PRZNE Class B Ratings – Preseason

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class B action kicks off this Friday with some exciting Week 1 games. But before the action gets underway, I wanted to release my Class B Top 10 Ratings along with six teams on the fringe. Keep checking back to see how the ratings change as the season progresses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Preseason Top 10:</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>1. Scottsbluff Bearcats (Spring Ranking: #2)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to Watch:</em> [player_tooltip player_id='227064' first='Brock' last='Knutson'] - OT (Nebraska Commit), [player_tooltip player_id='245849' first='Sebastien' last='Boyle'] - RB, [player_tooltip player_id='227081' first='Josiah' last='Mobley'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='227079' first='Jayce' last='Wilkinson'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='227066' first='Braeden' last='Stull'] - QB/ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='227080' first='Michael' last='Thrash'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='239168' first='Tyson' last='Klein'] - ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='245880' first='Cord' last='Symons'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='302209' first='Trey' last='May'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='398352' first='Korbin' last='Gribble'] - TE, [player_tooltip player_id='319564' first='Julius' last='Blanco'] - DL, [player_tooltip player_id='319451' first='Ryan' last='Hinman'] - DL, [player_tooltip player_id='330334' first='Kyan' last='Allen'] - WR</li><li><em>Key Games:</em> Week 1 - Lincoln Pius X, Week 2 - North Platte (Class A), Week 4 - York, Week 5 - GI Northwest, Week 6 - Waverly</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>2. Bennington Badgers (Spring Ranking: #3)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch:</em> [player_tooltip player_id='217057' first='Trey' last='Bird'] - QB, [player_tooltip player_id='227551' first='Nick' last='Colvert'] - RB, [player_tooltip player_id='330902' first='Ethan' last='Nguyen'] - DL, [player_tooltip player_id='239876' first='Isaac' last='Conner'] - WR, [player_tooltip player_id='245883' first='Gunnar' last='Lym'] - DB, [player_tooltip player_id='239878' first='Jaxson' last='Andrews'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='330901' first='Alex' last='Foltz'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='239882' first='Owen' last='Douglas'] - DB/WR, [player_tooltip player_id='330916' first='Weston' last='Heinemann'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='250693' first='Kale' last='Kaufmann'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='226967' first='Vaughn' last='Anderson'] - K, [player_tooltip player_id='398261' first='Lennox' last='Hughes'] - P, [player_tooltip player_id='319574' first='Ethan' last='Allgood'] - DL, [player_tooltip player_id='319575' first='Kyler' last='Lauridsen'] - WR</li><li><em>Key Games:</em> Week 1 - Skutt Catholic, Week 2 - Plattsmouth, Week 3 - York, Week 4 - Lincoln Pius X, Week 5 - Elkhorn, Week 6 - Blair</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>3. Elkhorn Antlers (Spring Ranking: #1)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch:</em> [player_tooltip player_id='226959' first='Aidan' last='Betz'] - DL (Minnesota State-Mankato), [player_tooltip player_id='227537' first='Ben' last='Reynolds'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='398257' first='Tanner' last='Houck'] - TE/LB, [player_tooltip player_id='302208' first='Aiden' last='Mountain'] - RB, [player_tooltip player_id='398292' first='Cooper' last='Fedde'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='239885' first='KJ' last='Schenck'] - ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='226958' first='Cole' last='Houck'] - K, Connor Hunt - QB, [player_tooltip player_id='318991' first='Charlie' last='Lamski'] - ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='319543' first='Kayd' last='Matthews'] - QB</li><li><em>Key Games: </em>Week 1 - Waverly, Week 3 - Gross Catholic, Week 4 - Skutt Catholic, Week 5 - Bennington, Week 7 - Blair</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>4. Skutt Catholic Skyhawks (Spring Ranking: #4)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch:</em> [player_tooltip player_id='216517' first='Brandt' last='Pickrell'] - TE (St. Thomas Commit), [player_tooltip player_id='234298' first='Wyatt' last='Archer'] - WR (Iowa State Commit), [player_tooltip player_id='226969' first='Maccoy' last='Holtam'] - RB, [player_tooltip player_id='234299' first='Joe' last='Connolly'] - WR (Iowa Baseball Commit), [player_tooltip player_id='302846' first='Joshua' last='Buck'] - DL, [player_tooltip player_id='239830' first='Logan' last='Abels'] - DB, [player_tooltip player_id='250610' first='Colin' last='Pike'] - RB, [player_tooltip player_id='250612' first='Anthony' last='Heithoff'] - RB, Sam Brummond - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='408444' first='Bennett' last='Turman'] - QB, [player_tooltip