Take a shovel break and check out our 2023 All State Teams for D1 and D2! 2nd Teams available at ! And make sure to catch this weeks episode, you'll hear a lot of these same names when we draft our dueling teams of 2024 seniors!
8 man football isn’t just local it’s statewide! Thanks to some help from Bloomfield sophomore Jacob Smith we were able to make a graphic to show the spread that is 8 man football in Nebraska! Good luck to every team as some seasons will come to a close this week
#8by80
#nebpreps
On the show we talked about the excitement of seeing some of these West vs East matchups so we figured we’d bring back the maps to show where the final 8 teams in each class are located! Good luck to the final 16!
Spent my Friday night out in Greeley County, watching
@CVcougarFB
take down BDS in 2nd round of D2 playoffs, another night of explosive football by the Cougars. With a 46-6 victory
D1
-Schluter looks good on tape, looked even better in person, as did that line as EMF knocks off Crofton
-Stanton wins a shootout vs Sandy Creek, two of the best power teams about to square off in Lincoln!
D1
-SUMMERLAND!! What an upset by the Bobcats
-Ravenna appears to have heard the haters
-Elkhorn Valley with their first ever playoff win
-Plainview survives the Hartington-Newcastle revenge
-Clarkson/Leigh-JCC, Weeping Water-Thayer Central instant classics
When Kyle Cox was a freshman, he watched Tyson Denkert beat his team and set the D2 playoff rushing record. He just took that record for himself. 1282 and counting.
Impressive two-way player! One of the top backs we’ve seen this season. Amazing how well CV reloads last few years with 2k yard guys! Good vision, balance through contact, speed, and power! Could make some coach very happy!
Absolutely love the color matchups in this game. Almost feel like an NFL color rush game and would love to see more of this across the state!
#nebpreps
D2
-ST physically dominant in an upset
-Wynot takes an early season nailbiter and turns it into a blowout
-South Loup shows the fight to win an absolute thriller
-Howells-Dodge proves yet again they aren’t who you want to see in the playoffs.
-Another big rematch for Wynot and HD
D2
-HD wins with all the eyes on that game (threw 2 passes) and get rewarded by hosting DCS
-Only 1 upset each class sets up an unreal quarterfinals
-Battle of the QB studs of Pelican vs Cox next week
-HSF vs Wynot REMATCH
D2
-Wynot takes care of business off the BYE
-St. Francis and HD did not disappoint
-Boyd Co. wins big to chase playoffs
-Ainsworth another dominant win
-Johnson-Brock makes case for
#1
-Lourdes got surprise challenge but survive
D1
-Crofton pushed early by EV but settled in
-Battle of the Cougars no doubt goes to SC. Shaw and Rempe looked dominant and dangerous
-The Stanton Mustang machine rolls again
-EMF knocks off
#1
NPSP on the road and gets rewarded with another road trip this time to Crofton
They practice on a dirt patch between the town cemetery, a gravel road and 2 cornfields. If they need a little refocusing, they “run to the beans,”. These boys are farm kids that work and hunt on Saturday morning. Lincoln, we’re coming… # nebpreps
@NEBHSFB
@HuskerlandBob
D1
-Hi-Line looks LEGIT
-Alma stumbles off the BYE
-EMF reasserts themselves
-CC another 80 point game with tests coming up
-Plainview delayed but look to be pulling away
-Rest of top 10s all take care of business impressively
We had a blast drafting our teams of ‘24 seniors, and we had to see how they lined up on paper. Be sure to vote for who’s team you think is best (Spotify, Facebook, X, or Instagram) and go back and listen to the process we went through drafting!
D1
-EV much improved from a year ago
-Neligh-Oakdale gives Plainview a scare
-Crofton finds another new way to win putting up 72 for homecoming
-EMF defense shuts DOWN a good Palmyra offense
-Hartington scores 65 in win vs Wakefield
-Sandy Creek, Hi-Line, SRC business as usual
Who wants another top 10 power rankings this week?? Also remember there will be 3 shows this week!
