A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - 2005 Class D-1/D-2 Playoffs, All-State Teams and Final Ratings

2005 Class D-1 (Eight-Man 1)

(**Classes D1 and D2 consisted of all schools playing 8-man football. There were 58 schools in D1 and 59 in D2 for a total of 117 schools, four less than 2004. Four schools playing eight-man were above the playoff eligibility enrollment limit and thus ineligible for the playoffs in 2005).

*2005 Final Class D-1 Top 10* (Stu Pospisil- Omaha World Herald)

1 Howells - 12-1, (580-153) {46-12}

2. Humphrey St. Francis - 11-1, (496-200)

3. Axtell - 12-1, (577-124)

4. Crawford - 11-1, (516-163)

5. Johnson-Brock - 10-1, (472-173)

6. Arapahoe - 10-1, (574-177)

7. Diller-Odell- 9-2, (475-229)

8. Exeter-Milligan - 9-1, (450-130)

9. Friend - 7-1, (319-160)

10 Leigh - 8-3, (415-241)

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2005 Class D-1 (Eight-Man 1) PLAYOFFS

CLASS D1

First Round

(7-1) Howells 48, Omaha Christian Academy 0 (4-4)

(4-4) Nebraska City Lourdes 32, Bancroft-Rosalie 31 (4-4)

(4-4) Clarkson 60, Lewiston 12 (6-2)

(8-0) Johnson-Brock 50, Falls City Sacred Heart 0 (4-4)

(8-0) Humphrey St. Francis 54, Newman Grove 26 (4-4)

(7-1) Elgin Pope John 27, Osmond 6 (6-2)

(6-2) Leigh 58, Winside 32 (6-2)

(7-1) Orchard 66, Spencer-Naper 30 (4-4)

(8-0) Axtell 49, Lawrence-Nelson 14 (5-3)

(8-0) Exeter-Milligan 44, Overton 14 (6-2)

(6-2) High Plains Community 48, Elm Creek 30 (7-1)

(7-1) Diller-Odell 45, Shelby 0 (4-4)

(8-0) Crawford 46, Dundy County 0 (3-5)

(4-4) Wauneta-Palisade 48, Anselmo-Merna 8 (4-4)

(6-2) Elwood 66, Hitchcock County 19 (5-3)

(8-0) Arapahoe 56, Eustis-Farnam 6 (4-4)

Second Round

(8-1) Howells 46, Nebraska City Lourdes 0 (5-4)

(9-0) Johnson-Brock 42, Clarkson 14 (5-4)

(9-0) Humphrey St. Francis 58, Elgin Pope John 18 (8-1)

(7-2) Leigh 50, Orchard 38 (8-1)

(9-0) Axtell 60, Exeter-Milligan 14 (9-0)

(8-1) Diller-Odell 43, High Plains Community 28 (7-2)

(9-0) Crawford 22, Wauneta-Palisade 20 (5-4)

(9-0) Arapahoe 64, Elwood 16 (7-2)

Quarterfinals

(9-1) Howells 46, Johnson-Brock 0 (10-0)

(10-0) Humphrey St. Francis 50, Leigh 0 (8-2)

(10-0) Axtell 61, Diller-Odell 16 (9-1)

(10-0) Crawford 66, Arapahoe 16 (10-0)

Semifinals

(10-1) Howells 42, Humphrey St. Francis 0 (11-0)

(11-0) Axtell 38, Crawford 6 (11-0)

Championship Final

(11-1) Howells 46, Axtell 6 (11-1)

Championship Coach: Mike Speirs, Howells

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*2005 Class D-1 (Eight Man 1) Offense*

QB--Eric Gustafson-Axtell, 6-3, 195, Senior

RB--Ty Brown-Crawford, 6-0, 175, Junior

RB--Ryan Rudloff-Newman Grove, 5-10, 175, Senior

RB--Travis Wegener-Humphrey St. Francis, 5-10, 200, Senior**

WR-Ben Tasa-Humphrey St. Francis, 6-6, 220, Senior

OL--Brody Friedrich-Osmond, 6-1, 230, Senior

OL--Michael Bazada-Howells, 6-4, 225, Junior*

OL--Jordan Crook-Shelby, 6-1, 240, Senior

Kicker-Scott Nilius-Omaha Christian Academy, 5-9, 165, Senior**

*2005 Class D-1 (Eight Man 1) Defense*

DL--Justin Sindelar-Howells, 6-3, 230, Senior

DL--Cody Lange-Winside, 6-0, 235, Senior

LB--Craig Burenheide-Howells, 5-11, 195, Sophomore

LB--Scott Bayer-Howells, 6-2, 220, Senior**

DB--Bryon Janata-Howells, 6-0, 175, Senior

DB--Colson Simmons-Elgin Pope John, 6-3, 168, Senior

DB--Tony Braithwait-Arapahoe, 6-1, 175, Senior

Punter-Devin Vodicka-Shelby, 6-1, 180, Senior

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2005 Final Class D-2 Top 10 (Stu Pospisil- Omaha World Herald)

