Saw today that Amherst is looking for PE and Head Basketball. Anybody know where he's going? I figured they would be loaded again next year.

3-2-1 NOTE (NEW): Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, state associations may adopt the use of a non-smooth or textured volleyball.

Rationale: Allows either boys or girls to adopt a textured volleyball with no restrictions on color or shape of panels to be inclusive of all current textured volleyballs on the market.

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4-2-1h(3), 4-2-1i(2): Team members may wear black, white or gray undergarments in addition to undergarments that match the predominant color of the uniform top/bottom under the uniform top and/or bottom. All team members, other than the libero, wearing an undergarment must wear the same color.

Rationale: Aligns with other NFHS rules codes allowing athletes to wear more commonly found colors of undergarments.

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4-2-4d, f: Beginning July 1, 2029, the number on the front of the uniform must be centered on the upper half of the uniform top eliminating the measurement requirements from the shoulder seam and neckline.

Rationale: Removes officials from the position of measuring uniforms to verify the legal distance of the number from the shoulder or neckline, creates consistency in number placement, and allows for number placement variances due to player body types.

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5-3-2b, 5-5-3b(9): Eliminates the requirements for the second referee to carry and use a lineup card to check the starting lineups.

Rationale: Allows veteran officials to use each coach's submitted lineup sheet to check the starting lineup while allowing the use of the lineup card as a training tool for newer officials to assist with tracking rotations during the match.

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9-4-8c (NEW): Eliminates the judgment call of a multiple contact fault in a single attempt to play the ball on the second team hit if the ball is next contacted by a teammate.

Rationale: Allows for play to continue when multiple contacts on the second contact does not create an advantage for the offending team.

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10-4 PENALTIES 1: Changes the penalty administration for an illegal libero replacement to an unnecessary delay if identified before contact of serve and an illegal alignment if identified after contact for serve.

Rationale: Aligns the penalty for an illegal libero replacement with the definition of illegal alignment which occurs on contact of serve.

Rule changes for the 2025 high school softball season

1-8-6 EXCEPTION & PENALTY: A high school softball coach is now able to use electronic devices in the dugout for one-way communication to the catcher while the team is on defense. The penalty from Rule 3-6-11 was added to Rule 1-8-6 as well, with violators subject to ejection unless the offense is ruled to be of a minor nature.

Rationale: The committee has made these changes to support the use of emerging technology within the sport of softball. Being a permissive rule, the use of this one-way electronic communication will allow those who choose to embrace the technology an additional option to communicate with the catcher while on defense.

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3-6-11: This rule change specifies that coaches are prohibited from using the device to communicate with any other team member while on defense or any team member while on offense and the coach cannot use the device outside the dugout/bench area.

Rationale: Clarifies that a coach may use an electronic device for one-way communication to the catcher while the team is on defense

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9-3-2b: When a baserunner who is declared out for being hit by a fair batted ball, the batter-runner is credited with a fielder's choice in the scorebook.

Rationale: This change corrects an error in the rules book that awarded a base hit in this instance.

2025 NFHS FOOTBALL RULES CHANGES
Committee Clarifies and Restricts Attachments on Tooth and Mouth Protectors Effective With the 2026 Season
Items that are attached to the tooth and mouth protector that do not serve a purpose or function in protecting the teeth or mouth will not be allowed. Items that are a part of the tooth and mouth protector that are a health or risk issue to the player can pose a danger to themselves or other players, will not be allowed.

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Arm Sleeve Specifications Developed to Guide Manufacturers, Players and Coaches Effective With 2027 Season
The Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), in working with the football arm sleeve manufacturers and the NFHS, has developed new football arm sleeve performance specifications to be effective with the 2027 playing season. These new specifications closely align with the current rules for football gloves.

The new language, effective with the 2027 season, states that "arm sleeves, whether attached to a shirt or unattached, manufactured to enhance contact with the football or opponent, must meet the SFIA specification at the time of manufacture. Arm sleeves must have a permanent, exact replica of the SFIA arm sleeve seal (meets SFIA specification), that must be visible and appear legibly on the exterior of the arm sleeve."

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Electronic Equipment Approved to Permit Non-Audio and Still Images to Assist with Relaying Plays from the Sideline to Players
This change allows for the use of some additional equipment, but continues to preclude in-helmet communication. This would allow for fixed electronic signs with play signals as well as non-audio methods but still would not permit the players between the numbers to watch video.

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Rules Additions Further Prohibit the Use of Video and Audio Devices by Players
No player participating in the game will be allowed to wear any type of audio or video device in order to record or transmit audio or video.

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Forward Fumbles Out of Bounds to be Returned to the Spot of the Fumble
A situation potentially giving an unfair advantage to a fumbling team was revised. When a forward fumble goes out of bounds or is ruled out of bounds between the goal lines, the ball shall be returned to the spot of the fumble.

Previously, the out-of-bounds spot was the yard line where the foremost point of the football crossed the sideline.

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Further Clarifications Made to Rule 10-4 in Specific Situations
The committee continues its revisions and clarifications within the penalty enforcement rules to ensure consistency, particularly among illegal participation fouls.

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Rules for 6-Player Football Revised to Permit the Advancement of a Fumbled Snap
The committee clarified that as long as there is a change of possession from the snap receiver to another player on offense, the ball can be advanced beyond the line of scrimmage.

Declarations are underway for the 2026-2027 two-year cycle.

