Nebraska's top 10 individual high school sports performances to date

Although we are just a few weeks into a new Nebraska prep sports season, there have been plenty of terrific individual performances take place on the playing field, court and diamond already to date. And there are plenty more to come.

Below we take a look at some of the great moments already unleashed on the Cornhusker State's high school sports fans. From multiple home runs in a softball outing to thunderous kills and breathtaking digs on the volleyball court and running backs tearing up the gridiron all for the sake of getting the nose of the football to touch that white line, Nebraska's prep sensations have not disappointed.

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10. Vinny Schmidt and Morgan Karloff, Hastings Football
Schmidt and Karloff were unstoppable in a 49-34 loss to Scottsbluff on Sept. 5. Schmidt was on the throwing end of 11 completed aerials tossed Karloff's way for 234 yards and a pair of touchdowns. In all, the 5-foot-8 sophomore Schmidt completed 25 of 33 passes for 427 yards and three scores in the loss.

9. Drew McClellen, St. Patrick's (North Platte) Football
McClellen chalked up 216 all-purpose yards and scored five touchdowns in St. Patrick's 55-6 rout of Wood River on Sept. 5. The senior running back/wide receiver scored three times running the ball, once after catching the ball and again on a punt return. To boot, he added seven extra points, scoring 37 points in the contest. In two other outings, McClellen topped the 200 all-purpose yard mark as well.

8. Hunter Quinn, Southern Valley (Oxford) Football
Quinn amassed 372 all-purpose yards in the 54-18 Eagle throttling of Bayard on Sept. 19. Most of Quinn's damage came via eight catches for 215 yards and four touchdowns. The 6-1, 155-pound senior also carried the ball twice for 35 yards and recorded 122 yards in punt and kickoff return yardage.

7. Megan Wickey, Concordia (Omaha) Volleyball
Wickey was almost as begrudging as she was greedy in leading the Mustangs to a 3-1 win over Columbus Scotus, Sept. 9. While she was knocking down 28 kills at a .562 hitting clip, the 6-2 senior was digging up 27 enemy attacks. Wickey was also credited with three blocks and served up 10 points for coach Kiley Hansen.

6. Tiani Reeves, Gothenburg Volleyball
The hopeful Nebraska walk-on was on fire in a narrow 3-2 win over North Platte St. Patrick's on Sept. 16, cranking out 37 kills, while hitting at a blazing .692 pace. While Reeves was pounding balls into the floor, she was negating many of the Irish attempts at ending points by digging up 15 enemy attacks. The 6-1 Super-State hitter also had three blocks in the match.

5. Gabbie Jonas, Marian (Omaha) Softball
The senior catcher/outfielder has cranked out a home run in each of Marian's last three games, wins over Lincoln North Star (3-1) and Omaha Central (7-0) and a loss to Millard West (6-3), and she has seven for the season. During the stretch, Jonas is 5-for-9 (.556) with four runs scored and eight RBIs. Jonas has compiled a 1.556 slugging percentage and a .667 on base percentage during the three-contest streak.

4. Noah Johnson, Sutton Football
Johnson may have touched the ball just nine times from his running back position, but he did nothing but dazzle Sutton fans with the few opportunities he had carrying it. The 6-foot, 195-pound senior danced his way to 343 yards and six touchdowns in the 56-6 win over Shelby-Rising City, Sept. 19. Johnson contributed a 2-point conversion run in scoring 38 points in the contest and is averaging 32 points a game this season. Through four games, Johnson has rushed for 300-plus yards three times. Johnson's season low rushing performance is 210 yards and three scores on 21 carries.

3. Josie Bumgardner, Adams Central (Hastings) Softball
Bumgardner went yard three times in three at bats in Adams Central's 14-5 win over Minden on Sept. 4. As a result, the 5-7 senior contributed nine runs batted in and three runs scored to the winning cause. During her time on the mound, Bumgardner faced 10 batters in three innings and struck out nine.

2. Roger O'Dell, Douglas County West (Valley) Football
O'Dell did a lot of everything in a 27-22 win over Conestoga on Sept. 5. The 5-6, 140-pound senior rushed the ball for 107 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, caught three balls for 74 yards and another score and racked up 100 yards in punt and kickoff returns collectively in edging the Cougars. O'Dell was solid on defense as well after forcing a fumble and making 25 tackles.

1. Wyatt Mazour, Boone Central/Newman Grove (Albion) Football
It's hard to say who was more tuckered out following the Cardinals' 31-14 triumph over fellow football power Columbus Scotus – Mazour or the Shamrock defense and special teams unit for having to chase the 5-9, 195-pound signal caller all over the field on opening night, Aug. 29. Mazour rushed for 171 yards and threw for 244 more in piling up 415 total yards and four touchdowns collectively. But his punishing performance on Scotus didn't stop there. Mazour also returned three kickoffs for 110 yards, broke up a pass and made four tackles on defense. Try to beat that performance in a big-time game.

Honorable Mention performances

Travis Holcomb, Centura (Cairo) Football
Holcomb caught nine balls for 213 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 28-18 loss to Ainsworth.

Wyatt Tremayne, Homer Football
Tremayne belted Logan View for 422 total yards in a 54-27 Knight win Sept. 12. The senior quarterback ran for 269 yards and passed for 153 more while scoring seven touchdowns.

Nick Arlt, Oakland-Craig (Oakland) Football
Arlt scored 30 points in a 34-0 shutout of Crofton while amassing 321 all-purpose yards. The senior running back rushed for 166 yards, caught 130 yards in passes and added 25 yards on kickoff returns.

Ben Stille, Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland) Football
Stille made nine tackles, including three sacks and three quarterback hurries in a 46-10 win over Wahoo. On special teams, Stille blocked a punt and he added 82 yards of total offense and a pair of scores.

Logan Searle, Sandy Creek (Fairfield) Football
Searle was credited with nine tackles, including three sacks, and deflected a pass in a 16-13 win over Centura. The 6-3, 210-pound tight end caught three passes for 48 yards and averaged 45.8 yards on six punts.

Josie Cox, Maxwell Volleyball
While hitting .370, Cox buried 24 kills in a 3-1 win over Brady. The 6-2 junior scored 11 points and scored four ace serves, while also adding three blocks and 18 digs to her line.

Tarrin Beller, Humphrey/Holy Family (Humphrey) Volleyball
Beller slammed home 21 kills while hitting .625 in a 2-1 win over Lyons-Decatur Northeast. The 6-0 junior also managed three ace serves, 15 blocks and five digs.

Kinsley Tingelhoff, Wahoo Volleyball
Only a sophomore, Tingelhoff dished out 64 set assists, slapped home four ace serves and dug out nine balls in a 3-1 win over Arlington.

Vicky Kinney, Millard South (Omaha) Softball
Kinney went 3-for-3 with four runs scored and four RBIs in an 11-4 win over Omaha Central. The 5-6 senior infielder added a pair of doubles and a home run to her line.

Kennedy Maly, Wayne Softball
Maly was a single short of hitting for the cycle in a 21-0 blanking of Schuyler. The freshman outfielder went 3-for-3, scored four runs and contributed four RBIs in the contest.