall of Famer Gale Sayers scored seventy points while leading Central’s powerful offense through its first four games. Prep’s strong defense, on the other hand, allowed only twenty points all season. Legendary coaches patrolled both sidelines, and Prep was aiming for its third straight state championship. The stage was set for a Friday-night showdown. Fifteen thousand fans packed into Omaha’s Municipal Stadium to watch the early season championship clash. Stubborn defenses ensured parity. Back and forth the teams battled, mired around the 50-yard line, punt after punt soaring into the sky. With no overtime to settle things and the defenses holding fast, the game ended in a scoreless tie. When both teams won their remaining games, they shared the state title that year. 20160726. Omaha Central High School (Omaha, Neb.) Football History. Creighton Preparatory School Football History. Football Nebraska. Football. History. Nebraska Omaha.