1. Bruning Davenport - 13-0 (594-103) {46.-8}

2. Sargent - 12-1 (608-189)

3. Clay Center - 10-1 (488-136)

4. Stapleton - 10-2 (398-173)

5. Kenesaw - 9-2 (520-187)

6. Wynot - 7-5 (318-221)

7. Stuart - 10-1 (396-111)

8. Bloomfield - 8-2 (436-109)

9. Dodge - 8-3 (338-175)

10 Pleasanton - 9-1 (414-239)

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2005 Class D-2 (Eight-Man 2) PLAYOFFS

CLASS D2

First Round

(8-0) Clay Center 45, Shickley 0 (3-5)

(6-2) Dodge 34, Lindsay Holy Family 20 (5-3)

(6-2) Elgin 42, St. Edward 28 (6-2)

(8-0) Bruning-Davenport 48, Hampton 0 (3-5)

(8-0) Stuart 32, Chambers 6 (3-5)

(7-1) Bloomfield 30, Clearwater 6 (4-4)

(4-4) Ewing 37, Butte 12 (7-1)

(4-4) Wynot 14, Newcastle 6 (8-0)

(7-1) Kenesaw 53, Sandhills 8 (4-4)

(6-2) Pleasanton 62, Arnold 14 (6-2)

(6-2) Loomis 18, Bertrand 12 (5-3)

(8-0) Sargent 45, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 0 (4-4)

(3-5) Hayes Center 26, Wallace 20 (8-0)

(5-3) South Platte 28, Mullen 20 (6-2)

(6-2) Potter-Dix 76, Minatare 36 (5-3)

(7-1) Stapleton 52, Cody Kilgore 18 (5-3)

Second Round

(9-0) Clay Center 35, Dodge 0 (7-2)

(9-0) Bruning-Davenport 38, Elgin 20 (7-2)

(9-0) Stuart 36, Bloomfield 34 (8-1)

(5-4) Wynot 16, Ewing 12 (5-4)

(8-1) Kenesaw 39, Pleasanton 20 (7-2)

(9-0) Sargent 48, Loomis 0 (7-2)

(4-5) Hayes Center 26, South Platte 8 (6-3)

(8-1) Stapleton 44, Potter-Dix 16 (7-2)

Quarterfinals

(10-0) Bruning-Davenport 40, Clay Center 14 (10-0)

(6-4) Wynot 34, Stuart 16 (10-0)

(10-0) Sargent 47, Kenesaw 23 (9-1)

(10-0) Stapleton 46, Hayes Center 0 (5-5)

Semifinals

(11-0) Bruning-Davenport 54, Wynot 8 (7-4)

(11-0) Sargent 47, Stapleton 0 (9-1)

Championship Final

(12-0) Bruning-Davenport 34, Sargent 12 (12-0)

Championship Coaches: Mark Rotter, Chris Ardissono. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*2005 Class D-2 (Eight Man 2) Offense*

QB--Jeff Seiko-Sargent, 6-0, 185, Senior

RB--Alex Schoenholz-Bruning-Davenport, 5-11, 180, Senior

RB--Jacob Davenport-Sargent, 5-10, 165, Junior

WR-Bryson Studnicka-Clay Center, 6-4, 210, Junior

WR-Dan Uden-Kenesaw, 6-3, 195, Senior

OL--JJ Ozuna-Minatare, 6-0, 235, Senior

OL--Corey Voss-Bruning-Davenport, 6-4, 215, Junior

OL--Brady Pritchard Pleasanton, 5-11, 215, Senior

Kicker--Jeff Mannlien-Sargent, 6-1, 215, Senior

*2005 Class D-2 (Eight Man 2) Defense*

DL--Corey Beran-Sargent, 6-3, 195, Senior

LB--Derek Foxhoven-Wynot, 6-1, 2065, Senior

DB--Morgan Haupt-Potter-Dix, 6-1, 175, Senior

DB--Quincy Opela-Stapleton, 5-9, 145, Junior

DB--Lance Thorell-Loomis, 6-1, 175, Junior

DB--Adam Broders-Bloomfield, 6-1, 175, Junior

DB--Pat Riiha-Sargent, 6-2, 185, Senior

DB--Kole Ficken-Bruning-Davenport, 6-1, 210, Senior

Punter-D. Kampschneider-Dodge, 6-0, 190, Senior