Three state tournament participants and another team that advanced to a section final highlight this year's Brainerd Dispatch All-Area Football Team.
Brainerd, which advanced to the Section 8-5A final, landed nine players on this year's 24-player roster. Pierz, which advanced to the Class 3A state semifinals and finished the season 11-1 and was ranked No. 1 in the state all season, landed four players while Pillager and Verndale, both state qualifying teams, each had three selections.
Players for the Dispatch All-Area Team are nominated by their coaches and then selected by the Dispatch Sports Department.
All-area team
Andrew Ecklund, Aitkin
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Senior, DE-OT
The All-Northeast Blue Subdistrict and Minnesota Football Coaches Association All-Star Game selection helped Aitkin rush for 1,902 yards and 22 touchdowns and pass for 799 yards and 9 touchdowns.
Defensively, he finished with 47 tackles (17 solo, 30 assists), 8 tackles for loss and 3 sacks.
Quin Miller, Aitkin
Senior, QB-LB
The All-Northeast Blue Subdistrict player threw for 799 yards and 9 touchdowns on 57-of-125 passing (45.6 percent). He rushed for 523 yards and 7 touchdowns on 119 carries (4.4 yards per carry).
Defensively, he finished with 73 tackles (15 solo, 58 assists), 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery.
Braden Kramer, Brainerd
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Senior, LB
Finished with 101 tackles, 8 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 9 quarterback hurries and 4 pass breakups.
He carried the ball 6 times for 10 yards and 1 touchdown and caught a 4-yard pass for a touchdown.
Brady Anderson, Brainerd
Senior, WR-DB
Finished with 118 tackles, 7 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and 8 pass breakups.
He rushed 6 times for 41 yards (6.83 yards per carry) and caught 1 pass for 20 yards and was 1-2 passing for 8 yards and a touchdown.
Sam Miller, Brainerd
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Senior, QB
He passed for 1,056 yards on 74 of 137 passing (54.0 percent) and 11 touchdowns.
Miller rushed 124 times for 471 yards (3.8 yards per carry) and 7 touchdowns. He also caught one pass for a 10-yard touchdown.
Brett Hague, Brainerd
Senior, Center
He helped Brainerd rush for 2,405 yards and 26 touchdowns and pass for 1,086 yards and 14 touchdowns. Brainerd averaged 5.02 yards per rush and 14.1 yards per pass.
Nathan Bessingpas, Brainerd
Senior, Guard
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He helped Brainerd rush for 2,405 yards and 26 touchdowns and pass for 1,086 yards and 14 touchdowns. Brainerd averaged 5.02 yards per rush and 14.1 yards per pass.
Owen Davis, Brainerd
Junior, WR-DB
He caught 22 passes for 400 yards (18.2 yards per reception) and 7 touchdowns.
Defensively he finished with 95 tackles, 1 interception, 2 forced fumbles, 8 pass breakups and a blocked extra point.
Taylor Ludwig, Brainerd
Senior, LB
Finished with 86 tackles, 3 forced fumbles, 4 sacks, 5 quarterback hurries and 1 pass breakup.
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Morgan Gibson, Brainerd
Senior, DE
Finished with 83 tackles, 1 interception, 3 forced fumbles, 3 sacks, 5 quarterback hurries and 1 pass breakup.
Dylin Ackerman, Pequot Lakes
Senior, WR-DB
The All-Midwest Red Subdistrict Defensive Back of the Year caught 36 passes for 501 yards (13.9 yards per reception) and 7 touchdowns.
Defensively he finished with 70 tackles (28 solo, 42 assists), 2 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble, 3 interceptions and 14 pass breakups.
Tim Ryan, Pequot Lakes
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Senior, RB-LB
The All-Midwest Red Subdistrict selection finished with 143 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1 quarterback hurry, 1 forced fumble, 3 fumble recoveries, 2 interceptions and 12 pass breakups.
Offensively he caught 12 passes for 135 yards (11.3 yards per reception).
Bode Magnuson, Pequot Lakes
Sophomore, WR-DB
The All-Midwest Red Subdistrict honorable mention selection and the Subdistrict Wide Receiver of the Year caught 35 passes for 720 yards (20.6 yards per reception) and 10 touchdowns. He rushed for 102 yards on 22 carries (4.6 yards per carry) and scored 2 touchdowns.
