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Celebrating the Prep Bowl, an event worth every minute

by MIKE SONNTAG

Co-Publisher, Let’s Play Football

Let’s Play Football is all about football in the state of Minnesota – we are very frontal about that. Every article, every photo, all intentions of what we do are to promote and celebrate the sport and those who play and coach it.

This season we published pictures from a great youth football tournament put on by the Minnesota Youth Athletic Services called the King of the Gridiron in Big Lake, and in future years we hope to add coverage of more events like it. We covered the Prep Showcase games put on by the Minnesota Vikings from TCO Stadium in Eagan. We shared articles about officiating, how to care for common injuries from playing football, and many other pertinent topics. We look for human interest stories and how football can have a positive impact on lives. From youth through college to the Minnesota Vikings we try to tell the stories.

Traditionally the Minnesota state high school football season culminates with the two-day Prep Bowl event put on by the MSHSL the weekend of Thanksgiving. The Prep Bowl showcases seven state title games from

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9-man to the big school championship for 6A. Due to the Minnesota Vikings hosting a Thanksgiving home game for the first time, this year’s Prep Bowl was pushed back a week.

For each game, both teams are well represented. The fans consist of the student body, the band, the parents, and their community. It is awesome to hear the different team songs and soak in the excitement coming from the stands. The reality is the teams and the

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towns do not care if they are the biggest school or the smallest. They have all grinded through the same length of schedule dating back to early August to get to this point. By the end of the weekend, there were seven teams that hoisted the championship trophy and etched their way into the history books of Minnesota high school football.

The unbridled joy that beams from the players, coaches and fans following each game is something to behold.

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This year marked the 50th year of Football State Championships and 40th year of Prep Bowls dating back to the Metrodome. It was just an awesome event with seven highly competitive games over the two days. Those in attendance saw the best of what the sport of football has to offer from sportsmanship, to the thrill of victory, and to the agony of defeat. No game amplified those qualities more than the Class 3A championship game that saw New London-Spicer win on a HailMary pass on the last play to edge Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton.

We posted a question on our Twitter page days before the Prep Bowl asking our followers to consider how often they have watched two teams play for the championship in person?

The beauty of the Prep Bowl is you have that opportunity in each of seven games.

Following the events of this year’s Prep Bowl, we find it worth asking those reading this issue of Let’s Play Football the same question.

Those who did this year might now understand the difference and hopefully chose to return.

We invite you to join them next year over Thanksgiving weekend and see for yourself.

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9-Man Final: Mountain Iron-Buhl 28, Spring Grove 25

Last-minute touchdown seals comeback victory Mountain Iron-Buhl puts together huge rally for first 9-Man championship

by TOM FENTON

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MINNEAPOLIS – One quarter into the Nine-Man championship game at Prep Bowl, it looked as though there would be about as much drama as a Hallmark Christmas movie. Mountain Iron-Buhl, however, was in no mood for a predictable conclusion.

Spring Grove appeared poised to run the Rangers out of U.S. Bank Stadium Dec. 3, but MIB overcame five turnovers and used a last-minute touchdown, finishing an improbable comeback for a wild 28-25 victory. The title came 50 years after the program’s first in 1972 and assured a joyous bus trip home to the Iron Range.

“We were waiting like 20 minutes to get off the charter bus to get into the building,” said MIB coach Dan Zubich, who won his 100th game in his 14th year. “I don’t know if they were awake yet. Sometimes at the beginning of a game, especially a state championship, you’re too amped up even with a veteran team like this one.”

Spring Grove, which won state championships in 2017 and ’18, seemed destined for a third trophy. The Lions scored on three of their four first-quarter drives – an Elijah Solum five-yard run, a 43-yard Solum to Tysen Grinde pass and a Hunter Holland 14-yard run – for a 19-0 lead before the first quarter was over.

Along with early missed assignments, the Rangers had trouble holding onto the ball. Lost fumbles led to Spring Grove’s first two touchdowns, quarterback Asher Zubich was intercepted twice and the Rangers also lost a fumble midway through the third quarter.

“My heart is still going, so it hasn’t sunk in yet,” coach Zubich said. “Spring Grove is one heck of a team and we kept giving them the ball. Five turnovers to zero. So, every time I’m like ‘alright, they’re not going give us another chance.’ And then finally the last turnover, I thought we blew it. I said, ‘Okay, that’s got to be it.’ But I told them if we get the ball back. We will score.”

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PHOTOS BY TOM FENTON Mountain Iron-Buhl running back Damian Tapio (21) reaches out to stiff-arm Spring Grove’s Tysen Grinde (15) as he gets a block from Braylen Keith in the Class A championship game at the Prep Bowl Dec. 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Tapio’s 10-yard rushing touchdown with 25 seconds remaining lifted MIB to a 28-25 victory for the school’s first Kody Moore pointed the finger at himself for what he said were a few clock-management mistakes near the end of the first half. The result was MIB getting a bit extra time to do something before halftime, which is what it did when Damian Tapio rushed for an 11yard touchdown with 52 seconds remaining, cutting the lead to 19-8.

It proved to be a massive momentum-changer.

“We came out on fire on that first drive. I loved the execution on that drive,” Moore said. “We always talk a lot about starting fast. I feel like we maybe shot ourselves in the foot a little bit of times with a few different things that happened. And then once something like that late touchdown happens, it takes momentum away and then they did a really good job of coming back.”

The Lions had a 25-14 lead after the teams traded touchdowns, but the MIB defense got a big fourth-down stop at its own 37-yard line. One play later, the Rangers were in business when Riley

Busch hauled in a 63-yard touchdown pass from Zubich, cutting the lead to 2520 with 10:21 remaining.

“Asher’s been my best friend for years,” Busch said. “It’s like we’re connected. We know where we’re going before the play starts. And that was probably one of the bigger plays in the game.

Just to hear the roar of the crowd was surreal.”

Knowing it was likely their final chance, the Rangers clinched the victory on a 10-yard run by Tapio with 25 seconds remaining, sending the sidelines into a frenzy.

“It was a stress-reliever when I scored,” said Tapio, who carried six times for 47 yards on the winning eight-play drive and finished with 97 yards. “It’s just a great feeling to get the game-winning touchdown in the state championship. Very few people get that opportunity.”

For Zubich, who threw for 168 yards, it was the culmination of a long career with close friends.

Spring Grove junior quarterback Jarron Alto (2) runs past Mountain Iron-Buhl tackle Jarron Alto (56) in the Class A championship game at the Prep Bowl Dec. 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

“My mind and my heart took over my body,” said Zubich, who was battling through a shoulder injury. “I said I’m not letting anyone down, I’m not letting myself down, I’m not letting these coaches and I’m not letting all these fans down that came here to watch us. We kept fighting no matter what. We took this as a chance of a lifetime.”

Mountain Iron-Buhl quarterback Asher Zubich (2) gains ground in the Class A championship game at the Prep Bowl Dec. 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

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Class 1A Final: Minneota 38, Springfield 21

History does not get in the way at Minneota Vikings ride big second half to 8th state title

by TOM FENTON

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MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneota Vikings are obviously as comfortable playing at U.S. Bank stadium as its main tenant.

The high school program that shares a nickname with their NFL counterparts was right at home in the sparkling downtown facility and rode a near-perfect second half to a 38-21 victory over Springfield in the Class A Prep Bowl championship Dec. 2.

It was the eighth state title for the Vikings and the fifth for head coach Chad Johnston, whose record is now 200-39 in his 21 seasons leading the premier small-school program from southwest Minnesota.

“There is a little bit of being in the shadows of what came before us,” Johnston said. “That tradition means a lot to me and that there also has been no downslide of this program.”

Tradition is everything in Minneota. There are high expectations when the Vikings take the field, yet the team perseveres and finds ways to win when it counts, which took extra importance this year after a regular season that included two losses – a rarity for the Vikings.

Minneota quarterback Isaac Pohlen is a textbook example of what it takes to carry on the winning. His brother, Alex, won three state titles for the program, and he wanted nothing more than to add to the family tradition.

“I’ve always been in my brother’s shadow. He’s got three state titles and it feels nice to win one,” said Pohlen, who passed for 97 yards in the victory.

The Vikings lost 20-14 to Mayer Lutheran in last year’s Prep Bowl championship.

“This is one of the best feelings I’ve had as a student-athlete,” Pohlen said. “Watching Mayer-Lutheran celebrate (last year) has been in the back of my head during every single rep in practice. It motivated us a lot for this year.”

Trailing 13-10 at halftime, the Vikings relied on the legs of running back Zach Fier and also on the arm of Pohlen on the rare occasions they needed it.

“We’ve been in this situation before having been in some tight games this year and had a couple losses,” Johnston said. “We had to deal with the disappointment of losing last year and we fed off that a little bit.”

Fier, who finished with 133 yards on 30 carries, scored on a one-yard run midway through the third quarter and added another one-yard score on the first play of the fourth quarter for a 31-13 lead in what turned about to be the most lopsided score of what was an amazingly competitive Prep Bowl.

Hudson Scholten, a 230-pound wrecking ball on the offensive line, said he simply loves his job of opening holes for his running backs.

PHOTOS BY TOM FENTON The Minneota football team celebrates winning the Class A state championship at Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. It was the eighth state title in program history.

“It’s pretty nice being able to get a good hole for Zachary or any of our running backs,” Scholten said. “It’s a domination thing. If your running back gets blown up, you don’t have a good offense.”

Johnston couldn’t stop shaking his head in pride when talking about his team and their accomplishments.

“Credit goes to Isaac and these guys,” Johnston said. “Being a younger brother of a star player, you’re always being compared to him. For Issac to stay with it, battle the highs and lows, it means a lot. These guys have a history of having a brother or father having experienced this, and now they get to experience it themselves.”

Minneota running back Zack Fier (32) looks for room as Springfield defensive back Brayden Sturm moves in for a tackle in the Class A state championship game Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Springfield’s Sam Pidde (18) tries to elude potential Minneota tacklers Brody Larson (8), Lucas Rybinski (10) and Brock Fier (42) during the Class A state championship game Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium.

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Class 2A Final: Barnesville 35, Chatfield 20

Motivated Trojans!

Barnesville learns from past, ride seniors to first state title

by MIKE SONNTAG

Co-Publisher, Let’s Play Football

MINNEAPOLIS – Coaches are always looking to find a way to motivate their teams and give them an edge to win a championship, but as a veteran team, Head Coach Brian Strand’s Barnesville Trojans already had it.

Strand played the popular movie ‘Miracle’ to his players on their bus ride south on I-94 to Minneapolis for their Class 2A championship game versus defending state champion Chatfield. The movie depicts the legendary underdog USA National Hockey team that beat the seemingly unbeatable Russian hockey team to eventually win the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics forever known as the Miracle on Ice. There are many reasons he could have chosen that movie. After all, the Trojans were playing at U.S. Bank Stadium for the fourth time in five years and still seeking their first state title in school history. Maybe it was because they were playing the defending Class 2A champion Chatfield Gophers, the same team who beat them 22-18 in the semi-finals last season. The Gopher’s fielded all-everything Mr. Football finalist Sam Backer as they rode one of the state’s longest unbeaten streak of 25 games looking for back-to-back titles.

“I had them watch the movie on the bus ride down without telling them why,” Strand said. “The team also Face Timed with Mike Eruzione last night as one of my coaches is friends with him. He told them to enjoy the moment as this is the last time you’ll be part of this team.”

Barnesville lost the state championship to Caledonia in 2018 and state semi-final games in 2019 and 2021 when they surrendered two 12-point leads to eventually lose 22-18 to Chatfield in the last two minutes of the game. Now, with 17 seniors on the team, they were determined to use the disappointment of the past to get the job done this time.