1.NebraskaTok week 8 recap and juicy round 1 matchups
2. All D1 first round matchups
3. All D2 first round matchups
Your D1 final Clarkson-Leigh 48 neligh-Oakdale 20
Impressive showing for CL defense shutting down that potent warrior offense and Kyle Kasik over 300 yards for the second week in a row and 6 touchdowns! Unreal performance on the big stage
#nebpreps
D1
-Cross county gets pushed for a quarter then dominates, similar for Hi-Line
-EMF survives but JCC looks legit
-Elkhorn Valley keeps impressing headed into big week 8 vs Plainview
-Weeping Water back after win over E-M
#nebpreps
#FNL
Jackson Lindberg might have made one of the biggest plays of the season on Cross County’s win last week. Hear our thoughts on that and more to get you primed for the last night of the regular season! Photo Credit Travis Lane
Couple top 10 matchups in D1 and D2 shuffled some teams around.
Wynot has an arguement to go back to
#1
.
St. Francis battled their way in.
ST and South Loup has a chance to really move teams!
D1
-Elkhorn Valley gets their revenge on plainview
-Sandy Creek gets scared before Halloween by WW
-Arapahoe hangs on
-Summerland challenged Stanton early
-Crofton is LEGIT and we apologize for not saying so earlier this season
The big fellas up front and Kyle Kasik putting an exclamation point on the game 40-14! They’ve looked in control ever since Neligh-Oakdale went up 14-0. 40 unanswered partway through the 4th
#nebpreps
With brackets officially out and Falls City Sacred Heart missing the playoffs Bloomfield officially ties the longest playoff streak with 36 consecutive years! Massive tip of the hat to FCSH for setting the bar so high, a storied program for sure!
@BeesBHS
On two early kickoffs we’ve seen two former 8 man nebraska studs make good open field tackles! Love it.
@SanfordPhalen
(DCS) and
@thahn23
(Johnson-Brock)
#nebpreps
Massive props to
@EthanLatta9
for trying to play through the injury. True warrior mentality but HD holds on and gets a chance to avenge either of their losses on the season to HSF or Wynot next week!
D2
-JB makes a claim for the top spot
-CV, Bloomfield, DCS, SL, Wynot ROLL
-Ziegler another PR Td to add to his record
-ST 52-0 first half looked GOOD
-St. Mary’s gets important win to push for playoffs
-EPPJ tough win before Ainsworth who’s still putting up WICKED numbers
D2
-BDS-Osceola barn burner!
-Overton came to play but Sandhills/Thedford took over late.
-Twin Loup, Lourdes, Axtell notch resilient wins.
-Impressive “upset” by Lawrence-Nelson
-Howells-Dodge impressive game control.
Week 2 rankings!
Some shuffling on the back end of D1
New number 1 in D2!
Lot of shuffling coming up week 3 based on all the big games this week, tune in to this weeks episode as we break down the big matchup games and attempt to pick who we think comes out on top!
#nebpreps
BIG week and it starts so we've got a LOT of stuff hitting the feed today to give you a chance before the early kick offs tomorrow!
Week 8 Nebraskatok Radio Recap-
D1 Playoff Preview
D2 Playoff Preview
Little late on the post but some MASSIVE games between ranked teams this week. Some slugfests in bad weather last night potentially more to come tonight!
We went through all the teams, so it felt fitting that we make our first formal attempt at ranking them! Visit the site to see, and if you wonder what the heck we're thinking, tune in to this week's episode to hear us break it down.
D2
-Wynot knocks off Bloomfield mostly on the ground game. Scary.
-Ainsworth another shutout vs Boyd Co.
-Bloomfield could be a scary first round draw
-All other top 10s take care of business
-Wausa pulls away late to keep the playoff hopes alive
-FCSH still on the bubble
D1
-Cross county shows us another level.
-Ravenna, Johnson County Central prove they belong.
-Plainview passes final test
-Hi-line looks strong despite injuries
QF Maps!
D1- One lone survivor in the west… just so happens to be the number 1 seed
D2- Lots of road time this week and it looks like next week will be more of the same.