He returned 19 kickoffs for 437 yards (23.0 yards per return) and a touchdown.
Defensively he finished with 18 tackles, 2 interceptions and 18 pass breakups.
Reese Kapsner
Senior, RB-SS
The All-Mid-State Subdistrict 1 Offensive Back of the Year and All-Section 6-3A selection rushed for 1,796 yards on 162 yards (11.1 yards-per-carry average) and 24 touchdowns. He caught seven passes for 147 yards (21.0 yards per reception) and 1 touchdown.
He returned seven punts for 187 yards (26.7 yards per return) and a touchdown. He returned four kickoffs for 126 yards (31.5 yards-per-return average) and a touchdown.
Defensively he finished with 56 tackles (37 solo, 19 assists), 1 tackle for loss, 1 fumble recovery, 5 pass breakups and 6 interceptions returning 2 for touchdowns.
Zach Trout, Pierz
Senior, OL-DL
The All-Mid-State Subdistrict 1 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year and All-Section 6-3A selection helped Pierz rush for 4,267 and 67 touchdowns and throw for 714 yards and 9 touchdowns.
Defensively he finished with 51 tackles (29 solo, 22 assists), 5 sacks, 1 pass breakup and 1 fumble recovery.
Luke Girtz, Pierz
Senior, LB-RB
The All-Mid-State Subdistrict 1 Linebacker of the Year and Section 6-3A Team selection caught 2 passes for 55 yards (27.1 yards-per-reception average) and a touchdown.
Defensively he finished with 72 tackles (38 solo, 34 assists), 1 tackle for loss, 6.5 sacks, 2 pass breakups and a blocked kick.
Matthias Algarin, Pierz
Senior, RB-DB
The All-Mid-State Subdistrict 1 Specialist of the Year and All-Section 6-3A selection rushed for 397 yards on 69 carries (9.5 yards-per-carry average) and 7 touchdowns. He caught 10 passes for 219 yards (21.9 yards-per-reception average) and 2 touchdowns.
He returned 16 punts for 247 yards (15.4 yards-per-return average). He returned 6 kickoffs for 159 yards (26.5 yards-per-return average).
Defensively he finished with 34 tackles (21 solo, 13 assists), 12 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery.
Tucker Peterson, Pillager
Junior, RB-LB
The All-Midwest Blue Subdistrict Special Team Player of the Year and All-Section 6-2A selection rushed for 1,275 yards on 157 carries (8.1 yards per carry) and 16 touchdowns. He caught 22 passes for 374 yards (17.0 yards per reception) and 5 touchdowns and was 1-for-1 passing for 22 yards.
Defensively he added 80 tackles (42 solo, 38 assists), 7.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 3 fumble recoveries and 2 forced fumbles.
Luke Woidyla, Pillager
Junior, DB-RB
The All-Midwest Blue Subdistrict Defensive Back of the Year and All-Section 6-2A selection rushed for 922 yards on 147 carries (6.3 yards per carry) and 13 touchdowns. He caught 15 passes for 249 yards (16.6 yards per reception) and 2 touchdowns.
Defensively he finished with 79 tackles (43 solo, 36 assists), 6 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery and one forced fumble.
Jack Bentson, Pillager
Junior, DL-FB
The All-Midwest Blue Subdistrict Defensive Lineman of the Year and All-Section 6-2A selection rushed for 352 yards on 74 carries (4.8 yards per carry) and 8 touchdowns. He caught 6 passes for 91 yards (15.2 yards per reception).
Defensively he added 59 tackles (23 solo, 36 assists), 16 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 forced fumble.
Cade Schmidt, Staples-Motley
Junior, RB-LB
The Section 6-2A Back of the Year and All-Midwest Blue Subdistrict Team member rushed for 1,084 yards and 16 touchdowns on 166 carries (6.5 yards-per-carry average) and caught 20 passes for 146 yards (7.3 yards-per-reception average).
Defensively he led the Cardinals with 118 tackles (46 solo, 72 assists) and added 1 sack, 7 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and 1 defensive touchdown.
Craig Orlando, Verndale
Junior, FB-DL
The District 9 West and All-Section 4 Nine-Man player rushed for 284 yards on 5 carries (5.2 yards-per-carry average) and six touchdowns. He caught 20 passes for 296 yards (14.8 yards-per-reception average) and four touchdowns.