One of those seniors, linebacker/ offensive lineman Johnny Robideau has played varsity since 8th grade.

“I think last year we thought for sure we were going to win the state championship and we felt they (Chat-

PHOTOS BY TOM FENTON Barnesville running back John Roller (21) gains the corner as Chatfield safety Carter Daniels (5) moves in during the Class AA state championship game at Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Barnesville won its first championship with a 35-20 victory over the defending champion Gophers.

field) stole it from us,” Robideau said.

“All year we talked about it in the weight room and it was a great motivator for us. In the past, we would have the lead and back off, this year we understood we needed to play four quarters and finish.”

The motivation paid off as the Trojans jumped out to a 23-8 first half lead, forced five Chatfield turnovers by intercepting Backer four times, and forcing him to fumble on another in route to a 35-20 victory. It is Barnesville’s first state championship in football, one they intend to share with the whole town.

“The parents and the community support our team so much and just absolutely live for the fall,” Strand said.

Trailing 8-7 late in the first half, Barnesville junior quarterback Zach Bredman found senior tight end Tate Inniger in the corner of the end zone to put the Trojans up 15-8. From this point of the game on, the 6’3” 265-pound Inniger became as big a part of the game as his stature in a performance that was reminiscent of Randy Moss’s legendary Thanksgiving carving of the Dallas Cowboys defense when he caught 3 passes for

Barnesville defensive back Ethan Larson (45) returns the ball after intercepting a Springfield pass during the Class AA state championship game at Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Going for the tackle is Springfield’s Eli Hopp (10).

Barnesville running back Ethan Larson (45) hits a hole created by offensive lineman Jonathan Robideau (54) during the Class AA state championship game at Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

163 yards and 3 touchdowns. Inniger’s final stat line as a pass receiver was every bit as efficient as the Hall of Famer with 3 receptions for 45 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Inniger was not done. He completed a pass on a TE reverse for 12 yards and apparent touchdown to Wyatt Suter, but an officials review called Suter down at the one-yard line. On first and goal from the one with Bredman in the shotgun, Inniger motioned behind center, took the snap, and scored his fourth touchdown on a quarterback sneak.

“It feels good,” Inniger said of his performance. “What matters is the final score and I’m happy for my team as we put so much time into this to-

gether.”

In the game, Chatfield’s Backer finished with 111 yards passing yards and a touchdown, and he also ran for 182 yards and a score.

“I give them a ton of credit,” Backer said of Barnesville’s defense.

“We just came up short on plays that we shouldn’t have.”

Behind Inniger’s plays and timely defensive turnovers, the Trojans proved they did not need a miracle to win the first state football championship in school history. The players showed they had learned from past near misses and a very good football team that was motivated to finish.

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Class 3A Final: New London Spicer 27, Dilworth-Glydon-Felton 26

ALL GAS, NO BRAKES Final play will be etched into Prep Bowl history forever

by MIKE SONNTAG

Co-Publisher, Let’s Play Football

MINNEAPOLIS – Brycen Christensen and Grant Paffrath might be too young to have seen the movie “Titanic” or heard of the movie’s theme song by Celine Dion “My Heart will go on.”

After the New London-Spicer senior wide receiver Christensen hauled in a desperate lateral from his teammate Paffrath as time expired to shock the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels, they likely will be part of a video merging their heroics with that song for the rest of their lives.

Minnesota Vikings fans will remember the “Minneapolis Miracle” when Stefon Diggs caught a 61-yard pass from Case Keenum. A video of that play went viral to Dion’s movie theme playing in the background with the words “You’re Here, There’s Nothing I Fear.”

Paffrath’s incredibly instinctive lateral to Christensen will live on as one of the greatest plays in Prep Bowl history. That it was the last play of the game to win a championship guarantees it will find its way around the national sports scene as well.

As for the game itself, the saying “it’s a shame someone had to lose” would be fitting for the Minnesota Class 3A Championship as the New London-Spicer Wildcats claimed the title by beating previously unbeaten Dilworth-Glendon-Felton Rebels 27-26 on the miracle finish. An incredibly well-played and entertaining game featured five lead changes and many swings in momentum and emotion.

DGF got on the scoreboard first when impressive senior running back Jordan Summers ran over a couple would-be Wildcat tacklers on a 12-yard run and midway through the first quarter to give the Rebels a 7-0 lead. Summers, who injured his knee in the semifinal win two weeks earlier against Fairmont, did not practice leading up to the game.

PHOTOS BY TOM FENTON The New London-Spicer football team is all smiles after accepting the Class AAA state championship trophy after defeating Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton at the Prep Bowl Dec. 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

“He’s just a tough physical runner and he gutted it out,” DGF coach Anthony Soderberg said of Summers. “Because of his work ethic and toughness, we gave him the ball a lot.”

New London-Spicer junior running back Mason Delzer scored on a 4-yard toss to the left side to tie the score at 7-7.

Delzer then scored again on a short pass from sophomore quarterback Blake Schultz and the Wildcats had their first lead 14-7 early in the second quarter.

Facing a fourth-and-goal play from the New London-Spicer 10-yard line, the Rebels reached into their bag of tricks when Summers took the handoff and gave it to sophomore Caleb Johnson on the reverse who pulled up and threw a perfect strike to the wide-open senior quarterback Owen Leach in the end zone to tie the game at 14-14.

Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton running back Jordan Summers (1) looks for running room as New London-Spicer defenders Brody Duke (1) and Grant Paffrath (12) move in for the tackle during the Class AAA championship at the Prep Bowl Dec. 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Right before halftime, New London-Spicer had a third and goal from the DGF one yard-line when Delzer fumbled the exchange and the Rebels dodged a bullet to stay tied at the break.

Trailing 21-14 as the 4th quarter started, DGF’s Leach found the end zone from two yards out, his second touchdown of the game, but the extra point try went wide left and the Rebels still trailed 21-20.

Looking to take advantage of the missed kick, the Wildcats marched down the field and had first and goal from the Rebels eight-yard line. The DGF defense stiffened and when Leach knocked down a fourth down pass in the end zone, the Rebels had 4:24 left to go 95 yards and win their first state title.

On first down, Leach hit senior wide receiver Drew Shelley on a wheel route for a 53-yard completion and the Rebels were in Wildcat territory. Facing a fourth-andone from the Wildcat 33-yard line with under two minutes left, Leach gained the first down on a quarterback sneak. Then Summers broke a couple tackles and raced 19 yards with 24 seconds left to put the Rebels up 26-21. Summers, who finished the game with 33 carries for 169 rushing yards and two touchdowns, seemed to have just put the exclamation mark on what appeared to be a championship drive.

Needing a miracle and no timeouts New London-Spicer had just 17 seconds to go 65 yards. First Schultz found Christensen at the DGF 48-yard line with nine seconds left. After an incomplete pass it was all or nothing for the Wildcats.

Then: “The Play.”

Schultz heaved a perfect throw down the right seam hitting Paffrath in stride between two defenders at the D-G-F 20-yard line, but as he got to the 15-yard line he was being wrapped up by the defender.

“I heard Bryson calling for it,” Paffrath said. “I pitched it and then I was tackled. I never saw what happened.”

What happened was Christensen caught the pitch and was able to beat the speedy Summers to the goal line as time expired, and the Wildcats rushed the end zone and piled on each other in total celebration.

When asked if the play was designed to be pitched, a jubilant New Lon-

don-Spicer coach Chad Gustafson gave an honest breakdown.

“We knew we had to score but Blake could not throw it 50 yards in the air, so we sent three receivers on vertical routes, but we always preach never get tackled with the ball on an all or nothing type plays or two-point conversions and Grant’s a smart kid and he made a heads-up play.”

“It’s a hard one to choke down, because you feel like you have it, then you don’t,” Summers said.

Said Soderberg: “Our kids did everything we asked them to do, as long as there is time left on the clock the ball can go in the end zone.

Hats off to them for making a play.”

When asked if they believed they were done after Summer’s late score, Paffrath exclaimed, “It’s not over until it’s over.”

“These guys never stopped. Their motto all season was all gas and no brakes.” Gustafson said. ‘I was praying.”

His prayers were answered.

New London-Spicer running back Mason Delzer (7) heads toward the end zone on a five-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of the Class AAA title game at the Prep Bowl Dec. 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

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Stage is set for the All-Stars

The Minnesota Football Coaches Association (MFCA) and the Minnesota Vikings have announced the 12 coaches and 88 players who will participate in the 2022 Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game (49th Annual MFCA All-Star Football Game).

The 49th Annual All-Star Game will showcase outstanding senior players from the 2022 Minnesota high school football season.

The Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game is sponsored by the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Football Coaches Association (MFCA) and is presented by Andersen.

The 49th annual All-Star Football Game will be on Saturday, Dec. 10, with the kickoff at 6:00 p.m. The All-Star Game will be played for the sixth time at U.S. Bank Stadium, the home of the Minnesota Vikings. The 2022 All-Star Game will also be the 60th overall in Minnesota high school football history, dating back to 1945.

Players and coaches representing 85 schools and 37 Sub-Districts will participate in this year’s game. They were selected by members of the Minnesota Football Coaches Association.

For the 12th consecutive year, the game will feature the North All-Stars vs the South All-Stars. In the December 2021 All-Star Game, the South All-Stars defeated the North All-Stars 12-7. It was the fifth straight win for the South All-Stars.

The South All-Stars lead the current North-South series 9-2. The South also leads the overall North-South series 17-10-1 through 28 games.

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2022 All-Star Game Coaches Matt Lombardi Maple Grove Charles Adams Minneapolis North Bill Kinnunen Grand Rapids Jamie Morford Royalton Matt Radniecki New York Mills Paul Tinjum Ada-Borup-West

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St. Thomas Academy Redwood Valley BOLD Zumbrota-Mazeppa Woodbury Hastings

North head coach: Matt Lombardi, Maple Grove • First All-Star Game coaching assignment.

• Matt has placed 11 Maple Grove players into the All-Star Game.

• Matt is the ninth Class 6A coach to serve as a head coach in the All-Star Game (under the 7-Class MSHSL structure).

• Matt is the second All-Star coach from Maple Grove and the first All-Star head coach (also Joe Basil, assistant coach in 2017).

South Head Coach: Dan O’Brien, St. Thomas Academy • First All-Star Game coaching assignment.

• Dan has placed four St. Thomas Academy players into the All-Star Game.

• Dan is the fifth Class 5A coach to serve as a head coach in the All-Star Game (under the 7-Class MSHSL structure).

• Fourth All-Star coach from St. Thomas Academy and the third All-Star head coach.

The others are Gerry Brown (1978 South head coach), Bob Slater (1996 Metro assistant) and Dave Ziebarth (2008 Metro head coach).

• He is the second All-Star head coach named Dan O’Brien. A different Dan O’Brien (New Prague) was the Metro All-Star head coach in 1993.

