The Top 5 Returning Scorers in Class C1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taking a look at the top returning scorers in Class C1 this winter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2025/09/the-top-5-returning-scorers-in-class-a/">The Top 5 Returning Scorers in Class A</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="http://The Top 5 Returning Scorers in Class B">The Top 5 Returning Scorers in Class B</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Sawyer Smith","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'3u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77244","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Ogallala","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68ba1211b6204"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">With a game that will easily translate to rec-league ball once his competitive playing days are over, Sawyer Smith of Ogallala, who averaged 22.8 points per game last season, is a deceptive playmaker with a handle and vision that takes opposing defenders by surprise. He can step into a three-pointer or mid-range jumper, weave through traffic and finish through contact with either hand and creates for others with an outlandish 6.9 assists per game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":2958472,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Hunter Nepple","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77247","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Adams Central","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68ba1211b6336"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">One of the few high-major prospects in the state of Nebraska, 6-foot-9 small forward, Hunter Nepple of Adams Central possesses the size and skillset to play Division I basketball. He may play against small-school competition -- and he takes advantage, no doubt -- but his 21.8 points per game don't happen by accident. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Big, long and skilled enough to play D1 ball, Nepple can shoot from the outside, swat away shots and use his long strides and footwork to get to the basket. He also has a knack for gathering the ball high, finishing through contact and being in the right spot at the right time for dunks and layups. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nepple has a lot to work on before he ends up playing high-major ball, but he's got the makings of playing at the Division I level with two more years of high school left. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Grayson Kraus","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77244","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"LVSS","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68ba1211b6444"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Another sophomore on this list, Grayson Kraus from LVSS -- and, coincidentally, Hooper, Nebraska -- is a classic, killer of a shooter at the high school level. Despite some interesting mechanics, Kraus is the one that opposing teams don't want to have the ball in his hands, as, one way or another, he's going to find a way to get to his spots and make an open jumper.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Projected as a shooter at the next level, Kraus can get to the bucket and has enough of a handle to be trusted bring the ball of the floor, but his 18 points per game largely come off jump shots. Shooting 41% from the field and 34% from three, Kraus is the last one you want to give an iota of space to get his shot off. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Jack Poppe","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77248","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Doniphan-Trumbull","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68ba1211b6550"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A wide receiver that can also hoop, Jack Poppe holds offers on the gridiron from programs like Air Force, Minnesota-Duluth, Sioux Falls, College of Southern Idaho and Peru State. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clearly an all-around athlete, Poppe also averaged 16.5 points per game as the fourth-leading returning scorer in Nebraska's Class C1 going into this winter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A wideout that uses his hands to catch passes, Poppe can also get out and run on the basketball court, rebound "go up and get it" balls, poke away passes for steals like nabbing it away from a defensive back and more. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Baron Medina","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77244","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Holdrege","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='2076063' first='Lincoln' last='Supreme']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68ba1211b667d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Just behind Poppe at 16.4 points per game last season for Holdridge, Baron Medina is a smooth guard with a strong handle, the ability to finish through contact at the rim with either hand, a nice stroke from three and, more or less, the definition of a combo guard. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A confident lead guard that can put the ball on the deck, has the ability to score at the rim, contort his body in any angleto get layups and shoot from the outside, Medina appears ready made to take his game to the D2, D3 or NAIA level and immediately impact the game. Once he gets his footing and comfortability in an offense, Medina will make a program at one of those levels <em>very </em>happy. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->