Helped Verndale rush for 2,922 yards and 44 touchdowns and pass for 1,407 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Defensively finished with 60 tackles (20 solo, 40 assists), 2 sacks, 8 quarterback hurries, 10 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble and 4 pass breakups.
Jarret Kveton, Verndale
Senior, RB-LB
The District 9 West and All-Section 4 Nine-Man player rushed for 1,047 yards on 188 carries (5.6 yards-per-carry average) and 8 touchdowns.
Defensively finished with 73 tackles (26 solo, 47 assists), 2 quarterback hurries, 5 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble, 1 pass breakup and 1 interception.
Matt Steege, Verndale
Senior, RB-LB
The District 9 West and All-Section 4 Nine-Man player rushed for 836 yards on 148 carries (5.6 yards-per-carry average) and 12 touchdowns. Caught nine passes for 128 yards (14.2 yards-per-reception average) and 2 touchdowns.
Defensively finished with 47 tackles (13 solo, 34 assists), 1 tackle for loss, 8 pass breakups and 2 interceptions.
All-area honorable mention
Garrett Westerlund, Aitkin
Senior, LB-TE
The All-Northeast Blue Subdistrict player finished with 91 tackles (31 solo, 60 assists), 3 tackles for loss, 1 interception and 1 fumble recovery.
Jake Kukowski, Aitkin
Senior, WR-CB
The All-Northeast Blue Subdistrict honorable mention selection finished with 16 catches fo 272 yards (17 yards per reception) and four touchdowns. He added 35 rushing yards on 7 carries (5.0 yards per carry).
Defensively he finished with 41 tackles (18 solo, 23 assists), 1 forced fumble and 4 interceptions.
Owen Miller, Aitkin
Sophomore, WR-DB
Finished with 20 catches for 337 yards (16.9 yards per reception) and five touchdowns. He rushed for 126 yards on 16 carries (7.9 yards per carry) and a touchdown.
Defensively he finished with 18 tackles (9 solo, 9 assists) and an interception.
He returned 10 kickoffs for 239 yards (23.9-yard average) and 6 punts for 58 yards (9.67 average).
Patrick Gervenak, Brainerd
Senior, WR-DB
He caught 27 passes for 400 yards (14.8 yards per reception) and 2 touchdowns. He rushed 10 times for 85 yards (10.5 yards per carry).
Defensively he finished with 19 tackles, 1 sack and 1 pass breakup.
Zach Henke, Brainerd
Senior, Kicker
On 51 kickoffs he averaged 43.6 yards per attempt. He was 30 of 35 on extra-point attempts.
Joe Klang, Brainerd
Senior, RB
Carried the ball 117 times for 789 yards (6.7 yards per carry) and 6 touchdowns. He caught 2 passes for 28 yards and a touchdown and was 1-3 passing for 12 yards and a touchdown.
Ben Staehling, Brainerd
Junior, RB-DB
Carried the ball 129 times for 677 yards (5.3 yards per carry) and 8 touchdowns. He caught 3 passes for 15 yards and was 1-1 passing for a 10-yard touchdown pass.
Defensively he finished with 60 tackles, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble, 9 pass breakups.
Jacob Dreitz, Brainerd
Junior, LB
Finished with 111 tackles, 5 fumble recoveries, 3 sacks, 3 pass breakups and 1 blocked punt.
Forrest Gibson, Brainerd
Sophomore, LB
Led the Warriors with 121 tackles to go with 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 2 quarterback hurries.
Garrett Gardiepy, Brainerd
Senior, Guard-DE
He helped Brainerd rush for 2,405 yards and 26 touchdowns and pass for 1,086 yards and 14 touchdowns. Brainerd averaged 5.02 yards per rush and 14.1 yards per pass.
Defensively he finished with 32 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 quarterback hurry.
Jack Olson, Brainerd
Senior, CB
Finished with 63 tackles, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble and 9 pass breakups.
Nate Williams, Crosby-Ironton
Senior, RB-Safety
The All-Northeast Blue Subdistrict player rushed for 323 yards on 70 carries (4.6 yards per carry) and 4 touchdowns. He caught 22 passes for 260 yards (11.8 yards per reception) and 1 touchdown.
Defensively he finished with 95 tackles (47 solo, 48 assists) 3 tackles for loss, 3 pass breakups, 1 interception and 1 fumble recovery.
