Class A  Up From Class B  Bennington  Lincoln Standing Bear  Lincoln Northwest  Elkhorn North  @HuskerlandBob Sez: Bennington’s rousing success in

ON3 - Gothenburg - Tristan Koch 21, Braden Ehlers 11

They'll be seniors next year - Gothenburg's Tristan Koch (21) and Branden Ehlers (11) - their team dropping from Class C-1 to Class C-2.

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Knee Jerk Reaction: Huskerland's 2026-27 11-Man Football Classifications

While not as exotic as Class A - man, that still takes my breath away, all those great interstate games - there’s going to be some fun new additions,

Right away to start the season Sidney all-stater Rhys Dorcey (22) will lead the Red Raiders into the House That Carlie Built, what a way to start the C-1 season...

ON3 - Rhys Dorcey, Sidney 22

Knee Jerk Reaction: Huskerland Bob's Take on New C-1, C-2 Football Schedules

Let the games begin.  Maybe not right away, but at least now we got a schedule.  That all happened a bit ago, 10 AM CT, when the NSAA released the

Maybe Waverly's Gavin McMillan (0) can pull another rabbit out of his hat against Gretna East, like he did here in last year's state final. We'll all find out together when those teams meet in Week 4.

ON3 - Gavin McMillan, Waverly 0 TD CATCH

Knee Jerk Reaction: Huskerland Bob's Take on New A, B Football Schedules

Dad, do we gotta?That, or words to that effect, was the reaction of Vince Genatone when his football coaching father Al told him and the family they’d

2021 - ON3 - Vince Genatone, North Platte 2

Back in the day, Vince Genatone (14) was a great high school player at North Platte High, before being signing to play college ball at the University of Montana. Today, he's a Husker, happy for his successes.

A Moving Experience: Vince Genatone, North Platte (2021) #2947

@HuskerlandBob Sez: I am out of the office today, completing a quick weekend getaway with our son, Shea, who celebrates his birthday tomorrow, along

RIVALS - Orlando Hernandez, Omaha North 2021 2

Then a senior at dear old North High, Orlando Hernandez was part of a late season surge by the Vikings; his feature story is No. 3012 on Huskerland's all-time list.

So Believable: Orlando Hernandez, Omaha North (2021) #3012

If it looks like a No. 1 team and plays like a No. 1 team, doesn’t it make sense to rank it as a No. 1 team?  Yes, yes it does.  Last Friday night

Burke Football, and running back Jordan Nelson, were big news early in the 2011 Huskerland football season. Late, too, as the Bulldogs reached the Class A state final that year.

2011 - ON3 - Jordan Nelson TD Run

Throwback Thursday: 2011 Saturday Morning Quarterback

Like in that Millard South offense T.J. Urban had options.A player of his caliber could pick and choose when it came to which college football program

In September 2020, Millard South senior T.J. Urban (2) became Huskerland's feature subject No. 2892. He was later a University of Wyoming recruit, who also played at Northwest Missouri State.

2020 - ON3 - TJ Urban, Millard South 2

Civic Duty: T.J. Urban, Millard South (2020) #2892

Class A1. Deshawn Woods, T, Omaha Central, Jr. 6-5, 280. Bench - 340, Squat - 510, 40 - 5.2. Well, gee, let’s see...basically every decent Power 5

2020 - ON3 - Deshawn Woods, Omaha Central QB

That night - the one at Central High where we shot the cover for the fresh-outta-COVID 2020 preseason magazine cover - future Power Four offensive lineman recruit Deshawn Woods lobbied to play quarterback for the Eagles. If only...

Huskerland Top 225 Underclassmen: The Top Three (2020)

1996, Week 6  On the Cover: Bloomfield’s Wade Jenness powers through the Laurel-Concord defense in a game won by Bloomfield, 20-7.  Feature Stories:

1996 - ON3 - Huskerland Week 6 Stat Leaders

Throwback Thursday: Huskerland Football Stat Leaders (1996, 2001, 2005)

Some say he’s got a passing resemblance to Conor McGregor, the MMA fighting star. Preston Wagner’ll take it.  More about that in a minute, but for

Fremont's Preston Wagner keeps on winning, getting closer and closer to fulfilling that daydream of his.

ON3 - Preston Wagner, Fremont Wrestling

We're Not Here to Take Part: Preston Wagner, Fremont

Been a busy little week, hasn’t it. And there were even some games mixed in there...  Quite a dustup regarding the shocking news of Husker recruits

Trae Taylor, a 2027 commit to the Huskers, will be taking his talents to Millard South this fall.

2027 QB Trae Taylor at Nebraska

Millard South Football Makes the News, Sioux Falls Series, and More

Region I (schools west of North Platte)Hitchcock County dominates Dundy-County Stratton, 44-6, in one of the most anticipated 8-man games on the year.

