Who was the Best Ever Class A Running Back in Outstate Nebraska?

Posted Saturday, December 23, 2017, at 7:54 PM

Lincoln East QB Jim Ebke goes airborne vs. Millard South for one of the most incredible touchdowns in Nebraska prep football history. Ebke was a 1000 yard rusher for the Spartans in 2006. *(photo courtesy of Jon Squier)

Here we go with the follow up article to the Omaha Metro version I published yesterday.

In the “Outstate” version, I will include all the Class A Lincoln schools, Lincoln NE, Lincoln SE, Lincoln High, Lincoln East, Lincoln North Star, Lincoln Southwest and Pius X, plus Columbus, Fremont, Norfolk, Grand Island, Kearney, North Platte and former Class A schools Alliance, Beatrice, Gering, Hastings, Lexington, McCook and Scottsbluff..

I feel it is necessary to include schools like Beatrice and McCook because both were Class A schools at one time.

However, we may never know, and it haunts me to this day.

*Alliance

Matt Harris………………….1,629….(2007)

Cody Anthony……………....1,440….(2009)

Mitch Pancost……………….1,373….(2011)

Cody Anthony……………....1,347….(2008) Jr

T.J. Marx…………………....1,325….(1987)

Kaprice Walker……………..1,255….(1991)

Brian Shelmadine…………...1,194….(1997)

Travis Covey………………..1,031….(2000)

Tim Shelmadine…………….1,017….(1992)

Tyler Gutierrez……………...1,004….(2004)

*Beatrice

Jessup Workman……………1,693….(2013) Jr.

Jessup Workman…………....1,594….(2014)

Derek Linck…………….…...1,487….(2005)

Justin Coleman…….…...…...1,378….(2008)

Dakota Vanlaningham……....1,331….(2012)

Jacob Pinkerton……………..1,304….(2016)

Xavier Omon………………..1,286…(2002)

Xavier Omon………………..1,239…(2001) Jr.

Nick Grummert……………..1,151…(2006)

Jace Bowhay………………..1,138….(2009)

Daniel Davie………………..1,105….(2010)

Isaiah Dell…………………..1,092….(2000)

Larry Diller…………...…….1,026….(1976)

*Columbus

Dillon Loschen…………......1,540….(2010)

Cory Schlesinger…………....1,504….(1989)

Steve Sliva…………….…….1,402….(1983)

Michael Koch…….………….1,335….(2007)

Brian Masek…………...…….1,227….(2000)

Tim Carpenter……………….1,224….(1992)

Sam Gutz…………………….1,210….(1997)

C.J. Keeshan……………...….1,208….(1994)

Colton Wolfe………………...1,028….(2016)

Kerry Neuman……………….1,016….(1988)

Troy Watchorn……………....1,004….(1995)

*Fremont

Jesse Hinrichs………………..1,112….(1994)

Sean Lambert………………...1,090….(2014) Jr.

Dan Giebler…………………..1,081….(1999)

Zach Yount…………………...1,030….(1995)

Bruce Mertins………………...1,000….(1986)

*Gering

Gage Smith…………………...1,253….(2013)

Charles Muhr………………....1,030….(1957)

Logan Campbell……..……….1,015….(2000)

Josh Swanson………………...1,076….(2010)

Mark Pieper…………………..1,068….(2011)

*Grand Island

Scott Siegel…………………...1,629….(2002)

Claire Boroff………………….1,299….(1952)

Dusty Stamer………………….1,284….(1999)

Curtis Hudiburgh……………...1,257….(2008)

Pete Lewis……………………..1,188….(2005)

Pete Lewis……………………..1,123….(2004) Jr

Jared Goodwin.…………...…...1,118….(2000)

Kevin Trosper………...……….1,115….(1984)

Aaron Roberg……………….....1,102….(2009)

Ryan Rathjen…………………..1,069….(1991)

Stewert Siegel………………….1,067….(1998)

Curtis Hudiburgh………...…….1,041….(2007) Jr.

