A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - Saluting the 2014 Class D-1/D-2 Playoffs, All-State Teams and Final Ratings

2014 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, Seven less than in 2013. Eight schools playing eight-man were above the playoff eligibility enrollment limit and thus ineligible for the playoffs in 2014).

*2014 Final Class D-1 Top 10* (Stu Pospisil- Omaha World Herald)

1. Hemingford - 13-0, (804-167) {62-13} [Jordan Hass]

2. Blue Hill - 6-4, (372-251) {Scott Porter}

3. Elm Creek -10-2, (516-262) {Jayce Dueland}

4. BDS - 11-2, (589-289) {Mark Rotter/Chris Ardissono}

5. West Point Guardian Angels CC - 11-1, (638-234) {Dave Ridder}

6. Creighton - 10-1, (576-156) {Jeff Jensen}

7. Heartland - 10-1, (704-216) {Erik Wetjen}

8. Fullerton - 10-1, (612-242) {Ryan Haughton}

9. Friend - 10-1, (510-260) {Jim Pfeiffer}

10 Elm Creek - 8-2, (399-230) {Luke Gideon}

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2014 Class D-1 (Eight-Man 1) PLAYOFFS

CLASS D1

First Round

(8-0) Creighton 56, Twin Loup 7 (2-6)

(5-3) Neligh-Oakdale 46, Elgin Public/Pope John 22 (5-3)

(7-1) Elm Creek 67, Arapahoe 22 (5-3)

(7-1) Burwell 52, Perkins County 20 (4-4)

(8-0) Hemingford 71, Shelton 14 (4-4)

(5-3) Blue Hill 55, North Central 29 (6-2)

(7-1) Amherst 50, Ansley-Litchfield 22 (5-3)

(8-0) Fullerton 72, Sutherland 30 (3-5)

(8-0) Friend 62, Cross County 8 (3-5)

(6-2) Diller-Odell 67, High Plains Community 30 (4-4)

(8-0) Guardian Angels Central Catholic 64, Pawnee City 2 (3-5)

(5-3) Howells-Dodge 60, Cedar Bluffs 14 (4-4)

(8-0) Heartland 74, Lourdes Central Catholic 6 (4-4)

(4-4) Clarkson/Leigh 34, Hartington-Newcastle 26 (6-2)

(6-2) Bloomfield 66, Scribner-Snyder 56 (6-2)

(7-1) BDS 50, Omaha Christian Academy 0 (2-6)

Second Round

(9-0) Creighton 50, Neligh-Oakdale 35 (6-3)

(8-1) Elm Creek 33, Burwell 20 (8-1)

(9-0) Hemingford 12, Blue Hill 6 (6-3)

(9-0) Fullerton 40, Amherst 30 (8-1)

(9-0) Friend 60, Diller-Odell 19 (7-2)

(9-0) Guardian Angels Central Catholic 26, Howells- Dodge 14 (5-4)

(9-0) Heartland 74, Clarkson/Leigh 30 (5-4)

(8-1) BDS 60, Bloomfield 20 (7-2)

Quarterfinals

(9-1) Elm Creek 30, Creighton 8 (10-0)

(10-0) Hemingford 56, Fullerton 6 (10-0)

(10-0) Guardian Angels Central Catholic 46, Friend 26 (10-0)

(9-1) BDS 24, Heartland 20 (10-0)

Semifinals

(11-0) Hemingford 26, Elm Creek 15 (10-1)

(10-1) BDS 44, Guardian Angels Central Catholic 40 (11-0)

Championship Final

(12-0) Hemingford 52, BDS 8 (11-1)

Championship Team: Hemingford (13-0), Coach: Jordan Haas

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*2014 Class D-1 (Eight Man 1) Offense*