Here are some facts regarding the 2022 All-Star Game rosters: Player totals by MSHSL class: • 9M 1, 1A 5, 2A 12, 3A 9, 4A 14, 5A 20, 6A 27

• Most representatives (one school) = 3: Grand Rapids (one coach, two players), Maple Grove (one coach, two players) • Most players (one school) = 2: Eden Prairie, Grand Rapids, Lakeville South, Mankato West, • Maple Grove, Osseo, Prior Lake, Rosemount, Shakopee, Stillwater • Most players (one Sub-District) = 11: Metro-Gold-South • Most consecutive years represented = 15: Mankato West (2009-2022); record is 23 years (Stillwater, 1976-1998) Largest and smallest schools represented: • Wayzata (enrollment 3,396) and Renville County West (enrollment 138) • First representative in 2022 (1): Renville County West (player) • First player representative in 2022 (2): Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, Renville County West • First player in more than 10 years: Crookston (2005), East Grand Forks (2005), Fillmore Central (2012), Forest Lake (2007), Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (2007), Lester Prairie (2003), Norwood-Young America (2012), Royalton (2005) • Representatives in State Football Tournament: 40 (2 coaches, 38 players) University of Minnesota recruits = 9 Ethan Carrier Alex Elliott Greg Johnson Garrison Monroe Gavin Nelson Martin Owusu Max Shikenjanski Reese Tripp Jerome Williams

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Upcoming announcements and events The All-Star training camp will be at Minnetonka High School (South) and Concordia University St. Paul (North) from Wednesday, Dec. 7 to Saturday, Dec. 10. The training camp schedule will be posted on the MFCA All-Star Football website at http:// www.allstarfootball.org.

All-Star Game History The Minnesota Football Coaches Association is proud of this game and its history.

The first All-Star Football Game was played in 1945. The All-Star Game has been an annual event since 1974. The game was played in a North vs South format from 1945 through 1960 and from 1974 to 1979, a Metro vs Outstate format from 1980 to 2010 and back to a North vs South format in 2011 (to present).

U.S. Bank Stadium is the 11th game location in All-Star Game history.

Through the years, over 4,900 players and 512 coaches have participated in this game. A total of 97 players from the All-Star Football Game have played or coached in the National Football League, including current Minnesota Vikings players Adam Thielen (2008 All-Star), CJ Ham (2011 All-Star) and Ben Ellefson (2015 All-Star).

Tickets: Tickets for the Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game are $18 for adults (age 18 and up); $8 for students (age 6-17). Tickets can be purchased at this link: https:// am.ticketmaster.com/vikings/HSFootballAllStarGame More information: For more information, visit the Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game website at: Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game | Minnesota Vikings – vikings. com We also invite you to visit the MFCA All-Star Football website at http://www.allstarfootball.org.

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WR

6'0"

180

Andover

2

Cordell

Wilson

DB

5'10

180

Robbinsdale Armstrong

4

Tolu

Oyekunle

OLB

5'11

195

White Bear Lake

5

Tanner

Albeck

LB

6'0

200

Maple Grove

6

AuVon

Sager

DL

6'6

240

North Community

7

Corey

Bohmert

RB

5"10

180

Mahtomedi

8

Philip

Conant

OLB

6'

215

St. Francis

9

Jacob

Kilzer

QB

6'3

200

Maple Grove

10

Cullen

Kratochvil

LB

6'4

215

Pequot Lakes

11

Anthony

Sykora

OLB

5'11

185

West Central Area

12

Max

Shikenjanski

QB

6'2

170

Stillwater

13

Reese

Sheldon

WR

6'2

190

Cloquet

HEAD COACH

14

Westin

Hoyt

DB

6'1

190

Forest Lake

15

Sawyer

Seidl

RB

5'10

170

Hill-Murray

16

Ethan

Carrier

DB

6'1

190

Detroit Lakes

Matt Lombardi

21

Caden

Spence

DB

6'1

190

Zimmerman

Maple Grove

22

Andrew

Harren

WR

6'5

195

Sauk Rapids-Rice

23

Tate

Link

LB

5'9

200

Dassel Cokato

ASSISTANT COACHES

24

Isaac

Rudningen

OLB

6'1

200

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

28

Nolan

Witt

RB

6'0

215

Esko

30

Cade

Osterman

DB

6'1

185

Elk River

33

Owen

Glenn

DB

5'6

150

Grand Rapids

38

Ethan

Boll

RB

6'2

210

Crookston

47

Reese

Littlefield

LB

6'2

225

Centennial

48

Charlie

Gleason

DL

6'4

225

Stillwater

49

Grant

Chandler

K

6'0

145

Grand Rapids

50

Allen

Pearson

C

5'11

265

Tartan

51

Chase

Ullom

LB

6'1

210

Wayzata

Royalton

52

Victor

Sosa

DL

5'11

250

Dilworth Glyndon Felton

54

Jonny

Robideau

OL

6'1

220

Barnesville

Matt Radniecki

58

John

Barrow

DL

6'1

285

Robbinsdale Cooper

65

Caleb

Zejdlik

C

6'

240

East Grand Forks

69

Carter

Walker

OL

6'4"

250

Buffalo

70

Austin

Schultz

OL

6'4

290

Moorhead

71

Jacob

Lopau

OL

6'7''

300

Rocori

73

Grant

Chapman

OL

6'5

270

Anoka

75

Tre

Mack

DL

6'6

285

Irondale

76

Magnus

Wright

OL

6'2

290

Champlin Park

77

Jerome

Williams

OL

6'5

290

Osseo

79

Kade

Gassler

OL

6'3

235

Kimball

83

Jensen

Wallin

FB

6'2

235

Monticello

85

Bryce

Hawthorne

TE

6'3

245

Osseo

87

Jamison

Reed

WR

6'5

200

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

99

Jackson

Psyck

DL

6'2

245

Royalton

NORTH

NORTH ALL-STARS ROSTER (Purple)

Charles Adams

Minneapolis North

Bill Kinnunen Grand Rapids

Jamie Morford

New York Mills

Paul Tinjum

Ada-Borup-West

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49th Annual

MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ALL-STAR GAME Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022 U.S. Bank Stadium Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game 2022

Featuring the best high school athletes from across the state!

SOUTH ROSTER

★ SOUTH

SOUTH ALL-STARS ROSTER (White)

HEAD COACH Dan O’Brien St. Thomas Academy

ASSISTANT COACHES Aaron Ferrier

Redwood Valley

Derek Flann BOLD

Darin Raasch ZumbrotaMazeppa

Charlie Reed Woodbury

Dana Strain Hastings

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1 2 3 4 5 6

First Love Kellen Charles Garrison Alex Stefano

Last Adebayo Johnson Gilbert III Monroe Elliott Giovannelli

Position RB QB WR DB OLB WR

Ht 5'8 6'5 6'2 6'0 6'2 6'2

Wt 193 210 185 195 200 180

7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 32 34 35 38 40 44

Noah Jonah Kayode Jadon Drew Bryce Braden Ryder David Tyson Sam Marques Adam Ty Devin Kaiden Caleb Gavin Hayden Kade Christian Tanner Rudy

QB DB OLB RB K WR DL DB DB TE RB DB WR LB DB DB LB LB DL LB RB OLB DL

6'2 6'0 6'3 5'10 6'5 5'9 6'3 5'10 6'0 6'4 5'11 6'1 6'3 6'2" 6'1 6'2 6'2 6' 6'4 6'1 5'9 5'11 5'10

185 190 215 210 193 175 240 190 175 210 200 195 190 205 185 175 230 215 250 207 175 195 220

52 58 66 69 72 73 74 75 76 77 80 83 87 88 92

Trenton Owen Ryan Noah Peyton Kaleb Sam Jack Reese Greg Jaylin Jermell Martin Ashton Keenan

Strickfaden Vierstraete Amusan Hellerud Henson Corson Mohr Patterson Maakestad Cooreman Backer Monroe Poncelet Neils Jordan Peters Vancura Nelson Bills Gilbertson Rodriguez Scheevel Lozoya FontaineWendinget McCloud Retzer Gullickson Byrne Rector Dioszeghy Liwienski Tripp Johnson Reese Taylor Owusu Lloyd Wilson

High School Saint Thomas Pipestone Holy Angels Shakopee Hutchinson St. Louis Park Norwood Young America Marshall Woodbury Shakopee Owatonna Fillmore Central Farmington Lakeville South Fairmont Randolph Chatfield Kennedy Goodhue Mankato West Eden Prairie Plainview Elgin Millville Jackson County Central Simley Rosemount Rosemount Waseca Lester Prairie Rochester Mayo

DL LB C OL OL OL OL C OL OL OLB TE DL DL DL

6'1 6' 6'3 6'0 6'3 6'3 6'0 6'3 6'7 6'6 6'3 6'4 6'3 6'4 6'2

265 225 280 295 270 285 240 285 340 310 230 230 285 245 285

Mankato West Lakeville South Belle Plaine Renville County West Stewartville Chaska Mound Westonka Minnetonka Kasson-Mantorville Prior Lake East Ridge Eden Prairie Prior Lake Blue Earth Area Eagan

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Class 4A Final: Simley 34, Hutchinson 24

Simley’s turnaround complete Spartans deny Hutchinson 7th title in 34-24 victory in Class 4A

by TOM FENTON

Let’s Play Football Contributor

MINNEAPOLIS – Gavin Nelson didn’t have much time to celebrate his Simley football team’s Class AAAA state football championship. Not with a wrestling tournament on the horizon.

Per usual, Nelson rarely left the field in the Spartans’ 34-24 victory over defending champion Hutchinson in the Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium. The do-it-all senior then had about 12 hours to rest while preparing for the Woodbury Duals wrestling tournament.

Nelson said winning the football championship – the school’s first – provided a completely different feeling than claiming wrestling titles.

“Oh, I’m wrestling (Saturday),” said Nelson, who has participated on four Simley state team wrestling championships and also has two individual titles. “Wrestling is such an individual sport that you know if you lose or if you win, it’s all on you. In football, there’s 10 other guys on the field with you. And I think it makes it 10 times more special because there’s all those guys that you have to count on to do their jobs and for you to do your job. Yeah, it’s a feeling like no other. It really is.”

The win avenged a 40-0 loss to Hutchinson in last year’s state quarterfinals. It was an experience the Spartans didn’t forget.

“There was a saying that we all kind of had around the school that the football team and the community were wanting to get back at them,” said Simley quarterback Caden Renslow, who rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more. “I mean, they squashed us last year. And we got to get back at them and now we’re state champs.”

Hutchinson coach Andy Rostberg was hoping to add a sixth state championship to his resume. He led the Tigers to back-to-back titles at quarterback in 1983 and ’84 while playing for his father, Grady, who coached the program to three championships. Andy Rostberg

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Members of the Simley football team rush toward their large student section after receiving the Class AAAA state championship game trophy at the Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

“In football, there’s 10 other guys on the field with you. And I think it makes it 10 times more special because there’s all those guys that you have to count on to do their jobs and for you to do your job. Yeah, it’s a feeling like no other. It really is.”

– Gavin Nelson, Simley running back was vying for his fourth title as a coach.

Always eloquent in victory or defeat, Rostberg said dealing with “state title or bust” expectations can be tough on his players.

“It’s not fair for these guys when they don’t win in it,” Rostberg said.

“Whether it be the town or the school – the pressure can be a lot. If they don’t win, people want to know what was wrong and what happened or why didn’t we win it again?

“There were a lot of wonderful things this team did throughout the year.

I know right now it stings a little bit and it hurts, but these kids are going to be fine. We’re going to celebrate these boys a lot.”

The Tigers, who rushed for 322 yards, got two touchdown runs from AJ Ladwig to take a 16-13 halftime lead.

Simley quarterback Caden Renslow scored on first-half runs of one and 44 yards.

Simley’s Connor Binley and Ladwig traded touchdowns – the latter on a four-yard run the put Hutchinson ahead 24-20 with 6 minutes, 15 seconds re-

Simley senior quarterback Caden Renslow (10) stiff-arms Hutchinson defender Nathan Thode in the Class AAAA state championship game at Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

maining. Ladwig finished with 222 yards on 29 carries.

The Spartans answered three minutes later on a 17-yard pass from Renslow to David Goggins and put the finishing touches on the win when Dez-

mond Smith picked off a Logan Butler pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown with 1:32 left.

“I’m on cloud nine, you know?

