Shrine Bowl has area connections
LINCOLN -- The 51st annual Nebraska Shrine Bowl football game is Saturday night in Lincoln at Memorial Stadium.
McCook football coach Jeff Gross, head coach of the South team, told Plainsreporter.com that the team's practices have gone well so far.
Gross says McCook High School players Matt Berry and Joe Vetrovsky will be busy on Saturday. Berry will split time at quarterback and wide receiver while Vetrovsky will start at center.
Arapahoe's Dillon Breinig is expected to get playing time at tight end.
Berry, Vetrovsky and Breinig signed with the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
McCook assistant coach Chad Lyons is also the South coaching staff.
Berry, Vetrovsky, Millard South's Drew Neville and Millard West's Kohlman Adema-Shulte were elected as captains.
Pierce High School's Mark Brahmer is coach of the North team.
The 51st annual Shrine Bowl football game starts at 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on NET1 and in high-definition on NET-HD.
The game will be webcast live on NET's Web site, netNebraska.org. All that is needed is access to the Internet and a free Windows Media Player program.
Calling all the action of the Shrine Bowl will be sportscasters Kevin Kugler and Adrian Fiala.
2009 NEBRASKA SHRINE BOWL
SOUTH TEAM STARTING LINEUP
OFFENSE
WR 85 Greg Hardin Bellevue West
WR 1 Justin Coleman Beatrice
TE 33 Dillon Breining Arapahoe
T 63 Brent Carper Norris
G 69 Mike Sherer Omaha Westside
C 55 Joe Vetrovsky McCook
G 53 Justin Wiles Omaha Westside
T 77 Matt Sterup Hastings St. Cecilia
FB 47 Tyler Mertens Waverly
TB 21 Kohlman Adema-Shulte Millard West
QB 5 Matt Berry McCook
QB 3 Tyler Seals Bellevue
DEFENSE
DE 95 Riley Larson Hastings Adams Central
DT 51 Andrew Essman Lincoln Southwest
DT 73 Sandi Stanbeck Boys Town
DE 61 Matt Greve Waverly
MLB 15 Drew Neville Millard South
SLB 59 Thomas Volkmer Syracuse
WLB 43 Brady Roeder Kearney
SS 25 Jordan Hale Millard South
CB 11 Trevor Florendo Crete
CB 17 Jerry Lobeda Aurora
FS 19 Jordan Boston Millard West
SPECIAL TEAMS
Kicker 9 Nick Bell Beatrice
Punter 9 Nick Bell Beatrice
Holder 1 Justin Coleman Beatrice
Short Snapper 55 Joe Vetrovsky McCook
Long Snapper 55 Joe Vetrovsky McCook
Kick Returner 5 Matt Berry McCook
Kick Returner 19 Jordan Boston Millard West