*Hastings

Bo Bienkowski………………...1,692…(1997)

*Kearney

Eric Molina…………………….1,225….(1997)

Rustin Dring…………………...1,220….(2007)

Rustin Dring…………………...1,184….(2006) Jr.

Brett Bowers…………………...1,173….(2001) Jr.

Brett Bowers…………………...1,124….(2002)

Zach Maloley…………………..1,108….(2010)

Miko Maessner………………..1,046….(2017) Soph. (still active)

Micah Brown…………………..1,032….(2003)

Mike Smith…………………….1,008….(1992)

Tom Heller…………………….1,000….(1966)

*Lexington

Jeff Sykes……………………....1,296….(1992)

Ted Harvey……………………..1,278….(1973)

Tom Henner…………………….1,225….(1971)

Riley Rhone…………………….1,142….(1996)

Bill Dannehl…………………….1,085….(1976)

Russ Stahla……………………...1,018….(1984)

Ron Newton……………………..1,008….(1975)

*Lincoln East

Jim Ebke……………..………….1,549….(2006)

Carson Walters…………………..1,534….(2016)

Eric Stokes…………………...….1,231….(1990)

Sam Yowell……………………...1,154….(1975)

Seth Boynton…………………….1,011….(1997)

*Lincoln High

Bobby Williams………………….1,395….(1960)

Shawn Smith……………………..1,212….(1989)

Shawn Smith……………………..1,093….(1988) Jr.

Cordell Sims……………………..1,039….(1984)

*Lincoln Northeast

Nanfwang Mutfwang…………….1,650….(1999)

John Fisher……………………….1,497….(2005)

Clifford Brye……………………..1,492….(1997)

Tyler Collier……………………...1,367….(2007)

Tivon Phillips…………………….1,115….(2016)

Rocky Wray……………………...1,064.…(2004)

Tom Currey……………….……...1,061….(1978)

Dan Cass…………….…………...1,048….(1974)

Nanfwang Mutfwang….…………1,011….(1998) Jr.

*Lincoln North Star

Alex Hall……………………..….1,501….(2004)

Adrian Lawson…………………..1,455….(2005)

Austin Rose……………………...1,403….(2012)

Tyrone Lewis……………..……..1,196….(2008)

Mike Minter……………………..1,176….(2011)

Yusef Wade……………………...1,157….(2009)

Michael Mikaya………………….1,040….(2008)

*Lincoln Pius X

Paul Kastl………………………...1,900….(1997)

Bill Arth………….………...……..1,895….(1996)

Dan Bargen……….……………....1,842….(2004)

Kory Kahlandt…….…..…….…....1,754….(2005)

Matt Grosserode….……………....1,694….(1998)

Matt Reinke…….………………...1,544….(2000)

Bill Ryan……….….…….….....….1,495….(1990)

Curtis Danek……………………...1,369….(2008)

Rory Ryan………………………...1,361….(1995)

Taylor Kreifels…………………....1,286….(2010)

Bill Ryan………………………….1,277….(1989) Jr.

Tom Doggett……………………...1,244….(1975)

Steve Fricke……………………....1,146….(2006)

Bill Arth………………………......1,139….(1995)

Rory Ryan………………………...1,134….(1994) Jr.

Mike Zeplin……………………....1,085….(1984)

Mike Morin……………………….1,055…(1977)

Sean Dolton……………………….1,015….(1987)

Bill Rierdon……………………….1,014….(1966)

*Lincoln Southeast

Devin Washington………………...1,907….(2011)

Lee Daniel Avila…………………..1,847….(1998)

Lee Daniel Avila…………………..1,569….(1997) Jr.

Ty Goode………...………………..1,484….(1993)

Bo Ruud…………………………...1,365….(2002)

Jeff Semrad………………………..1,353….(1994)

Barrett Ruud………….…………....1,345….(2000)

Tony Irions………………………...1,245….(1999)

Zach Taylor………………………..1,205….(2009)

Devin Washington………………...1,134….(2012)

Barrett Ruud……………………….1,126….(1999) Jr.

