2022 Nebraska HS Football Preview: Class C-1 Preseason All-State

Preseason Offensive MVP
WR/TE – Ben Brahmer | Pierce | 6’6/210
– Committed to Nebraska, Brahmer is a true elite level talent out of a town of 1,973 people. During his career, Brahmer has 13 more yards than there are humans in Pierce (1,986). As a junior, Brahmer caught 63 passes for 1,119 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns and has reached the end zone 23 times over the past two seasons.

Link: Preseason Class C-2 All-State

Offense
QB – Abram Scholting | Pierce | 6’0/175
– 2,265 passing yards, 30 TD’s; 55 tackles, 3 INT’s
RB – Carlos Collazo | Aurora | 5’10/200
– 2,021 rushing yards, 28 TD’s*
RB – Hyatt Collins | Adams Central | 5’10/185
– 1,121 rushing yards, 13 TD’s
RB – Bayler Poston | Nebraska City | 5’9/170
– 1,248 rushing yards, 17 TD’s
WR – Ashton Gragg | Central City | 6’2/190
– 729 receiving yards, 8 TD’s; 2 INT’s
WR – James Olds | Fairbury | 6’2/170
– 731 receiving yards, 13 TD’s; 23 tackles, 3 INT’s
ATH – Xander Provance | Chadron | 6’4/200
– 391 receiving yards, 4 TD’s; 46 tackles, INT
OL – Jack Allen | Aurora | 6’3/235
-Offense averaged 388.9 yards per game en route to Class B state title game
OL – Cole Brandes | Central City | 6’5/350
– Honorable mention All-State as a junior (OWH)
OL – Braxton Buck | Ashland-Greenwood | OL | 5’9/220
– Offense averaged 345.5 yards per game in 2021
OL – Cael Dembinski | Douglas County West | 6’5/250
– A diamond in the rough from the Omaha area
OL – Quade Peterson | St. Paul | 6’3/260
– State champion (285 lbs) in wrestling; 53 tackles, 10 TFL
OL – Schuyler Simpson | Pierce | 6’5/285
– Huge part of Pierce’s success in 2021
K – Sam Kramer | St. Paul | 6’0/150
– 20 of 21 PAT’s; 2 of 3 FG (47 long)

Defensive MVP
DL – Luke Lambert | Ashland-Greenwood | 6’3/235
– Mostly dominant on every single play as a junior, Lambert earned First Team All-State honors according to the Omaha World-Herald in Class C-1. Lambert finished his junior campaign with 70 tackles, eight tackles for loss, and five sacks. Ashland-Greenwood will be a threat to win the state championship in 2022 with Lambert being a huge reason why.

Defense
DL – Race McClure | Ogallala | 6’2/240
– 257 receiving, 4 TD’s; 61 tackles, 6 sacks
DL – Dawson Raabe | Pierce | 6’0/295
– First Team All-Class C-1 (Omaha World-Herald); 61 tackles, 4 sacks
DL – Jackson Roberts | Boone Central | 6’3/200
– 71 tackles, 20 TFL, 8.5 sacks
DL – Leighton Weber | Adams Central | 6’4/220
– 69 tackles, 6 TFL
LB – Alex Anthony | McCook | 5’10/180
– 89 tackles, 2 TFL
LB – Hank Hudson | Boone Central | 6’0/210 (Jr.)
– 80 tackles, 14.5 TFL
LB – Daniel Judd | Wayne | 6’4/210
– One of many bright spots on a dangerous Wayne squad
LB – Austin Lavigne | Auburn | 6’4/205
– 50 tackles, 7 TFL, INT
DB – Rylan Boellstorff | Auburn | 5’11/170
– 234 receiving, 2 TD’s; 31 tackles, 4 INT’s
DB – Adam Dugger | McCook | 6’1/170
– 705 passing, 5 TD’s; 346 rushing, 9 TD’s; 44 tackles, 2 INT’s
DB – Seth Gaswick | Chadron | 6’1/170
– 380 receiving yards, 7 TD’s; 50 tackles, 5 INT’s
DB – Isaiah Morris | Boys Town | 6’0/165
– 5 INT’s in 2021
P – Logan Sobota | Ashland-Greenwood | 5’11/170
– 309 rushing yards, 4 TD’s; 84 tackles, 5 TFL, INT; 37.4 yards per punt
* Class B | MaxPreps stats may be inaccurate

Class C-1 Notables (Most stats taken from MaxPreps and may be inaccurate)

Jax Biehl | Fairbury | 6’1/155 | QB – 1,239 passing yards, 9 TD’s
Landon Classen | O’Neill | 6’1/170 | QB – 1,011 passing yards, 5 TD’s
Trenton Cielocha | Columbus Scotus | 5’11/170 | QB – 1,517 passing yards, 60% completions
Carter Harsin | Minden | 5’11/165 | QB/DB – 821 passing, 3 TD’s; 461 rushing, 9 TD’s; 26 tackles
Jackson Heinrichs | Holdrege | 6’1/170 | QB – 979 passing yards, 6 TD’s; 581 rushing yards, 6 TD’s
Drew Knust | Aurora | 5’10/160 | QB – 1,090 passing yards, 14 TD’s
Jared Kuhl | Platteview | 6’0/160 | QB – 1,379 passing yards, 11 TD’s; 604 rushing yards, 11 TD’s
Rylan Stover | Raymond Central | 5’7/145 | QB – 1,361 passing yards, 15 TD’s,
Henry Caskey | Ogallala | 6’4/210 | QB (Jr.) – 724 passing, 8 TD’s; 315 rushing, 6 TD’s
Dane Jacobson | Ashland-Greenwood | 6’0/170 | QB (Jr.) – 1,519 passing yards, 19 TD’s
Brady McGill | Omaha Roncalli | 6’2/190 QB (Jr.) –1,380 passing yards, 13 TD’s (Class B)