Get our takes on all of tonight’s matchups!
Austin and Tyler are both firm believers in multi sport athletes develop quicker, better, and more well rounded. Seen Wynot for years be extremely well rounded despite the smaller numbers!
WYNOT STATS:
Class size~14
100 % of the FB players are in other activities
~95% of sophomore & ⬆️FB players also on 2023 state runner-up basketball team AND state qualifying One Act
7 current players qualified for 2023 state track & state golf
Small schools =well-rounded kids
I noticed this same thing at state track. Good athletes but also good young individuals who were respectful and well mannered! Says a lot about the programs they are running down there!
#MoreThanAGame
Have to say how impressive the DCS kids were today-not just on the field but they were all incredibly respectful and polite.
We can always use more outstanding young people like this in the world! Excellent job to Coach Spargo and company for having such high character kids!
D2
-Final minute scoring explosion that results in Wynot beating a Howells-Dodge team that had several injuries in this one
-Sandhills-Thedford gets their revenge against South Loup, another good QB battle coming right up in Lincoln!
Since a lot of our 8 man athletes are multi sport athletes (which we love), we wanna remind everyone that the
@NEScoreFeed
app we all loved so much this football season ALSO does basketball so send your scores in!
#nebpreps
D2
-Slow starts for South Loup, DCS, Bloomfield and JB before they took care of business
-Lourdes is back to rolling
-Lots of tight finishes for good teams like Osceola Twin loup
-Grady Kelley and CV, impressive
#nebpreps
#FNL
THE LAST PREVIEW! This is our final set of district previews, including what’s widely considered the best team in the west right now. If you’re wondering where your team is, go back and look!
1/2 of the pod is at Burke taking in the state meet (and maybe scouting some of the talent for next year). If you see the new logo floating around, say hi! We’ll start previewing football districts NEXT WEEK so make sure you’re subscribed!
The Sloan Pelican fan club might have gained a few more members thanks to that last drive by Johnson-Brock! Great throw and catch by VanWinkle to put the Eagles up 8-0 vs Lourdes Central Catholic
#GOTW
Tonight we'll be breaking down the matchups for the 2nd round, so be sure to be caught up on what we thought about the best games from the first round!
Week 2 was WILD. The statlines backed that up, and the top 10s got shaken up because of it. Had a couple more under the radar stat lines catch our eye this week, as well as one of the biggest fallers in the consensus rankings so far this year.
A guy who stood out as a freshman with potential and then he follows up a sophomore season with just under 1k yards rushing! No longer under everyone’s radar 👀
He was absolutely awesome last night. Specifically a play where a Crofton defender in open space tried to hit high which resulted in the defender being launched backwards!
Breckan Schluter became the fifth Nebraska running back to eclipse 7,000 career yards as his 349 yards and six touchdowns powered EMF past Crofton in the D1 semifinals 46-32.
Definition of “track speed on grass”! Does an excellent job of getting north and south on his runs and not “dancing with the defense”, great young man with an excellent HS career!
We had some breaking news that shook up schedules! 2 days before the season starts!! We get into the implications for the affected teams, and our sport as a whole. Then. It’s football time. Let’s pick these week 0 winners.
Maybe a day late to get all our intel together, but it was worth it. Teams at the top with stars graduating. Teams at the bottom with guys who look like the next wave. These districts did not disappoint.
Homecoming King Wiley Zeigler adds to his record breaking career total with another kickoff return TD in 58-14 win over Creighton
@WileyZiegler
Photo credit: Knox County News
Roughly halfway through our district previews! Season previews for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, Crofton, Wakefield, Hartington-Newcastle, Homer, TCNE, Osceola, Fullerton, Nebraska Lutheran, High Plains, Palmer, and Giltner.
@CLPatriotsFB
@KasikKyle
I don’t think anyone can argue that he is THE dude! Huge performance on the big stage, congrats on the win and a tremendous season!
We keep it rolling in our deep dive District previews, including taking a look at a champion teams title defense efforts and talking a little about how transfers can affect even down to the high school level.