A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - 2011 Class D-1/D-2 Playoffs, All-State Teams and Final Ratings

2011 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, the exact same number 2010. Nine schools playing eight-man were above the playoff eligibility enrollment limit and thus ineligible for the playoffs in 2011).

*2011 Final Class D-1 Top 10* (Stu Pospisil- Omaha World Herald)

1. Elgin Public/Pope John - 13-0, (614-131) {47-10} [Carlie Wells]

2. Kenesaw - 11-1, (658-195) {Craig Schnitzler}

3. West Point Guardian Angels CC -11-2, (598-280) { Dave Ridder}

4. Creighton - 9-3, (462-253) { Jeff Jensen}

5. BDS - 9-2, (450-66) {Mark Rotter/Chris Ardissono}

6. Garden County - 10-1, (546-208) {Jason Spady}

7. Shelton - 8-2, (510-229) {Mike Lowe}

8. Overton - 7-3, (306-221) {Glenn Snodgrass}

9. South Loup - 9-2, (523-181) {Andy Schwarz}

10 Alma - 8-2, (444-148) {Isaac Frecks}

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2011 Class D-1 (Eight-Man 1) PLAYOFFS

CLASS D1

First Round

(8-0) Kenesaw 32, Arapahoe 14 (4-4)

(7-1) Alma 48, North Central 17 (6-2)

(7-1) Shelton 50, Sandhills/Thedford 8 (3-5)

(8-0) Garden County 45, Palmer 14 (4-4)

(7-1) South Loup 40, Clearwater/Orchard 6 (3-5)

(6-2) Burwell 49, Maxwell 35 (4-4)

(6-2) Overton 50, Elm Creek 19 (5-3)

(8-0) Elgin Public/Pope John 54, Franklin 13 (3-5)

(7-0) Pender 54, Deshler 40 (4-4)

(6-2) High Plains Community 53, Osmond 30 (5-3)

(5-3) Friend 62, McCool Junction 59 (7-1)

(7-1) Guardian Angels Central Catholic 48, Newman Grove 12 (6-2)

(7-1) Nebraska Christian 48, Randolph 0 (4-4)

(6-2) Creighton 40, Hartington 14 (5-3)

(6-2) Freeman 63, Bancroft-Rosalie 28 (5-2)

(7-1) BDS 66, Omaha Christian Academy 8 (4-4)

Second Round

(9-0) Kenesaw 56, Alma 20 (8-1))

(9-0) Garden County 58, Shelton 52, 3OT (8-1)

(8-1) South Loup 55, Burwell 34 (7-2)

(9-0) Elgin Public/Pope John 40, Overton 12 (7-2)

(7-2) High Plains Community 39, Pender 30 (8-0)

(8-1) Guardian Angels Central Catholic 52, Friend 12 (6-3)

(7-2) Creighton 36, Nebraska Christian 6 (8-1)

(8-1) BDS 22, Freeman 20 (7-2)

Quarterfinals

(10-0) Kenesaw 52, Garden County 22 (10-0)

(10-0) Elgin Public/Pope John 30, South Loup 0 (9-1)

(9-1) Guardian Angels Central Catholic 36, High Plains 18 (8-2)

(8-2) Creighton 48, BDS 44 (9-1)

Semifinals

(11-0) Elgin Public/Pope John 40, Kenesaw 26 (11-0)

(10-1) Guardian Angels Central Catholic 34, Creighton 28 (9-2)

Championship Final

(12-0) Elgin Public/Pope John 44, West Point Guardian Angels CC14 (11-1)

Championship Team: Elgin Public/Pope John (13-0), Championship Coach: Carlie Wells

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*2011 Class D-1 (Eight Man 1) Offense*