This is unreal,” Herberg said. “We set a goal four years ago when I was hired to change the culture at Simley football and I think that we’ve made major steps in that direction. This really solidifies it. The heart that these guys have is absolutely unbelievable and unmatched. I mean, those plays we made in the fourth quarter – it was just it was a fun game to be part of, for sure.”

Simley running back Gavin Nelson (32) gains yards as Hutchinson defenders Eduardo Tristan (32) and Alex Elliott (23) move in for a tackle in the Class AAAA state championship game at the Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis

Hutchinson running back Levi Teetzel (2) takes a handoff from quarterback Logan Butler (7) as Simley’s Gavin Nelson (32) chases after him in the Class AAAA state championship game at the Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

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Class 5A Final: Elk River 29, Mankato West 26

What a rush

Elk River ground game wears down Mankato West to win 5A title

by TOM FENTON

Let’s Play Football Contributor

MINNEAPOLIS – It seems only fitting a match up between two teams with head-butting strengths would come down to the little things. Football games, however, often come down to exactly that.

In the Class AAAAA Prep Bowl Championship, the difference came down to converting PATs and two-point conversions. Both Elk River and defending champion Mankato West scored four touchdowns, but the Elks were perfect on three extra-point kicks and converted their only two-point conversion in a 2926 victory Dec. 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium.

The PATs were especially noteworthy because they came from the foot of Breanna Bernardson, who became the first female to score a point in Prep Bowl history. Bernardson also played goalkeeper for the girls soccer team.

“Yeah, this is awesome,” said senior offensive tackle TJ Hill, a 285-pound bulldozer who helps key the Elks’ Power-T rushing attack. “But it’s almost a little bit bittersweet because, I mean, we just won the state championship, but it’s also the last time that I’ll ever get to play with these guys. I love them all to death. I’m going to be on top of the world for a few weeks, but it’s also kind of in the back of my head that I love this team and I’ll miss them. I just have to cherish this.”

It was the second state title for Elk River, which won its first in 2015 under head coach Steve Hamilton. Mankato West, which was trying for its sixth championship, had its winning streak halted at 31 games.

“Obviously, I’m ecstatic about the state championship, but I’d say the first feeling that I had was a sense of relief that ran over me just knowing that all those extra reps in the weight room and the sprints up the hills were all worth it,” said Elk River quarterback Cade Osterman, who executes his team’s mystifying running game in magician-like fashion. “All those reps in practice grinding it out and now winning – it’s just a relief.”

The match up of strength versus strength added hype to an already highly anticipated championship. The Elks averaged 420 rushing yards per game while the Scarlets defense yielded less than 70 yards per game.

Mankato West did a formidable job keeping the Elks at bay throughout the game, but preventing the big play was seemingly impossible. Elk River got a 93-yard touchdown run from Logan Bunker in the second quarter – the longest in Prep Bowl history – and a 57yard scamper from PJ Bono late in the

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Elk River linebacker Yube Badio (6) sprints in jubilation towards the Elks student section after his team won the Class AAAAA title with a 29-26 victory over defending champion Mankato West at the Prep Bowl Dec. 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. It was Elk River’s second state title and first since 2016. third quarter that gave his team a 27-17 lead. Osterman, who finished with 73 yards rushing, scored on a 17-yard run in the first quarter.

“Blocking for the Power-T is a fight

every single play – it just is,” Elk River tight end Jack Lachmiller said. “There’s not one play where there’s a guy in the O-line that’s not hitting someone with their shoulders or their heads or getting

Elk River quarterback Cade Osterman (2) rushes for a touchdown as the Elks faced Mankato West in the Class AAAAA title at the Prep Bowl Dec. 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Elk River tight end/defensive lineman Jack Lachmiller (9) explodes in excitement after the Elks clinched the Class AAAAA championship Class AAAAA title at the Prep Bowl Dec. 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. on their thigh pads to get them off the ball so our running backs and QB can make plays.”

The Elks rushed for 400 yards and completed one pass – a 10-yarder from Osterman to Lachmiller on third-and-4 that kept the eventual clock-killing drive alive. Osterman added a 19-yard run on second-and-long that was the back-breaker for the Scarlets. The final drive consumed 8 minutes, 32 seconds, ending in two kneel-downs that sent the Elks players into a frenzy.

“We continuously talked about how we can end the game on that drive,” Osterman said. “We just had to consistently get four yards a carry over and over again, just manage the clock and snap the ball at 15 seconds, but I tend to I tend to mess that up a little and get in a hurry.”

Hamilton acknowledged Osterman’s occasional lack of patience snapping the ball, but he was more than willing to forgive.

“I don’t know if a season ever follows a certain path, but since this group was in eighth grade, we said we could do this with this group and they stayed together,” Hamilton said. “The season really is a grind, and then adding another week between the semifinals and this game, and these guys just played through everything. Some of these guys never came off the field.”

Mankato West running back Damian Riewe (1) is tackled by Elk River linebacker Myles Gordon (5) in the Class AAAAA title at the Prep Bowl Dec. 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

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Class 6A Final: Maple Grove 27, Rosemount 10

Maple Grove breaks through, beats Rosemount for Big School State Football Championship

by MIKE SONNTAG

Co-Publisher, Let’s Play Football

MINNEAPOLIS - Legend of the Curse of Maple Grove.

If you looked at recent history of Maple Grove Crimson boys’ sports you might understand why in the community there was growing belief they were cursed.

They had some state tournament appearances in numerous sports over the last decade, but it was heartbreaking losses in the state title games for football and boy’s hockey last season that put the idea out for discussion.

“The Curse is Broken,” Maple Grove senior wide receiver Jacob Anderson proclaimed after the Crimson beat the undefeated Rosemount Irish 2710 on Friday night to claim the school’s first state title. “We were told no teams lose on the home side, like last year no team that played on the home side at the Prep Bowl lost.”

The Maple Grove contingent was again on the visitor side Friday night.

After Minneota won the 1A title in the morning on the home side at U.S. Bank Stadium, Barnesville and Simley broke that unofficial streak with wins from the visitor side.

“I’m really proud of these guys,” Crimson coach Matt Lombardi said.

“This is the first marquee Maple Grove state championship in boys’ sports we’ve ever had.”

Last year the football team lost 13-7 in the Prep Bowl to Lakeville South, a game they avenged in the semi-finals two weeks ago, and the Crimson boy’s hockey team lost 6-5 to Andover for the state title in overtime this past March.

The Crimson also came into the game feeling like the underdogs heading into this title game against Rosemount due to a perceived easier schedule played. Senior quarterback Jacob Kilzer would have none of that talk after throw-

PHOTO BY TOM FENTON Members of the Maple Grove football team celebrate their 27-10 victory over Rosemount in the Class AAAAAA state championship game at Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. It was the first state football title for the program. ing for a touchdown pass and running for two other scores in the game.

“People tried to say things like we had an easier schedule than other top teams,” Kilzer said. “We came out and battled every week and felt like we were the best team in the state and we showed that tonight.”

After each team was forced to punt on their opening offensive drives, the Irish got on the scoreboard first when senior kicker Max Ritter connected on a 32-yard field goal to make it 3-0.

It would be the only Rosemount lead in the game as their luck would quickly change with turnovers on their next two possessions.

The Crimson offense answered the Rosemount field goal with an explosive two play drive that culminated in Kilzer’s 45-yard touchdown pass to Anderson. Rosemount then fumbled on first down, giving the ball back to the Crimson on their own 17-yard line.

Two plays later, Crimson senior Tanner Albeck plunged in from one-yard out and the Crimson led 14-3.

Following another Irish fumble in their own territory, Kilzer scored on a quarterback keeper from the eight-yard line. In just two and a half minutes of game time, the Crimson had scored 21 unanswered points.

Rosemount stopped the bleeding, recovering a Maple Grove fumble on the Crimson 28-yard line. Rosemount junior quarterback Landon Danner found a wide-open Kyson Leenderts on a seven-yard touchdown pass on 4th and goal and the Irish had some momentum going into halftime trailing 21-10.

The Crimson defense shutout the

Maple Grove’s Jacob Anderson (12) races toward the end zone as his team faced Rosemount in the Class AAAAAA state championship game at Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Irish in the second half and Kilzer finished the scoring with his second touchdown run to put the game out of reach 27-10.

After the game Lombardi credited the selflessness of his newly crowned championship team.

“We had a lot of injuries, and guys played positions they had never played before,” Lombardi said. “Whatever was needed to help our team win, this team was willing to do it.”

One of those injured was Anderson who missed seven games earlier in the season. He accompanied his touchdown reception with two key defensive plays, forcing a fumble and making an inter-

ception.

“He’s absolutely everything, play any position, do anything on the field from any position,” Kilzer said of the other Jacob. “He’s really a game changer and without him we would not be the same team.”

“I just told the team that the beauty of this day is until the day you die you are a state champion,” Lombardi beamed. “They don’t understand it now but when they come back for 30-year reunions they will still talk about what they accomplished today.”

And Maple Grove won’t have to talk about a curse anymore.

Maple Grove running back Henry Stang (23) pitches the ball to a teammate on a reverse play as the Crimson took on Rosemount in the Class AAAAAA state championship game at Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Rosemount players Sean Jackson (32) and Colton Creider reflect at midfield after the Irish fell to Maple Grove in the Class AAAAAA state championship game at Prep Bowl Dec. 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

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Thielen named Vikings Walter Payton Man of the Year The Vikings long tradition of being active in the community through charitable contributions and activities along with focused attention on youth health, education and welfare is reflected annually when a player is selected to represent the club for the NFL-sponsored Walter Payton Man of the Year award.

Past Winners 1996....................... Cris Carter 1997....................... Cris Carter 1998...................... Cris Carter 1999....................... Cris Carter 2000................... Robert Griffith 2001.......................... Matt Birk 2002.......................... Matt Birk 2003.......................... Matt Birk 2004.......................... Matt Birk 2005.......................... Matt Birk 2006.......................... Matt Birk 2007.......................... Matt Birk 2008.......................... Matt Birk 2009.................. EJ Henderson 2010............... Madieu Williams 2011............... Chad Greenway 2012................ Adrian Peterson 2013.................... John Sullivan 2014............... Chad Greenway 2015............... Chad Greenway 2016............... Chad Greenway 2017.................... Kyle Rudolph 2018.................... Kyle Rudolph 2019.................... Kyle Rudolph 2020.................. Eric Kendricks 2021.................... Anthony Barr 2022................... Adam Thielen

With a big game, Dalvin Cook can move into 3rd place in Vikings career rushing this weekend Player 1. Adrian Peterson 2. Robert Smith 3. Chuck Foreman 4. Bill Brown 5. Dalvin Cook

Yards 11,747 6,818 5,887 5,757 5,747

Avg. 4.9 4.8 3.8 3.5 4.7

Long 82t 78t 51 48 75t

TD 97 32 52 52 46

Dalvin Cook has a chance to make history in the coming week. The Vikings have had so many great running backs and Cook is ready to pass legendary Viking George Foreman and approach seocnd-place runner Robert Smith.

He’s got a way to go to reach AP. Hopefully he stays healthy and will end up No. 1.

