An outstanding athlete and all-around football player, senior all-state candidate Braxton Peterson (5) will be one of the key leaders for a very good Deshler team again this season.

ON3 - Braxton Peterson, Deshler 5

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A returning all-stater, O'Neill senior Braxen Eichelberger (8) is one of the most dangerous multi-purpose threats in Class C-1 for 2026. His team should be right back in the mix, as well.

ON3 - Braxen Eichelberger, O'Neill

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A sensational all-around player, senior QB-LB Gavin Little is one of many talented, tested seniors at Malcolm. They're gonna be good. Again.

ON3 - Gavin Little, Malcolm

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ON3 - Scott Trimble, Medicine Valley Coach

Next up in Huskerland's Meet the Coach series is Medicine Valley head football head coach Scott Trimble, whose teams have won multiple SIx-Man state titles over the course of his historic career.

Meet the Coach: Scott Trimble, Medicine Valley

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Every really good team needs a pair of big, physical, veteran linemen to make sure things purr right along. Hartington-Newcastle as those guys in seniors Lincoln Grutsch (74) and Colton Kavanaugh (71).

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Junior QB1 Cael Dubas is one of eight-man's better skill players, and a respected team leader. His team should also do quite well this season.

ON3 - Cael Dubas, Fullerton MUG

Class D-2 No. 5: Fullerton

Summerland junior QB Cash Kester, is Huskerland's No. 17-rated Class C-2 underclassman. He's a talented dual threat, ready for a big year.

ON3 - Cash Kester, Summerland

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Lots of really good high school football players in Lincoln these days. Southeast senior Mason Mehta, he's one of 'em.

ON3 - Mason Mehta, Lincoln Southeast MUG

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A superior high school football player since Day One, once again Gavin Geilenkirchen (12) will be a dominant for f or Archangles Catholic, one of eight-man's best.

ON3 - Gavin Geilenkirchen, Archangels 12

Class D-3 No. 5: Archangels Catholic

ON3 - Kobe Allen, Lincoln North Star 2026

A Northern Iowa commit, North Star's outstanding senior DB, Kobe Allen (1) is Huskerland's No. 26-ranked senior in Class A.

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See, I'm not the only who thinks McCool's Jameson Weiss (24) is gonna make it big this year.

ON3 - Jameson Weiss, McCool Junction 24

Six-Man No. 5: McCool Junction

ON3 - Central Valley - Coach Chip Bartos, 3 players

Central Valley head coach Chip Bartos will be sending his troops  - including Lincoln Nekoliczak (3), William Pokorny (25) and Landon Shoemaker (2) - into some pretty ferocious battles this season. Just take a look...

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