**1000 Yard Rusher Alert- 1000 Yard Passer Alert*Caleb Allen - Ainsworth - 5-9, 140 pound Dual-Threat Quarterback crashed over the 1000 yard mark in both rushing and passing yards in last week’s 82-65 win over Niobrara/Verdigre...

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**1000 Yard Passing Alert*Hunter Haughton, Cole Horacek-Fullerton - These two gentlemen came up huge in Fullerton’s double overtime 50-48 win over Palmer last Thursday. The “All Grit, Never Quit” Warriors dug into Coach Ryan Haughton’s “Master of Trickery” play book to utilize the talents of QB Hunter Haughton and End/Utility player Cole Horacek...

*Brett Tinker, Bluejays O-Line-Pierce - All-State LB/FB has really turned up the heat since the injury to quarterback Dalton Freeman a few weeks back. With the Three Horsemen now being reduced to two, Tinker has turned up the touchdown output and last week’s game with Lakeview was a prime example...

*Gabe Conant-Adams Central - Two time 1000 yard rusher erupted for the second 300 yard rushing game of his career in the Patriots 49-0 win over Holdrege. The 175 pound dynamo carried the ball 31 times for 315 yards and five touchdown runs covering 1, 5, 1, 3 and 7 yards in the win...

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FULLERTON NE Fullerton had their own version of Wounded Warriors heading into Thursday night’s D-1, District 6 matchup with a dangerous Palmer team, who is much better than their 1-3 record would indicate. The Warriors, down 4 players, including 3 year starter Connor Sonderup and Isaak Norman, sported a roster that dipped down under the 20 able bodies mark...

*Gabe Conant, Evan Johnson, Leif Spady, Slade Smith-Adams Central - Looks like all the cylinders were clicking for the 3rd rated Patriots (Class C1) last Friday as they dispatched the 6th rated Ord Chanticleers by a 50-27 count. Games like that are not supposed to be that lopsided, but Adams Central had a 50-13 lead heading into the 4th quarter...

*Tyler Palmer, Eric Mustard, Dalton Borchers-Columbus Scotus - Saw these men play two games in six days live, so I have a pretty good idea about their talent levels. All three get an “A” rating from my end, especially QB/Athlete Tyler Palmer...

*Nate Glantz-Bellevue West - Thunderbird quarterback continued his firm grasp of Michael Huffman’s complex offense with a big road game win against Lincoln Pius X. The senior field general was red hot with his 15 of 19 passing for 208 yards and 3 touchdowns in Bellevue West’s 42-0 shutout win over the Thunderbolts...

VINCE ALDRICH FIELD, LINCOLN NE. Ladies and Gentlemen, it was all systems GO tonight for Bellevue West, as the Thunderbirds were clicking on all cylinders in a businesslike 42-0 win over a Lincoln Pius X team that is better than their record indicates...

PAWNEE PARK, COLUMBUS, NE. To say Columbus Scotus was quick out of the gate in tonight’s Class C-1, District 4 matchup against Raymond Central may be the understatement of the week. The Shamrocks opening drive took just 44 seconds and required just three quick plays to put the men with the green jerseys up 7-0...

*Aquinas Head Coach Ron Mimick - The Monarch head man, who would probably insist he’s not a Legend, notched win number 300 when Aquinas whipped Ponca 49-7 last Friday. The man whose career stands at 300 wins and only 116 losses, is only the 9th coach in Nebraska high school football history to reach the coveted 300 Win Club...

*Dex Larsen-Blair - I rarely give advise, but if you are playing defense and planning on making a solo tackle on the 5-9, 195 pound Dex Larsen…..call for some backup help. The powerful, punishing junior has run over more defenders than a runaway bull in an indoor flea market this season...

*Justin Erb-Wakefield - 6-3, 185 pound junior pulled off thee shocker of the 2019 season when he ran for a massive 409 yards on 43 carries and 6 total touchdowns in Wakefield's 58-24 win against Class D-1, No. 1 Lutheran High NE last Friday night...

PAWNEE PARK-(COLUMBUS NE.) The Pierce Bluejays furious ground attack, minus All-State QB/DB Dalton Freeman, never skipped a beat in an impressive 50-21 win over a good Columbus Scotus football team Friday night at Pawnee Park. For the second straight week, Brett Tinker, Carson Oestreich and company zipped through quick openings provided by the crisp, crunching blocks of that highly skilled Pierce offensive line...

*Connor Pohlmeier-Plattsmouth - At least one time in each of the past three years, this young man graces the top of my Friday Night Lights list. When you’re 5-9, 140 pounds and run for 928 yards as a sophomore, 1,253 your junior season and your team wins only three times each of those years……..you must be something special...

*Justis Bader, Quinston Larson - Grand Island Heartland Lutheran - This lethal 6-Man football pass/catch combination has the Red Hornets off to a 2-0 start and the school’s first ever ratings appearance in the Omaha World-Herald football ratings (#10)...

Very special week packed with special performances by special players. There are those who may think I’m hung up on The Three Horsemen of Pierce, but I’ll guarantee they earned their stripes Friday night on the road against a rugged Ord team...

ORD, NE. I’ll admit that I’ve had fears about Pierce losing one of the Three Horsemen. The Bluejays became only the second team in 11-Man football history to have three backs rush for over a thousand yards in one season. Quarterback Dalton Freeman, utility back Carson Oestreich and rugged fullback Brett Tinker all were part of that history a year ago, cracking the 1000 yard plateau as juniors...