Published Wednesday

June 8, 2005

Johnson credits East teammates

BY STU POSPISIL

WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Mike Johnson was very happy two of his Lincoln East teammates joined him for the photo shoot for the All-Nebraska boys soccer team.

"There were some great players. I didn't even know who was going to be here, there were so many to pick from," said Johnson, the honorary captain of the newspaper's 18th annual honor team.

Senior defender Don Freeman, like Johnson a two-time All-Nebraska selection, and senior midfielder Pat Dingledine played on the Spartans' state championship team that defeated Omaha Creighton Prep 2-1 in the finals.

"Don held together our defense," Johnson said. "I've been playing with Don forever, and he's someone you can count on to guard if they have a great forward. He's just a great overall defender.

Dingledine had 10 goals and 10 assists in support of Johnson, who had a team-high 13 goals and eight assists.

"Without Pat, I wouldn't have had the career I had at East," Johnson said. "He set me up for a lot of goals. Especially that one in the state final. That was pretty memorable."

Omaha Burke also put three players on the All-Nebraska first team - seniors Matt Swartz and Adam Hooi and junior Alex Henery. Prep had two, Byron Dacy and Mike Stillmock.

Chris Krueger of Millard North, John Bradford of Lincoln Southeast and Ben Theimer of Millard South complete the first team.

The first-team forwards are Dacy, Stillmock, Johnson and Henery. Swartz, Theimer, Dingledine and Krueger are the midfielders, Hooi and Freeman the defenders and Bradford the goalkeeper.

Nominations of high school coaches and observations of World-Herald sportswriters determine the newspaper's honor teams.

Three of the 11 are heading for Creighton, Dacy, Stillmock and Swartz. Dacy and Stillmock combined for 34 goals for the Junior Jays. Swartz had eight goals and 18 assists, one short of the Class A record of 19.

Krueger had 13 goals and 12 assists for the Mustangs, who reached the state semifinals for the second time in three years.

Henery is the only junior on the first team. Bradford led Class A goalkeepers with a 0.46 goals-allowed average.

Johnson, the state's Gatorade player of the year based on 2004 performance, was able to maintain that level of excellence.

"I played as well as I expected to," he said. "The statistics weren't off the charts, but my personal performance and how much I helped the team was pretty significant."

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All-Nebraska boys soccer honor teams

All-Nebraska First Team

F Byron Dacy, Prep.........................Sr.

F Mike Stillmock, Prep.........................Sr.

F Mike Johnson, Lin. East.........................Sr.

F Alex Henery, Om. Burke.........................Jr.

M Matt Swartz, Om. Burke.........................Sr.

M Ben Theimer, Mill. South.........................Sr.

M Pat Dingledine, Lin. East.........................Sr.

M Chris Krueger, Mill. North.........................Sr.

D Adam Hooi, Om. Burke.........................Sr.

D Don Freeman, Lin. East.........................Sr.

K John Bradford, Lincoln SE.........................Sr.

All-Nebraska Second Team

F Mo Travis, Papillion-LV.........................Jr.

F Adam Troester, Lin. Luth..........................Sr.

F John Podraza, Elkhorn.........................Jr.

M Kyle Samuelson, Om. Central.........................Jr.

M Matt Haas, Elkhorn MM.........................Sr.

M Nick Powers, Lincoln SE.........................Sr.

M Emmanuel Viel, Mill. North.........................Jr.

D Mark Finochiaro, Om. Skutt.........................Sr.

D Kyle West, Mill. South.........................Jr.

D Brandon Gleason, Elkhorn.........................Sr.

K Ben Suing, Elk. MM.........................Sr.

Class A First Team

F Byron Dacy, Prep.........................Sr.

F Mike Stillmock, Prep.........................Sr.

F Mike Johnson, Lin. East.........................Sr.

F Alex Henery, Om. Burke.........................Jr.

M Matt Swartz, Om. Burke.........................Sr.

M Ben Theimer, Mill. South.........................Sr.