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Minnesota Prep Bowl History 2022 AAAAAA Maple Grove, Rosemount 27-10 AAAAA Elk River, Mankato West 29-26 AAAA Simley, Hutchinson 34-24 AAA New London-Spicer, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 27-26 AA Barnesville, Chatfield 35-20 A Minneota, Springfield 38-21 9-Man Mountain Iron-Buhl, Spring Grove 28-25 2021 AAAAAA Lakeville South, Maple Grove 13-7 AAAAA Mankato West, Mahtomedi 24-10 AAAA Hutchinson, Kasson-Mantorville 42-14 AAA Dassel-Cokato, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 28-21 AA Chatfield, West Central Area/Shby 14-13 A Mayer Lutheran, Minneota 20-14 9-Man Leroy-Ostrander, Fertile-Beltrami 58-8

AAAAA Cretin-Derham Hall, Eden Prairie 16-5 AAAA Totino-Grace, Sartell-Saint Stephen 45-7 AAA New London-Spicer, Glencoe-Silver Lake 28-21 AA Moose Lake/Willow River, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 33-22 A Minneota, Adrian 42-21 9-Man Stephen-Argyle, Nicollet 37-22 2008 AAAAA Wayzata, Blaine 27-7 AAAA Mankato West, Northfield 33-14 AAA Glencoe-Silver Lake, DeLaSalle 42-21 AA Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Royalton 3322 A Caledonia, Luverne 47-7 9-Man Houston, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 22-16

2007 AAAAA Eden Prairie, St.Paul Cretin 50-21 2020* AAAA Totino Grace, Mahtomedi 14-8 Due to COVID-19, only Section Winners were award- AAA Glencoe-Silver Lake, DeLaSalle 56-20 ed.

AA Caledonia, Luverne 14-7 No Prep Bowl was played.

A Goodhue, Adrian 28-7 9-Man Stephen-Argyle, Waubun 43-21 2019 AAAAAA Wayzata, Champlin Park 35-20 2006 AAAAA Chaska, St. Thomas Academy 0-7 AAAAA Eden Prairie, Lakeville South 21-14 AAAA Rocori, SMB 22-21 AAAA Totino Grace, St. Thomas Academy 40-25 AAA Pierz, Dassel-Cokato 28-27 AAA Glencoe-Silver Lake, Becker 42-20 AA Caledonia, MPLS North 26-0 AA Triton, Luverne 70-21 A Blooming Prairie, BOLD 41-15 A Rushford-Peterson, New Ulm Cathedral 209-Man Mountain Lake, Hancock 22-14 9-Man Stephen-Argyle, Wheaton 42-15 2018 AAAAAA Lakeville North, Eden Prairie 28-21 AAAAA Owatonna, St. Thomas Academy 14-3 AAAA SMB, Willmar 44-18 AAA Rochester Lourdes, Fairmont 24-7 AA Caledonia, Barnesville 21-0 A BOLD, Mahnomen/Waubun 22-21 9-Man Spring Grove, Mountain Lake Area 40-18

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2005 AAAAA Wayzata, Cretin-Derham Hall 28-24 AAAA Mahtomedi, Holy Angels 27-26 OT AAA Becker, Albany 28-0 AA Eden Valley-Watkins, Caledonia 21-16 A Springfield, Goodhue 21-16 9-Man Stephen-Argyle, Cromwell 45-15

1996 AA A B 24-7 C 9-Man

Eden Prairie, Blaine 23-22 Mora, Northfield 7-3 Breck School, Golden Valley Windom Area Chatfield, Hawley 12-7 Cromwell, Verndale 46-44

1995 AA A B C 9-Man

Stillwater Area, Rochester Mayo 31-7 Detroit Lakes, Saint Peter 30-15 Kingsland, Spring Valley Breckenridge 22-3 Chatfield, Hawley 12-6 Cromwell, LeRoy-Ostrander 26-18

1994 AA A B C 9-Man

Anoka, Alexandria 34-7 Sartell, Northfield 24-21 Triton, Dodge Center Becker 40-21 Chatfield, Red Lake Falls 34-14 Kittson Central, Hallock Verndale 36-16

1993 2004 AA 2017 AAAAA Minnetonka, Wayzata 23-14 A AAAAAA Eden Prairie, Minnetonka 38-17 AAAA Totino-Grace, Sartell-St. Stephen 27-6 B AAAAA Owatonna, Elk River 63-26 AAA East Grand Forks, Becker 31-14 AAAA Academy of Holy Angels, Cloquet 14-0 AA Pierz, Eden Valley-Watkins 39-14 C AAA Pierz, St. Croix Lutheran 34-21 A Rushford-Peterson, Otter Tail Central 20-6 9-Man AA Caledonia, Pipestone Area 57-6 9-Man Stephen-Argyle, Bertha-Hewitt 25-6 A Minneota, Wabasso 28-13 1992 9-Man Spring Grove, Nevis 32-0 2003 AA AAAAA Lakeville, Hastings 34-9 A 2016 AAAA Totino-Grace, Hutchinson 57-13 B AAAAAA Totino Grace, Eden Prairie 28-20 AAA Glencoe-Silver, Delano 21-0 C AAAAA Elk River, Spring Lake Park 42-14 AA Breck, Kingsland 51-14 9-Man AAAA Benilde-St. Margaret, Winona 31-28 A Goodhue, Medford/El Shaddai 20-8 AAA Rochester Lourdes, St. Croix Lutheran 42-35 9-Man Stephen-Argyle, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 1991 AA Caledonia, Pipestone Area 40-0 7 AA A Minneota, MPLS North 35-18 A 9-Man Grand Meadow, Cleveland/Immanuel 41-21 2002 B AAAAA Eden Prairie, Champlin Park 21-0 C 2015 AAAA Mankato West, Mahtomedi 17-7 9-Man AAAAAA Osseo, East Ridge 14-13 AAA Plainview/Elgin-Millville, AAAAA St. Michael-Albertville, Glencoe-Silver Lake 24-21 1990 St. Thomas Academy 17-14 AA Kingsland, AA AAAA Becker, So. St. Paul 35-14 Spring Valley Norwood-Young America 35-7 A AAA Pierz, Jackson Co. Central 36-8 A Rushford-Peterson, B AA Caledonia, Eden Valley Watkins 40-0 Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 14-7 A MPLS North, Rushford-Peterson 35-18 9-Man Verndale, Nicollet 21-14 C 9-Man Grand Meadow, Underwood 34-20 9-Man 2001 2014 AAAAA Hastings, Blaine 28-9 1989 AAAAAA Eden Prairie, Totino Grace 28-27 AAAA Detroit Lakes, Mankato East 36-34 AA AAAAA Mankato West, Simley 42-19 AAA Jackson County, Central Becker 42-7 A AAAA Becker, DeLaSalle 24-6 AA Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, B AAA Rochester Lourdes, New London Spicer 35-14 Windom Area 27-20 C AA Holdingford, BOLD 20-18 (2OT) A McLeod West, Brownton Pillager 30-22 9-Man A Minneota, Dawson-Boyd 28 -14 9-Man Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, Ada-Borup 37-7 9-Man Grand Meadow, Edgerton-Ellsworth 48-0 1988 2000 AA 2013 AAAAA Eden Prairie, Cretin-Derham Hall, A AAAAAA Eden Prairie, Rosemount 28-7 St. Paul 24-14 B AAAAA Owatonna, Brainerd 24-0 AAAA Cambridge-Isanti, C AAAA Hutchinson, Academy of Holy Angels, 49-7 Saint Thomas Academy 24-14 9-Man AAA St. Croix Lutheran, New London-Spicer 48-44 AAA Glencoe-Silver Lake, Albany 21-0 AA Chatfield, *Minneota/Lincoln HI 17-7 AA Triton, Dodge Center *Otter Tail Central 31- 1987 A Mahnomen, Dawson-Boyd 46-13 12 AA 9-Man Grand Meadow, Underwood 28-6 A Sleepy Eye Public, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo A 13-12 B 2012 9-Man Westbrook-Walnut Grove, Cromwell 42-20 C AAAAAA Eden Prairie, Lakevile North 28-7 9-Man AAAAA Totino-Grace, Owatonna 49-21 1999 AAAA Hutchinson Holy Family Catholic 67-7 AAAAA Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul Hastings 42-21 1986 AAA Blue Earth, Rochester Lourdes 30-7 AAAA Mankato West, Cambridge-Isanti 35-28 AA AA Caledonia, *Moose Lake/Willow River 25-22 AAA De LaSalle, Minneapolis A A Mahnomen, Bethlehem Academy 20-14 Saint Michael-Albertville 28-7 B 9-Man Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, AA Waterville-Elysian-Morristown C Grand Meadow 40-22 West Central Area, Barrett 34-0 9-Man A Cook County, Grand Marais LeCenter 14-6 2011 9-Man Stephen-Argyle, Nicollet 18-8 1985 AAAAA Eden Prairie, Wayzata 13-3 AA AAAA Rocori/Cold Spring, Bemidji 17-10 1998 A AAA St. Croix Lutheran, Fairmont 34-32 AAAAA Woodbury, Champlin Park 28-7 B AA Caledonia, *Moose Lake/Willow River 27-0 AAAA Hutchinson, Owatonna 21-20 C A Dawson-Boyd, Mahnomen 35-20 AAA Foley, Jackson County Central 21-7 9-Man 9-Man *Edgerton/Ellsworth, AA Mahnomen B O L D, Olivia 27-26 1984 *Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 36-28 A Cook County, Grand Marais Adrian 15-8 AA 9-Man Cromwell, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 40-22 A 2010 1997 B AAAAA Wayzata, Rosemount 31-14 AAAAA Eden Prairie, Blaine 32-28 C AAAA Totino-Grace, Fridley Rogers 34-14 AAAA Northfield, Detroit Lakes 28-0 9-Man AAA Rochester Lourdes Holy Family Catholic, AAA Albany, Jackson County Central 55-7 Victoria 41-13 AA Pelican Rapids, 1983 AA Caledonia Triton, Dodge Center 28-7 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 34-32 AA A New Ulm Cathedral, Barnesville 19-13 A Cook County, Grand Marais Adrian 13-12 A 9-Man Cromwell, Lanesboro 49-42 9-Man Verndale, Cromwell 18-12 B 2009 C

Apple Valley, Rochester John Marshall 29-7 Detroit Lakes, Northfield 21-14 Saint Cloud Cathedral, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 28-6 Mahnomen, Minneota 43-23 Chokio-Alberta, LeRoy-Ostrander 35-0 Lakeville, Cretin-Derham Hall 19-7 Detroit Lakes, Farmington 21-0 Saint Cloud Cathedral, B O L D, Olivia 7-6 Mahnomen, Mankato Loyola 20-13 (2 OT) Stephen, Cromwell 36-20 Burnsville, Lakeville 10-7 Spring Lake Park, Rocori/Cold Spring 20-0 B O L D, Olivia, Deer River 14-0 Mahnomen, Mankato Loyola 42-0 Chokio-Alberta, Grygla/Goodridge 7-6 Anok,a Elk River 19-14 Fridley, Sartell 34-12 B O L D, Olivia, DeLaSalle, Minneapolis 15-14 Mahnomen, Becker 27-7 Hills-Beaver Creek, Argyle 28-21 Burnsville, Stillwater 21-7 Albany, Totino-Grace, Fridley 41-32 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, Perham 27-15 Waterville-Elysian, Mahnomen 14-7 St. Clair, Albrook 47-12 Blaine, Cretin-Derham Hall 25-24 Lakeville, Staples-Motley 35-28 Breckenridge, Morris 21-7 Minneota, Rushford 42-28 Hallock ,Stewart 35-24 Moorhead, Winona 13-7 Cambridge, Lakeville 28-14 Granite Falls, Ely 43-20 Minneota, Grand Meadow 27-7 Silver Lake, Verndale 30-14 Apple Valley, Osseo 35-6 Cambridge, Stewartville 24-0 Watertown-Mayer, Granite Falls 29-6 Minneota, Sherburn-Dunnell 52-19 Argyle, Silver Lake 32-7 Burnsville, Apple Valley 27-21 New Prague, Mora 16-12 Jackson, Mahnomen 26-20 Glyndon-Felton, Zumbrota 38-14 Westbrook, Norman County West 45-18 Stillwater, Burnsville 36-33 Hutchinson Centennial, Circle Pines 32-7 Granite Falls, Breckenridge 13-7 Harmony, Glyndon-Felton 20-14 Norman County West, Silver Lake 37-20 Coon Rapids, Bloomington Jefferson 34-31 Hutchinson, Park Rapids 36-14 Jordan, Breckenridge 27-0 Southland, Adams Bird Island-Lake Lillian 28-0

