 Stanton senior Sutton Pohlman signed a national letter of intent Monday morning to play football at Chadron State College. While leading the Mustangs to quarterfinals in the Class D1 playoffs, Pohlman rushed for 1,220 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground. He had nearly 1,800 all purpose yards. Defensively, Pohlman led the Mustangs with 93 tackles, including 66 solo. The son of Shad and Amy Pohlman, the RHOP recipient plans to complete his undergraduate at Chadron State College and then move onto medical school at UNMC to become a doctor. “I want to be a doctor and live in rural Nebraska. I want to help out people just like me,” Pohlman said with a smile. “I like rural Nebraska and farming, so I definitely see that as part of my future, too. I like the medical field and want to learn more about it and see where that takes me.” Pohlman was also selected for the 63rd annual Nebraska Shrine Bowl football game scheduled for June 5 at Nebraska-Kearney's Cope Stadium/Foster Field.  Stanton earned the fourth seed in the Class C2-6 girls basketball subdistrict.
The Mustangs (7-13) will take on No. 5 Madison (3-14) at 6 p.m. Monday in Clarkson. With a win, Stanton will move into the subdistrict semifinals to face top-seed Clarkson/Leigh (18-1) at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.  Area students involved in fall extra-curricular activities have been recognized for their academic success.
The Nebraska School Activities Association announced student recipients of the Academic All-State awards on Thursday. Stanton recipients are: Boys Cross Country: Abraham Larson Football: Jordan Gartner, Sutton Pohlman Girls Golf: Shelby Jenkinson, Aryana Wurdinger Play Production: Devyn Farrier, Bridgett Jensen Volleyball: Sylvia Cunningham, Bridgett Jensen  Stanton has a deep bench and showed Friday that it isn’t afraid to keep fresh legs in the game. The Mustangs opened the season with a 71-29 loss on the road against Howells-Dodge. The Jaguars already had a game after falling to Class C1 Pierce 54-31 on Thursday. Mustang coach Cole Beebe, who is in his first year at the helm, said the depth will bode well for Stanton this year. “We were deeper on the bench than we have been in previous years, so we had more experience going in,” Beebe said. “I liked how the kids were working so well together.” View more photos from the game here.  Howells-Dodge jumped out to a 16-0 lead over Stanton before Owen Vogel dropped a 3-pointer to put the Mustangs on the board late in the first quarter. The Jaguars’ hot hand continued in the second half with a big 25-9 third quarter over Stanton.
Abe Larson and Parker Krusemark led the Mustangs with eight points each. Blake Sindelar put up a game-high 21 points for the Jaguars. Bebe said the Jaguars were more hungry for the win after their opening loss, but that means the Mustangs will have the same hunger Saturday as they look to bounce back. “I, as are the kids, am relieved to get the first game out of the way,” Bebbe said. “Now we can get back into the season and play Tekamah. We’re in the same position Howells was — we’re hungry for a win.” The Mustangs (0-1) will open at home on Saturday afternoon against Tekamah-Herman (1-0). Full stats and more comments will be in next week's Stanton Register. Purchase a subscription here. Stanton 3 9 9 7 — 28 Howells-Dodge 19 14 25 13 — 71 Stanton: Abe Larson 8, Parker Krusemark 8, Matt Reese 2, Joe Butterfield 5, Owen Vogel 5. Howells-Dodge: Lance Brester 5, Aiden Meyer 3, Jacob Tomack 14, Gavin Nelson 10, Brittin Sindelar 2, Colton Kloson 4. RJ Bayer 12, Blake Sindelar 21.  Just one game in and the Mustangs already are showing improvement on the court, according to Stanton coach Greg Wegner. After a tight first half, the Mustangs stumbled in the second half Thursday as they opened the girls basketball season on the road in Dodge. The Mustangs dropped a 64-32 decision to Howells-Dodge after hanging with the Jaguars 31-22 in the first half. “I thought we came out and played well in the first half,” Wegner said after the game. “We did a lot of good things in that first half, and I am impressed with how they played. I see a lot of improvement from last year.” View more photos from the game here.  Sylvia Cunningham hit double figures with 10 points to lead the Mustangs. Jaedyn Ratzlaff of Howells-Dodge dropped in 14 for the Jaguars. “We posted up better than we have in the past and had some good looks down low,” Wegner said. “Overall, I saw improvement. We just need to be more consistent in the second half. We can’t let halftime come out and bite us in the tail.” The Mustangs (0-1) will open at home on Saturday afternoon against Tekamah-Herman (1-0). Full stats and more comments will be in next week's Stanton Register. Purchase a subscription here. Stanton 12 10 2 8 — 32 Howells-Dodge 19 12 9 21 — 64 Stanton: Olivia Cunningham 3, Madison Wragge 3, Bridgett Jensen 5, Kinley Pohlman 4, Arynn Spence 1, Sylvia Cunningham 10. Howells-Dodge: Abbey Pieper 5, Morgan Gall 6, Cassie Pieper 3, Riley Pokorny 3, Janessa Schmidt 8, Brooklyn Macholan 6, Lilly Praest 4, Jaedyn Ratzlaff 14, Blair Fiala 8, Natalie Pieper 7.  After leading Stanton to an 8-2 record and the Class D1 quarterfinals, Stanton coach David Stoddard has been recognized with the Mike Behrens Coaching Award.