M Pat Dingledine, Lin. East.........................Sr.

M Chris Krueger, Mill. North.........................Sr.

D Adam Hooi, Om. Burke.........................Sr.

D Don Freeman, Lin. East.........................Sr.

K John Bradford, Lincoln SE.........................Sr.

Class A Second Team

F Mo Travis, Papillion-LV.........................Jr.

F Chad Kilpatrick, Om. North.........................Sr.

F Josh Thompson, Lincoln SW.........................Jr.

F Luke Bellows, Lincoln SE.........................Sr.

M Kyle Samuelson, Om. Central.........................Jr.

M Nick Powers, Lincoln SE.........................Sr.

M Emmanuel Viel, Mill. North.........................Jr.

M Alex Olsen, Columbus.........................Sr.

D Kyle West, Mill. South.........................Jr.

D Greg Flessner, Prep.........................Jr.

K Zach Mazgaj, Westside.........................Sr.

Class A All-State Honorable Mention

Ä Bellevue East: Darelle Benford, Cory Rogers. Bellevue West: Dustin Davis, Jordan Helming, Sam Daubert, Hogan Cemper, Greg Dodds. Columbus: Logan Kuhl, Ryan Schumacher, Eric Urba, Jose Mejia. Fremont: Elias Reza, Chris Velez. Kearney: Reese Florang, Max Chatelain, Ryan Whisler, John Gargan, Spencer Loescher. Lincoln East: A.J. Dingledine, Corey Zikmund, Jake Rocke, Beau Cruse, Quin Kilgore. Lincoln High: Ben Katt, Ben Beranek. Lincoln North Star: Daniel Katt, A.J. Jorgensen. Lincoln Southeast: Josh Arter, Jess Pieper, Blake Neben, R.J. Zweiner, Tom Gift. Lincoln Southwest: Jake Corum, John Finnell, Matt Conway, Connor Skultety. Millard North: Tyler Roe. Millard South: Rick Zuhlke, Andrew Stothert, Ben Pantzlaff, Caleb Theimer. Millard West: Brandon Corder, Scott Barker, Matt Kingry, Kyle Junge, Matt Waller. North Platte: Chris Hedgecock, Jake Pelton, Jeremy Engbrecht. Omaha Bryan: Josh Sigmund, Roy Guerrero. Omaha Burke: Travis Baker, Corbin Lukasiewicz, Taylor Walker, Eric Anderson, Layth Al-Turk. Omaha Central: Alejandro Beauchamp, Dan Susman, Jarod Dittman. Omaha Creighton Prep: Dominic Marasco, Jake Moore, Kevin McVoy. Om. North: Ryan Kilpatrick, Emmanuel Alvarado. Omaha Northwest: Dan Miller. Omaha South: Martin Alvarez, Ivan Ramirez. Omaha Westside: Nedim Hasanbegovic, Jeff Wilmore, Matt Thompson. Papillion-La Vista: Brendan Berve, Drew Little, Colin Dworak. Papillion-La Vista South: Chris Vacek, Steve Morris, Justin Stein.

SUPER-STATE BOYS SOCCER

BY BRIAN CHRISTOPHERSON / Lincoln Journal Star

Selections published Sunday, May 29, based on nominations received from coaches. To request a copy of the newspaper, call 1-800-742-7315 ext. 7300.

FIRST TEAM SUPER STATE

Pos.  Player, School  Yr.

F  Alex Henery, Omaha Burke  Jr.

F  Mike Johnson, Lincoln East  Sr.

F  Kyle Samuelson, Omaha Central  Jr.

F  Mike Stillmock, Creighton Prep  Sr.

MF  Pat Dingledine, Lincoln East  Sr.

MF  Nick Powers, Lincoln Southeast  Sr.

MF  Ben Theimer, Millard South  Sr.

D  Adam Hooi, Omaha Burke  Sr.

D  Kyle West, Millard South  Jr.

Util  Byron Dacy, Creighton Prep  Sr.