Taylor Eigenheer, Crosby-Ironton
Senior, OL-DL
The All-Northeast Blue Subdistrict player helped Crosby-Ironton rush for 966 yards and 9 touchdowns and pass for 1,386 and 13 touchdowns.
Defensively he finished with 50 tackles, 2 sack, 4 tackles for loss and 1 pass breakup.
Grant Litke, Little Falls
Senior, LB-FB
The All-East Central North Subdistrict selection rushed for 287 yards on 62 carries (4.6 yards per carry average) and 3 touchdowns. He caught 15 passes for 88 yards (5.9 yards per reception).
Defensively he finished with 105 tackles (62 solo, 43 assists), 8 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 1 pass breakup, 3 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries.
Mac Shanoff, Little Falls
Junior, RB-DB
The All-East Central North Subdistrict selection rushed for 267 yards on 69 carries (3.9 yards per carry) and 2 touchdowns. He returned 25 kickoffs for 326 yards (13.0 yards per return).
Defensively he finished with 61 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 pass breakup and 1 forced fumble.
Luke Kush, Little Falls
Sophomore, WR-DB
The All-East Central North Subdistrict selection caught 30 passes for 346 yards (11.5 yards per reception) and 5 touchdowns.
Marcus Klein, Pequot Lakes
Senior, LB
The All-Midwest Red Subdistrict honorable mention selection finished with 112 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 quarterback hurry, 2 forced fumbles and 1 pass breakup.
Cale Wolf, Pequot Lakes
Junior, QB
The All-Midwest Red Subdistrict honorable mention selection threw for 1,855 yards on 123 of 221 passing (55.7 percent) and 18 touchdowns. He also rushed for 2 touchdowns.
Austin Dickmann, Pierz
Senior, OL-DL
The All-Mid-State Subdistrict 1 first-team and All-Section 6-3A selection helped Pierz rush for 4,267 and 67 touchdowns and throw for 714 yards and 9 touchdowns.
Defensively he added 21 tackles (7 solo, 14 assists), 1 sack and 1 interception.
Preston Veith, Pierz
Junior, TE-DE
The All-Mid-State Subdistrict 1 second-team selection caught 8 passes for 142 yards (17.8 yards-per-reception average) and 3 touchdowns.
He helped Pierz rush for 4,267 and 67 touchdowns and throw for 714 yards and 9 touchdowns.
Defensively he finished with 38 tackles (18 solo, 20 assists), 5.5 sacks and 1 fumble recovery.
Brandon Tomala, Pierz
Senior, TE-LB
The All-Mid-State Subdistrict 1 second-team selection caught 3 passes for 29 yards (9.7 yards-per-reception average).
Defensively he finished with 62 tackles (36 solo, 26 assists), 1 tackle for loss and 1 sack.
Erik Peterson, Pillager
Junior, QB
The All-Midwest Blue Subsection and All-Section 6-2A player threw for 1,247 yards on 79 of 148 passing (53.4 percent) and a school-record 17 touchdowns. He rushed for 32 yards on 13 carries (2.5 yards per carry) and 1 touchdown.
Spencer Schaefer, Pillager
Junior TE-DL
The All-Midwest Blue Subsection and All-Section 6-2A player caught 16 passes for 255 yards (15.9 yards per reception average) and 5 touchdowns. He helped Pillager rush for 3,238 yards and 45 touchdowns.
Defensively he finished with 56 tackles (21 solo, 35 assists), 7 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, 5 fumble recoveries and 6 forced fumbles.
Hunter Gjovik, Pillager
Sophomore, RB-LB
The All-Midwest Blue Subsection and All-Section 6-2A player rushed for 369 yards on 48 carries (7.7 yards per carry) and 4 touchdowns. He caught 3 passes for 78 yards (26.0 yards per reception) and 1 touchdown.
Defensively he finished with 104 tackles (49 solo, 55 assists), 3 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 1 pass breakup, 3 fumble recoveries and 3 forced fumbles.
Jarret Hutchison, Pillager
Junior, OL-DL
The All-Midwest Blue Offensive Lineman of the Year and All-Section 6-2A player helped Pillager rush for 3,238 yards and 45 touchdowns and pass for 1,280 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Defensively he finished with 27 tackles (13 solo, 14 assists), 7.5 tackles for a loss, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery and 1 forced fumble.
