Which Gridiron Stars Picked Up Gold in the Winter Season?
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The winter sports season just concluded with several star players from the gridiron earning gold in their respective sports.
Check out which football stars became champions in the past month.
Wrestling:
Millard West senior LB Harrell Jackson Harrell Jackson 5'9" | 170 lbs | LB MIllard West | 2024 State NE (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.
Lincoln Pius junior RB/LB Joseph Andreasen Joseph Andreasen 5'10" | 190 lbs | LB Pius X | 2025 NE (33-4) won the Class A 175-pound championship at State Wrestling.
Millard South senior LB Caeden Olin Caeden Olin 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB Millard South | 2024 State NE (45-2) won big at the State Wrestling tournament after winning the Class A 215-pound championship.
Omaha North junior DL Tyson Terry Tyson Terry 6'2" | 270 lbs | DL Omaha North | 2025 State NE (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.
Bennington junior LB Kyler Lauridsen Kyler Lauridsen 5'11" | 170 lbs | LB Bennington | 2025 State NE (55-0) matched his three Class B football championships by winning his third championship, claiming the Class B 150-pound title.
Waverly 2024 RB/LB Drew Moser Drew Moser LB Waverly | 2024 State NE (46-0) completed his championship run by capturing the Class B 175-pound title.
South Sioux City junior RB Tony Palmer Tony Palmer 5'11" | 195 lbs | RB South Sioux City | 2025 State NE (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.
Plattsmouth senior OL Orion Parker Orion Parker 6'7" | 265 lbs | OL Plattsmouth | 2024 State NE (39-2) won the Class B 285-pound title. Orion is headed to Iowa Western CC, where he will play football and wrestle.
Minden’s Orrin Kuehn Orrin Kuehn 5'8" | 160 lbs | RB Minden | 2025 State NE (47-2) finished his junior wrestling season with the Class C 150-pound championship.
Chadron junior RB Quinn Bailey Quinn Bailey 5'8" | RB Chadron | 2025 State NE (47-0) completed a perfect season and won his second consecutive title by winning the Class C 157-pound championship.
Crofton/Bloomfield’s (Crofton FB) 2025 RB/ATH Wyatt Tramp Wyatt Tramp 6'0" | 190 lbs | RB Crofton | 2025 NE (49-0) capped off a perfect season with the Class C 165-pound state championship.
Battle Creek’s 2025 LB Brek Thompson (45-5) won the Class C 175-pound championship.
Bishop Neumann’s 2024 DL/LB Trent Moudry Trent Moudry 6'2" | 205 lbs | LB Bishop Neumann | 2024 State NE (41-1) won the Class C 190-pound championship.
Chase County senior Jaret Peterson Jaret Peterson 5'11" | 245 lbs | DL Chase County | 2024 NE (48-0) capped off an undefeated season with the Class C 215-pound championship.
Doniphan-Trumbull OL/DL Tycen Breckner Tycen Breckner 6'3" | 250 lbs | OL Doniphan-Trumbull | 2025 State NE (42-4) won the Class C 285-pound championship with a record of.
Aquinas Catholic Calib Svoboda Calib Svoboda 6'2" | 225 lbs | DL Aquinas Catholic | 2025 State NE (43-2) ended his junior year holding the gold for the Class D 215-pound championship.
Shelby Rising-City junior Collin Vrbka Collin Vrbka 6'4" | 240 lbs | DL Shelby-Rising City | 2025 State NE (48-2) claimed the Class D 285-pound championship and finished his junior season.
Basketball:
The 27-1 Bellevue West Thunderbirds claimed back-to-back Class A state championships with a roster littered with football talent, including Nebraska commit Isaiah McMorris Isaiah McMorris 6'0" | 175 lbs | WR Bellevue West | 2024 State NE , South Dakota commit Jacob Arop Jacob Arop 6'6" | 250 lbs | OL Bellevue West | 2024 State NE , 2024 RB Clayton Gauff, 2026 S/ATH Kaprice Keith Kaprice Keith 6'2" | 175 lbs | DB Bellevue West | 2026 State NE , 2027 QB Tristian James Tristian James 6'1" | 165 lbs | QB Bellevue West | 2027 NE , 2027 ATH Jacob Coyer Jacob Coyer 6'2" | 170 lbs | TE Bellevue West | 2027 NE .
Skutt Catholic Sky Hawks also won back-to-back Class B championships after recording an 18-6 record. They had 2024 LB/ATH Max Chandler, 2025 QB Dylan Van Dyke Dylan Van Dyke 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Skutt Catholic | 2025 State NE , and 2025 LB Luke Van Dyke Luke Van Dyke 6'0" | 180 lbs | LB Skutt Catholic | 2025 State NE all make contributions to the team.
The Wahoo Warriors claimed the Class C1 championship and a 23-5 record with several football stars on the roster, including 2024 LB Barrett Lavaley Barrett Lavaley 6'2" | 185 lbs | LB Wahoo | 2024 State NE , 2025 DL Eli Emerson Eli Emerson 6'4" | 225 lbs | DL Wahoo | 2025 NE , 2026 DL Eli Shada Eli Shada 6'4" | 200 lbs | ATH Wahoo | 2026 State NE , 2026 QB Jase Kaminski Jase Kaminski 5'10" | 165 lbs | QB Wahoo | 2026 State NE , and 2026 LB Harrison Krueger Harrison Krueger 6'0" | LB Wahoo | 2026 State NE .
Amherst rolled to a 26-2 record and the Class C2 state championship, with 2024 ATH Carter Riessland and 2026 TE/ATH Brynndon Bradley Brynndon Bradley 6'0" | 190 lbs | ATH Amherst | 2026 NE contributing to their championship efforts.
Johnson-Brock capped off an undefeated 28-0 season by winning the Class D1 championship starring football playmakers 2024 QB Sloan Pelican Sloan Pelican 5'8" | 165 lbs | ATH Johnson-Brock | 2024 NE , 2024 ATH Chase VanWinkle Chase VanWinkle 5'11" | 175 lbs | ATH Johnson-Brock | 2024 State NE , 2024 ATH Leyton Behrends, 2024 Rowen Benham, 2025 ATH Casen Dalinghaus, 2026 RB/ATH Hayden Gravatt Hayden Gravatt 5'8" | 155 lbs | ATH Johnson-Brock | 2026 NE , 2025 DB Grady Behrends.
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 Ashton Simmons Ashton Simmons ATH Shelton | 2024 NE , 2024 ATH Riley Bombeck, 2025 QB Dylan Kenton, 2025 ATH Ben Myers, and 2027 RB/ATH Reilly Jensen.
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