Dorchester Times: Bruha Noted As A State Leader In Tackles, Punting

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Bruha Noted As A State Leader In Tackles, Punting

The Longhorns football team ended their 2008 gridiron campaign on a down note Friday, losing their season finale to the dragons of Deshler, 44-16.

Although the season was marred by injuries to three standout players, there were plenty of positives, including the experience gained by underclassmen who will need to be ready for next season.

While we are sure the players at DHS are disappointed in their team's record, we cannot fail to note the accolades earned by individual Longhorns. As noted in the Lincoln Journal Star, DHS senior Longhorn Brandon Bruha continues to be one of the state's accomplished football players, regardless of class size and despite missing several games due to a knee injury.

In recorded tackles, Bruha is No. 13 in the state, among all classes of schools, accumulating 18 unassisted tackles and 70 assisted tackles, for a total of 88.

When it comes to punting the pigskin, Bruha booted the ball 21 times this year for an average of 40.9 yards per punt. That total earns him the No. 2 spot in the state, again, among all schools. We tip our Longhorn helmet to Brandon for his stellar play this season and throughout his DHS career.

10 comments:

AnonymousOctober 26, 2008 at 9:40 PM
Congrats Brandon Bruha!!! Not only a good athlete but a good young man. Best of luck in Basket Ball.
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AnonymousOctober 26, 2008 at 10:29 PM
I want to see how the Village Dweller picks the Longhorns next season.

Missed the predictions the last two years.

Better stay out of Vegas
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Village DwellerOctober 27, 2008 at 8:55 AM
'Cricket':

We at the Times did not make any predictions this season. But thank you for the advice.

And thanks for reading the Times.
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AnonymousOctober 27, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Big question of the day. Why would somebody like Cricket care so much about a blog and how supportive they are of the local high school team? Answer is they have too much time on their hands .... or they are so pathetic they actually like tearing down the kids and those who support them. Sad.
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crOctober 27, 2008 at 1:02 PM
Witnessed his punting ability first hand and was amazed: Bum leg, back of the endzone, and he boots one for about 65+ gross.
D-1 leg on this kid, put an N on his helmet; they could sure use the help.....NU current avg. punt
=36 yds. Somebody call TED GILMORE!!
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AnonymousOctober 27, 2008 at 1:09 PM
And fire Barney Cotton. What a joke!
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AnonymousOctober 27, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Brandon is one of the good ones. We're hoping that he can stay healthy so he's able to enjoy basketball. He's one of those kids that works hard and doesn't get caught up in the glory. Here's an excellent role model -- take note underclassmen...
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AnonymousOctober 27, 2008 at 8:57 PM
to CJ

wasnt critizing the football team, i was poking fun at the village dweller.

This is my first time to comment, maybe it is you that always comes here with your opinion and should find something else to do

You know what they say.......opinions are like........

ok............
see you next week
Cricket
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AnonymousOctober 27, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Yeah cricket .... I know what opinions are like. You set the standard for them.
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AnonymousOctober 28, 2008 at 11:56 AM
Great Job Brandon! You are such a hard worker. CR was right on the nose... that was a 72 yard punt on an 80 yard field. Keep up the hard work! It will pay off!
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Dorchester: A Good Little Family Town

Dorchester, Nebraska (est. population 630) is located in northern Saline county. Close in proximity to Interstate 80, Dorchester is only 25 minutes from the state capital of Lincoln (est. population 250,000) and about 55 minutes from Omaha (metro population 725,000).

Dorchester's median resident age is 37 years. In 2005, Dorchester had a median family income of approximately $35,600. The median house value was about $63,000. About 95 percent of Dorchester residents commute to work via Interstate and highways.

The village has a quality public school, which received a $4.1 million expansion and modernization in 2008; it offers a small classrooms and individualized attention. Total enrollment of grades K-12 is around 230-250 students.

Ancestries of the Dorchester area are primarily German (42.4%), Czech (24.9%), Irish (12.5%), English (5.4%), and Dutch (4.9%).

Dorchester Historical Facts

* On July 4, 1871, the railroad reached Dorchester.
* Incorporated in 1881, Dorchester's population grew from 200 to 500 by 1882.
* In 1882, Dorchester had 90 buildings, 35 of which were businesses or public facilities. Brick buildings lined both sides of Washington Avenue for two blocks.
* Dorchester's longest-running newspaper was The Dorchester Star, which was published until the late 1940s.
* By 1889, Dorchester's population is said to have reached 800, while the town housed an opera house, a two-story brick schoolhouse with a bell tower, and four churches.
* By the 1910s, Dorchester had electricity, a water tower and a fire department.
* Dorchester's main arteries, Highways 6 and 33, were graveled in the 1940s.
* Dorchester's first irrigation well was drilled on Chris Weber's farm and rural electrification was finished following WWII.

A Village with History

Dorchester is one of the "alphabet towns" on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad line built west from Lincoln. The town site was selected for its pleasant location in the northern part of Saline County, about eight miles west of Crete. This situation is an attractive one, being on the level prairie land, midway between the West Blue River and Turkey Creek. The first named stream is three miles north, and the latter about the same distance south from the town. Dorchester was platted in 1870 and incorporated in 1881. The name "Dorchester" came from either for a suburb of Boston by that name or a town in England. No one is sure. Two of the very first settlers were James Seely and Edward McIntyre, who both made Dorchester their permanent home.

Dorchester: In The Beginning

Here is a look at Dorchester around 1890, less than a decade after its official incorporation, as documented by Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska:
* POPULATION: "About 300, and is made up of a substantial and progressive class of citizens, who are moral and industrious. ... The town grew but very little until the year 1879, for the reason that Pleasant Hill, on Turkey Creek, a short distance south, was the county seat and naturally drew a trade for quite a large scope of country."
* BUSINESS: "The business and professional interests of the town are represented by three general merchandise stores, two drug, one grocery, one furniture, two hardware, and two millinery stores, one bank, two restaurants, two hotels, three livery stables, a post office, one newspaper office, two elevators, two lumber yards, two coal yards, two blacksmith shops, two lawyers and four physicians."
* SCHOOL: "The schoolhouse is a good one. The schoolhouse was built in 1872, since which time the public schools have been continually kept up. The present schoolhouse is 24' x 40' in size, two stories high. The school is graded and consists of three departments. The house is found too small, and arrangements will soon be made to increase its size."
* CHURCHES: "There are three substantial churches."
* HOMES: "The residence portion of the village is made up of neat houses of different styles of architecture, but none of them very large."
* NEWSPAPER: "The Dorchester Star, which was established August 21, 1881, by H. C. Bittenbender, who edited it until January 19, 1882, when he sold it to Ryerson & Bullock, the present proprietors. The Star is a bright weekly paper, five-column quarto, in size, and is Republican in politics."