Judah Beard, Pillager
Junior, RB-DB
The All-Midwest Blue Subsection honorable mention and All-Section 6-2A honorable mention selection finished with 42 tackles (25 solo, 17 assists), 3 interceptions and 13 pass breakups.
Cade Barrett, Pillager
Junior, TE-LB
The All-Midwest Blue Subsection honorable mention and All-Section 6-2A honorable mention selection caught 12 passes for 174 yards (14.5 yards per reception) and 1 touchdown. He helped Pillager rush for 3,238 yards and 45 touchdowns.
Defensively he finished with 27 tackles (10 solo, 17 assists), 5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 forced fumble.
Jared Eischeid, Pillager
Senior, LB-TE
The All-Section 6-2A honorable mention selection caught 4 passes for 24 yards (6.0 yards per reception) and 1 touchdown.
Defensively he finished with 26 tackles (8 solo, 18 assists), 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 forced fumble.
Ben Oie, Pillager
Senior, OT-DL
He helped Pillager rush for 3,238 yards and 45 touchdowns and pass for 1,280 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Defensively he finished with 33 tackles (11 solo, 22 assists), 4 tackles for loss and 1 sack.
Griffin Decker, Pillager
Sophomore, RB-DB
He rushed for 91 yards on 12 carries (7.6 yards per carry) and caught 1 pass for 11 yards and 1 touchdown.
Defensively he finished with 53 tackles (23 solo, 30 assists), 0.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions and 3 pass breakups.
Ryan Wick, Staples-Motley
Junior, OL-DL
The All-Midwest Blue Subdistrict player helped Staples-Motley rush for 1,254 yards and pass for 801 yards.
Defensively he added 12 tackles (4 solo, 8 assists) and 2 tackles for loss.
Jackson Weniger, Verndale
Senior, TE-DE
The District 9 West and All-Section 4 Nine-Man player finished with 23 receptions for 183 yards (8.0 yards per reception) and 1 touchdown.
Helped Verndale rush for 2,922 yards and 44 touchdowns and pass for 1,407 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Defensively finished with 59 tackles (10 solo, 49 assists), 2 sacks, 4 quarterback hurries, 3 tackles for loss and 2 pass breakups.
Tate Bounds, Verndale
Senior, QB
The District 9 West honorable mention and All-State Academic selection passed for 1,250 yards on 97 of 175 passing (55.4 percent) and 14 touchdowns.
He rushed for 64 yards on 29 carries (2.2 yards per carry) and 8 touchdowns.
Brayden Vertina, Verndale
Senior, TE-LB
The District 9 West honorable mention selection caught 17 passes for 291 yards (16.5 yards per reception) and 3 touchdowns.
Helped Verndale rush for 2,922 yards and 44 touchdowns and pass for 1,407 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Defensively finished with 56 tackles (21 solo, 42 assists), 1 forced fumble, 3 pass breakups and 1 interception.
Quinn Kern, Verndale
Senior, WR-S
The District 9 West and All-Section 4 Nine-Man player caught 26 passes for 357 yards (13.7 yards per reception) and 4 touchdowns. He rushed for 64 yards on 12 carries (5.3 yards per carry) and 2 touchdowns.
Defensively finished with 77 tackles (35 solo, 42 assists), 4 pass breakups and 5 interceptions.
Gideon Ervasti, Verndale
Freshman, LB
The All-Section 4-Nine-Man and District 9 West honorable mention selection finished with 113 tackles (54 solo, 59 assists), 2.5 sacks, 2 quarterback hurries, 12 tackles for loss, 4 pass breakups and 2 interceptions.
He rushed for 12 yards on 3 carries (4.0 yards per carry) and caught 2 passes for 32 yards (16.0 yards per reception).
Steven Thomas, Wadena-Deer Creek
Senior, OL-RB-DT
The All-Midwest Blue Subdistrict player rushed for 15 yards on 4 carries (3.8 yards per carry) and helped Wadena-Deer Creek rush for 1,238 yards and 16 touchdowns and pass for 802 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Defensively he finished with 31 tackles (25 solo, 6 assists), 2 sacks and 9 tackles for loss.
