Class D2 Round of 32 Playoff Predictions
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With the Round of 32 in Class D2 underway, we decided to share our projected winners and player of the game for each matchup! Teams will be reseeded before the start of round 2. #1 Hitchcock County (8-0) vs. #16…
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Continue ReadingWith the Round of 32 in Class D2 underway, we decided to share our projected winners and player of the game for each matchup!
Teams will be reseeded before the start of round 2.
#1 Hitchcock County (8-0) vs. #16 Maywood-Hayes Center (4-4)
Predicted winner: #1 Hitchcock County
Player of the Game: 2023 LB/OL Keegan Shuler Keegan Shuler 5'10" | 215 lbs | LB Hitchcock County | 2023 State NE
#8 Kenesaw (7-1) vs. #9 South Loup (5-3)
Predicted winner: #8 Kenesaw
Player of the Game: 2023 QB Randyn Uden
#5 Elm Creek (7-1) vs. #12 Mullen (4-4)
Predicted winner: #5 Elm Creek
Player of the Game: 2023 ATH Carter Erickson Carter Erickson 6'2" | 190 lbs | RB Elm Creek | 2023 NE
#4 Dundy County Stratton (7-1) vs. #13 Axtell (4-4)
Predicted winner: #4 Dundy County-Stratton
Player of the Game: 2023 QB Corbin Horner
#3 Ainsworth (8-0) vs. #14 Loomis (3-5)
Predicted winner: #3 Ainsworth
Player of the Game: 2024 ATH Carter Nelson Carter Nelson 6'5" | 215 lbs | TE Ainsworth | 2024 State NE
#6 Central Valley (7-1) vs. #11 St. Mary’s (6-2)
Predicted winner: #11 St. Mary’s
Player of the Game: 2026 QB Gage Hedstrom
#7 Twin Loup (6-2) vs. #10 EPPJ (6-2)
Predicted winner: #10 EPPJ
Player of the Game: 2023 RB Cale Kinney
#2 Sandhills/Thedford (7-1) vs. #15 Hyannis (4-4)
Predicted winner: #2 Sandhills/Thedford
Player of the Game: 2025 QB Kyle Cox Kyle Cox 160 lbs | QB Sandhills/Thedford | 2025 State NE
#1 Howells-Dodge (8-0) vs. #16 Creighton (4-4)
Predicted winner: #1 Howells-Dodge
Player of the Game: 2023 RB Lance Brester
#8 Humphrey St. Francis (5-3) vs. #9 Falls City Sacred Heart (4-4)
Predicted winner: #9 Falls City Sacred Heart
Player of the Game: 2025 QB Carson Wessel’s
#5 Johnson-Brock (7-1) vs. #12 Wausa (5-3)
Predicted winner: #5 Johnson-Brock
Player of the Game: 2024 QB Sloan Pelican Sloan Pelican 5'8" | 165 lbs | ATH Johnson-Brock | 2024 NE
#4 Bloomfield (7-1) vs. #13 Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family (5-3)
Predicted winner: #4 Bloomfield
Player of the Game: 2023 RB Wiley Ziegler
#3 BDS (8-0) vs. #14 Nebraska Lutheran (5-3)
Predicted winner: #3 BDS
Player of the Game: 2023 WR/LB Zach Hoins
#6 Osceola (7-1) vs. #11 Fullerton (4-4)
Predicted winner: #6 Osceola
Player of the Game: 2023 ATH Isaiah Zelasney Isaiah Zelasney 6'0" | 180 lbs | ATH Osceola | 2023 State NE
#7 Lawrence-Nelson (7-1) vs. #10 Lourdes Central Catholic (4-4)
Predicted winner: #7 Lawrence-Nelson
Player of the Game: 2023 QB Krayton Kucera
#2 Wynot (7-1) vs. #15 Winside (4-4)
Predicted winner: #2 Wynot
Player of the Game: 2024 QB Dylan Heine Dylan Heine 5'10" | 125 lbs | QB Wynot | 2024 NE
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