A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - Saluting the 2015 Class D-1/D-2 Playoffs, All-State Teams and Final Ratings

2015 Class D-1 (Eight-Man 1)

(**Classes D1 and D2 consisted of all schools playing 8-man football. There were 54 schools playing football in D-1 and 54 competing in D2 for a total of 108 schools, the same number that competed in 2014. FIVE schools playing eight-man were above the playoff eligibility enrollment limit and thus ineligible for the playoffs in 2014).

*2015 Final Class D-1 Top 10* (Stu Pospisil- Omaha World Herald)

1. BDS - 13-0, (638-209) {49-13} [Mark Rotter/Chris Ardissono]

2. Burwell - 11-2, (570-253) {Luke Gideon}

3. Creighton -11-1, (688-218) {Gene Suhr}

4. West Point Guardian Angels CC - 10-1, (581-170) {Dave Ridder}

5. Amherst - 10-1, (599-200) {Ron Evans}

6. High Plains - 8-3, (607-320) {Greg Wood}

7. East Butler - 9-1, (592-261) {Shawn Bilthoft}

8. Blue Hill - 7-3, (493-299) {Jon Coffey}

9. Clearwater-Orchard - 8-4, (366-337) {Jeff Shabram}

10 Perkins County - 9-1, (638-150) {Carlie Wells}

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2015 Class D-1 (Eight-Man 1) PLAYOFFS

CLASS D1

First Round

(8-0) BDS 52, Cross County 22 (4-4)

(6-2) Neligh-Oakdale 75, Pender 32 (6-2)

(5-3) Bloomfield 80, Nebraska City Lourdes 48 (7-1)

(8-0) West Point Guardian Angels Central Catholic 76, Mead 12 (4-4)

(8-0) East Butler 50, Heartland 43 (4-4)

(6-2) High Plains Community 84, Howells-Dodge 40 (3-5)

(7-1) Clarkson/Leigh 52, Diller-Odell 26 (6-3)

(8-0) Creighton 66, Fullerton 0 (3-5)

(8-0) Amherst 65, Sutherland 8 (3-5)

(4-4) Ansley-Litchfield 48, Arapahoe 20 (4-4)

(6-2) Blue Hill 54, Elm Creek 26 (4-4)

(7-1) Burwell 59, Boyd County 26 (4-4)

(7-1) Hemingford 48, South Loup 7 (3-5)

(6-2) Elgin Public/Pope John 52, Axtell 28 (4-4)

(5-3) Clearwater/Orchard 42, Dundy County-Stratton 18 (4-4)

(8-0) Perkins County 60, Twin Loup 14 (3-5)

Second Round

(9-0) BDS 42, Neligh-Oakdale 7 (7-2)

(9-0) Guardian Angels Central Catholic 74, Bloomfield 6 (6-3)

(7-2) High Plains Community 66, East Butler 28 (9-0)

(9-0) Creighton 52, Clarkson/Leigh 12 (8-1)

(9-0) Amherst 63, Ansley-Litchfield 44 (5-4)

(8-1) Burwell 43, Blue Hill 40 (7-2)

(7-2) Elgin Public/Pope John 34, Hemingford 6 (8-1)

(6-3) Clearwater/Orchard 38, Perkins County 36 (9-0)

Quarterfinals

(10-0) BDS 36, Guardian Angels Central Catholic 16 (10-0)

(10-0) Creighton 72, High Plains Community 32 (8-2)

(9-1) Burwell 64, Amherst 41 (10-0)

(7-3) Clearwater/Orchard 42, Elgin Public/Pope John 28 (8-2)

Semifinals

(11-0) BDS 46, Creighton 28 (1-0)

(10-1) Burwell 40, Clearwater/Orchard 6 (8-3)

Championship Final

(12-0) BDS 44, Burwell 30 (11-1)

Championship Team: BDS (13-0), Coaches: Mark Rotter/Chris Ardissono

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*2015 Class D-1 (Eight Man 1) Offense*

