Week 9 Friday Night Lights High School Football Heroes

Scottsbluff RB Sebastien Boyle eclipsed the 5000 yard career rushing mark in last weeks 66-7 win over Lexington. The amazing thing about Boyle's feat is that he pulled it off in just THREE seasons.

*****5000 Career Rusher Alert*****

*Sebastien Boyle-Scottsbluff - The sensational senior ran for 154 yards and 4 touchdowns in Scottsbluff’s 66-7 ramble over Lexington. That gives Boyle 1,306 yards for the 2023 season and vaults him over the coveted 5000 Yard Career Rushing mark. A HUGE welcome to the 5000 Yard Career Rushing Club to Scottsbluff star Sebastien Boyle! The fact that he gained most of these yards (all but 34) in less than three seasons (31 games) is insane! He has 1,306 this season so far, he gained 1,926 his junior year, 1,774 his Sophomore yard and by simple subtraction, 34 his Freshman year.

It takes an incredibly talented athlete with an exceptional O-Line to pull this off. Hats off to Sebastien!

*Special 1000 Yard Rusher Alert*

*Matthew Schindler-Wausa - The 5-9, 155 pound dynamo became just the 13th Freshman in Nebraska High School Football history to reach the 1000 yard rushing mark in Wausa’s playoff loss to powerful Central Valley. The rangy freshman ran 12 times for 92 yards in the season ending playoff loss, but Schindler, who also made 40 stops on defense, did manage to finish his rookie season with 1,045 yards for the 4-5 Vikings.

*Seth Erickson, Leyton Snodgrass-York - Erickson, York football’s Swiss Army Knife star, scored on a 5 yard run with 49 seconds left to give the Dukes a 15-12 lead, then Snodgrass sealed the win by blocking a GI Northwest 41 yard field goal attempt in the waning seconds of the contest.

*Kyle Cox-Sandhills-Thedford - Dual-Threat quarterback has absolutely been on fire the past two weeks in wins over Mullen (50-0) and in last Thursday's 74-38 playoff win over Overton. Cox rambled for 296 yards and SEVEN touchdowns on 37 carries in the victory, giving the 5-10, 160 junior a whopping 582 yards and 13 TDs in the past two games. Cox now has 1,760 yards and 38 TDs on the ground in addition to 700 passing yards with 10 scores.

You can add 73 tackles, 5 interceptions and a pair of blocked punts on defense in addition to doing the punting for the Knights to Cos’s resume’.

*Ryan Brichacek-Clarkson-Leigh - Quarterback was huge in Clarkson-Leigh’s 38-34 opening round playoff win over Johnson County Central. The 5-10, 170 pound senior ran 13 times for 127 yards and two TDs (1 and 47 yds), completed 3 of 4 passes for 118 yards (which included a sparkling 74 yard scoring toss to Tucker Matthies) and made 13 tackles on defense.

*Maddex Egger, Huskies O-Line-Aurora - The 160 pound senior scatback exploded for 313 yards and 3 touchdowns on a grueling 43 carries in the Huskies regular season finale 41-27 win over high scoring Central City. The Aurora offensive line of #52 Collin Stolpe (220 lb Soph), #53 Kellen Peterson (240/Sr), #59 Brennan Emahiser (195/Sr), #60 Kayden Crosby (195/Soph) and #78 Brady Freeman (250/Sr), cleared the way for Egger’s big rushing night.

*Dylan Kingston, Brady Bousquet-Elkhorn South - Kingston scored the only touchdown with a 20 yard Pick Six in the Storm’s huge 10-0 win over high powered Omaha North. Brady Bousquet ran for 121 tough yards on 28 carries to help keep the Vikings offense off the field. Henry Prochaska, Jack Homan and Cooper Perrien contributed defensively by each recording a QB sack in the game.

*Quinn Bailey-Chadron - The junior phenom kept his 200 yard per game rushing average alive and well in a 28-21 win over McCook. The 5-8, 170 pound two-time All-District star rambled for 197 yards and three touchdowns on 38 carries in the win, which knocked the Bison out of the Class C-1 playoffs. Bailey, who scooted for 1,023 yards a year ago as a sophomore, increased his season rushing total to a Class C-1 leading 1,865 yards (27 TDs).

Chadron embarks on a 435 mile trip East to face Ashland-Greenwood in the opening round of the C-1 playoffs this Friday. Kickoff is slated for 4:00 PM

*1000 Yard Rusher Alert-2nd Time Around*

*Luke Holly-Sidney - Luke Holly joined backfield mate Izak Doty in the 1000 Yard Club with his 122 yard/2 TD performance in the Red Raiders 56-20 win over Alliance. That raises Holly’s 2023 season rushing total to 1,101 yards, making him a Two-Time thousand yard rusher (1000 even in 2022).

**1000 Yard Rusher/1000 Yard Passer Alert**

*Izak Doty-Sidney - QB Izak Doty was the real star in the Alliance victory, running for 143 yards and two TDs on just 9 totes and completing 9 of 12 passes for 143 yards and two more scores in that Sidney regular season finale. Doty, who threw for 1,190 yards in addition to 800 yards rushing in 2022, increased his 2023 passing yardage to 1,144 with 13 TDs and his rushing numbers to 1,284 yards with 16 more scores.