Rivals

Huskerland Region I, II Reports: Week 7 (2022)

So, now I’ve been to an Outland Trophy Award dinner. Reed Manstedt,  you were there. Rashawn Harvey, too.  For several years, predating our move

OUTLAND - ON3 - Spencer Fano, Utah, 2026 Winner

You're 2026 Outland Trophy winner, Utah junior Spencer Fano (55). Great kid.

From a Scrub's Standpoint

If you were Tate Kvanvig, you had to be thinking, what’s next?  And he was.  It was his sophomore year at Mullen, Tate being a hugely promising

A two-time all-stater in football, Mullen senior Tate Kvanvig (42) is bearing down on a possible state wrestling championship to help complete the ensamble.

ON3 - Tate Kvanvig, Mullen 2025

Just to Bug Ya: Tate Kvanvig, Mullen

Class D-2 Top 15 Underclassmen  1. Ty Hahn, WR-LB, Johnson-Brock, Jr. 6-2, 185. Bench - 215, Squat - 325, 40 - 4.6. Fast, skilled and aggressive,

Johnson-Brock's Ty Hahn (7) was sort of a big deal back in 2018, Huskerland's No. 1-rated underclassman entering the season.  That one turned out...

RIVALS - Ty Hahn TD v. HSF

Huskerland's Top 225: Class D-2 Top 15 Underclassmen (2018)

1. Cameron Jurgens, TE-LB, Beatrice. 6-4, 245. Bench - 335, Squat - 550, 40 - 4.75. A stunning combination of size, speed and athletic ability,

Norris senior Bryce Stai (85) checked in at No. 7 in Huskerland's 2017 Top 225, before going on to a college career at Ohio U.

2017 - ON3 -Bryce Stai, Norris2

Throwback: Huskerland Top 225, Class B's Top 30 Football Seniors (2017)

This Week in 1997  On the Cover: McCook’s Creighton Perkins tries to escape Lexington defenders in a game won by Lex, 13-12.  Feature Stories: Ricky

There they are, in all their glory, Huskerland football stat leaders from the 1997 season, and more.

1997 - ON3 - HPR Class D-1 FB Leaders

Throwback Thursday: Huskerland Football Stat Leaders (1997,1999, 2007)

Week 5 in 1994  On the Cover: Falls City Sacred Heart’s Chris Carpenter rumbles through the Polk-Hordville defense in a game won by Sacred Heart,

1998 - ON3 - Huskerland Football STAT LEADERS

Somebody better get in touch with Nick Pearson, he made the paper again...

Throwback Thursday: Huskerland Football Stat Leaders (1994, 1998, 2001)

It’s a long way from Lincoln to North Platte. After the game. With weights at 6:30 the next morning.Just ask Cody Wright.“There would be some awfully

2020 - ON3 - Cody Wright 35, North Platte

North Platte senior Cody Wright (35) was fetaure story No. 2,916 in Huskerland history, back in October of 2020.

The Wright Way: Cody Wright, North Platte (2020), #2916

There was no hold Barret Boesiger (4) back last March in Lincoln, as that 70-footer at the buzzer sealed his name among our most historic state

ON3 - Teagan Urban, Millard South 5

Huskerland's Top Three Stories for 2025

6. Ashland-Greenwood Boys Basketball Wins Third Title in Four Years. OK, so they only made the state semifinals that one time. But the three others,

Then a junior, Cal Kissinger (0) came up big in the clutch, helping his Ashland-Greenwood team to its third state basketball title in four years.

Huskerland's Top 10 Stories for 2025: Nos. 6-4

10. Wynot Football's Wild and Crazy Ride.  And not just for its first-ever state title, though that, too, was pretty epic.  Let’s start at the

Kotner Koch (20) and his Wynot football team put on some miles, then put a state championship trophy on the shelf back home.

CLASS D-2 - Kotner Koch, Wynot UP CLOSE

Huskerland's Top 10 Stories for 2025: Nos. 7-10

2025  Class A- Marcus Wynne, Lincoln North Star  Class B - Merrick Johnson, Beatrice  Class C-1 - Jedd Ramold, Mount Michael  Class C-2 - Kyler

2007 - ON3 - Huskerland Diamonds in the Rough

Diamonds Are Forever, Or At Least Since 1998

Six-Man: Baxter Reece, Sioux County  A triple threat in football’s truest sense, Sioux County senior Reece Baxter has been named Huskerland’s Six-Man

ON3 - SIX-MAN - Baxter Reece, Sioux County

A talented triple threat, Sioux County's Baxter Reece (9) has been named Huskerland's Six-Man Diamond in the Rough for 2025.

Huskerland's 2025 Six-Man Diamond in the Rough: Baxter Reece, Sioux County

Senior Marcus Wynne (0) is Lincoln North Star's first-ever winner of Huskerland's Diamond in the Rough Award.  Class A: Marcus Wynne, Lincoln North

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