Eight Man 1 and 2 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eight Man-1 Championship – RECORD SETTING NIGHT</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cougars of Sandy Creek claimed the Eight Man-1 state title in dominant fashion with a 62–26 win over the Warriors of Crofton, powered by one of the greatest individual performances in Nebraska finals history. Senior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='1590722' first='Kamerin' last='Sealey'] delivered a record-setting night, accounting for nine total touchdowns—the most ever recorded in a Nebraska state championship game. Sealey threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns and added 203 rushing yards and five scores on the ground.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the passing game, Sandy Creek received big-play production from its junior receivers. [player_tooltip player_id='2065256' first='Logan' last='Tomky'] hauled in 3 receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown, while junior tight end [player_tooltip player_id='1085910' first='Wes' last='Biltoft'] posted 3 receptions for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Biltoft also added three pancake blocks, anchoring the edge of a dominant offensive front.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Sandy Creek offensive line set the tone all night, clearing lanes that helped the Cougars pile up 271 rushing yards. The combination of Biltoft at tight end and offensive linemen [player_tooltip player_id='2065264' first='Sam' last='Watts'] (So.), [player_tooltip player_id='2065257' first='Josh' last='Spray'] (Jr.), and <strong>Christian Shaw</strong> (Jr.) accounted for 25 pancake blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eight Man-2 WHY NOT? Wynot defeated O'Neill St. Mary's 71- 60 to take the D-2 Crown</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Blue Devils trailed 42-38 at halftime, but a dominant second-half performance, scoring 37 points, propelled them to victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior QB [player_tooltip player_id='1869970' first='Devin' last='Brummer'] was nearly perfect, completing 23 of 26 passes for 394 yards and 7 touchdowns. <strong>Kotner Koch </strong>had a monster game, hauling in 13 receptions for 265 yards and totaling 6 touchdowns—4 receiving, 2 rushing—while also contributing 2 interceptions on defense. LB <strong>Nixon Heimes</strong> led the Blue Devils with 10 tackles, including 6 solo stops.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For the Cardinals, it was a herculean effort from senior QB [player_tooltip player_id='488106' first='Gage' last='Hedstrom'], who threw for 347 yards and 6 touchdowns, rushed for 59 yards and 3 more touchdowns, and anchored the defense with 11 tackles, 1 interception, and a fumble recovery from his LB position. Offensive standout junior RB/WR [player_tooltip player_id='1192536' first='Ben' last='Barlow'] added 8 receptions for 163 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, junior DE [player_tooltip player_id='1192537' first='Eli' last='Banks'] registered 14 tackles, including one for loss, while junior DL <strong>Dalton Hurley</strong> had 10 tackles, including 4 for loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Kotner Koch","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"171","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2411","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Wynot","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-69261144cf1f3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Koch displayed good speed, route running and hands with 13 receptions, 265 yards and 4 TDs. Koch rushed for another 2 TDs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Koch chipped in 7 tackles from his safety position and had 2 interceptions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As he displayed on this big stage, Koch is a versatile athlete playing on both sides of the ball, he is a guard on the Blue Devils basketball team as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->