All-area top 20
Offensive
Passing yards
Cale Wolf, PL 1,855
Dakota Mitchell, CI 1,282
Tate Bounds, Vern 1,250
Erik Peterson, Pill 1,247
Sam Miller, Brd 1,056
Quin Miller, Ait 799
Payton Rondestvedt, WDC 698
Austin Udy, LF 536
Peter Schommer, Prz 411
Josh Lombard, SM 380
Max Strickland, SM 350
Derek Schommer, Prz 303
Drew House, LF 129
Dilan Orlando, Vern 123
Passing completion percentage
Cale Wolf, PL 55.7 percent)
Dakota Mitchell, CI 55.6 percent
Tate Bounds, Vern 55.4 percent
Derek Schommer, Prz 55.0 percent
Sam Miller, Brd 54.0 percent
Peter Schommer, Prz 53.2 percent
Erik Peterson, Pill 52.7 percent
Max Strickland, SM 50.0 percent
Quin Miller, Ait 45.6 percent
Payton Rondestvedt, WDC 44.2
Josh Lombard, SM 43.4 percent
Austin Udy, LF 38.0 percent
Passing touchdowns
Cale Wolf, PL 18
Erik Peterson, Pill 17
Tate Bounds, Vern 14
Dakota Mitchell, CI 13
Sam Miller, Brd 11
Quin Miller, Ait 9
Derek Schommer, Prz 5
Payton Rondestvedt, WDC 5
Austin Udy, LF 4
Peter Schommer, Prz 4
Drew House, LF 3
Josh Lombard, SM 3
Dilian Orlando, Vern 3
Rushing yards
Reese Kapsner, Prz 1,796
Tucker Peterson, Pill 1,275
Cade Schmidt, SM 1,084
Jarret Kveton, Vern 1,047
Luke Woidyla, Pill 922
Matthew Steege, Vern 836
Joe Klang, Brd 789
Ben Staehling, Brd 677
Quin Miller, Ait 523
Sam Miller, Brd 471
Luke Pelarski, Ait 462
Cade Kapphahn, WDC 448
Jake Ismil, Vern 421
Ben Edmundson, CI 410
Carter Moulzolf, Prz 408
Austin Price, Ait 407
Alex Gross, Prz 387
Matthias Algarin, Prz 386
Hunter Gjovik, Pill 369
Zack Jorgens, PL 363
Rushing touchdowns
Reese Kapsner, Prz 24
Hunter Peterson, Pill 16
Cade Schmidt, SM 16
Carson Huls, Prz 15
Luke Woidyla, Pill 13
Matthew Steege, Vern 12
Ben Staehling, Brd 8
Jack Bentson, Pill 8
Jarret Kveton, Vern 8
Tate Bounds, Vern 8
Quin Miller, Ait 7
Sam Miller, Brd 7
Matthias Algarin, Prz 7
Colby Schertler, WDC 7
Joe Klang, Brd 6
Jake Ismil, Vern 6
Craig Orlando, Vern 6
Luke Pelarski, Ait 5
Zack Jorgens, PL 5
Blake Kowalczyk, Prz 5
Rushing average
(minimum of 50 carries)
Reese Kapsner, Prz 11.1
Tucker Peterson, Pill 8.1
Joe Klang, Prz 6.7
Cade Schmidt, SM 6.5
Luke Woidyla, Pill 6.3
Ben Edmundson, CI 5.9
Austin Price, Ait 5.7
Jarret Kveton, Vern 5.6
Matthew Steege, Vern 5.6
Ben Staehling, Brd 5.3
Alex Gross, Prz 5.3
Luke Pelarski, Ait 5.2
Carson Huls, Prz 5.2
Craig Orlando, Vern 5.2
Davon Stuckey, Brd 5.1
Jack Bentson, Pill 4.8
Nate Williams, CI 4.6
Grant Litke, LF 4.6
Quin Miller, Ait 4.4
Zach Jorgens, PL 4.0
Receiving yards
Bode Magnuson, PL 720
Dylan Ackerman, PL 501
Dietrich Winegarner, CI 422
Patrick Gervenak, Brd 400
Owen Davis, Brd 400
Tucker Peterson, Pill 374
Quinn Kern, Vern 357
Luke Kush, LF 346
