Five Super-Staters on South Shrine team

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By the Lincoln Journal Star

Five first-team Super-State players headline the South team for the 2008 Shrine Bowl game.

The game, which will be the 50th anniversary game, will be at 6:30 p.m. July 26 at Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium.

First-team Super-Staters Rustin Drink and Brett Maher of Kearney, Kenny Anderson of Millard West, Chris Griffin of Omaha Central and Trent Goodman of Omaha Westside will play for head coach Bob Fuller of Plattsmouth on the South squad. Sam Meginnis and Michael Yardley of Lincoln East are two of the seven second-team Super-Staters on the team.

The North will feature first-team Super-State players Colin and Conor McDermott of Creighton Prep and Nick Neneman of Omaha North. Zach Klapperich of Lincoln North Star and Jake Cervantes and Tyson Greve of Lincoln Northeast will also play for head coach Jeff Tomlin of Grand Island.

None of the five Nebraska scholarship players from the state — John Levorson of Crete, Sean Fisher of Millard North, Baker Steinkuhler of Lincoln Southwest, Collins Okafor of Omaha Westside and Michael Kreikemeier of West Point Central Catholic — are playing in the game. Fisher said it was a personal choice and not one dictated by the Husker coaching staff.

— Ryly Jane Hambleton

Shrine Bowl players

SOUTH

Andy Mink, Ashland-Greenwood; Dex Schwieger, Aurora; Zach Ruiz, Beatrice; Tyler Macnab, Bellevue East; Robert LaBron Jr., Boys Town; Jason Luong, Cozad; Ryan Levell, Cozad; Marcus Smith, Crete; Jon Uden, Hastings Senior; Rustin Dring, Kearney Senior; Brett Maher, Kearney Senior; Sam Meginnis, Lincoln East; Michael Yardley, Lincoln East; Eamonn Feeney, Maxwell; Sam Frazier, McCook; J.D. Stone, McCook; Matt Neville, Millard South; Tyler Thiesen, Millard South; Ryan Meyer, Millard West; Kenny Anderson, Millard West; Justin Jackson, Norris; Jeremy Wallace, Omaha Bryan; Chris Griffin, Omaha Central; Matt Woster, Omaha Central; John Dostal, Omaha Gross Catholic; John Jay Becklun, Omaha Gross Catholic; Nick Anderson, Omaha Skutt Catholic; Josh Molek, Omaha Skutt Catholic; Trent Goodman, Omaha Westside; Joe Sortino, Omaha Westside; Adam Field, Palmyra; Josh Milz, Papillion LaVista South; Jared Evridge, Papillion LaVista South; Cody Linder, Plattsmouth; Matt Connor, Ralston.

Head coach: Bob Fuller, Plattsmouth

Assistant coach: Ron Bubak, Cozad

Assistant coach: Tim Johnk, Omaha Gross

Assistant coach: Ron Wergin, Palmyra

NORTH

Kyle Hinton, Alliance; Skyler Luxa, Blair; Jase Dean, Bridgeport; Cody Roes, Chadron; Jonathan Bos, Clarkson; Micheal Gross, Columbus; Dustin Groteluschen, Columbus ; Judd Went, Columbus Lakeview; Kaleb Christensen, Columbus Lakeview; Tanner Foxhoven, Crofton; Jared Brill, Elkhorn; Lance Ringle, Fremont Sr.; Sam Bolton, Gr. Island CC; Hadley Cooksley, Grand Island Northwest; Dalton Ryba, Grand Island Sr.; Michael Tomlin, Grand Island Sr.; Eric Burenheide, Howells; Zack Klapperich, Lincoln North Star; Jake Cervantes, Lincoln Northeast; Tyson Greve, Lincoln Northeast; Bobby Shults, No. Platte St. Pats; Nate Olson, Norfolk; Cory Hodges, Omaha Benson; Zach Kahre, Omaha Burke; Colin McDermott, Omaha Creighton Prep; Conor McDermott, Omaha Creighton Prep; Nick Neneman, Omaha North; Josh Weber, Pierce; Evan Hanlin, Pierce; Justin Blatchford, Ponca; Tanner Timperley, Stanton; Matt Spain, Valentine; Ryan Klein, Wakefield; Joel Nixon, Wakefield; Mychael McClure, Wisner-Pilger.

Head coach: Jeff Tomlin, Grand Island

Assistant coach: Mike Brown, Mullen

Assistant coach: Justin Smith, Wakefield

Assistant coach: Craig Williams, Columbus