A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - 2007 Class D-1/D-2 Playoffs, All-State Teams and Final Ratings

2007 Class D-1 (Eight-Man 1)

(**Classes D1 and D2 consisted of all schools playing 8-man football. There were 61 schools in D1 and 60 in D2 for a total of 121 schools, the same number as 2006. Four schools playing eight-man were above the playoff eligibility enrollment limit and thus ineligible for the playoffs in 2007).

*2007 Final Class D-1 Top 10* (Stu Pospisil- Omaha World Herald)

1 Elgin Pope John - 13-0, (649-141) {50-11}

2. Elwood - 11-1, (691-225)

3. Palmer - 9-1, (515-204)

4. Clarkson - 10-3, (622-169)

5. Hayes Center - 10-1, (471-144)

6. Humphrey St. Francis - 10-2, (536-140)

7. Bancroft-Rosalie- 8-2, (510-174)

8. Leyton - 8-2, (432-203)

9. Wauneta-Palisade - 8-3, (480-349)

10 Bruning Davenport - 8-2, (310-114)

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2007 Class D-1 (Eight-Man 1) PLAYOFFS

CLASS D1

First Round

(8-0) Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 14, Exeter-Milligan 8 (4-4)

(6-2) Mead 22, High Plains Community 20 (7-1)

(7-1) Bruning-Davenport 20, Winside 8 (6-2)

(6-2) Clarkson 64, Freeman 6 (6-2)

(7-1) Nebraska City Lourdes 52, Shelby 26 (4-4)

(5-3) Newman Grove 34, Deshler 26 (7-1)

(7-1) Bancroft-Rosalie 74, Johnson-Brock 8 (5-3)

(7-1) Humphrey St. Francis 55, Omaha Christian Academy 0 (5-3)

(8-0) Hayes Center 45, Callaway 14 (5-3)

(6-2) Stuart 56, Axtell 6 (6-2)

(8-0) Elwood 72, Dundy County-Stratton 24 (5-3)

(7-1) Leyton 46, Kenesaw 36 (5-3)

(8-0) Maxwell 26, Arapahoe 18 (5-3)

(6-2) Wauneta-Palisade 60, Anselmo-Merna 58 (7-1)

(8-0) Palmer 45, Overton 6 (5-3)

(8-0) Elgin Pope John 32, Orchard 6 (4-4)

Second Round

(9-0) Humboldt-TRS 30, Mead 22 OT (7-2)

(7-2) Clarkson 38, Bruning-Davenport 0 (8-1)

(8-1) Nebraska City Lourdes 14, Newman Grove 8 (6-3)

(8-1) Humphrey St. Francis 30, Bancroft-Rosalie 14 (8-1)

(9-0) Hayes Center 35, Stuart 20 (7-2)

(9-0) Elwood 50, Leyton 32 (8-1)

(7-2) Wauneta-Palisade 44, Maxwell 26 (9-0)

(9-0) Elgin Pope John 28, Palmer 14 (9-0)

Quarterfinals

(8-2) Clarkson 46, Humboldt-TRS 0 (10-0)

(9-1) Humphrey St. Francis 51, Nebraska City Lourdes 8 (9-1)

(10-0) Elwood 26, Hayes Center 21 (10-0)

(10-0) Elgin Pope John 56, Wauneta Palisade 20 (8-2)

Semifinals

(9-2) Clarkson 22, Humphrey St. Francis 20 OT (10-1)

(11-0) Elgin Pope John 40, Elwood 21 (11-0)

Championship Final

(12-0) Elgin Pope John 39, Clarkson 30 (10-2)

Championship Team: Elgin Pope John (13-0), Head Coach: P.J. Book

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*2007 Class D-1 (Eight Man 1) Offense*

QB--Bryson Mahlberg Elwood no, 6-1, 170, Senior

RB--Michael Konicek Clarkson, 5-9, 175, Junior

RB--Levi Tyan-Hayes Center, 6-1, 170, Senior

RB--Jared Larson-Mead, 6-1, 180, Senior

WR- Jay Reicks-Elgin Pope John, 6-4, 210, Senior

OL--Nick Fiene-Elwood, 6-1, 205, Senior

OL--Steven Paprocki-Clarkson, 6-4, 260, Senior

OL--Bobby Deaver-Hayes Center, 6-3, 324, Senior

Kicker-Jack Rowley-Hayes Center, 6-1, 190, Senior

*2007 Class D-1 (Eight Man 1) Defense*

DL--Jonathan Bos-Clarkson, 6-1, 230, Senior

DL--Nathan Bacon-Overton, 6-5, 215 Senior

LB--Taylor Dixon-Wauneta-Palisade-, 5-11, 180, Senior

LB--Matt Gohl-Hayes Center, 6-2, 200, Junior

LB--Justin Swedberg -Axtell, 6-1, 215, Senior

DB--Dean Veik-Elgin Pope John, 6-1, 170, Senior

DB--Trevor Stickles-Kenesaw, 6-0, 170, Senior

DB--Nic Dukat-Palmer, 5-9, 145, Senior

Punter-Caleb Lammers-Hartington, 6-4, 230, Junior

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2007 Final Class D-2 Top 10 (Stu Pospisil- Omaha World Herald)