Owen Miller, Ait 337
Max Phillips, WDC 306
Craig Orlando, Vern 296
Anthony Hudrlik, CI 293
Jordon Carlson, SM 282
Brayden Vertina, Vern 281
Jake Kukowski, Ait 272
Nate Williams, CI 260
Spencer Schaefer, Pill 255
Luke Woidyla, Pill 249
Matthias Algarin, Prz 219
Cade Barrett, Pill 174
Receptions
Dylin Ackerman, PL 36
Bode Magnuson, PL 35
Luke Kush, LF 30
Patrick Gervenak, Brd 27
Quinn Kern, Vern 26
Jordon Carlson, SM 25
Jackson Weniger, Vern 23
Owen Davis, Brd 22
Nate Williams, CI 22
Tucker Peterson, Pill 22
Max Phillips, WDC 22
Owen Miller, Ait 20
Cade Schmidt, SM 20
Craig Orlando, Vern 20
Dietrich Winegarner, CI 18
Brayden Vertina, Vern 17
Jake Kukowski, Ait 16
Anthony Hudrlik, CI 16
Matt Christopher, CI 16
Spencer Schaefer, Pill 16
Receiving touchdowns
Bode Magnuson, PL 10
Dylin Ackerman, PL 7
Owen Miller, Ait 5
Luke Kush, LF 5
Spencer Schaefer, Pill 5
Tucker Peterson, Pill 5
Jake Kukowski, Ait 4
Anthony Hudrlik, CI 4
Quinn Kern, Vern 4
Craig Orlando, Vern 4
Preston Veith, Prz 3
Brayden Vertina, Vern 3
Dietrich Winegarner, CI 2
Sam Jordan, CI 2
Isaiah Sloan, LF 2
James Brennan, PL 2
Matthias Algarin, Prz 2
Matthew Steege, Vern 2
Brandon Greenwaldt, Vern 2
Max Phillips, WDC 2
Total touchdowns
Reese Kapsner, Prz 30
Tucker Peterson, Pill 23
Cade Schmidt, SM 17
Matthew Steege, Vern 17
Carson Huls, Prz 15
Luke Woidyla, Pill 15
Bode Magnuson, PL 12
Craig Orlando, Vern 10
Matthias Algarin, Prz 9
Joe Klang, Brd 8
Ben Staehling, Brd 8
Sam Miller, Brd 8
Jack Bentson, Pill 8
Jarret Kveton, Vern 8
Tate Bounds, Vern 8
Quin Miller, Ait 7
Owen Davis, Brd 7
Dylin Ackerman, PL 7
Colby Schertler, WDC 7
Owen Miller, Ait 6
Nate Williams, CI 6
Zack Jorgen, PL 6
Jake Ismil, Vern 6
Quinn Kern, Vern 6
Defensive stats
Tackles
Tim Ryan, PL 143
Forrest Gibson, Brd 121
Brady Anderson, Brd 118
Cade Schmidt, SM 118
Gideon Ervasti, Vern 113
Marcus Klein, PL 112
Jacob Dreitz, Brd 111
Grant Litke, LF 105
Hunter Gjovik, Pill 104
Braden Kramer, Brd 101
Owen Davis, Brd 95
Nate Williams, CI 95
Tyler Manley, PL 93
Logan Grittner, CI 92
Garrett Westerlund, Ait 91
Kade Hopperstad, Ait 90
Taylor Ludwig, Brd 86
Morgan Gibson, Brd 83
Tucker Peterson, Pill 80
Scout Strickland, SM 80
Sacks
Braden Kramer, Brd 8
Luke Girtz, Prz 6.5
Preston Veith, Prz 5.5
Spencer Schaefer, Pill 5.5
Zach Trout, Prz 5
Taylor Ludwig, Brd 4
Grant Litke, LF 4
Jack Bentson, Pill 4
Andrew Ecklund, Ait 3
Jacob Dreitz, Brd 3
Morgan Gibson, Brd 3
Josh Pettit, PL 3
Gideon Ervasti, Vern 2.5
15 tied with 2
Tackles for loss
Jack Bentson, Pill 16
Gideon Ervasti, Vern 12
Craig Orlando, Vern 10
Steven Thomas, WDC 9
Andrew Ecklund, Ait 8
Grant Litke, LF 8
Tucker Peterson, Pill 7.5