9-Man 27-12 1982 AA A B C 9-Man 12 1981 AA A B C 9-Man 1980 AA A B C 9-Man 18-14

Silver Lake, Norman County West/Climax

Stillwater, Owatonna 34-27 Brooklyn Center, East Grand Forks 30-8 LeCenter, Mahnomen 12-6 Truman, Belgrade 16-14 Westbrook, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 34-

Rosemount, Moorhead 40-14 Saint Peter, Hermantown 18-14 Holdingford, Pine Island 39-0 Medford, Clarkfield 33-28 Argyle, Starbuck 31-19 Burnsville, Cambridge 23-6 Crookston, Pipestone 32-6 Mahnomen, Austin Pacelli 34-0 Bird Island-Lake Lillian, Mountain Lake 20-7 Hoffman-Kensington, Toivola-Meadowlands

1979 AA A B C 9-Man

Columbia Heights, Richfield 8-3 Rochester Lourdes, Apple Valley 22-6 Gaylord, Mahnomen 15-6 Bird Island-Lake Lillian, Harmony 34-6 Russell, Toivola-Meadowlands 17-14

1978 AA A B C 9-Man

Edina, West Fridley 21-0 Fridley, Grace Apple Valley 17-14 New Richland-Hartland, Barnesville 48-8 Alden-Conger ,Battle Lake 15-14 Hoffman Albrook, Saginaw 44-28

1977 AA A B C 9-Man

Minneapolis Washburn, Stillwater 13-0 Fridley Grace, Rocori/Cold Spring 36-12 Granite Falls, Stewartville 44-6 Battle Lake, Henderson 22-20 (OT) Deer Creek, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 20-0

1976 AA A B C 9-Man 14 1975 AA A B C 9-Man 1974 AA A B C 9-Man 1973 AA

White Bear Lake, Cloquet 14-13 (OT) Saint Peter, Mora 56-12 Caledonia, Sartell 38-7 New Richland-Hartland, Bird Island 21-19 Deer Creek, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 57-

Stillwater, Richfield 20-17 Saint Thomas Academy, Saint Peter 21-14 Gaylord, Onamia 14-13 Esko, Karlstad 62-0 Ruthton, Audubon 42-20 Rochester John Marshall, Bloomington Jefferson 41-19 Alexandria ,Chaska 26-7 New Prague, Caledonia 41-12 Battle Lake, Bird Island 34-26 (2 OT) Lake Benton, Fisher 36-6

A B C 9-Man

Rochester John Marshall, Saint Paul Harding 25-0 Eveleth, Willmar 28-18 New Prague, Appleton 13-7 Gaylord, Holdingford 29-6 Lake Benton, Brandon 50-12

1972 AA A B C 9-Man

Minneapolis Washburn, Moorhead 26-6 Burnsville, Sauk Centre 46-19 Mountain Iron, Dassel-Cokato 54-6 Gaylord, Preston 26-6 Rothsay, Cotton 64-12

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Individual Passing Records PASSING YARDS: MOST YARDS GAINED GAME Yards Player School 555 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 555 Brian Kaufman Hill-Murray 541 Dylan Rohlin Buffalo 503 Keith Meyers Cannon Falls 500 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 497 Sean Borman Hopkins 495 Elliot Mathieu Mpls. Southwest 483 Elliot Mathieu Mpls. Southwest 479 Conner Knoepfle Andover 477 Anders Lee Edina 471 Dalton Elliot Nicolet 470 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 470 Jordan Larson Hills Beaver Creek 469 Brian Kaufman Hill-Murray 458 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 457 Dan Berglund Minnetonka 456 Elliot Mathieu Mpls. Southwest 456 Matt Hoese Hopkins 456 Jeff Schneider St. Cloud Apollo 453 Abe Havelka Owatonna 451 Dan Berglund Minnetonka

Year 2018 2001 2016 1996 2018 2008 2008 2008 2017 2008 2012 2018 2011 2000 2018 2001 2008 2000 1996 2017 2001

Opponent Elk River Minnetonka Blaine Montgomery-Lonsdale Prior Lake Edina Mpls. Washburn Mpls. North Elk River Hopkins Alden-Conger Cambridge-Isanti Edgerton/Ellsworth Mahtomedi Chisago Lakes St. Louis Park Mpls. South Armstrong Brainerd Brainerd Hill-Murray

SEASON Yards Player School 3827 Liam O’Hagan Breck 3643 Chris Meidt Minneota 3474 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 3185 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 3157 Abe Havelka Owatonna 3141 Ryan Schlichte Mankato West 3080 Matt Hoese Hopkins 3070 Keith Meyers Cannon Falls 3022 Joe Mauer Cretin-Derham Hall 3021 John Nance Cretin-Derham Hall 2952 Jenson Beachy Perham 2952 Luc Zellmer Blooming Prairie 2901 Joe Springer Cretin-Derham Hall 2896 Elliot Mathieu Mpls. Southwest 2890 Kirk Midthun Triton 2873 Sean Smith Hopkins 2871 Chris Meidt Minneota 2827 Andy Persby Hill-Murray 2822 Andrew Wenstrom Randolph 2784 Phillip Nelson Mankato West

Year 2003 1987 2018 2019 2017 2014 2000 1996 2000 2007 2018 2010 2006 2008 1994 1999 1986 1995 2018 2011

Games 14 14 9 10 13 10 12 14 12 8 14 12 14 11 11 12

MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED GAME Att. Player School 83 Brian Kaufman Hill-Murray 76 Brian Kaufman Hill-Murray 70 Brad Paulson LaCrescent 69 Brian Kaufman Hill-Murray 66 Zach Schoh LaCrescent 64 Dan Berglund Minnetonka 63 Travis Kreuter Osseo

Year 2001 2001 1996 2000 2003 2001 2009

Opponent Minnetonka Waseca Westby, WI Roseville Westby, WI St. Louis Park Andover

SEASON Att. Player 440 Chris Meidt 411 Brian Kaufman 391 Wes Stetner 387 Brian Kaufman 373 Chris Meidt

School Minneota Hill-Murray Hancock Hill-Murray Minneota

Year 1987 2000 2001 2001 1986

Games 14 9 9 9 14

CAREER Att. Player 1394 Wes Stetner 1271 Carter Kopet 1122 Chris Meidt 1108 Aidan Bouman 1043 Wes Stettner 873 Kraig Olson 871 Brandon Alt 852 Dan Berglund 845 Joe Rubbelke 812 Brandon LaRue 801 Phillip Nelson 798 Brian Kaufman 783 Kirk Midthun 782 Ryan Schlichte 773 Luc Zellmer 770 Jarod Posthumus 756 Ryan Keating 733 Spencer Ohm 710 Cory Hackett

School Hancock Cleveland Minneota Buffalo Hancock Blooming Prairie Park Minnetonka Harding/North LaCrescent Mankato West Hill-Murray Triton Mankato West Blooming Prairie Becker Minnetonka Blooming Prairie Waterville-EM

Years 2000-03 2013-17 1984-87 2016-19 2000-02 2001-03 2013-16 1999-2001 2006-09 1998-2000 2009-11 2000-01 1992-95 2012-14 2009-11 1998-2000 1994-97 2003-06 1996-99

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS GAME Comp Player School 46 Colin Westcott Mpls. Southwest 42 Brad Paulson LaCrescent 40 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 40 Dan Berglund Minnetonka 40 Dan Berglund Minnetonka 36 Brian Kaufman Hill-Murray 36 Anders Lee Edina 35 Jenson Beachy Perham 35 Jenson Beachy Perham 35 Ryan Keating Minnetonka

CAREER Yards Player School Years 11,214 Carter Kopet Cleveland 2013-17 9568 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 2016-19 8850 Wes Stetner Hancock 2000-03 8533 Chris Meidt Minneota 1984-87 7561 Phillip Nelson Mankato West 2009-11 7555 Ryan Schlichte Mankato West 2012-14 7482 Ryan Keating Minnetonka 1994-97 7186 Kirk Midthun Triton 1992-95 7101 Alex Folz Spring Grove 2014-18 7061 Luc Zellmer Blooming Prairie 2009-11 6763 Joe Rubbelke Harding/North 2006-09 6723 Brandon Alt Park 6443 Liam O’Hagan Breck 2002-03 6383 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 2016-18 6233 Luke Narveson Belle Plaine 2012-15 6363 Jenson Beachy Perham 2015-18 6267 Kraig Olson Blooming Prairie 2001-03 6107 Andrew Wenstrom Randolph 2015-18 6038 J.J. Korman Bethlehem Academy 1990-93 6038 Cory Hackett Waterville-EM 1996-99 6036 John Stocco Holy Angels 1999-01

SEASON Comp Player 254 Chris Meidt 243 Aidan Bouman 242 Aidan Bouman 235 Wes Stetner 227 Dan Berglund 226 Liam O’Hagan 225 Jeff Fasching 220 Wes Stettner 219 Chris Meidt 212 Jenson Beachy 210 Sean Smith 207 J. J. Korman 205 Wes Stetner 204 Tyler Finnes

LONGEST PASS COMPLETION-RECEPTION Yards Players School 99 Ryan Schlichte to Connor Watts Mankato West 99 Chase Olson to Ryan Thomford Zumbrota-Mazeppa 99 John Stocco to Alec VanDyke Holy Angels

Year 2013 2004 2001

Opponent Century Stewartville Prior Lake

Yards 99 99 99

Year 2007 1996 2018 2000 2001 2001 2008 2018 2018 1994

Opponent Minnetonka Westby, WI Elk River Bloomington Jefferson St. Louis Park Waseca Hopkins Detroit Lakes Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Edina

School Year Minneota 1987 Buffalo 2018 Buffalo 2019 Hancock 2003 Minnetonka 2001 Breck 2003 St. Cloud Cathedral 2013 Hancok 2002 Minneota 1986 Perham 2018 Hopkins 1999 Bethlehem Academy 1993 Hancock 2001 Andover 2009

Players Charlie Black to Johnson Pat Juarez to Nick Flood ? to J. Haapajoki

School Hastings St. Thomas Academy Litchfield

Year 1997 1982 1965

Individual Rushing Records RUSHING: MOST YARDS GAINED GAME Yards Player School 477 Jason Williamson Owtonna 464 Alexander Robinson DeLaSalle 461 Brian Day Brainerd 459 DeAngelo Brackins International Falls 439 Riza Mahmoud Champlin Park 441 Jason Williamson Owatonna 431 Bill Barrett Harmony 423 Tyler Evans McLeod West 415 Josh Edlund Crookston 411 Tyler Evans McLeod West 411 Jake Meixl Mankato Loyola 410 Tim Weninger Simley 409 David Price Braham 409 Anthony Christensen Two Harbors 406 Anthony Christensen Two Harbors 403 Logan Hofstedt Cannon Falls 395 Ryan Guentzel Two Harbors 386 Kellen Blaser Lyle-Pacelli 385 Thomas Tapeh St. Paul Johnson 384 Matt Brandt Hopkins

Year 2018 2005 1996 2006 2000 2018 1966 2001 2012 2001 2001 1975 1997 2004 2005 2018 2008 2005 1997 1992

