Missouri Football Coaches Association announced the All-State 2025 roster this week and of the 11 Kearney Bulldog players honored, six are returning juniors.

Class-4 top honors go to Head Coach Logan Minnick who was named Coach of the Year; Carter Temple, Offensive Player of the Year; and Isaac Beaver, Defensive Player of the year.

*Carter Temple with the Quarterback Keeper in the Class 4 State Final on Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Ray Weikal.*

First-team all-state, team captain, Carter Temple, junior quarterback of the 14-0 state championship team capped the Bulldogs’ season with 1,456 passing yards, 18 touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 135.6 with only two interceptions.

In an offense spilling over with talented running backs, Temple led the team in rushing with 1,037 yards (7.1 YPC) and 22 touchdowns.

Senior running back, Corbin Emmons was named second-team all-state. In an injury-shortened season, Emmons ran for 606 yards (6.5 YPC) with 8 touchdowns. Dryden Hendrix, a junior, earned third-team all-state honors at running back finishing the season with 846 yards (7.2 YPC) and 12 touchdowns. Junior Matthew Lindsey carried for 329 yards (6 YPC) and 7 touchdowns and was named first-team, all-state returner with 199 yards on six returns (33.1 YPR).

Junior, first-team all-state defensive back Kale Tucking led the Bulldogs in punt returns with 264 yards on 17 returns (15.5 YPR). He and his twin brother, Luke Tucking, second-team all-state linebacker, return to the Bulldog defense in 2026.

Aidan Arellano, junior first-team all-state linebacker is a tough-as-nails tackler with lightning-quick speed. Arellano doesn’t miss tackles. He will be back, running people down and stopping them cold.

Isaac Beaver, senior first-team all-state defensive lineman and his twin brother Mason will be impossible to replace. Kearney, in all likelihood will never find another pair of six-foot-two-inch, 285-pound, monsters with the speed, athletic ability and raw, weight room strength of these exceptional football players.

Nyk Belabre, senior offensive lineman was named first-team all-state and will likely move on to the next level. College recruiters are sure to like his 6’-3” 285-pound athletic frame and toughness.

First-team all-state tight end, Drew Nelson, a senior who by-the-way delivered on 57 of 58 extra point kicks during his senior season is a weight room guy with offensive lineman blocking skills, and well-capable of catching the football, recording 222 yards on 13 catches and four touchdowns.

Senior Brad Doll, first-team defensive back made possibly the best play in the state championship game with an athletic leap for a game changing interception. Doll is listed as the Bulldogs backup quarterback and is well capable of playing as a starter.

It’s hard say good-bye to a senior class who went 49-4, won two state titles and made a semifinal appearance in Coach Minnick’s first full class of players, but that’s the nature of high school football.

With Minnick as Class-4 Head Coach of the year, Marcus Brinkley as Assistant Coach of the Year, and six returning all-state players that includes quarterback Carter Temple, the 2025 Offensive Player of the Year, the 2026 season looks bright for the Kearney Bulldogs.

KPGZ News – Mike Davis contributed to this story.