player_id='240015' first='Noah' last='Boyd'] - K, [player_tooltip player_id='350336' first='Luke' last='Van Dyke'] - WR, [player_tooltip player_id='245855' first='Dylan' last='Van Dyke'] - QB, [player_tooltip player_id='414926' first='Gage' last='Guenther'] - ATH, </li><li><em>Key Games:</em> Week 1 - Bennington, Week 2 - GI Northwest, Week 3 - Beatrice, Week 4 - Elkhorn, Week 6 - Lincoln Pius X, Week 8 - Plattsmouth, Week 9 - Gross Catholic</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>5. Waverly Vikings (Spring Ranking: #6)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch:</em> [player_tooltip player_id='330920' first='Kaleb' last='Axmann'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='239889' first='Cooper' last='Skrobecki'] - ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='227073' first='Trey' last='Jackson'] - QB, [player_tooltip player_id='227071' first='AJ' last='Heffelfinger'] - WR, [player_tooltip player_id='330921' first='Preston' last='Harms'] - RB</li><li>Key Games: Week 1 - Elkhorn, Week 2 - Beatrice, Week 5 - York, Week 6 - Scottsbluff, Week 7 - Lincoln Pius X,</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>6. Grand Island Northwest Vikings (Spring Ranking: #10)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch: </em>[player_tooltip player_id='245573' first='Victor' last='Isele'] - DL (North Dakota State), [player_tooltip player_id='330221' first='Owen' last='Harb'] - DL, [player_tooltip player_id='302211' first='Austin' last='Payne'] - QB, [player_tooltip player_id='340479' first='Joseph' last='Stein'] - TE, [player_tooltip player_id='227528' first='Isaiah' last='Esquivel'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='239949' first='Tegan' last='Lemkau'] - DB, [player_tooltip player_id='302212' first='Spencer' last='Snodgrass'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='239948' first='EJ' last='Arends'] - DB, [player_tooltip player_id='240014' first='Peyton' last='Atwood'] - K</li><li><em>Key Games: </em>Week 1 - Aurora (Class C1), Week 2 - Skutt Catholic, Week 3 - Seward, Week 5 - Scottsbluff, Week 8 - Lexington, Week 9 - York</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>7. Gross Catholic Cougars (Spring Ranking: #9)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch: </em>[player_tooltip player_id='239895' first='Carson' last='Almgren'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='227094' first='Jake' last='Garcia'] - RB, [player_tooltip player_id='227558' first='Salvatore' last='Nacarelli'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='307090' first='Colby' last='Duncan'] - QB, [player_tooltip player_id='398296' first='Ben' last='Rice'] - WR, [player_tooltip player_id='239903' first='Charlie' last='Paladino'] - ATH</li><li><em>Key Games:</em> Week 3 - Elkhorn, Week 4 - Blair, Week 6 - Plattsmouth, Week 9 - Skutt Catholic</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>8. Blair Bears (Spring Ranking: NR)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch: </em>[player_tooltip player_id='169937' first='Bode' last='Soukup'] - QB, [player_tooltip player_id='239917' first='Seagan' last='Packett'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='227521' first='Dane' last='Larsen'] - RB/LB, [player_tooltip player_id='398262' first='Shea' last='Wendt'] - WR, [player_tooltip player_id='169936' first='Ben' last='Holcomb'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='250688' first='Brady' last='Brown'] - WR, [player_tooltip player_id='169935' first='J'shawn' last='Unger'] - WR, [player_tooltip player_id='250307' first='Ethan' last='Baessler'] - ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='414921' first='Nelson' last='Kosch'] - WR, [player_tooltip player_id='414928' first='Brock' last='Hamm'] - DL, [player_tooltip player_id='319567' first='Brock' last='Templar'] - ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='414929' first='Cornez' last='Tucker'] - DL</li><li><em>Key Games: </em>Week 1 - Plattsmouth, Week 4 - Gross Catholic, Week 6 - Bennington, Week 7 - Elkhorn,</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>9. Lincoln Pius X Thunderbolts (Spring Ranking: NR)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch: </em>Ben Andreason - LB - [player_tooltip player_id='245537' first='Barrett' last='Walker'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='245893' first='Tyler' last='Castle'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='227562' first='Matt' last='Bohy'] - RB, [player_tooltip player_id='398350' first='Walker' last='Hanneman'] - DB, [player_tooltip player_id='326862' first='Kolbe' last='Volkmer'] - QB, [player_tooltip player_id='319005' first='Dane' last='Newman'] - DL</li><li><em>Key Games: </em>Week 1 - Scottsbluff, Week 2 - Seward, Week 4 - Bennington, Week 6 - Skutt Catholic, Week 7 - Waverly</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>10. York Dukes (Spring Ranking: #7)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch:</em> [player_tooltip