A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - 2010 Class D-1/D-2 Playoffs, All-State Teams and Final Ratings

2010 Class D-1 (Eight-Man 1)

(**Classes D1 and D2 consisted of all schools playing 8-man football. There were 57 schools in D1 and 58 in D2 for a total of 115 schools, three less than 2009. Nine schools playing eight-man were above the playoff eligibility enrollment limit and thus ineligible for the playoffs in 2010).

*2010 Final Class D-1 Top 10* (Stu Pospisil- Omaha World Herald)

1 West Point Central Catholic - 12-1, (799-257) {61-20} [Dave Ridder]

2. Bancroft-Rosalie - 11-1, (742-162) {Jon Cerny}

3. Creighton -12-1, (486-120) {Jeff Jensen}

4. Overton - 11-1, (589-186) {Glen Snodgrass}

5. Johnson-Brock - 8-0, (450-66) {Brett Davis}

6. Osmond - 8-3, (493-214) {Rod Brummels}

7. Newman Grove - 8-2, (489-228) {Bill Mimick}

8. Friend - 9-2, (464-286) {Jim Pfeiffer}

9. Alma - 9-2, (360-220) {Isaac Frecks}

10 South Loup - 10-1, (452-174) {Andy Schwarz}

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2010 Class D-1 (Eight-Man 1) PLAYOFFS

CLASS D1

First Round

(8-0) Creighton 62, Fullerton 8 (4-4)

(4-4) Arapahoe 60, Burwell 46 (6-2)

(6-2) Elgin Public/Pope John 60, Southwest 50 (4-4)

(7-1) Alma 37, Shelton 16 (5-3)

(8-0) South Loup 55, Clearwater/Orchard 14 (2-6)

(6-2) Kenesaw 58, Sandhills/Thedford 42 (4-4)

(5-3) Axtell 44, Garden County 38 (5-3)

(8-0) Overton 47, North Central 20 (4-4)

(8-0) Bancroft-Rosalie 70, Emerson-Hubbard 12 (3-5)

(8-0) Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 56, Scribner-Snyder 12 (4-4)

(7-1) Friend 42, Hartington 14 (3-5)

(7-1) Pender 56, Randolph 8 (3-5)

(6-2) Osmond 61, Deshler 12 (5-3)

(6-2) Winside 50, Omaha Christian Academy 16 (4-4)

(7-1) Newman Grove 56, Shelby 20 (4-4)

(7-1) West Point Central Catholic 78, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 6 (3-5)

Second Round

(9-0) Creighton 44, Arapahoe 0 (5-4)

(8-1) Alma 22, Elgin/Pope John 2 (7-2)

(9-0) South Loup 48, Kenesaw 20 (7-2)

(9-0) Overton 21, Axtell 6 (6-3)

(9-0) Bancroft-Rosalie 60, Bruning-Davenport 8 (9-0)

(8-1) Friend 28, Pender 22 (8-1)

(7-2) Osmond 43, Winside 12 (7-2)

(8-1) West Point Central Catholic 60, Newman Grove 30 (8-1)

Quarterfinals

(10-0) Creighton 32, Alma 7 (9-1)

(10-0) Overton 27, South Loup 7 (10-0)

(10-0) Bancroft-Rosalie 58, Friend 22 ()

(9-1) West Point Central Catholic 50, Osmond 35 (8-2)

Semifinals

(11-0) Creighton 22, Overton 20 (11-0)

(10-1) West Point Central Catholic 50, Bancroft-Rosalie 46 (11-0)

Championship Final

(11-1) West Point Central Catholic 45, Creighton 30 (12-0)

Championship Coach: Dave Ridder, West Point Central Catholic

{***West Point Central Catholic came within one point scoring 800 points during the 2010 campaign. I thought it might be noteworthy to post their game-by-game results.}

(....and for those of you that wondered who Omaha Saint Peter Claver was? They were a Jesuit school that lasted a total of four years and played football only in 2010, compiling an 0-8 record)

West Point Central Catholic (12-1)

6 Howells……………..40 - 52 Omaha Christian Academy…6

78 Clarkson…………….32 - - 94 Omaha Concordia …………..0

60 East Butler…………...6 --- 78 Lyons-Decatur NE……………6

60 Om. St. Peter Claver..6 - 60 Newman Grove……………...30

80 Scribner-Snyder…….8 - - 50 Osmond………………………35

86 Lyons-Decatur NE…12 - --50 Bancroft-Rosalie…………….46

State Championship Game - 45 Creighton……..30

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*2010 Class D-1 (Eight Man 1) Offense*

