Season on the Sidelines

I took the job as a scout to get more coverage for players in the Southwest corner of Minnesota, my home part of the State. In this crazy year, with the varsity season being pushed back a few weeks, I was asked to help out the Pipestone Area football team in the shortened season. I wondered if I could coach and scout at the same time, luckily my bosses just said to figure out how to balance them and I was more than welcome to do both. This article will cover all the teams we faced this year and the Arrows’ squad as well. I will mention each team’s Senior players and key returners for next season as well as their attributes they  bring to the game. Luverne Cardinals (6-1) 2021: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="18222" first="Zach" last="Ahrendt"]</strong> (OL/DL) Size and smarts. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="18188" first="Lashad" last="Smith"]</strong> (RB/DB) Agility and tackling. <strong>Bailey Cowell</strong> (ATH) Versatility and speed. <strong>Cade Wenninger </strong>(WR/DB) Smarts and ball sense. 2022: <strong>Nathaniel Cole-Kraty</strong> (FB/LB) Hitting and reacting <strong>Ashton Sandbulte</strong> (FB) Blocking and tackling <strong>Casey Sehr</strong> (QB) throwing and decision making Redwood Valley (5-2) 2021: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="22944" first="Carter" last="Johnson"]</strong> (RB/LB) playmaker and physicality <strong>Sam Jeffrey</strong> (OL) drive blocking <strong>Jaxon Lang</strong> (RB/LB) tackling and speed 2022: <strong>Drew Lundeen</strong> (WR/DB) route running, agility and tackling <strong>Alex Lang</strong> (QB/DB) versatility and decision making Blue Earth Area Buccaneers (7-0) 2021: <strong>Cameron Anderson</strong> (WR/DB) speed, route running and big play ability <strong>Austin Thielfoldt</strong> (RB/LB) tackling and lead blocking <strong>Gavin Storbeck</strong> (QB) accuracy and extending plays <strong>Luke Mertens</strong> (OL/LB) pull blocking and drive blocking 2022: <strong>Adam Schavey</strong> (LB) reading and tackling <strong>Kean Hicks</strong> (OL/DL) drive blocking and tackling Jackson County Central Huskies (4-3) <strong>Damian Meyer-Andre</strong> (WR/DB) route running and hands <strong>Elijah Meium-Bratrud </strong>(RB/DB) speed, agility and tackling <strong>Will Freking</strong> (OL/RB/LB) physicality and speed 2022: <strong>Trace Michelson</strong> (OL/DL) drive blocking and block shedding <strong>Levi Lindley</strong> (QB/LB) making plays with feet and tackling Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights (4-3) 2021: <strong>Evan Mann</strong> (RB/DB) tackling and physicality <b>Bryer Larson</b> (LB) tackling and physicality <strong>Brendan Jones</strong> (RB/LB) physical running and timed blitzing 2022: <strong>Camden Ludemann</strong> (RB/LB) speed, physicality and tackling <strong>Cole Dudgeon</strong> (WR/DB) pass coverage 2023: <strong>Mike Matteson</strong> (QB) extending plays and speed Pipestone Area Arrows (2-4) 2021: <strong>Joe Kooiman </strong>(RB/LB) physicality and smarts <strong>Adam Femrite</strong> (OL) blocking <strong>Dawson Schelhaas</strong> (WR) speed 2022: <strong>Maddox Biever</strong> (WR/DB) playmaking ability <strong>Cole Paulson</strong> (LB) tackling and reading <strong>Ty Hansen</strong> (WR/DB) pass coverage and run support <strong>Ryan Woodbury</strong> (WR/DB) pass coverage and speed <strong>Austin Johnson </strong>(LB) tackling 2023: <strong>Kellan Johnson</strong> (QB/LB) big arm, tackling <strong>Rogen Smidt</strong> (DL) block shedding and tackling <strong>Jayden Hoss</strong> (OL/DL) blocking and engaging on defense