Lucas Gomez-Wilson | McCook | 5’8/170 | RB – 797 rushing yards, 5 TD’s
Tate Hug | Auburn | 6’1/200 | RB – 526 rushing yards, 8 TD’s
Nathan Upton | Ashland-Greenwood | 5’11/180 | RB – 898 rushing yards, 11 TD’s
Cael Wichman | Platteview | 5’10/180 | RB/LB – 564 rushing yards, 4 TD’s; 50 tackle
Parker Borer | Boone Central | 5’9/170 (Jr.) | RB – 898 rushing yards, 11 TD’s
Braxton Borer | Columbus Lakeview | 6’0/165 | WR/DB
Nick Conant | Adams Central | 5’9/170 | RB (Jr.) – 676 rushing yards, 10 TD’s
Carsten Staehr | Aurora | 6’0/155 | WR – 502 receiving yards, 4 TD’s
Ayden Zikmund | Central City | 6’2 | WR (Jr.) – 520 receiving yards, 5 TD’s

Angel Acosta | Alliance | 5’8/225 | OL/DL
Gavin Bailey | Nebraska City | 6’1/220 | DL – 60 tackles, 6 TFL
Jay Bumgarner | Broken Bow | 5’10/230 | OL/DL (Jr.) – All-State honorable mention (OWH)
Jon Craig | Falls City | 6’2/290 – OL/DL
Leo Guenther | Platteview | 6’2/220 | OL/DL – 64 tackles, 2 sacks
Bode Hoffman | Pierce | 6’0/220 | OL/DL – 36 tackles, 3 TFL
Eli Kehler | McCook | 5’11/240 | OL/DL – 2021 Honorable mention All-State (OWH)
Carter Meier | Pierce | 6’1/265 | OL/DL
Ethan Pleshek | Omaha Roncalli | 6’3/260 | OL/DL –
Isaiah Pompey | Boys Town | 5’8/225 | OL/DL – Honorable mention All-State in 2021(OWH)
Kyle Quinn | Arlington | 6’1/220 | OL/DL
Drake Richtarik | Fairbury | 6’3/255 | OL/DL – 25 tackles, 5 TFL
Dominek Rohleder | Wahoo | 6’1/225 | OL/DL
McGuire Rolls | Sidney | 6’0/205 | OL/DL (Jr.) – 52 tackles, 5 TFL
Devon Carel | Fairbury | 6’4/175 | DL – 44 tackles, 11 TFL, 3.5 sacks
Ryker Goettsche | St. Paul | 6’2/230 | DL – 42 tackles, 8 TFL
Garrett Kaps | McCook | 6’2/180 | DL – 59 tackles, 8 TFL
Wyatt Rowell | Auburn | 6’1/225 | DL – 80 tackles, 9 TFL
Brycen Schwenka | Minden | 6’4/210 | DL (Jr.) – 33 tackles, 5.5 TFL
Weston Wollberg | Arlington | 6’6/205 | DL – Wollberg has an intriguing frame; 37 tackles

Eli Boryca | Cozad | 5’11/200 | OL/LB – 79 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks
Britton Kemling | Aurora | 5’11/185 | LB – 66 tackles, INT
Tristan Kuehler | Pierce | 5’10/160 | LB – 157 tackles, 5 TFL
Cade Kirwan | Holdrege – 103 tackles, 4 TFL
Charlie Mausbach | Omaha Roncalli | 5’11/215 | LB
Merritt Skinner | Ogallala | 6’1/215 | LB – 61 tackles (7 games)
Lucas Gabriel | Adams Central | LB (Jr.) – 101 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks
Sam Luellen | Louisville | 6’0/155 | LB (Jr.) – 71 tackles
Wyatt Pfeifer | Holdrege | 6’2/180 | LB (Soph.) – 60 tackles, INT
Braylon Wobken | Logan View/Scribner-Snyder | 6’0/195 | LB (Jr.) – 60 tackles, 5 TFL

Rhett Cullers | Chadron | 5’11/165 | DB – 66 tackles, 3.5 TFL
Bryce Knapp | St. Paul | DB – 4 INT’s
Austin Welchert | Fort Calhoun | DB – 31 tackles, 3 INT’s
Connor Wells | Broken Bow | 5’8/150 | DB – All-State honorable mention as junior (OWH)
Grayson Bouwman | Fort Calhoun | 6’0/160 | DB (Jr.) – 3 INT’s
Nixon Ligouri | Auburn | 6’3/180 | DB (Soph.) – 29 tackles, 2 INT’s
Thomas Spears | Ashland-Greenwood | 5’8/140 | DB (Soph.) – 58 tackles, 5 INT’s