GK  John Bradford, Lincoln Southeast  Sr.

Honorary Captain ã Mike Johnson.

SECOND TEAM SUPER-STATE

F  Luke Bellows, Lincoln Southeast  Sr.

F  Reese Florang, Kearney  Sr.

F  Josh Thompson, Lincoln Southwest  Jr.

MF  Matt Haas, Mount Michael  Sr.

MF  Chris Krueger, Millard North  Sr.

MF  Matt Swartz, Omaha Burke  Sr.

MF  Emmanuel Viel, Millard North  Jr.

D  Don Freeman, Lincoln East  Sr..

D  Brandon Gleason, Elkhorn  Sr.

Util  Ben Katt, Lincoln High  Sr.

GK  Zach Mazgaj, Omaha Westside  Sr.

CLASS A ALL-STATE

F  Luke Bellows, Lincoln Southeast  Sr.

F  Reese Florang, Kearney  Sr.

F  Alex Henery, Omaha Burke  Jr.

F  Mike Johnson, Lincoln East  Sr.

F  Kyle Samuelson, Omaha Central  Jr.

F  Mike Stillmock, Creighton Prep  Sr.

F  Josh Thompson, Lincoln Southwest  Jr.

MF  Pat Dingledine, Lincoln East  Sr.

MF  Chris Krueger, Millard North  Sr.

MF  Nick Powers, Lincoln Southeast  Sr.

MF  Matt Swartz, Omaha Burke  Sr.

MF  Ben Theimer, Millard South  Sr.

MF  Emmanuel Viel, Millard North  Jr.

D  Don Freeman, Lincoln East  Sr.

D  Adam Hooi, Omaha Burke  Sr.

D  Kyle West, Millard South  Jr.

Util  Byron Dacy, Creighton Prep  Sr.

Util  Ben Katt, Lincoln High  Sr.

GK  John Bradford, Lincoln Southeast  Sr.

GK  Zach Mazgaj, Omaha Westside  Sr.

CLASS A HONORABLE MENTION

Seniors ã Chris Afaisen, Bellevue West; Nick Alexander, Millard North; Martin Alvarez, South; Ben Beranek, Lincoln High; Dave Binderup, Millard North; Mitch Carstens, Grand Island; Max Chatelain, Kearney; Beau Cruse, East; Tony Dang, Bellevue West; Eric Florance, Papillion-La Vista South; Nedim Hasanbegovic, Westside; Chris Hedgecock, North Platte; Pat Hodges, Millard West; Luis Jacobo, Grand Island; Ademir Karic, Lincoln High; Chad Kilpatrick, Omaha North; Logan Kuhl, Columbus; Corbin Lukasiewicz, Burke; Alex Olsen, Columbus; Blake Neben, Southeast; Tyler Roe, Millard North; Andrew Senske, Bellevue East; Josh Sigmund, Bryan; Dustin Strickler, Papillion-La Vista; Matt Thompson, Westside; Chris Velez, Fremont; Ryan Whisler, Kearney; Jeff Wilmore, Westside; Corey Zikmund, East; Rick Zuhlke, Millard South.

Juniors ã Beauchamp Alejandro, Central; Josh Arter, Southeast; Travis Bauer, Burke; John Chavez, Fremont; Matt Conway, Southwest; Jake Corum, Southwest; John Finnell, Southwest; Greg Fleissner, Creighton Prep; Kyle Junge, Millard West; Quin Kilgore, East; Spencer Loescher, Kearney; Ben Pantzlaff, Millard South; Jake Pelton, North Platte; Jess Pieper, Southeast; Jake Rocke, East; Andrew Stothert, Millard South;

Sophomores ã A.J. Dingledine, East; Daniel Katt, North Star; Steve Morris, Papillion-La Vista South; Anthony Reichwaldt, East; Elias Reza, Fremont; Mo Travis, Papillion-La Vista.

Freshman ã DaRelle Benford, Bellevue East.