Back--Anthony Ritter-West Point Central Catholic, 6-1, 200, Senior

Back--Cody Stalp-West Point Central Catholic, 5-10, 180, Senior

Back--Clayton Moore-Friend, 5-9, 155, Senior

End---Jacob Olmsted-Overton, 6-3, 205, Junior

End---Aaron Brown-Bancroft-Rosalie, 5-11, 180, Senior

OL--Jonathan Wenzl-Johnson-Brock, 6-3, 210, Senior

OL--Kai Wolfe-Alma, 6-4, 300, Junior

OL--Jonny Hagedorn-West Point Central Catholic, 5-10, 185, Senior

Kicker-Jacob Jensen-Overton, 6-2, 205, Senior

*2010 Class D-1 (Eight Man 1) Defense*

DL-Zach Olmsted-Overton, 6-3, 205, Senior

LB--Derek Tyler-Creighton, 5-11, 205, Senior

LB--Jay Kindler-Alma, 5-9, 180, Senior

LB--Mike Stansberry-Bancroft-Rosalie, 5-10, 180, Senior

DB--Troy McCuiston-Newman Grove, 5-10, 175, Junior

DB--Graham Butler-Johnson Brock, 6-2, 170, Senior**

DB--Ryan Mitteis-Creighton, 6-0, 174, Junior

DB--Michael Koehler-Osmond, 6-0, 170, Senior

Punter-Alex Berg-Bancroft-Rosalie, 6-0, 190, Senior

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*CLASS D-2*

2010 Final Class D-2 Top 10 (Stu Pospisil- Omaha World Herald)

1. Howells - 13-0 (600-173) {46.-13} [Mike Speirs]

2. Humphrey St. Francis - 9-2, (512-116) {Eric Kessler}

3. Giltner - 11-1 (685-180) {Jeff Ashby}

4. Sargent - 12-1 (721-230) {Mike Kozeal}

5. Pawnee City- 9-2 (499-188) {Mitchell Shepherd}

6. Humphrey High - 7-3 (414-244) {THEE Bob McEvoy}

7. Eustis-Farnam - 9-2 (479-225) {Brad Dunlap}

8. Mullen - 10-2 (522-241) {Mike Brown}

9. Loomis - 9-2 (418-148) {Denis Reese}

10 O'Neill St. Mary's - 9-1 (396-136) {Tony Allen}

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2010 Class D-2 (Eight-Man 2) PLAYOFFS

CLASS D2

First Round

(8-0) Howells 52, Exeter-Milligan 20 (4-4)

(7-1) Sterling 46, Wynot 8 (5-3)

(6-2) Humphrey High 66, Silver Lake 12 (6-2)

(7-1) Humphrey St. Francis 54, Lawrence-Nelson 0 (5-3)

(7-1) Pawnee City 72, Hampton 0 (6-2)

(6-2) Falls City Sacred Heart 14, Lewiston 0 (5-3)

(5-3) Bloomfield 28, Clarkson 22 (4-4)

(8-0) Giltner 66, Dorchester 3 (4-4)

(7-1) Eustis-Farnam 59, Anselmo-Merna 26 (3-5)

(7-1) Bertrand 59, Hay Springs 14 (8-0)

(7-1) Pleasanton 40, Stuart 34 (5-3)

(8-0) Sargent 48, Loup City 14 (6-2)

(7-1) Mullen 54, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 12 (5-3)

(7-1) Brady 26, Litchfield 7 (5-3)

(7-1) Loomis 26, Medicine Valley 0 (5-3)

(8-0) O’Neill St. Mary's 66, Wallace 0 (4-4)

Second Round

(9-0) Howells 44, Sterling 6 (7-2)

(8-1) Humphrey St. Francis 54, Humphrey High 14 (7-2)

(8-1) Pawnee City 58, Falls City Sacred Heart 44 (7-2)

(9-0) Giltner 52, Bloomfield 12 (6-3)

(8-1) Eustis-Farnam 48, Bertrand 19 (8-1)

(9-0) Sargent 58, Pleasanton 7 (8-1)

(8-1) Mullen 40, Brady 14 (8-1)

(8-1) Loomis 19, O’Neill St. Mary's 18 (9-0)

Quarterfinals

(10-0) Howells 42, Humphrey St. Francis 14 (9-1)

(10-0) Giltner 58, Pawnee City 30 (9-1)

(10-0) Sargent 46, Eustis-Farnam 20 (9-1)

(9-1) Mullen 34, Loomis 14 (9-1)

Semifinals

(11-0) Howells 40, Giltner 20 (11-0)

(11-0) Sargent 50, Mullen 20 (10-1)

Championship Final

(12-0) Howells 46, Sargent 7 (12-0)

Championship Coach: Mike Speirs, Howells

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*2010 Class D-2 (Eight Man 2) Offense*

Back--Dwight Hanzel-Humphrey High, 6-0, 175, Senior

Back--Trent Mastny-Howells, 6-0, 205, Junior

Back--Derek Eastman-Giltner, 5-6, 180, Senior

Back--Jed Fenske-Sargent, 5-9, 160 Senior

Back--Zach Call-Mullen, 5-11, 185, Senior

OL-Mike Marr-Pawnee City, 6-3, 225, Senior

OL-Zach McPhillips-Humphrey St. Francis, 6-2, 235, Senior

OL-Jordan Brichacek-Howells, 6-6, 235, Senior

Kicker-Tyke Kozeal-Sargent, 5-10, 195, Junior

*2010 Class D-2 (Eight Man 2) Defense*

DL-Nathan Bazata-Howells, 6-3, 245, Sophomore

DL--Brian Bayer-Howells, 6-5, 216, Junior

LB--Corey Brester-Howells, 5-10, 190, Senior

LB--Dexter Hanzel-Humphrey High, 6-4, 215, Senior**

LB--Tyler Fenske-Sargent, 6-1, 175, Junior

LB--Drew Ott-Giltner, 6-3, 205, Junior

DB--Djorn Dunlop-Eustis-Farnam, 6-0, 155, Senior

DB--Sam Schlautmann-Howells, 6-1, 190, Senior

Punter-Carson Bellamy-Eustis-Farnam, 6-0, 175, Senior