QB--Tyler Schnitzler-Kenesaw, 5-10, 185, Junior

RB--Nate Hass-West Point GACC, 5-10, 170, Junior

RB--Garrett Kolling-Alma, 5-9, 170, Senior***

RB--Nash Schindler-Elgin Public/Pope John, 5-10, 160, Senior

WR--Zach Wietfeld-West Point GACC, 6-0, 180, Senior

OL--Kai Wolf-Alma, 6-3, 285, Senior**

OL--Justin Burr-Kenesaw, 6-4, 285, Senior

OL--Kellen Unvert-Freeman, 6-6, 220, Senior

Kicker-Kory Kindler-Alma, 5-10, 175, Senior

*2011 Class D-1 (Eight Man 1) Defense*

DL-Jared Seier-Elgin Public/Pope John, 6-1, 200, Senior

DL--Fran LaCrete-Garden County, 6-2, 260, Senior

DL--Ryan Tegtmeier-BDS, 6-2, 205, Junior

LB--Andrew Heithoff-Elgin Public/Pope John, 5-10, 180, Senior

LB--Zane Ellis-South Loup, 6-1, 185, Senior

LB--Jake Olmstead-Overton, 6-2, 220, Senior

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

LB--Cogan Thompson-Kenesaw, 6-1, 220, Senior

DB--Ryan Mitteis-Creighton, 6-0, 173, Senior**

Punter-Troy McQuiston-Newman Grove, 6-0, 185, Senior

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*CLASS D-2*

2011 Final Class D-2 Top 10 (Stu Pospisil- Omaha World Herald)

1. Sargent - 13-0 (600-173) {65-11} [Mike Kozeal]

2. Howells - 12-1, (570-157) {Mike Speirs}

3. Giltner - 10-1 (673-204) {Jeff Ashby}

4. Humphrey St. Francis - 8-2 (454-68) {Eic Kessler}

5. Dodge- 7-3 (382-190) {Ron Lund}

6. Clarkson - 7-5 (388-374) {Jim Clarkson}

7. Loomis - 9-3 (530-273) {Denis Reese}

8. O'Neill St. Mary's- 9-1 (518-84) {Tony Allen}

9. Exeter-Milligan - 9-2 (418-148) {Dean Filipi}

10 Pawnee City - 9-1 (622-241) { Mitchell Shepherd}

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2011 Class D-2 (Eight-Man 2) PLAYOFFS

CLASS D2

First Round

(8-0) Howells 68, Wynot 18 (5-3)

(6-2) Dodge 62, Sterling 8 (6-2)

(7-1) Humphrey St. Francis 58, Dorchester 0 (4-4)

(8-0) Giltner 68, Lindsay Holy Family 28 (4-4)

(7-1) Falls City Sacred Heart 40, Lincoln Parkview Christian 12 (2-5)

(4-4) Clarkson 46, Bloomfield 22 (6-2)

(7-1) Exeter-Milligan 26, Humphrey 18 (4-4)

(7-1) Pawnee City 78, Meridian 14 (2-6)

(7-1) Pleasanton 46, Litchfield 31 (5-3)

(5-3) Medicine Valley 43, Paxton 12 (4-4)

(3-5) Anselmo-Merna 48, Stuart 26 (5-3)

(8-0) Sargent 64, Mullen 26 (7-1)

(7-1) Bertrand 76, Potter-Dix 19 (1-7)

(5-3) Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 48, Brady 24 (7-1)

(7-1) Loomis 48, Hayes Center 8 (3-5)

(8-0) O’Neill St. Mary's 66, Wallace 0 (3-5)

Second Round

(9-0) Howells 44, Dodge 16 (7-2)

(9-0) Giltner 36, Humphrey St. Francis 26 (8-1)

(5-4) Clarkson 28, Falls City Sacred Heart 20 (7-1)

(8-1) Exeter-Milligan 36, Pawnee City 0 (8-1)

(6-3) Medicine Valley 69, Pleasanton 30 (8-1)

(9-0) Sargent 74, Anselmo-Merna 20 (4-5)

(8-1) Bertrand 43, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 7 (6-3)

(8-1) Loomis 42, O’Neill St. Mary's 22 (9-0)

Quarterfinals

(10-0) Howells 26, Giltner 20 (10-0)

(6-4) Clarkson 16, Exeter-Milligan 14 (9-1)

(10-0) Sargent 58, Medicine Valley 13 (7-3)

(9-1) Loomis 68, Bertrand 40 (9-1)

Semifinals

(11-0) Howells 52, Clarkson 14 (7-4)

(11-0) Sargent 48, Loomis 0 (10-1)

Championship Final

(12-0) Sargent 21, Howells 18 (12-0)

Championship Team: Sargent (13-0), Championship Coach: Mike Kozeal

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*2011 Class D-2 (Eight Man 2) Offense*

QB--Garrett Borcher-Pawnee City, 6-0, 210, Senior

RB--Jed Fenske-Sargent, 5-9, 165 Senior**

RB--Kalen Anderson-Loomis, 5-9, 165, Senior

WR--Drew Ott-Giltner, 6-4, 245, Senior***

WR--Caleb Pritchard-Pleasanton, 5-11, 175, Senior

OL--Logan Rath-Giltner, 6-3, 248, Senior

OL- Jerrod Bazata-Howells, 6-3, 230, Senior

OL--Jordan Brichacek-Howells, 6-5, 245, Senior**

Kicker-Tyke Kozeal-Sargent, 5-11, 205, Senior**

*2011 Class D-2 (Eight Man 2) Defense*

DL-Nathan Bazata-Howells, 6-3, 260, Junior**

DL--Ryan Moser-Sargent, 5-10, 290, Junior

LB--Matt Huston-Loomis, 6-2, 190, Senior

LB-Trent Mastny-Howells, 6-0, 205, Senior**

LB--Dexter Hanzel-Humphrey High, 6-0, 210, Senior**

LB--Blake Krings-Humphrey St. Francis, 6-1, 200, Senior

DB--Guy Fenske-Sargent, 6-2, 190, Junior

DB--Tait Sibbel-O'Neill St. Mary's, 6-0, 180, Senior

Punter-Ty Ottoson-Potter-Dix, 6-2, 175, Senior