Schools have until November 1, 2025 to submit application for a cooperative sponsorship for that cycle. The deadline to declare for 11-man, 8-man or 6-man (or to opt-up or opt-down in class) is November 30, 2025.

- Schools with a BOY three-grade enrollment (9th-11th grades) in excess of 55 as submitted in the fall of 2025 are not eligible for the 8-man football playoffs in 2026 and 2027, unless they are eligible for the one-classification waiver. A school that is ineligible for the playoffs in the 2026 & 2027 cycle can become eligible in the second season (2027) if their BOY enrollment figure is 55 or lower as submitted in the fall of 2026.

- Schools with a BOY three-grade enrollment (9th-11th grades) in excess of 27 as submitted in the fall of 2025 are not eligible for the 6-man football playoffs in 2026 and 2027, unless they are eligible for the one-classification waiver. A school that is ineligible for the playoffs in the 2026 & 2027 cycle can become eligible in the second season (2027) if their BOY enrollment figure is 27 or lower as submitted in the fall of 2026.

- A school that Opts down in classification and is thus ineligible for the playoffs in the 2026 & 2027 cycle can become eligible in the second season (2027) if their BOY enrollment figure as submitted in the fall of 2026 falls within the appropriate classification enrollment range.

- Classifications and District Assignments will be released in December 2025 for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. Schools will then be asked to submit a priority list of non-district schools they would like to have on their 2026 and 2027 schedules.

- In January or February 2026 NSAA Staff will establish the schedules for the 2026 and 2027 seasons in Classes A, B, C1, C2, D1, D2, D3 and D6. Schedules along with home and away designations for the 2026 and 2027 seasons will be released to member schools on February 11, 2026.

2026-2027 FOOTBALL DECLARATIONS

11-MAN (10)
Ashland-Greenwood
Central City
Elkhorn South
Gothenburg
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Lincoln Pius X
Norfolk
Omaha Concordia
Syracuse
Wahoo

8-MAN (2)
Axtell
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge

6-MAN (1)
Potter-Dix

A list of Nebraska athletes who may be ranked in the Top 100 in the nation in their respective Track & Field events (per Athletic.net). If a Nebraska athlete is not in the top 100, will list the top ranked Nebraska athlete.

For sprints and horizontal jumps, only wind legal marks are allowed. Some Nebraska marks may be better than those listed here, but had no wind reading associated with them.

BOYS

100
1. Tate Taylor, Harlan (Texas) - 9.92
171. Jaxson Layman, Papillion-LaVista - 10.59

200
1. Tate Taylor, Harlan (Texas) - 20.14
152. Charlie Thorne, Lincoln Southeast - 21.38

400
1. Quincy Wilson, Bullis (Maryland) - 45.27
54. Charlie Thorne, Lincoln Southeast - 47.11

800
1. Cooper Lutkenhaus, Justin Northwest (Texas) - 1:47.04
79. Braden Lofquest, Gretna East - 1:51.86

1,600
1. Josiah Tostenson, Crater (Oregon) - 3:59.25
4. Juan Gonzalez, Fremont - 4:03.08
22. Braden Lofquest, Gretna East - 4:06.34

3,200
1. Tayvon Kitchen, Crater (Oregon) - 8:33.82
25. Juan Gonzalez, Fremont - 8:51.83

110 HH
1. Ja'Shaun Lloyd, Corsicana (Texas) - 13.20
137. Beau Fujan, Wahoo Neumann - 14.14

300 IH
1. Ja'Shaun Lloyd, Corsicana (Texas) - 35.78
41. Charlie Thorne, Lincoln Southeast - 36.96

4x100
1. Iowa Colony (Texas) - 39.74
448. Lincoln Southwest - 41.87
(Trey Stoynev - Jackson Mowitz - Kayden Leonard - Evan Robinson)

4x400
1. Bullis (Maryland) - 3:06.31
120. Lincoln Southeast - 3:17.25
(Thayedius Harvey - Niles Medcalf - Brody Horn - Charlie Thorne)

4x800
1. J Serra Catholic (California) - 7:33.43
67. Fremont - 7:47.66
(Jase LaDay - Raymond Rise - Noah Miller - Juan Gonzalez)

Shot Put
1. Jackson Cantwell, Nixa (Missouri) - 76' 11.25"
10. Isaac Ackerman, Omaha Central - 67' 0.5"
12. Barrett Wilke, Stanton - 65' 4.75"
96. Eli Shada, Wahoo - 60' 4.75"

Discus
1. Jason Atwood, Lawton Chiles (Florida) - 225' 4"
9. Noah Rau, Chase County - 203' 9"
31. Isaac Ackerman, Omaha Central - 192' 9"

High Jump
1. Nickiah Wilkinson, Bayside (Florida) - 7' 5.25"
32. Isaac Cronin, Valentine - 6' 10"
32. Luke Brachle, Kearney - 6' 10"

Pole Vault
1. Isaiah Whitaker, Bloomington Central Catholic (Illinois) - 17' 10.5"
1. Khaliq Muhammad, Pittsburg (California) - 17' 10.5"
70. Boston Irish, Cozad - 16' 0.25"

Long Jump
1. Nethan Verger, Orange Park (Florida) - 25' 0.75"
12. Aamir Hill, Millard South - 24' 4.5"
19. Maurice Purify, Omaha Westside - 24' 1.75"
21. Finn McGovern, Lincoln Southwest - 24' 1.5"

Triple Jump
1. Keith Cotlage, Cajon (California) - 51' 4.5"
24. Aamir Hill, Millard South - 48' 8.75"