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The Nebraska High School All-State Football Project - Saluting 1992
Posted Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at 1:15 AMThe 1992 State Football Playoffs were held during the 10th, 11th, and 12th weeks of the football season. The finals for Classes A and D3 were held Saturday, November 14. The finals for B, C1, C2, D1, and D2 were played November 20. Class A was made up of the 32 largest schools; the next 64 largest were Class B; the remainder of the schools playing 11-man football were divided into C1 and C2. ... -
The Nebraska High School All-State Basketball Project - Saluting 2010
Posted Thursday, January 5, 2023, at 4:22 PMBOYS BASKETBALL; Boys basketball had six classes in 2009-10. Each class qualified eight teams for the NSAA Boys State Basketball Championships held on March 11, 12, and 13, 2010, in Lincoln. Class A was divided into seven districts with the district champions and one wild-card team, selected on the basis of a point system, qualifying for the state tournament. Lincoln High was the wild-card team for Class A... -
The Nebraska High School All-State Football Project - Saluting 1991
Posted Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at 7:30 PMThe 1991 State Football Playoffs were held during the 10th, 11th, and 12th weeks of the football season. The finals for Classes A and D3 and C2, D1 and D2 were played November 23. Class A was made up of the 32 largest schools; the next 64 largest were Class B; the remainder of the schools playing 11-man football were divided into C1 and C2. ... -
How the Nebraska High School Basketball climate has changed since 1960.
Posted Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at 12:07 AMDespite the fact that the 1959/1960 Nebraska prep basketball season was 63 years ago and I was in the 5th grade, I can still recall 100% of these schools preparing for District Tournament time and where they were located. You see, my Dad (Bobby Mills Sr.) was a famous Big band leader back in that day and had probably played in most of these towns. Bobby Sr. was a stickler about his kids knowing the names and whereabouts of these schools... -
2022 Bobby Mills 1000 Yard Club List
Posted Friday, December 23, 2022, at 4:00 PM*The 48th version of my Bobby Mills 1000 Yard Club features 78 Nebraska running backs. This year’s list includes 35 running backs from the 11-Man ranks, 31 from 8-Man football and 12 running backs from 6-Man football. *Lance Brester from D-2 runner-up Howells-Dodge led all 8-Man football runners and was the State Rushing Champion... -
Bobby Mills (1000 Yard Guy) 2022 All-State Football Teams
Posted Monday, December 5, 2022, at 2:00 AM1I will make this brief. Choosing All-State Football Teams is one of the toughest, yet most satisfying projects I undertake on a yearly basis. I do realize that an 11-Man All-State Football team should have 11 slots. The 8-Man version….Eight... -
2022 Nebraska High School Football Playoff Semifinals Capsules-Classes D-1 (8-Man), D-2 (8-Man).
Posted Friday, November 11, 2022, at 2:21 AMCLASS D-1 (Eight-Man) North Platte St. Pats (10-0) at Neligh-Oakdale (9-1) The St. Patricks Irish first venture into the 8-Man football ranks has been a successful one despite the huge loss of three-time 1000 yard rusher, Jackson Roberts. No opponent has come within 27 points of the Irish, who have spanked... -
2022 Nebraska High School Football Playoff Semifinals Capsules-Classes C-1 and C-2.
Posted Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 3:53 PMCLASS C-1 Boone Central (9-2) at Aurora (11-0) *Nobody has come closer to the mighty Aurora Huskies than Boone Central this season, and that being a 34-13 loss back on September 2nd. The only other setback for the Cardinals has been an excusable 48-26 loss to also powerful Pierce, that setback coming on a more recent October 14th Friday... -