QB---Grant Norder-BDS, 6-0, 190, Senior

RB---Ethan Skinner-Hemingford, 5-11, 195, Senior**

RB---Garrett Sonderup-Fullerton, 5-9, 185, Senior

RB---Christian Best-Elm Creek, 5-9, 165, Senior

WR--Ty Chaffin-Burwell, 6-4, 190, Junior

OL--Tanner Benge-Hemingford, 6-2, 230, Junior

OL--Collin Brown-Blue Hill, 6-2, 300, Sophomore

OL--Nate Bartling-Elm Creek, 6-3, 250, Sophomore

Kicker-Chris Quintana-Elm Creek, 5-11, 210, Junior

*2014 Class D-1 (Eight Man 1) Defense*

DL--Matthew Davis-Hemingford, 5-8, 210, Junior

DL--Gage Horacek-Fullerton, 6-4, 215, Senior

LB--Simon Sandberg-Friend, 6-3, 225, Senior

LB--Jordan Heinrichs-Heartland, 5-10, 175, Senior

LB--Colt Foster-Hemingford, 6-2, 210, Senior

DB--Matthew Wood-Hemingford, 6-2, 195, Senior**

DB--Brady Turek-Hemingford, 5-9, 195, Senior

DB--Nic Crowley-Elm Creek, 6-4, 195, Senior

Punter/Athlete- Jesse Faltys-Howells-Dodge, 6-1, 205, Senior

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*CLASS D-2*

2014 Final Class D-2 Top 10 (Stu Pospisil- Omaha World Herald)

1 Exeter-Milligan - 13-0 (670-277) {51-21} [Dean Filipi]

2. Humphrey St. Francis - 10-1, (702-182) {Eric Kessler}

3. Falls City Sacred Heart - 9-3 (630-271) {Doug Goltz}

4. Anselmo-Merna - 12-1 (792-389) {Bryan Fangmeyer}

5. Kenesaw - 9-2 (696-302) {Craig Schnitzler}

6. Stuart - 9-1 (450-175) {Lance Howitt}

7. Giltner - 7-3 (540-377) {Jeff Ashby}

8. Randolph - 7-3 (488-219) {Mark Lech}

9. Maxwell - 10-2 (655-375) {Ryan Jones}

10 Garden County - 10-1 (578-274) {Jason Spady}

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2014 Class D-2 (Eight-Man 2) PLAYOFFS

CLASS D2

First Round

(8-0) Exeter-Milligan 56, Red Cloud 6 (4-4)

(5-3) Chambers/Wheeler Central 49, Wynot 26 (6-2)

(6-2) Giltner 74, Lawrence-Nelson 36 (5-3)

(8-0) Humphrey St. Francis 70, O’Neill St. Mary’s 14 (5-3)

(7-1) Kenesaw 54, Meridian 26 (4-4)

(6-2) Randolph 54, Bancroft-Rosalie 14 (5-3)

(6-2) Falls City Sacred Heart 52, Emerson-Hubbard 13 (5-3)

(8-0) Stuart 48, Osceola 0 (5-3)

(8-0) Anselmo-Merna 76, Southwest 20 (3-5)

(4-4) Paxton 52, Potter-Dix 40 (5-3)

(6-2) Elwood 56, Loomis 0 (4-4)

(6-2) Sandhills/Thedford 49, Hitchcock County 0 (5-3)

(7-1) Maxwell 62, Medicine Valley 42 (3-5)

(5-3) Bertrand 48, Hay Springs 20 (5-3)

(6-2) Brady 48, Overton 36 (4-4)

(8-0) Garden County 28, Mullen 20 (3-5)

Second Round

(9-0) Exeter-Milligan 58, CWC 18 (6-3)

(9-0) Humphrey St. Francis 38, Giltner 6 (7-2)

(8-1) Kenesaw 53, Randolph 40 (7-2)

(7-2) Falls City Sacred Heart 44, Stuart 20 (9-0)

(9-0) Anselmo-Merna 74, Paxton 13 (5-4)

(7-2) Sandhills/Thedford 55, Elwood 22 (7-2)

(8-1) Maxwell 72, Bertrand 32 (6-3)

(9-0) Garden County 44, Brady 40 (7-2)

Quarterfinals

(10-0) Exeter-Milligan 28, Humphrey St. Francis 26 (10-0)

(8-2) Falls City Sacred Heart 62, Kenesaw 46 (9-1)

(10-0) Anselmo-Merna 44, Sandhills/Thedford 8 (8-2)

(9-1) Maxwell 32, Garden County 28 (10-0)

Semifinals

(11-0) Exeter-Milligan 28, Falls City Sacred Heart 22 (9-2)

(11-0) Anselmo-Merna 56, Maxwell 36 (10-1)

Championship Final

(12-0) Exeter-Milligan 40, Anselmo-Merna 26 (12-0)

Championship Team: Exeter-Milligan (13-0), Coach: Dean Filipi

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*2014 Class D-2 (Eight Man 2) Offense*

QB--Ben Hinrichs-Giltner, 5-9, 180, Senior

RB--JJ Oltmer-Humphrey St. Francis, 5-10, 190 Senior**

RB--Kyle Jensen-Exeter-Milligan, 6-0, 190, Senior**

RB--Jaylon Sturdivent-Maxwell, 5-9, 185, Senior

WR--Justin Lee-Sandhills-Thedford, 6-5, 195, Senior

OL--Zach Zeleski-Overton, 6-0, 290, Senior

OL--Broc Mueller-Exeter-Milligan, 6-6, 320, Senior

OL--Chayse Wemhoff-Humphrey St. Francis, 6-3, 210, Senior**

Kicker-Leo Lauko-Emerson-Hubbard, 5-101, 165, Senior

*2014 Class D-2 (Eight Man 2) Defense*

DL--Derek Luzum-Exeter-Milligan, 6-3, 183, Senior

DL--Jayle Hinkle-Chambers/Wheeler Central, 6-1, 235, Senior

LB--Trent Geiser-Anselmo-Merna, 6-0, 180, Senior

LB--Brandon Jackson-Meridian, 6-0, 185, Senior

LB--Dustin Axline-Exeter-Milligan, 6-1, 175, Senior

DB--Austin Malone-Falls City Sacred Heart, 6-0, 175, Senior

DB--Alex Kunz-Stuart, 5-11, 180, Senior**

DB--Troy Gilligan-Anselmo-Merna, 5-10, 175, Senior

Punter/Athlete-Preston Schnitzler-Kenesaw, 5-8, 180, Junior