PrepRedzoneMN Preseason All-State Team: 9-Man

I am very happy to announce that it’s Preseason All-State time. After only pumping out Preseason teams for Class 6A, 5A, and 4A last summer, I have been continuously bothered that I didn’t finish every division in the state and was dead set on making sure I watched film on every single program in Minnesota this time around. To kick things off in 2021 I wanted to start with the underappreciated and overlooked 9man players and teams, and I am very excited about the squad <em>PrepRedzoneMN </em>has put together below. However, before we get started I just wanted to clear a couple of things up for our readers regarding the selections of the Preseason All-State members. The team is mostly based on the film I could find on Hudl or Youtube, so although I wish every player I came across has game film the reality is that a lot of players (particularly in small towns) don’t regularly update their tape or Hudl accounts, so there is a chance that I missed some really good players. The fact that I use Hudl so much also puts 9man programs at somewhat of a disadvantage here, as having your high school team use Hudl costs a lot more money than it should, and not every school can afford it. This isn’t just a 9man issue, but with those programs having smaller roster sizes I found a lot more schools than usual that didn’t use Hudl and thus had no film of its players available. For that reason, if you know of a player who you think should be mentioned here that doesn’t have any film available please email me at oliver@prepredzone.com! Now, after watching hours of tape from over 60 programs in the state I am happy to bring to you our 2021 Preseason All-State Team for the 9man division of Minnesota. Please enjoy! <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Preseason Player of the Year: <strong>Gavin Sweeney </strong><em>(LeRoy-Ostrander) </em></span> &nbsp; <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: <strong>Dustin Copley </strong><em>(Grand Meadow) </em></span> &nbsp; <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: <strong>Gavin Sweeney </strong><em>(LeRoy-Ostrander) </em></span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Offense</span></span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Quarterback</span> First Team: <strong>Brady Ross </strong><em>(Westbrook-Walnut</em> <em>Grove</em>-2023) - <strong>Zach Braaten</strong> <em>(Wheaton-Herman-Norcross)</em><em> - </em><strong>Harrison Hanna </strong><em>(Southland)</em> Second Team: <strong>Chase Johnson </strong><em>(LeRoy-Ostrander) - </em><strong>Asher Zubich </strong><em>(Mountain Iron-Buhl-2023)</em> - <strong>Caden Kallinen </strong><em>(Bigfork)</em> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Running Back</span> First Team: <strong>Dustin Copley </strong><em>(Grand Meadow) - </em><strong>Everett Balstad </strong><em>(Fertile-Beltrami) - </em><strong>Colton Anderson </strong><em>(McGregor) </em> Second Team: <strong>Carter Ammermann </strong><em>(Hill City/Northland) - </em><strong>Ethan Shelton </strong><em>(Cromwell-Wright) - </em><strong>James Howard </strong><em>(Kingsland) </em> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wide Receiver</span> First Team: <strong>Luke Joos </strong><em>(Hancock)</em><em> </em>- <strong>Hunter Weigel </strong><em>(Mountain Iron-Buhl) </em> Second Team: <strong>Orion Knakmuhs </strong><em>(Westbrook-Walnut Grove)</em><em> </em>- <strong>Matt Thompson </strong><em>(Hancock)</em> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Offensive Line</span> First Team: <strong>Blaine Fleetwood </strong><em>(Cherry) - </em><strong>Wyatt Olson </strong><em>(South Ridge-2023) -</em> <strong>Wyatt Haley </strong><em>(Bigfork) - </em><strong>Christian Luthe </strong><em>(Southland) - </em><strong>Noah Gullickson </strong><em>(Renville County West-2023)</em> Second Team: <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tight End</span> First Team: <strong>Gavin Sweeney </strong><em>(LeRoy-Ostrander) - </em><strong>Ethan Bohn </strong><em>(McGregor-2023)</em> Second Team: <strong>Sullivan Ammerman </strong><em>(Hill City/Northland-2024) - </em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="116490" first="Trevor" last="King"] </strong><em>(Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda) </em> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Athlete </span> First Team: <strong>Isaac Heyer </strong><em>(Houston) - </em><strong>Gideon Ervasti </strong><em>(Verndale) </em> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fullback</span> First Team: <strong>Toby Messner </strong><em>(Hancock) </em>- <strong>Carter Ammermann </strong><em>(Hill City/Northland) </em> Second Team: <strong>Zack Wells </strong><em>(South Ridge-2023) </em> <span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 18pt;">Defense</span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Defensive Line</span> First Team: <strong>Gavin Sweeney </strong><em>(LeRoy-Ostrander)</em> - <strong>Carter Rice </strong><em>(Renville County West-2023) - </em><strong>Matt Thompson </strong><em>(Hancock)</em> Second Team: <strong>Tyler Amsden </strong><em>(Renville County West) - </em><strong>Wyatt Haley </strong><em>(Bigfork)</em> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Linebacker</span> First Team: <strong>Taylor Glynn </strong><em>(Grand Meadow) - </em><strong>Brendan Kennedy</strong><em>(Southland) - </em><strong>Colton Anderson </strong><em>(McGregor)</em> Second Team: <strong>Zack Wells </strong><em>(South Ridge-2023) - </em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="116490" first="Trevor" last="King"]</strong><strong> </strong><em>(Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda) -</em> <strong>Ethan Shelton </strong><em>(Cromwell-Wright) </em> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Defensive Back</span> First Team: <strong>Braden Tiedeman </strong><em>(Mountain Iron-Buhl) - </em><strong>Seth Semmen </strong><em>(Lanesboro) - </em><strong>Harrison Hanna </strong><em>(Southland) - </em><strong>Jackson Koehl </strong><em>(Hancock-2023)</em> Second Team: <strong>Taylor Wagner </strong><em>(Hill City/Northland) - </em><strong>Ethan Haen </strong><em>(Renville County West) - </em><strong>Eli Wolff </strong><em>(Southland) - </em><strong>Bryant Callenius </strong><em>(Wheaton-Herman-Norcross-2023) </em>