DUNCAN FIELD, HASTINGS, NE Hastings St. Cecilia’s lethal opening half passing combination of Carson Kudlacek to Cooper Butler was as good as it gets, as the Bluehawks overwhelmed a young Kearney Catholic team 49-7 on a gorgeous Homecoming night...

*Quentin Morris-Centura - 5-11, 200 Senior outgained David City High all by himself in the Centurions 50-7 win over the Scouts. Quentin Morris actually outgained David City by 70 yards with just his 227 rushing yards (24 carries/5 touchdowns...

*Hyatt Collins, Nick Conant, Sam Dierks, Jayden Teichmeier, Holden O’Dey-Adams Central - Yes! All of these gentlemen plus others, contributed to a terrific, hard fought win over a very fine Central City football team. Hyatt Collins ended up making what would be a game winning touchdown catch in the endzone after a tip by a Bison defender. ...

HASTINGS COLLEGE, HASTINGS, NE. (Saturday, September 24th, 2022) What a difference a year makes. One year ago, I saw this Hastings College team lose to a banged up Midland University squad 35-17 on the first Saturday of November. The Broncos dropped to 2-7 at the time and I wondered where this program was headed, although I knew this team had a brilliant Head Coach in Matt Franzen...

GILTNER, NE (Thursday, September 22nd, 2022) Senior RB Kolton Neujahr matched his four game/2022 touchdown total in just the first half alone tonight as Osceola put away Giltner 46-6 on a chilly, but beautiful night for 8-Man football...

*Brady Cook, Aiden Norman, Tyler Gochenour-Fullerton - Cook and Norman combined for 453 yards rushing and 9 touchdowns in Fullerton’s wild 74-42 win over the Nebraska Lutheran Aerial Show. Brady Cook, who ran for over a thousand yards a year ago, scooted for 251 yards on 14 totes with 4 touchdowns. ...

*Kaden Keller-Wayne - The 6-1, 165 pound sophomore had a breakout night in the Blue Devils 27-26 win over Raymond Central. Keller completed 13 of 15 passes for 271 yards and 4 touchdowns, 3 of which were long distance...

***Andrew Dubas-Cross County - A week ago in Cross County's 74-14 win over Omaha Brownell-Talbot, junior WR Andrew Dubas, who has fought through injuries during his career, scored his first varsity touchdown, a splendid 37 yard touchdown reception from QB Lucas Jacobsen. Dubas also made 4 tackles on defense in the game...

*Quinton Heineman-Pender - Mother of Mercy, what does a guy have to do to get a win these days? Heineman, a 5-10, 165 pound senior who is listed as a Punter, Wide Receiver and Strong Safety or simply an ATHLETE, did everything in a 64-62 loss to Wakefield, but win the game...

HENDERSON, NE (Friday, September 10, 2022) Wind has many benefits. It’s good for flying kites, powering sailboats or providing an economical way of producing energy. However, when you lose the opening coin toss in a high school football game on an extremely blustery evening, see Sam Souerdyke drive the opening kickoff into the endzone for a touchback, then see your normally fine punter have his punt held in air the by a stiff 35 MPH wind, then drop to the turf 10-15 yards downfield, creating a short field for a powerhouse Run Offense……..it’s not so good, especially when it happens TWICE in the opening quarter.. ...

*Jack Molt-Riverside - Sophomore speed merchant broke loose in the Chargers Friday afternoon wild 81-48 win over visiting Sandy Creek. Molt charged through the Cougar defense for 248 yards and 4 rushing touchdowns, returned a kickoff for a 5th TD and added 6 stops on defense...

*Karter Kerkman-Norfolk Catholic - 6-0, 190 pound senior started the 2022 season right where he left off last year. Kerkman, who rambled for 1,852 yards and 25 touchdowns a year ago, broke loose for 232 yards on 19 carries and FIVE TDs in the Knights 37-12 win over Oakland-Craig...

*Carlos Collazo-Aurora - 5-10, 200 pound All-State RB rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another in the Huskies season-opening 43-13 romp over longtime rival Grand Island Northwest. Collazo, who bolted for 2,022 yard in 2021, scored from 39, 17 and 2 yard away and shocked Northwest by pulling up on a sweep and lofting a 69 yard TD pass to speedy Caleb Nachtigal...

AURORA, NE (Friday, August 26, 2022) Aurora special teams capitalized on Northwest mistakes, forced Northwest turnovers, turning them into touchdowns, while the Huskies offense was its usual quality self, resulting in an Aurora 43-13 opening night win over longtime rival GI Northwest...

Minden, NE (Thursday, August 25, 2022) Nick Conant pulled off the explosive runs, 2 time 1000 yard rusher Hyatt Collins did the power running, Quarterback Sam Dierks provided the aerial show, and the Adams Central defense brought the hammer down on the Minden offense, as the Patriots opened the 2022 football campaign with an impressive 28-7 victory over a pretty salty Whippets squad...

SPALDING, NE (Friday, August 19, 2022) The football gods provided the perfect late August setting for a 2022 Season Opener for a pair of D-1, Eight-Man football upper tier programs. Riverside and Summerland went back and forth in a see-saw battle before Riverside finally held off a late driving Sumnmerland offense for a nail-biting 27-26 win...

I KNOW I went overboard with these 8-Man Linemen, but every single one of these warriors deserve a mention. Please give a tip of the hat to the guys up front who clear the way for the record setting 2000 yard backs in the 8-Man circles. This took a long time to compile and there may be a few errors, but I think for the most part, the information is accurate...

I like the big guys up front. Without their skill, neither the passing, or rushing game clicks. Every running back will tell you the same story. No blocking up front, no yards. I may have overdone this offensive and defensive line salute, missed some names, and in some cases, have the wrong school if one of these boys made the switch in the off-season...

**RECEIVINGCLASS A Joe Roll-Gretna - 53 receptions for 877 Yds (16.6/catch) with 8 TDs - Toughest wide-out to cover in the state, BEST receiver in the state. Roll is ripped, is fast, and has more moves than Michael Jackson or Chris Brown on the gridiron. ...

We’ll spotlight 11-Man Quarterbacks in Classes A, B, C-1 and C-2 in our first installment of returning leaders in the Passing Yards department The key to reading the passing yardage statistics in this article are fairly simple. I’ll list the QB’s first, followed by passing yards, touchdowns/interceptions, then in parentheses it will indicate passes attempted, completed, then completion percentage...