Class D-2  First Round: No. 1 Elgin/Pope John (23-3) over No. 8 Pleasanton (13-12), No. 5 Guardian Angels Central Catholic (15-11) over No. 4 Deshler

All-state junior Ben Barlow (1) and his St. Mary's return to defending their 2025 state championship, and three-seed or not, are the favorite to make it happen.

ON3 - Ben Barlow, St. Mary's 1

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ON3 - Dakari Wilson LSW 30, Brady Klein ES 11, LeVonte Crockett LSW 5

It's a scramble for a rebound in last weekend's game at Elkhorn South, where visiting Lincoln Southwest claimed an 86-63 victory. That's Elkhorn South's Brady Klein (11) getting to the ball a step ahead of Southwest's Dakari Wilson (30) and LeVonte Crockett (5).

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@HuskerlandBob Sez: This feature story was originally published in our 2025 Huskerland Prep Report preseason magazine. Following Gage's performance

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St. Mary's senior Gage Hedstrom (2) has his team off to a 2-0 start and No. 5 ranking in Class D-2.

Ready For the Next Step: Gage Hedstrom, St. Mary 's

Class D-1  TeamRecordLast Week@HuskerlandBob Sez1. Shelby-Rising City6-0Beat Centennial, 84-8.On to the next.2. Dundy County-Stratton6-0Beat North

ON3 - Gage Hedstrom, St. Mary's 2 Scramble

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Class A  1. Jett Thomalla, QB, Millard South. 6-4, 205. Other stats NA. Nebraska has been on a role of late, producing top of the line college

ON3 - Jett Thomalla, Millard South 2024

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Class A  4. Max Clark, TE-LB, Omaha North. 6-3, 225. Other stats NA. His stock soared last season and he took over leadership of the North High

ON3 - Max Clark, Omaha North 10

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It’s a game that fascinates me, not gonna lie. St. Mary’s a top-five ranked team in Class D-2, hosting Twin Loup, a team which last season won three

ON3 - Mace Beran, Twin Loup

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Date	Opponent	Score	Prediction
Fri 2/27TBD	St. Mary's(24-2) Pope John XXIII Central Catholic(23-3)	5650	62 48
Tue 3/3TBD	Nebraska Ev Lutheran(10-13) St. Mary's(25-2)	5890	32 73
Thu 3/12TBD	St. Mary's(26-2) Wynot(17-12)	5642	64 51
Sat 3/14TBD	St. Mary's(26-3) Archangels Catholic(25-2)	5257	60 55
Sun 3/15TBD	St. Mary's(27-3) Guardian Angels Central Catholic(17-15)	5747	63 48

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