Jarrett Hutchison, Pill 7.5
Tim Ryan, PL 7
Luke Ryan, PL 7
Jack Burum, Pill 7
Spencer Schaefer, Pill 7
Cade Schmidt, SM 7
Luke Woidyla, Pill 6
Sam Jordan, CI 5
Marcus Klein, PL 5
Cade Barrett, Pill 5
Jarret Kveton, Vern 5
Colby Schertler, WDC 5
Garrett Redning, WDC 5
Interceptions
Brady Anderson, Brd 7
Reese Kapsner, Prz 6
Kyle Cluff, Ait 5
Matt Christopher, CI 5
Quinn Kern, Vern 5
Jake Kukowski, Ait 4
Griffin Decker, Pill 4
Dylan Ackerman, PL 3
James Brennan, PL 3
Michael Leidenfrost, Prz 3
Alex Gross, Prz 3
Judah Beard, Pill 3
10 tied with 2
Pass breakups
Bode Magnuson, PL 18
James Brennan, PL 16
Dylan Ackerman, PL 14
Judah Beard, Pill 13
Tim Ryan, PL 12
Matthias Algarin, PL
Jack Olson, Brd 9
Ben Staehling, Brd 9
Brady Anderson, Brd 8
Isaiah Sloan, LF 8
Matthew Steege, Vern 8
Teddy Lindstrom, LF 7
Trent Krupke, LF 7
Derek Kirk, LF 7
Jackson Suska, Prz 7
Alex Gross, Prz 7
Matt Christopher, CI 6
Carter Sjoblad, PL 6
Isaac Otte, Prz 6
Reese Kapsner, Prz 5
Luke Woidyla, Pill 5
Forced fumbles
Spencer Schaefer, Pill 6
Morgan Gibson, Brd 3
Grant Litke, LF 3
Luke Woidyla, Pill 3
Braden Kramer, Brd 2
Owen Davis, Brd 2
Mason Dempsey, LF 2
Marcus Klein, PL 2
Luke Ryan, PL 2
Gage Kersten, Pill 2
Tucker Peterson, Pill 2
Fumble recoveries
Jacob Dreitz, Brd 5
Tim Ryan, PL 3
Grant Litke, LF 3
Jake Czajkowski, LF 2
Wyatt Hamann, WDC 2
Subdistrict standings
North Central Red
Team Conf Overall
Bemidji 5-1 10-2
Sauk Rapids 5-1 7-3
Brainerd 4-2 6-4
St. Cloud Tech 4-2 6-4
Alexandria 2-4 3-6
Moorhead 1-5 2-8
Sartell 0-6 0-9
East Central North
Team Conf Overall
New London-Spicer 6-0 9-2
Albany 5-1 7-3
Zimmerman 4-2 6-4
Foley 3-3 3-6
Milaca 2-4 4-6
Little Falls 1-5 1-8
Cathedral 0-6 0-9
Midwest Red
Team Conf Overall
Detroit Lakes 7-0 9-1
Perham 5-2 9-3
East Grand Forks 4-3 6-4
Dilworth-G-F 4-3 5-5
Fergus Falls 4-3 4-5
Pequot Lakes 3-4 5-5
Park Rapids 1-6 2-7
Thief River Falls 0-7 0-9
Mid-State 1
Team Conf Overall
Pierz 7-0 11-1
Paynesville 6-1 9-3
Melrose 5-2 7-3
Maple Lake 3-4 5-5
Rockford 3-4 5-5
Holdingford 3-4 3-6
Eden Valley-Watkins 1-6 3-7
Howard Lake-W 0-7 0-9
Northeast Blue
Team Conf Overall
Mora 5-0 10-1
Moose Lake-WR 4-1 8-3
Aitkin 2-3 6-4
Crosby-Ironton 2-3 3-6
Esko 2-3 3-7
Pine City 0-5 1-8
Midwest Blue
Team Conf Overall
Ottertail Central 6-0 10-1
Pillager 5-1 10-2
West Central 4-2 4-5
Wadena-Deer Creek 3-3 3-6
Long Prairie-GE 2-4 3-6
Staples-Motley 1-5 1-8
United North Central 0-6 0-9
9 West South
Team Conf Overall
Verndale 8-0 11-1
Underwood 7-1 9-2
Wheaton/H-N 6-2 7-3
Hancock 5-3 6-4
Bertha-Hewitt 4-4 4-5
Brandon/Evansville 4-4 4-5
Clinton-G-B 3-5 3-6
Rothsay 2-6 3-7
Park Christian 1-7 1-8
Hillcrest Lutheran 0-8 0-8