SEASON Yards Player School Year 3673 Tyler Evans McLeod West 2001 3009 Jason Williamson Owatonna 2018 2762 Tyler Evans McLeod West 2000 2709 Anthony Christensen Two Harbors 2005 2656 Kyle Neitzel Chokio-Alberta 1993 2646 Jake Machacek Eastview 2005 2605 Alex Folz Spring Grove 2018 2552 Matt Hillbrand Moose Lake/Willow River 2000 2410 David Blom Atwater-C-GC 2001 2383 Brett Lindenberg Warren-A-O 2000 2358 Dave Hlavka Silver Lake 1986 2354 Brian Day Brainerd 1996 2351 Jacob Schauer Eagle Valley 2011 2340 Alexander Robinson DeLaSalle 2005

Opponent Northfield Columbia Heights St. Cloud Apollo East Grand Forks Elk River Rochester Mayo Wykoff Bethlehem Academy Park Rapids New Ulm Cathederal Montgomery-Lonsdale Farmington Hinkley-Finlayson Deer River Eveleth-Gilbert Zumbrota-Mazeppa Crosby-Ironton Glenville-Emmons Highland Park Richfield Games 14 13 12 10 14 13 14 12 14 14 14 12 11 11

2332 2323 2323 2313 2273 2269 2258 2254

Marty Humeniuk Jason Williamson Matt Hammond Jesse Dennison Randy Spring Scott Schmitz Kyle Minett Mitchell Fulton

Lake of the Woods 1997 Owatonna 2107 Lakeville 1992 Walker-H-A 2000 Plainview-EM 2002 St. Cloud Tech 1997 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 2005 Wabasso 2016

12 13 14 12 14 12 29 13

CAREER Yards Player School Years 7503 Tyler Evans McLeod West 1999-01 7009 Jason Williamson Owatonna 2015-18 6247 Alex Folz Spring Grove 2014-18 6176 Kyle Minett Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 2002-05 5873 Fisher Marberg Spectrum 2014-18 5702 Jake Meixl Mankato Loyola 1997-01 5544 Mary Humeniuk Lake of the Woods 1995-98 5434 Gino Guyer Greenway-Coleraine 1998-01 5425 Kellen Blazer Lyle-Pacelli 2002-05 5395 Jason Miller Mahnomen 1988-91 5353 Joey Janke South Ridge 2015-18 5336 Brad Loeffler St. Clair 1986-89 5146 Anthony Christensen Two Harbors 2002-05 5109 Matt Lein Nevis 2002-05 5099 Ryan Zachman St. Michael-Albertville 1999-01 5086 Mike Baird Winsted Holy Trinity 1994-97 5081 Steve Rosin Nicollet 1990-93 5024 Rhegy Gelo International Falls 2002-05 4962 Wyatt Kraus Canby 2009-12 4927 Derek Riley Wabasso 2006-09 4808 Matt Hillbrand Moose Lake/Willow River 1998-00 LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE Yards Player School 99 Prince Kruah Osseo 99 Derrick Van Hee Madelia 99 Jason McLaughlin Madelia 99 Cory Schlack Litchfield 99 Dan Huber Belle Plaine

Year 2015 2014 2011 2004 2000

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS CAREER Comp Player School 825 Wes Stetner Hancock 798 Carter Kopet Cleveland 665 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 646 Chris Meidt Minneota 590 Wes Stettner Hancock 559 Ryan Keating Minnetonka 516 Brandon Alt Park 502 Dan Berglund Minnetonka 496 Joe Rubbelke Harding/North 495 Ryan Schlichte Mankato West 490 Phillip Nelson Mankato West 442 Brandon LaRue LaCrescent 433 Jarod Posthumus Becker 433 Kraig Olson Blooming Prairie 431 Luc Zellmer Blooming Prairie 428 Jenson Beachy Perham 427 Kirk Midthun Triton 423 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 418 Spencer Ohm Blooming Prairie 406 Luke Narveson Belle Plaine

Years 2000-03 2013-17 2016-19 1984-87 2000-02 1994-97 2013-16 1999-01 2006-09 2012-14 2009-11 1998-2000 1998-2000 2001-03 2009-11 2015-18 1992-95 2016-18 2003-06 2002-03

TOUCHDOWN PASSES THROWN GAME TDs Player School 8 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 8 Elliot Mathieu Mpls. Southwest 7 Decker Scheffler Springfield 7 Andrew Wenstrom Randolph 7 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 7 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 7 Abe Havelka Owatonna 7 Sean Borman Hopkins 7 Kris Beuckens Hoffman/Kensington 7 Ryan Keating Minnetonka 7 Joe Mauer Cretin-DH 7 Keith Meyers Cannon Falls 7 Dan Berglund Minnetonka 7 Spencer Ohm Blooming Prairie

Year 2018 2008 2108 2018 2018 2018 2017 2008 1987 1997 2000 1996 2001 2005

SEASON TDs Player School 55 Liam O’Hagan Breck 55 Carter Kopet Cleveland 54 Carter Kopet Cleveland 45 Ryan Schlichte Mankato West 43 Luc Zellmer Blooming Prairie 42 Nick Vanderboom Breck 41 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 41 Chris Meidt Minneota 41 Joe Mauer Cretin-DH 40 Abe Havelka Owatonna 40 Andrew Wenstrom Randolph 38 Kirk Midthun Triton 37 Cory Hackett Waterville-EM 35 Cooper Hansen RTR 34 Jenson Beachy Perham 33 John Nance Cretin-Derham Hall

Year 2003 2017 2016 2014 2010 2001 2018 1987 2000 2017 2018 1994 1999 2018 2018 2007

CAREER TDs Player School 186 Carter Kopet Cleveland 107 Jordan Sagedahl BOLD 102 Luc Zellmer Blooming Prairie 101 Chris Meidt Minneota 95 Ryan Schlichte Mankato West 94 Aidan Bouman Buffalo 94 Phillip Nelson Mankato West 94 Wes Stetner Hancock 87 Liam O’Hagan Breck 81 Kris Beukens Hoffman/Kensington 81 Kirk Midthun Triton 77 Cory Hackett Waterville-EM 76 Ryan Keating Minnetonka 75 Andrew Wenstrom Randolph 73 Joe Mauer Cretin-DH 73 Spencer Ohm Blooming Prairie

Years 2013-17 2015-19 2009-11 1984-87 2012-14 2016-19 2009-11 2000-03 2002-03 1985-88 1992-95 1996-99 1994-97 2015-18 1999-00 2003-06

Opponent Eden Prairie Cretin-D.H. Morris 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99

Scott Schmitz Tim Martinson Brian Butenhoff John Dallman Dave Wenker Kit Williams Pat Lynch B. Schultz

St. Cloud Tech Fridley Mora Glyndon-Felton Cannon Falls Taylors Falls Le Sueur Litchfield

MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS GAME (49 ATTEMPTS MINIMUM) Att. Player School 57 Tyler Evans McLeod West 56 Tony Pilgrim Verndale 55 Charlie Geraets Brainerd 53 Kody Karschnik Mountain Lake/BO 52 Kevin Ellinghuysen Lewiston-Altura 50 David Price Braham 50 Nick Peschl Foley 49 Steve Rosin Nicollet 49 Tony Pilgrim Verndale 49 Marty Engh Montevideo 49 Tony Auger Braham

1997 1987 1985 1984 1979 1977 1971 1965

St. Cloud Apollo ??

Milaca ?? ??

Siren, WI Norwood Sauk Centre

Year 2001 1971 2017 2002 1977 1997 2000 1993 1971 1949 2002

Opponent St. Mary’s, Sleepy Eye Bertha-Hewitt St. Louis Park Adrian Chatfield East Central International Falls Lyle Henning Willmar Breck

SEASON (370 ATTEMPTS MINIMUM) Att. Player School Year 502 Tyler Evans McCleod West 2001 407 Tom Skoog Clinton/Gr. 1993 406 Dana Muehlhauser Sandstone-Finlayson 1982 405 Kyle Neitzel Chokio-Alberta 1993 373 Derek Gibbs LeCenter 1999 371 Kody Karschnik Mountain Lake/BO 2002

Opponent Spring Lake Park Truman-GHEC Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Waconia Sibley East

Opponent Elk River Mpls. South Sleepy Eye Mable-Canton Andover Cambridge-Isanti Brainerd Edina Starbuck St. Louis Park Eagan Montgomery-Lonsdale Hill-Murray West Luthern

CAREER (775 MINIMUM) Att. Player School Years 1104 Brad Loeffler St. Clair 1986-89 1092 Tyler Evans McCleod West 1999-01 923 Jason Williamson Owatonna 2015-18 856 Bryan Metz Adrian 1995-98 830 Stacey Beyer Hoffman/Kensington 1986-88 792 Kyle Minett Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 2002-05 792 Tom Skoog Clinton/Gr. 1991-93 785 Rhegy Gelo International Falls 2002-05 777 Mike Baird Winsted Holy Trinity 1994-97 776 Joey Janke South Ridge 2015-18 776 Gino Guyer Greenway-Coleraine 1997-99

Games 14 12 12 14 14 14

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Individual Receiving Records MOST RECEPTIONS GAME Recp. Player School 19 Jack Munsterteiger Buffalo 19 Jameer Jackson Osseo 17 Mike Busack Redwood Valley 17 Gary Albright St. Anthony 17 Bryan Busack Redwood Valley 16 Dan O’Brien Arlington-Green Isle 15 Grant Otte Randolph 15 Tommy Auger St. Cloud Cathedral 15 Drew Janke Southridge 15 Cody Rozeboom Hills/Beaver/Creek 15 Jon Burns Hancock 15 Brandon Robinson Breck 15 Nate Holleman Hancock 15 Austin Weiser LaCrescent 14 Drew Kundberg Owatonna 14 Tommy Auger St. Cloud Cathedral 14 Rick Ellingson St. Francis 14 Matt Keating Minnetonka 14 Lee Clintsman Hill-Murray 14 Tom Ellingworth Redwood Valley

Year 2018 2009 2011 2003 2004 1971 2016 2014 2013 2006 2002 2003 2005 2003 2005 2014 1993 2000 2000 2002

SEASON Recp. Player School 102 Bryan Busack Redwood Valley 95 Michael Tweten Buffalo 91 Jon Burns Hancock 90 Tommy Auger St. Cloud Cathedral 88 Tom Ellingworth Redwood Valley 86 Jameer Jackson Osseo 84 Ryan Klocksien Minnetonka 84 Jon Burns Hancock 82 Ladarious Aaron Mpls. Southwest 82 Brandon Robinson Breck 81 Cary Miller Minneota 78 Tim Busch Triton 77 Aaron Richter Mankato West 77 Tony Paquette Hill-Murray 75 Nick Bieniek Annandale 75 Rick Jepma Hancock 74 Drew Janke Southridge 74 Brady Yoerg St. Cloud Cathedral 74 Tim Stegner Minneota 74 Brendon Foss Hancock 73 Mark Olson Sartell 73 Larry Fitzgerald Holy Angels

Year 2004 2019 2003 2014 2002 2009 1997 2002 2008 2003 1983 1994 2008 1995 2017 2003 2013 2013 1987 2008 1990 2000

CAREER Recp. Player 248 Jon Burns 206 Austin Plonsky 197 AJ Barker 189 Paul Martin 188 Elliott Herdina 174 Cary Miller 166 Aaron Richter 165 Treyton Welch

Years 2000-03 2014-17 2005-08 1996-99 2004-07 1982-84 2006-08 2016-18

School Hancock Cleveland DeLaSalle Elk River Blooming Prairie Minneota Mankato West Buffalo