2022 Nebraska High School Football Playoff Semifinals Capsules-Classes A and B.
Posted Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 9:14 PMCLASS A Grand Island (9-2) at Omaha Westside (10-1) *These two teams met in GI back on September 2nd with Westside coming away with a solid 37-13 win. This is not the same Islander squad the Warriors saw back on Labor Day weekend. Since that loss and the Elkhorn South defeat, the Islanders are rolling with a purpose. ... -
8-Man, 6-Man Team by Team Quarterfinal Round Individual Statistics
Posted Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 10:55 PMLast week I featured all four 11-Man Classes, so this time around we’ll give the Class D-1 and D-2, 8-Man teams, and D-6, Six-Man team by team individual stats entering the Quarterfinal round in all three classes. **CLASS D-1 QUARTERFINALS**... -
Class C-2 First Round Football Playoffs Team by Team Individual Statistics
Posted Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 11:31 PM#16 Valentine (5-4) at Passing; Ashton Lurz-510 yards with 5 TDs/4 INTs (52.8 completion) Rushing; Ashton Lurz-1,140 yards (6.1/ carry) with 19 TDs Receiving; Connor Kreutner-18 receptions/206 yards/ 0 TDs... -
Class C-1 First Round Football Playoffs Team by Team Individual Statistics
Posted Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at 11:03 PM#16 Columbus Scotus (6-3) at Passing; Trenton Cielocha - 822 yards with 9 TDs/5 INTs (60% completion) Rushing; Henry Ramaekers (Soph) - 621 yards (5.0/carry) with 10 TDs... -
Classes A and B Statistical Playoff Leaders for Each Frist Round Matchup
Posted Monday, October 24, 2022, at 11:23 PMClass A #16 Papillion LaVista (4-5) at Passing; Tavien Pirtle-1,280 yards with 15 TDs/7 INTs (55.6% completion) Rushing; Payton Prestito-1,069 yards (7.6/per carry) with 9 TDs... -
Columbus Lakeview puts on a Ball Control Clinic to defeat rival Scotus, 28-7.
Posted Saturday, October 22, 2022, at 1:59 AMPAWNEE PARK, COLUMBUS, NE Defending Class C-1 Champion Columbus Lakeview put on a “ball control/how to control the line of scrimmage” clinic tonight in it’s 28-7 win over cross town rival Columbus Scotus. Coach Kurt Frenzen, who had been limiting Landon Ternus to around 10 carries a game, turned the 5-11, 205 pound running back loose for 147 yards on 24 carries and a touchdown in the regular season finale for both squads... -
Central Valley races to a 52-6 win over O’Neill St. Marys.
Posted Friday, October 21, 2022, at 1:24 AMWOLBACH, NE It was the Zander Wolf show tonight in Wolbach, as the 5-11, 185 pound senior exploded for 301 yards on 23 carries and FIVE rushing touchdowns, allowing the Central Valley Cougars to overwhelm O’Neill St. Marys 52-6 in the opening round of the Class D-1 football playoffs... -
Week 8 Friday Night Lights Football Heroes
Posted Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 1:42 AM**1000 Yard Rusher Alert - Second Time Around*Brady Cook, Fletcher Dubas, Nolan Dubas, Max Voichahoske-Fullerton - Brady Cook, The Fullerton football Renaissance Man, reached the 1000 yard rushing plateau for the second season in the Warriors 54-28 win over High Plains Community last Thursday. The punishing Fullerton runner rambled for 227 yards and three TDs on 32 carries. Cook’s scoring jaunts covered 4, 2 and 27 yards. That gives the All-State candidate 1,032 yards for the season... -
Fullerton closes out the regular season with Huge “W”.
Posted Friday, October 14, 2022, at 1:59 AMFULLERTON, NE The regular season finale for both the Fullerton Warriors and the High Plains Community Storm basically came down to a “Winner advances to the Class D-2 playoff field/Loser says home” football game. With the stakes as high as it gets in a high school football season, it was a resilient Fullerton team that had to fight back from a 14-0 first quarter deficit to take a huge 54-28 win over the visiting Storm... -
Week Seven Friday Night Lights Football Heroes - Part One
Posted Thursday, October 13, 2022, at 12:05 AM*Carson Rauer, Cole Ballard, Maverick Noonan-Elkhorn South - We already knew how talented Elkhorn South players Cole Ballard, Maverick Noonan and Henry Prochazka were, but when Coach Guy Rosenberg mentioned to me how much skill his quarterback Carson Rauer possessed, he was not kidding... -
Fullerton ignores 2nd quarter hiccup, routs Giltner, 60-22.
Posted Friday, October 7, 2022, at 1:12 AMGILTNER, NE Fullerton sophomore quarterback Fletcher Dubas threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more, senior standout Brady Cook added three more rushing touchdowns as the Warriors overcame a shaky second quarter to breeze past Giltner 60-22... -
Week Six Friday Night Lights Football Heroes - Part Two
Posted Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 8:35 PM*Karter Kerkman-Norfolk Catholic - The Knights starters were able tostay on the field for an entire game in Norfolk Catholic’s 28-7 victory over Battle Creek. First time in three weeks that’s happened. All-State RB Karter Kerkman zipped for 184 yards 19 carries which included touchdown runs of 37 and 54 yards...
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