CUSTER — Good, old-fashioned hard work has shaped the kids on the Custer-Hysham-Melstone football team, as several work on farms and ranches throughout the year.

“Just working every day. It helps to never give up and always figure out a way to get it done. Not be soft, I guess," said senior Nolan Kamerman.

“It's great, because they have a work ethic. They don't come off the couch watching TV and go to practice. They come out of a semi truck with their boots on. They put their tennis shoes on and now they're playing football," head coach Brad Hoffman.

Kamerman is the do-it-all stud for the Rebels, playing primarily quarterback. That’s a position he was thrust into last year when the starter tore his ACL, and that experience has proved invaluable.

“It helps a lot to know what I'm doing b

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