player_id='242139' first='Kadence' last='Velde'] - DL, [player_tooltip player_id='330917' first='Jude' last='Collingham'] - DL, [player_tooltip player_id='227082' first='Dalton' last='Snodgrass'] - RB/LB, [player_tooltip player_id='330918' first='Carter' last='Culotta'] - DL, [player_tooltip player_id='250701' first='Seth' last='Erickson'] - RB/LB, [player_tooltip player_id='408448' first='Carter' last='Stenger'] - DB, [player_tooltip player_id='250698' first='Morgan' last='Collingham'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='340514' first='Samson' last='Broumley'] - OL/DL, [player_tooltip player_id='326863' first='Leyton' last='Snodgrass'] - TE</li><li><em>Key Games: </em>Week 1 - Lexington, Week 3 - Bennington, Week 4 - Scottsbluff, Week 5 - Waverly, Week 7 - Seward, Week 9 - GI Northwest</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>The Next 6:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Beatrice Orangemen</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch:</em> [player_tooltip player_id='227544' first='Luke' last='Feist'] - ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='227543' first='Deegan' last='Nelson'] - RB, [player_tooltip player_id='398259' first='Tucker' last='Timmerman'] - TE, [player_tooltip player_id='398258' first='Brandon' last='Scheer'] - DB, [player_tooltip player_id='398260' first='Mason' last='Leonard'] - DL, Crew Meints - QB, [player_tooltip player_id='330923' first='Dalton' last='Nauman'] - WR, [player_tooltip player_id='408436' first='Gage' last='Wolter'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='408435' first='Takeo' last='Glynn'] - OL</li><li><em>Key Games:</em> Week 1 - Gross Catholic, Week 2 - Waverly, Week 3 - Skutt Catholic, Week 5 - Plattsmouth, Week 8 - Lincoln Pius X</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Lexington Minutemen</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch: </em>Jackson Konrad - ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='234273' first='Levi' last='Converse'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='234274' first='Jase' last='Carpenter'] - ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='398347' first='Levi' last='Kopf'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='398348' first='Kaden' last='West'] - QB, [player_tooltip player_id='319570' first='Daylen' last='Naylor'] - ATH, Hamza Mohammad - WR, [player_tooltip player_id='414932' first='Josiah' last='Adams'] - QB</li><li><em>Key Games:</em> Week 1 - York, Week 4 - Cozad (Class C1), Week 8 - GI Northwest, Week 9 - Scottsbluff</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Mount Michael Benedictine</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch: </em>[player_tooltip player_id='239146' first='Conor' last='Connealy'] - DL, [player_tooltip player_id='398349' first='Jack' last='Huber'] - QB</li><li><em>Key Games: </em>Week 3 - Waverly, Week 4 - Plattsmouth, Week 5 - Blair, Week 8 - Elkhorn, Week 9 - Bennington</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Norris Titans</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch: </em>[player_tooltip player_id='239930' first='Cooper' last='Cerny'] - TE, [player_tooltip player_id='239927' first='Hunter' last='Davis'] - DL, [player_tooltip player_id='239923' first='Micah' last='Langston'] - WR, [player_tooltip player_id='330919' first='Caden' last='Hosack'] - RB, [player_tooltip player_id='408441' first='Eli' last='Holt'] - LB, [player_tooltip player_id='408439' first='John' last='Hood'], ATH, [player_tooltip player_id='408440' first='Blake' last='Macklin'] - RB, [player_tooltip player_id='414930' first='JT' last='Druba'] - DB, [player_tooltip player_id='414931' first='Ethan' last='Wooledge'] - OL</li><li><em>Key Games:</em> Week 1 - Seward, Week 2 - Elkhorn, Week 3 - Lexington, Week 4 - Waverly, Week 6 - Gross Catholic, Week 9 - Lincoln Pius X</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Plattsmouth Blue Devils</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch: </em>[player_tooltip player_id='240003' first='TJ' last='Fitzpatrick'] - DB, [player_tooltip player_id='327325' first='Justice' last='Kahler'] - DB, [player_tooltip player_id='250306' first='Ethan' last='Walker'] - RB, [player_tooltip player_id='250305' first='Dylan' last='Eby'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='250304' first='Caleb' last='Adkins'] - DL</li><li><em>Key Games: </em>Week 1 - Blair, Week 2 - Bennington, Week 4 - Mount Michael Benedictine, Week 5 - Beatrice, Week 6 - Gross Catholic, Week 8 - Skutt Catholic</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Seward Bluejays</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><em>Players to watch:</em> [player_tooltip player_id='239957' first='Dustin' last='Hurley'] - OL, [player_tooltip player_id='398353' first='Micah' last='Hackbart'] - WR, [player_tooltip player_id='239951' first='Kalen' last='Knott'] - ATH</li><li><em>Key Games:</em> Week 1 - Norris, Week 2 - Lincoln Pius X, Week 3 - Northwest, Week 7 - York, Week 8 - Waverly, Week 9 - Beatrice.</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->