Kipp Hergenrader………………….1,113….(2016)

Martiez Prather…………………….1,101….(2014)

*Lincoln Southwest

Ollie Sloup………………………....2,051….(2005) Jr.

Austin Cassidy……………………..1,507….(2006)

Jake Jordan………………………....1,345….(2010)

Ollie Sloup………………………….1,333….(2006)

Josh Banderas……………………....1,237….(2012)

Jeff Seybold………………………...1,154….(2009)

*McCook

Brendan Liess……………………....1,862….(2004)

Rusty Lashley……………………....1,673….(1993)

Brendan Liess……………………....1,637….(2003) Jr.

Neil Mickey………………………...1,508….(1994)

Kyle Bedore………………………...1,385….(2003)

Craig Fritz…………………………..1,306….(2005) Jr.

Trevor Matson….…………………...1,305….(2014)

Craig Fritz…………………………..1,294….(2006)

Stuart Frazier………………………..1,289….(2002)

Tony Purvis………………………....1,142….(2005)

Alex Beam…………………………..1,139….(2004)

Jake Schlager………………………..1,134….(2016) Jr.

Matt Berry…….…...…...…….……..1,109….(2008)

Matt Chitwood….…………………...1,114….(2011)

Scott Willis…………….……………1,100….(1980)

Eric Stewart……….………...……....1,094….(1997)

Brandon Yost………………………..1,092….(2010)

Jeff Kinney…………………..….….1,080….(1967)

Spencer Powell………..…………….1,080….(2014)

Joe Schlager………………………...1,059….(2015)

Rusty Lashley……………………….1,053….(1992)

Stuart Frazier………………………..1,053….(2001) Jr.

Eric Stewart………………………....1,045….(1998)

Steve Lytle…………………………..1,029….(1977)

Spencer Walter……………………...1,028….(2002)

Craig Neuhaus…………...………….1,027….((1996)

Matt Berry…………………………..1,020….(2007) Jr.

Gabe Sehnert………………………..1,014….(2017) Jr. (still active)

*Norfolk

Chad Bell………………………..…..1,454….(1994)

Kyle Eberhardt……………………....1,058….(1994)

Chace Hutchinson…………………...1,052….(2014)

Josh Jorgensen……………………….1,041….(2002)

Lane McCallum……………………...1,029….(2016)

*North Platte

Danny Woodhead……….…..……….2,037….(2003)

Jack O'Holleran……………………...1,873….(1999)

Danny Woodhead…………………....1,847….(2002) Jr.

Corey Serrano………………………..1,247….(2008)

Kurt O'Dell…………………………..1,142….(1976)

Kade Pittman………………………...1,104….(2001)

Shawn Messersmith………………….1,090….(1991)

Jack O'Holleran……………………....1,051….(1998) Jr.

Eric Jorgensen………………………..1,040….(1996)

Dan Woodhead……………………….1,007….(2001)...Soph.

*Scottsbluff

Adam Reed…………………………...1,845….(1999)

Max Mason…………………………...1,758….(2016)

Ty Benson…………………………….1,535….(2014) Sr.

Brad Johnston………………………...1,496….(2015)

Chris Busby…………………………..1,439….(2017) Jr. (still active)

Matt Klein…………………………….1,407….(2012)

Andy Forney………………………….1,294….(1996)

Rocky Chavez………………………...1,220….(2000) Jr.

Tye Hohnstein………………………...1,198….(1992)

Ryan Barbour……………………...….1,198….(2002)

Devin Fischer………………………....1,173….(2001)

Daron Pattinson……………………….1,159….(2006)

Matt Klein…………………………….1,159….(2011) Jr

Jason Campbell……………………….1,154….(1996)

Rocky Chavez………………………...1,152….(2001)

Ty Benson…………………………….1,152 ….(2013) Jr.

Adam Reed…………………………...1,042….(1998)