1. Chambers - 12-1 (562-213) {43.-16}

2. Elgin High - 12-1 (638-188)

3. Dodge - 10-2 (434-168)

4. Ewing - 9-2 (469-252)

5. Pleasanton- 10-2 (544-277)

6. Lawrence-Nelson - 8-3 (368-217)

7. Falls City Sacred Heart - 7-3 (414-238)

8. Allen - 9-1 (451-154)

9. Hampton - 8-2 (399-183)

10 West Boyd - 7-4 (310-254)

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2007 Class D-2 (Eight-Man 2) PLAYOFFS

CLASS D2

First Round

(7-1) Chambers 66, Litchfield 20 (5-3)

(6-2) Potter-Dix 32, Cody-Kilgore 22 (6-2)

(5-3) West Boyd 36, Sargent 24 (4-4)

(8-0) Mullen 34, Thedford 26 (5-3)

(7-1) Pleasanton 60, O’Neill St. Mary's 30 (3-5)

(7-1) Spalding/Spalding Academy 50, Eustis-Farnam 6 (4-4)

(5-3) Wallace 52, Banner County 22 (6-2)

(7-1) Bertrand 42, Red Cloud 0 (5-3)

(7-1) Dodge 60, Verdigre 8 (3-5)

(5-3) Shickley 26, Sterling 24 (4-3)

(6-2) Falls City Sacred Heart 42, Coleridge 8 (4-4)

(6-2) Lawrence-Nelson 28, Lindsay Holy Family 14 (5-3)

(8-0) Elgin 54, Lincoln Parkview Christian 6 (6-2)

(8-0) Allen 32, Bloomfield 24 (6-2)

(7-1) Hampton 64, Giltner 44 (6-2)

(7-1) Ewing 54, Newcastle 16 (4-4)

Second Round

(8-1) Chambers 47, Potter-Dix 24 (7-2)

(6-3) West Boyd 26, Mullen 0 (9-0)

(8-1) Pleasanton 52, Spalding/Spalding Academy 34 (8-1)

(6-3) Wallace 32, Bertrand 30 (8-1)

(8-1) Dodge 54, Shickley 6 (6-3)

(7-2) Lawrence-Nelson 42, Falls City Sacred Heart 40 (7-2)

(9-0) Elgin 66, Allen 28 (9-0)

(8-1) Ewing 18, Hampton 14 (8-1)

Quarterfinals

(9-1) Chambers 42, West Boyd 6 (7-3)

(9-1) Pleasanton 52, Wallace 26 (7-3)

(9-1) Dodge 22, Lawrence-Nelson 14 (8-2)

(10-0) Elgin 28, Ewing 20 (9-1)

Semifinals

(11-0) Elgin 58, Dodge 22 (10-1)

(10-1) Chambers 33, Pleasanton 22 (10-1)

Championship Final

(11-1) Chambers 28, Elgin 24 (12-0)

Championship Team: Chambers (12-1): Head Coach: John Miller

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*2007 Class D-2 (Eight Man 2) Offense*

QB--Jason Cameron-Chambers, 5-9 165, Senior

RB--Alex Dose-Hampton, 5-9, 160, Sophomore

RB--Ben Mathine-West Boyd, 5-10, 705, Senior

WR--Bryce Ebel-Falls City Sacred Heart, 6-3, 170 Senior

WR--Michael Pritchard-Spalding/Spalding Academy, 5-10, 175, Senior

OL--Bradley Wright-Ewing, 6-2, 285, Senior

OL--Jerry Muller-Dodge, 6-0, 210, Junior

OL--Brock Brewster-West Boyd, 6-1, 260, Senior

Kicker-Elijah Zwiener-Pleasanton, 6-7, 250, Senior

*2007 Class D-2 (Eight Man 2) Defense*

DL--Bryan Ruzek-Dodge, 6-4, 185, Senior

DL--William Gnat-Allan, 6-2, 175, Senior

LB--Stafan Franssen-Chambers, 5-9, 160, Senior

LB--Jonathan Gunderson-Elgin, 6-0, 200, Senior

DB--Trey Shafto-Pleasanton, 5-10, 170, Senior

DB--Andrew Bauer-Elgin, 6-1, 180, Junior

DB--Jacob Kreikemeier-Dodge, 6-0, 175, Senior

DB--Brett Kaczor-Ewing, 5-10, 190, Junior

Punter-Dwayne Wall-Hampton, 6-0, 155, Junior