QB---Riley Tegtmeier-BDS, 6-0, 180, Senior

RB---Tanner Haas-West Point Guardian Angels CC, 6-1, 205, Senior

RB---Andrew Fangman-Elgin Public/Pope John, 5-11, 175, Senior

WR--Brayden Eckhout-Amherst, 6-0, 175, Senior

WR--Ty Chaffin-Burwell, 6-4, 200, Senior**

OL--Sam Morrill Creighton, 5-11, 225, Junior

OL--Tanner Benge-Hemingford, 6-2, 240, Senior

OL--Collin Brown-Blue Hill, 6-3, 330, Junior*

Kicker-Omar Ramirez-High Plains, 5-11, 170, Senior

*2015 Class D-1 (Eight Man 1) Defense*

DL--Andy Kerkman-Clearwater-Orchard, 6-8, 235, Senior

DL--Lane Helgoth-Burwell, 6-2, 205, Senior

LB--Ben Elznic-BDS, 6-2, 195, Senior

LB--Sam Christensen BDS, 6-1, 200, Senior

LB--Lane Walton-Creighton, 6-1, 205, Senior

LB--Josh DeMers High Plains, 6-2, 210, Senior**

DB---Victory Sikes-Burwell, 6-1, 190, Senior

DB---Kale Kleinschmidt-BDS, 5-8, 159, Junior

Punter-Tyler Holz-Bloomfield, 5-11, 205, Senior

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*CLASS D-2*

2015 Final Class D-2 Top 10 (Stu Pospisil- Omaha World Herald)

1 Humphrey St. Francis - 12-1 (670-277) {51-21} [Eric Kessler]

2. Chambers/Wheeler Central - 12-1, (702-182) {Tom Thramer}

3. Falls City Sacred Heart - 9-2 (522-236) {Doug Goltz}

4. Wynot - 10-2 (544-258) {Steve Heimes}

5. Exeter-Milligan - 9-2 (436-304) {Dean Filipi}

6. Sandhills-Thedford - 10-2 (450-175) {Josh Deines}

7. Anselmo-Merna - 9-2 (571-250) {Matt McGinn}

8. Lawrence-Nelson - 8-2 (410-190) {Brian Blevins}

9. Randolph - 7-3 (433-206) {Mark Lech}

10 Garden County - 10-1 (726-317) {Jason Spady}

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2015 Class D-2 (Eight-Man 2) PLAYOFFS

CLASS D2

First Round

(8-0) Chambers/Wheeler Central (CWC) 60, Wallace 6 (3-5)

(5-3) Bertrand 48, Brady 22 (6-2)

(4-4) Mullen 50, Stuart 40 (5-3)

(7-1) Anselmo-Merna 80, Eustis-Farnam 28 (4-4)

(7-1) Sandhills/Thedford 69, Pleasanton 16 (4-4)

(6-2) Maxwell 40, Southwest 32 (6-2)

(6-2) Crawford 28, Alma 16 (6-2)

(8-0) Garden County 74, Leyton 32 (3-5)

(7-1) Humphrey St. Francis 68, O’Neill St. Mary’s 22 (3-5)

(7-1) Osceola 72, Osmond 42 (6-2)

(6-2) Randolph 76, Johnson-Brock 33 (5-3)

(7-1) Falls City Sacred Heart 52, Emerson-Hubbard 18 (5-3)

(7-1) Wynot 66, Palmer 20 (4-4)

(7-1) Lawrence-Nelson 38, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 22 (5-3)

(6-2) Kenesaw 81, Giltner 6 (5-3)

(7-1) Exeter-Milligan 42, Sterling 6 (4-4)

Second Round

(9-0) CWC 54, Bertrand 18 (6-3)

(8-1) Anselmo-Merna 58, Mullen 24 (5-4)

(8-1) Sandhills/Thedford 62, Maxwell 27 (7-2)

(9-0) Garden County 50, Crawford 14 (7-2)

(8-1) Humphrey St. Francis 52, Osceola 14 (8-1)

(8-1) Falls City Sacred Heart 34, Randolph 26 (7-2)

(8-1) Wynot 38, Lawrence-Nelson 0 (8-1)

(8-1) Exeter-Milligan 48, Kenesaw 32 (7-2)

Quarterfinals

(10-0) CWC 56, Anselmo-Merna 24 (9-1)

(9-1) Sandhills/Thedford 49, Garden County 14 (10-0)

(9-1) Humphrey St. Francis 46, Falls City Sacred Heart 14 (9-1)

(9-1) Wynot 62, Exeter-Milligan 32 (9-1)

Semifinals

(11-0) CWC 52, Sandhills/Thedford 15 (10-1)

(10-1) Humphrey St. Francis 40, Wynot 12 (10-1)

Championship Final

(11-1) Humphrey St. Francis 22, CWC 20 (12-0)

Championship Team: Humphrey St. Francis (12-1), Coach: Eric Kessler

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*2015 Class D-2 (Eight Man 2) Offense*

QB--Brandon Pelster-CWC, 5-10, 185, Senior

RB--Kyle Wemhoff-Humphrey St. Francis, 5-10, 160 Senior

RB--Cody Stratman-Wynot, 5-7, 160, Senior

RB--Luke Ericson-Osceola, 6-3, 215, Senior

WR--Dakota Fitzgerald-Bertrand, 6-2, 180, Senior

WR--Henry Arnold Falls City Sacred Heart, 6-1, 190, Senior

OL--Corey Hoelck-Giltner, 6-3, 245, Senior

OL--Reggie Johansen-Falls City Sacred Heart, 6-1, 265, Senior

OL--Cole Wemhoff-Humphrey St. Francis, 6-2, 210, Junior

*2015 Class D-2 (Eight Man 2) Defense*

DL--Austin Lange-Wynot, 6-2, 245, Senior

DL--Cody Ramsey-CWC, 6-4, 225, Senior

DL--Carson Woodman-Kenesaw, 6-2, 235, Senior

LB--Preston Schnitzler-Kenesaw, 5-8, 183, Senior**

LB--Daniel Libolt-CWC, 5-10, 165, Senior

LB--Sean Maxson-Exeter-Milligan, 6-1, 180, Senior

DB--Damien Baumgart-Humphrey St. Francis, 5-10, 170, Senior

DB--Troy Gilligan-Anselmo-Merna, 5-10, 135, Senior**

Punter/Athlete--Jacey Nutter-Sandhills-Thedford, 6-1, 195, Senior