Gothenburg had chances to win, but a slow start hurt in a 10-7 loss at Ord.
The Chanticleers (8-1) took a 10-0 lead in the first half, and the Swedes (7-2) couldn’t quite catch up in the district title game on Friday.
Brady rolled past rival Maxwell and into the playoffs with a 56-26 win last Thursday at home.
The Eagles (4-4) put up 483 yards of total offense and opened with a 30-6 halftime lead en route to the victory.
Gothenburg opened with a win before dropping its final two matches in the Southwest Conference tournament held Friday in Cozad.
Brady won its 20th match of the season Oct. 16 with a 3-0 win over visiting Elwood. The Lady Eagles (20-5) rolled to a 25-12, 25-16 and 25-9 win.
There will be a lot of similarities when Gothenburg takes the field Friday night against West Point-Beemer.
Rushing
Trenton Harbur 101-856 Owen Geiken 110-664 Brennan Seitsinger 72-340
Passing
Jordan Rossell 13/30, 178 yards, 2 TD Maguire Bartlett 9/22, 122, 2 TD
Receiving
Owen Geiken 6-90, Tyce Hruza 5-92 (TD)
Front row, from left, are: Kaden Dady, Cameron Cauffman, Triston Stearns, Dalton Sitorius, Hunter Lovitt, Logan Simmons, Breck Jobman and Shane Most.
Brady will have quite the challenge in its playoff opener on Thursday night.
The Eagles (4-4) face 7-1 Clearwater-Orchard in a 5 p.m. road game. Brady is the 14th seed, while Clearwater-Orchard is the third seed in the Class D1 playoffs.
Brady rolled past rival Maxwell last Thursday to earn a playoff berth. The Eagles open the playoffs with a 5 p.m. Thursday game at Clearwater/ Orchard.
Brady dropped its fourth straight game with a 44-12 loss at Sandhills/Thedford last Thursday. The Knights (6-1) rolled up 428 yards of total offense, with 380 yards coming on the