Huskerland Prep announced Stoddard as the Class D1 recipient of the award. The Mike Behrens Coaching Award was designated to recognize a coach’s ability to bring out the best in his team, creating a sense of overachievement. Coach Behrens was a coach at Omaha Roncalli in 2003 who despite having a roster of 20 in Class B reached the state finals with an undefeated record. We had a successful season in so many ways. We had so much support from families and the community of Stanton," Stoddard said. "Coaching awards are nice, but I'm more concerned about the kids. I'm proud of them." Read more from Stoddard on the award in this week's Stanton Register.  He only needed three yards, but Sutton Pohlman made it look easy Friday night as he sprinted 51 yards on his first carry, easily surpassing 1,000 yards rushing for the season. All smiles following the 56-14 win, the Mustang senior wasted little time shifting the credit to the linemen opening up the holes for him to fly through. “It’s our line. They’re amazing,” Pohlman said after the game. “We have so many great players, who are working their butts off every day. They don’t get the credit they deserve, and they make this team what it is. It’s not me, Parker (Krusemark) or any of the backs.” Pohlman finished the night with 110 yards rushing and now has 1,107 yards on the season, which puts the Mustang at No. 14 in eight man. He’s averaging 9.0 yards per carry and 123 yards per game this season. Pohlman said he’s excited to move onto the Class D1 quarterfinals, which is a first for the team since 2008. The Mustangs will travel to Dundy County Stratton on Friday. Kickoff is slated for 3 p.m. central/ 2 p.m. mountain time. “We’re taking it one game at a time,” he said. “We’re going to keep pounding and working hard and see what this team can do.”  Two upsets Thursday wreaked havoc on Stanton's bid for a second-straight home game. The No. 5 Mustangs will now travel to No. 12 Arcadia-Loup City in Friday. The Mustangs dominated Exeter-Milligan/Friend 81-28 on Thursday night to advance to the second round, which has been reseeded statewide with the top 16 teams. Arcadia-Loup City was a minor upset with a No. 9 beating No. 8 Amherst 70-23. The other upset that disrupted Stanton hosting was No. 11 Laurel-Concord/Coleridge topping No. 6 Thayer Central 76-46. The kickoff time for Friday's game at Arcadia-Loup City has not been set.   The Stanton football team has earned the third seed in the Class D1 bracket for football playoffs. The Mustangs (6-1) will host No. 14 Exeter-Milligan Friend (4-3) on Thursday, Oct. 22. The teams will be reseeded for the second round with the top 16 teams in the state. The eight highest seeds will host second-round games.   Know an 8-man team looking for a game Friday night?
Due to a COVID-19 related cancellation from Wisner-Pilger, the Stanton Mustangs are in search of an opponent for Friday, Sept. 25. Coach David Stoddard said the 3-1 Mustangs are willing to host or travel. If your team would like to take on Stanton, please contact Stoddard at dstoddard@esu8.org. |
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