This Red Raiders team is a dangerous draw for anyone in the upcoming Class C-1 postseason. They begin their playoff season by hosting Gothenburg, then playing the Pierce/Omaha Roncalli winner should they defeat an always tough Gothenburg squad.

*1000 Yard Rusher Alert*

**Gavin Hardeman-Lyons-Decatur-Northeast - The 6-2, 185 pound junior, who made a successful move from wide receiver to running back this season, rushed for 138 yards on 21 carries and a touchdown in the Cougars 44-12 loss to Wisner-Pilger in their season finale. This raised Hardeman’s season rushing total to 1,010 and considering the Cougars won just two games in 2023 (winless a year ago), this is an amazing feat.

Carson Loos, Jaron Norder-BDS - These two mainstays in the BDS backfield have been injured the past two and a half games, but gutted it out in the opening round of the Class D2 playoffs, resulting in a terrific last minute 30-22 win over Osceola. Loos, a junior, zipped for 197 yards and 4 touchdowns on 20 carries in the nail biting victory. His scoring runs covered 40, 21, 58 yards, plus the 13 yarder that came with just 21 seconds remaining in the game. Quarterback Jared Norder chipped in 94 yards on 17 touches and threw for another 49 yards.

BDS continues their playoff journey with a trip to Wolbach to face rugged Central Valley, the same team that ended their 2022 postseason.

*Mavrick Binder-Auburn - Bulldog hoops star can play a little football too. In Auburn’s 34-32 victory over Nebraska City, Binder rolled for 174 yards on the ground, and scored five touchdowns on 29 carries. Mav raised his season rushing total to 915 yards (19 TDs) and helped the Bulldogs secure a Class C1 1st Round home playoff game versus Ogallala.

*Markus Nelson-Nebraska City - The 5-9, 190 pound SOPHOMORE took rushing honors in that 34-32 regular season finale loss to Auburn. The hard charging Nelson exploded for 293 yards on 25 carries and four touchdowns, bowling over Bulldog defenders along the way. That shoots Nelson’s Final 2023 rushing total to a fat 1,485 yards with 20 TDs.

*1000 Yard Rusher Alert*

*Hunter Luther-Howells-Dodge - This 6-2, 180 pound sophomore has been flat out wicked the past three games for Mike Speirs Jags. In Howells-Dodge shocking 34-6 Class D2 Opening Round win over pre-season favorite Bloomfield, the galloping youngster went off for 238 yards 32 carries and 3 touchdowns covering 56, 2 and 35 yards. That elevated Luther’s 2023 ground yardage total to 1,146 yards with 21 TDs.

The past three games, Hunter has erupted for 667 yards on 74 touches with 13 touchdowns. Talk about a hot streak! Nobody knows how to develop running backs better than the great Mike Speirs!

*Dawson Kissinger, Quinn Rosno, Chase Evans-Hastings St. Cecilia - This trio was responsible for a gigantic 488 yard rushing explosion in the Bluehawks 47-19 win over Doniphan-Trumbull. Kissinger rambled for 200 yards and 4 touchdowns on 19 carries. Speedy Quinn Rosno broke loose for 171 yards on 17 totes and QB speedster Chase Evans rushed 18 times for 117 yards and 3 TDs in the 2nd half explosion. The score was tied at 13 at the half and St. Cecilia led by just 26-19 after three quarters before outscoring the Cardinals 21-0 in the money quarter.

*Parker Borer, Cardinal's “D”-Boone Central - Two-time 1000 yard rusher Parker Borer zipped for 190 yards and 2 touchdowns on 18 carries in Boone’s 56-0 victory over St. Paul. That raises Borer’s season ground total to 1,348 yards with 16 TDs. While Borer and QB James Fogleman (3 TDs) were handling the offense, the Cardinals defense was busy holding St. Paul to 57 yards of total offense and the shutout.

*1000 Yard Rusher Alert*

*Gabe Dutton-Moffard-Shelby/Rising City - Senior running back sped his way to 201 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries in the Huskies 58-0 shellacking of Elmwood-Murdock in the Class D1 Round of 32 playoffs. Dutton-Moffard’s season rushing total is now up to 1,063 yards. Shelby/Rising City now faces EMF in the D1 Quarterfinals this Friday.

*Cale Gustafson-Osceola - Closed out an illustrious football career with some great numbers in Osceola’s heartbreaking 30-22 playoff loss to BDS. The All-State football AND basketball star rushed 33 times for 213 yards, completed 6 of 13 passes for 58 yards and a score, and caught a 25 yard pass.

Gustafson ended his senior season with 1,519 yards rushing and 20 TDs.

*Taylor Jacobs-Boys Town - The Cowboys 5-6, 180 pound junior cracked the thousand yard rushing mark in a 30-29 loss to Ft. Calhoun. Jacobs rushed 30 times for 169 yards and 3 TDs, which ended his 2023 rushing stats reading; 1,041 yards on 163 carries and 9 TDs.