Which Gridiron Stars Picked Up Gold in the Winter Season?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Get 30% off your first billing cycle with code: OscarGalindo30 in the coupon code area.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The winter sports season just concluded with several star players from the gridiron earning gold in their respective sports. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out which football stars became champions in the past month.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Wrestling:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Millard West senior LB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='982381' first='Harrell' last='Jackson']</em></strong> (37-11) earned gold at the State Wrestling tournament when he clinched the Class A 157 championship. After graduation, Harrell will play linebacker at Peru State as part of their 2024 recruiting class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lincoln Pius junior RB/LB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='736416' first='Joseph' last='Andreasen']</em></strong> (33-4) won the Class A 175-pound championship at State Wrestling. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Millard South senior LB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='845650' first='Caeden' last='Olin']</em></strong> (45-2) won big at the State Wrestling tournament after winning the Class A 215-pound championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Omaha North junior DL <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='245879' first='Tyson' last='Terry']</em></strong> (44-0) won his 3rd consecutive Class A 285-pound gold medal in three years of competing at the tournament. Tyson is committed to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers as part of their 2025 class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bennington junior LB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='319575' first='Kyler' last='Lauridsen']</em></strong> (55-0) matched his three Class B football championships by winning his third championship, claiming the Class B 150-pound title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Waverly 2024 RB/LB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1029638' first='Drew' last='Moser']</em></strong> (46-0) completed his championship run by capturing the Class B 175-pound title. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Sioux City junior RB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='773257' first='Tony' last='Palmer']</em></strong> (49-2) broke through and won the Class B 215-pound championship. Tony is a player who could make a ton of noise this offseason.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Plattsmouth senior OL <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='846295' first='Orion' last='Parker']</em></strong> (39-2) won the Class B 285-pound title. Orion is headed to Iowa Western CC, where he will play football and wrestle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minden's <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1060766' first='Orrin' last='Kuehn']</em></strong> (47-2) finished his junior wrestling season with the Class C 150-pound championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chadron junior RB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='533087' first='Quinn' last='Bailey']</em></strong> (47-0) completed a perfect season and won his second consecutive title by winning the Class C 157-pound championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crofton/Bloomfield's (Crofton FB) 2025 RB/ATH <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1260227' first='Wyatt' last='Tramp']</em></strong> (49-0) capped off a perfect season with the Class C 165-pound state championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Battle Creek's 2025 LB <strong><em>Brek Thompson</em></strong> (45-5) won the Class C 175-pound championship. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bishop Neumann's 2024 DL/LB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='703719' first='Trent' last='Moudry']</em></strong> (41-1) won the Class C 190-pound championship. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chase County senior <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='845583' first='Jaret' last='Peterson']</em></strong> (48-0) capped off an undefeated season with the Class C 215-pound championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Doniphan-Trumbull OL/DL <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1048101' first='Tycen' last='Breckner'] </em></strong>(42-4) won the Class C 285-pound championship with a record of.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aquinas Catholic <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1048090' first='Calib' last='Svoboda']</em></strong> (43-2) ended his junior year holding the gold for the Class D 215-pound championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shelby Rising-City junior <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1059090' first='Collin' last='Vrbka'] </em></strong>(48-2) claimed the Class D 285-pound championship and finished his junior season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Basketball:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 27-1 Bellevue West Thunderbirds claimed back-to-back Class A state championships with a roster littered with football talent, including Nebraska commit <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='250689' first='Isaiah' last='McMorris']</em></strong>, South Dakota commit <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='560337' first='Jacob' last='Arop']</em></strong>, 2024 RB <strong><em>Clayton Gauff</em></strong>, 2026 S/ATH <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='402156' first='Kaprice' last='Keith']</em></strong>, 2027 QB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1085133' first='Tristian' last='James']</em></strong>, 2027 ATH <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1085135' first='Jacob' last='Coyer']</em></strong>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Skutt Catholic Sky Hawks also won back-to-back Class B championships after recording an 18-6 record. They had 2024 LB/ATH <strong><em>Max Chandler</em></strong>, 2025 QB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='245855' first='Dylan' last='Van Dyke']</em></strong>, and 2025 LB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='350336' first='Luke' last='Van Dyke']</em></strong> all make contributions to the team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wahoo Warriors claimed the Class C1 championship and a 23-5 record with several football stars on the roster, including 2024 LB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='516765' first='Barrett' last='Lavaley']</em></strong>, 2025 DL <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1059091' first='Eli' last='Emerson']</em></strong>, 2026 DL<strong><em> [player_tooltip player_id='1114861' first='Eli' last='Shada']</em></strong>, 2026 QB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1113952' first='Jase' last='Kaminski']</em></strong>, and 2026 LB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1105183' first='Harrison' last='Krueger']</em></strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Amherst rolled to a 26-2 record and the Class C2 state championship, with 2024 ATH <strong><em>Carter Riessland</em></strong> and 2026 TE/ATH <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1217721' first='Brynndon' last='Bradley']</em></strong> contributing to their championship efforts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnson-Brock capped off an undefeated 28-0 season by winning the Class D1 championship starring football playmakers 2024 QB <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='408741' first='Sloan' last='Pelican']</em></strong>, 2024 ATH <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='844852' first='Chase' last='VanWinkle']</em></strong>, 2024 ATH <strong><em>Leyton Behrends</em></strong>, 2024 <strong><em>Rowen Benham</em></strong>, 2025 ATH <strong><em>Casen Dalinghaus</em></strong>, 2026 RB/ATH <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1115112' first='Hayden' last='Gravatt']</em></strong>, 2025 DB <strong><em>Grady Behrends.</em></strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Shelton Bulldogs won the Class D2 championship and finished with a dominant 26-1 record. The team had several football stars, including 2024 WR/ATH <strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='982409' first='Ashton' last='Simmons']</em></strong>, 2024 ATH <strong><em>Riley Bombeck</em></strong>, 2025 QB <strong><em>Dylan Kenton</em></strong>, 2025 ATH <strong><em>Ben Myers</em></strong>, and 2027 RB/ATH <strong><em>Reilly Jensen</em></strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Make sure to follow @PrepRedzoneNE on Twitter and Instagram to stay up to date with all your Nebraska prep recruiting news.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->