Opponent Elk River Andover Glencoe-Silver Lake Orono Yellow Medicine East LeCenter Mable-Canton Foley Lakeview Hillcrest Lutheran Kingsland Ashby Westby, WI Eastview Milaca Totino Grace Bloomington Jefferson Mahtomedi Jackson County

155 152 149 147 144 143 142 141 141 140 140 137

Tim Busch Jason Schneider Adam Tri Dominique Byrd Gabe Kartes Michael Floyd Tommy Auger Jameer Jackson Rob LaRue Rick Jepma Bryan Busack Gavin Vosika

School Year Spring Grove 2016 Edina 2008 International Falls 2006 Randolph 2018 Hill-Murray 2000 Spring Grove 2018 Spring Grove 2018 Two Harbors 2008 Spring Grove 2018 Randolph 2013 Randolph 2017 Mankato West 2014 Owatonna 2018 Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross

456 441 437 436 425 421 421

Randolph Randolph Anoka St. Francis Spring Grove Randolph Canby

2018 2018 1956 2001 2018 2016 2012

SEASON (3000 MINIMUM) Yards Player School 5059 Alex Folz Spring Grove 4037 Philip Nelson Mankato West 4014 Alex Folz Spring Grove 3860 Ryan Schlichte Mankato West

Year 2018 2011 2017 2014

Andrew Wenstrom Andrew Wenstrom Chuck Wennerlund Travis White Alex Folz Andrew Wenstrom Wyatt Kraus

1991-94 2007-09 1999-03 1998-01 2009-11 2007-09 2012-14 2009-10 1994-96 2000-03 2002-04 2016-19

RECEIVING YARDS GAME Yards Player School 344 Lee Clintsman Hill-Murray 307 Robby Hedeen Cannon Falls 290 Jack Munsterteiger Buffalo 270 Treyton Welch Buffalo 269 Chris Larson Andover 269 Jon Burns Hancock 267 Evan Guffey Nicolett 263 Treyton Welch Buffalo 261 Joe Vuicich Virginia 255 Dalton Bass Hills Beaver Creek 246 Rory Manke Detroit Lakes 246 Bryan Busack Redwood Valley 244 Jake Krause Moorhead 243 Ryan Malich Eveleth-Gilbert 242 Mark Jelen Canby 243 Ryan Malich Eveleth-Gilbert 232 Gavin Vosika BOLD 230 Carter Hansen R-T-R 230 Eric Zimmerman Cannon Falls 228 Jonah Christensen R-T-R 225 Matt Thrune Winona 225 Paul Schlough Blaine

Year 2000 1996 2018 2018 2013 2003 2112 2018 2008 2011 2001 2004 2005 2005 1997 2005 2019 2018 1995 2018 1997 1975

SEASON Yards Player School 1563 Brandon Robinson Breck 1439 Lee Clintsman Hill-Murray 1423 Bryan Busack Redwood Valley 1392 Tim Busch Triton 1391 Ladarious Aaron Mpls. Southwest 1386 Michael Tweten Buffalo 1365 T. J. Thiel Breck 1347 Larry Fitzgerald Holy Angels 1328 Corey Neid Waterville-E-M 1324 Chuck Wiest Mankato West

Year 2003 2000 2004 1994 2008 2019 2003 1999 1989 1999

CAREER Yards Player 4047 AJ Barker 3362 Elliott Herdina 3218 Michael Floyd 3098 Dominique Byrd 3009 Paul Martin

Years 2005-08 2004-07 2007-09 1998-01 1996-99

All Purpose Yards GAME Yards Player 660 Alex Folz 581 Anders Lee 558 DeAngelo Brackins 521 Andrew Wenstrom 513 Lee Clintsman 500 Alex Folz 493 Alex Folz 493 Ryan Guentzel 491 Alex Folz 485 Luke Dubbels 477 Andrew Wenstrom 475 Ryan Schlichte 460 Jason Williamson 470 Alex Erickson

Triton Andover Eden Valley-Watkins Breck Blooming Prairie Cretin-Derham Hall St. Cloud Cathedral Osseo Minnetonka Hancock Redwood Valley BOLD

Opponent Mable-Canton Hopkins East Grand Forks Leroy-Ostrander Mahtomedi Lyle/Pacelli Leroy-Ostrander Crosby-Ironton Cromwell-Wright Nicollet Mable-Canton Northfield Rochester Mayo Lincoln HI

School DeLaSalle Blooming Prairie Cretin-Derham Hall Breck Elk River

1581 Rush, 2298 Pass, 135 Returns 3141 Pass, 719 Rush

Opponent Mahtomedi Montgomery Elk River Prior Lake Champlain Park Underwood Alden-Conger Cambridge-Isanti Hermantown Edgerton/Ellsworth Brainerd Minnetonka Hinckley-Finlayson ??

Hinckley-Finlayson Browerville/Eagle Valley Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda ??

Red Rock Central Austin Columbia Heights

Austin Plonsky Cleveland 2014-17 Treyton Welch Buffalo 2016-18 Gavin Vosika BOLD 2016-19 Tim Busch Triton 1992-94 Larry Fitzgerald Holy Angels 1998-2000 Gabe Kartes Blooming Prairie 2009-11 Alex Madsen Cedar Mountain/Comfrey 2005-08 Aaron Richter Mankato West 2006-08 Brandon Robinson Breck 2001-03 Jon Burns Hancock 2000-03 T. J. Thiel Breck 2001-03 Kyle Loven Swanville 1983-84 Gabe Hauer Waterville-EM 1997-98 Luke Ryan BOLD 2016-18 Michael Ricketts Wabasso 2005-08 Jason Schneider Andover 2007-09 Bryan Busack Redwood Valley 2002-04

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS GAME TDs Player School Year 5 Isaac Fink Springfield 2018 5 Evan Guffey Nicolett 2012 5 Dave Mueller LeCenter 1968 5 Tony Paquette Hill-Murray 1995 5 Levi Lampert Upsala-Swanville Area 2020 4 Levi Lampert Upsala-Swanville Area 2020 4 Gavin Vosika BOLD 2019 4 Noah Budach Owatonna 2017 4 Cooper Vaughn Hills-Beaver Creek 2015 4 Braden Ellingson Hills-Beaver Creek 2013 4 Braden Ellingson Hills-Bever Creek 2013 4 Austin Moorhouse Randolph 2013 4 Nick Kaus Mankato West 2010 4 Ted Bickel Minnetonka 2001 4 Ryan Klockstein Minnetonka 1997 4 Joe Olson Deer River 1995 4 Judge Gisslen Triton 1994 4 Tim Neubert Sauk Centre 1986 SEASON TDs Player School 25 Dominique Byrd Breck 24 Brandon Robinson Breck 23 Corey Neid Waterville-E-M

Year 2001 2003 1989

CAREER TDs Player School 54 Austin Plonsky Cleveland 51 AJ Barker DeLaSalle 49 Dominique Byrd Breck 43 Michael Floyd Cretin-Derham Hall 41 Michael FLoyd Cretin-Derham Hall 40 Elliott Herdina Blooming Prairie 36 Treyton Welch Buffalo 36 Brandon Robinson Breck 35 Noel Hassert Minneota 34 Gavin Vosika BOLD 34 Gabe Kartes Blooming Prairie 33 Aaron Richter Mankato West 31 Paul Martin Elk River 31 Gabe Hauer Waterville-EM

Years 2014-17 2005-08 1998-01 2007-09 2007-09 2004-07 2016-18 2001-03 1988-90 2016-19 2009-11 2006-08 1997-99 1997-99

Opponent Sleepy Eye Alden-Conger New Prague Brooklyn Center Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Browerville/Eagle Valley Browerville/Eagle Valley Austin Heron Lake Alden-Conger Southwest United Nicollet Winona Hill-Murray Richfield Mt.Iron-Buhl Becker Long Prairie

Must include a combination of at least two of the following: Rushing, passing, receiving, returns Note: Players are listed only if there was yardage submitted for them in more than one category. Some schools do not tabulate “total” yards the same, omitting return yardage. Others include return yardage and even fumble/interception returns.

Players are listed by yardage submitted, regardless of the method of tabulation.

Yardage Combinations 79 Rush, 402 Pass, 179 Returns Passing 477, Rushing 104 459 Rushing, 99 returns 286 Pass, 235 Rush 344 rec; 156 returns; rush 13 287 Rush, 189 Pass, 24 Returns 353 Rush, 140 Pass 395 Rushing, 98 Kick Return 92 Rush, 399 Pass 429 Passing, 56 Rushing 334 Pass, 143 Rush 407 Passing, 68 Rushing 441 Rushing, 29 Receiving 228 Rush, 36 Pass, 54 Receiving, 152 returns Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 396 Pass, 60 Rush Mable-Canton 400 Pass, 41 Rush Ramsey 337 passing, 100 rushing Centennial 184 rush, 94 rec, 158 returns Lanesboro 257 Rush, 168 Pass Mabel-Canton 236 passing, 185 rushing MACCRAY 351 Rush, 70 Receiving Yardage Combinations 2605 Rush, 2342 Pass, 112 Returns

2985 2824 2765 2694 2626 2618 2547 2530 2389 2342 2312 2311 2250 2242 2133 2056 2043

3635 3522 3447 3426 3425 3330 3326 3214 3201 3022

Dominque Sims Dan Dobson Alex Folz Cooper Hansen Todd Linaman Wes Stetner Kirk Midthun Steve Moline Jason Williamson Jason Williamson

DeLaSalle Mankato West Spring Grove RTR Southland Hancock Triton Hillcrest Lutheran Owatonna Owatonna

1999 2006 2016 2018 1983 2003 1994 2001 2018 2017

CAREER (5900 MINIMUM) Yards Player School Years 14068 Alex Folz Spring Grove 2014-18 10042 Philip Nelson Mankato West 2009-11 9038 Ryan Schlichte Mankato West 2012-14 9011 Jordan Sagedahl BOLD 2015-19 8806 Marcel Jones Simley 2001-04 8647 Luke Narveson Belle Plaine 2012-15 8334 Kirk Midthun Triton 1992-95 8294 Jason Williamson Owatonna 2015-18 7938 Joe Rubbelke North/Harding 2006-09 7666 Carter Kirk Mountain Lake Area 2011-13 6892 Matt Konz Adrian 1996-99 6768 Tony Hulke Nicollet 1999-02 6521 Cooper Hansen RTR 2015-18 6400 Sawyer Gahler Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 2010-13 6201 Tyler Greguson Rochester Lourdes 2005-09 5964 Frank Burdick Mahnomen 1984-87

1347 Rush, 830 Pass, 1458 Returns 2354 Pass, 1168 Rush 868 Rush, 2269 Pass, 310 Returns 2722 Pass, 656 Rush, 48 Receiving 2835 Pass, 428 Rush, 67 Returns 2257 Pass, 957 Rush 3009 Rush, 149 Receiving, 43 Return 2323 Rush, 454 Receiving, 245 Return Yardage Combinations 6247 Rush, 7101 Pass, 701 Return, 19 Receiving 7555 Pass, 1483 Rush 7,330 Pass, 1681 Rush 5753 Pass,1945 Rush,1098 Returns 6233 Pass, 1982 Rush, 261 Receiving, 171 Returns 7009 Rush, 776 Receiving, 245 Returns 6763 Pass, 1175 Rushing 4703 Pass, 2633 Rush, 330 Receiving 3535 Rush, 3257 Pass 4973 Pass, 1491 Rush, 57 Receiving 2762 Pass, 1732 Rush, 238 Receiving, 1668 Returns 4138 Pass, 2012 Rush, 51 Receiving

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