Bobcats Break Nebraska Top Ten for All Classes

Max Preps at http://www.maxpreps.com/ has the defending Class C-2 Blue Hill Bobcats listed amoung the elite 11 man football teams statewide, regardless of class. After their season opening win against Cambridge, the Bobcats held on to their number 10 ranking in the Max Preps poll. The Max Preps rankings fo Nebraska can be viewed at; http://www.maxpreps.com/utility/about_rankings.aspx MaxPreps uses a computer program to determine team rank. The system utilizes the huge number of game results stored in the MaxPreps database. Generally, the more a team wins the higher the ranking, but the system takes into account quality wins (against other highly ranked opponents) and strength of schedule. MaxPreps is America's Source for High School Sports. MaxPreps aspires to cover every team, every game and every player by partnering with nearly 25,000 varsity coaches throughout the United States. The Bobcats also vaulted from third to first in the Lincoln Journal Star's class C-2 poll after both Archbishop Bergan and Hartington CC both fell in their season openers. Just for fun, Blue Hill Today has made an attempt at ranking Blue Hill's top ten football teams of all time. Our appologies to the 2002 & 2003 teams, but only 11-man teams were included in the rankings. The 2009 team will have to wait to see if they make the rankings. TOP 10 BLUE HILL FOOTBALL TEAMS 1. 2008 - (12-1) Class C-2 State Champions. T2. 2006 - (12-1) Class C-2 State Runner Up. T2. 2007 - (12-1) Class C-2 State Runner Up. Both the '06 and '07 Bobcats posted flawless regular season enroute to their runner-up titles and both posted simalar results throughout the playoffs. 4. 2005 - (9-2) Class C-2 Quarter Finals. The very first team of the Coach Porter era (Greg Mays was the official Head Coach) turned around a 1-7 record from the previous season to a 7-1 regular season and 2-1 play-off record. 5. 1982 - (8-2) Class C-2 Quarter Finals. This Bobcat Team faltered only against the eventual state runner-up, Nelson Tigers, both in the regular season and the opening round of the state play-offs with an 8 team field. Team was coached by Jim Lindau. Players: Tim Stevens, Jon Coffey, Brad Meents, Ted Alber, Jeff Overy, Mark Petr, Matthew Schmidt, Paul Krueger, Loren Schriner, Doug Hartman ... 6. 1986 - (6-3) Class C-2 Playoffs. The '86 Bobcats fell in the regular season to eventual Class C-2 state champs, Clay Center, and Class C-1 state champs, Sutton. They fell in the opening round of a 16 team state play-off field to eventual Class C-2 runner-up, Harvard, a team they had beaten earlier in the regular season. The first Bobcat team under Coach Mark Norvell. Players: Jud Jesske, Mark Barton, Chris Wormuth, John Koepke, Jesse Alber, Andy Alber, Brad Hargis, Mike Ostdiek, Randy Kort, Trevor Kort, Brian Arrants, Lonnie Kort, Joe Smidt, Dave Smidt, Jim Furrow ... 7. 1997 - (8-2) Class C-2 Play-offs. Won a qualifying round game (pool of 32) to advance to a 16 team play-off field. Lost in opening round. Team coached by Mark Norvell. Players: Rick Ostdiek, Wilson Alber, Eric Burken, Nick Kort, Adam Pavelka, Eric Schriner, Josh Henderson, Mike Faimon, Spencer Frazier, Mike Dack ... 8. 1984 - (6-2) No Play-offs. The '84 Bobcats were shut out of a 16 team playoff field by mere hundreths of a point. Team coached by Dick Ross. Players: Dennis Alber, Barry Jeffs, Paul Zimmerman, Eric Mohlman, Jud Jesske, Jesse Alber, Dan Dack, Dave Koepke, Mike Barton ... 9. 1996 - Class C-2 Play-offs. Team coached by Mark Norvell. 10. 1991 - Class C-2 Play-offs. Team coached by Mark Norvell. Honorable mention -- 1983 (6-3). Let us know what you think of Blue Hill Today and Max Preps rankings.