2021 PrepRedzoneMN Preseason All-State Team: Class AA
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Part III is here! After introducing some of the best 9-Man and Class A athletes in our previous two PrepRedzoneMN Preseason All-State squad am stoked to present our third edition of the vaunted summer series with the Class AA team. After watching…
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Continue ReadingPart III is here! After introducing some of the best 9-Man and Class A athletes in our previous two PrepRedzoneMN Preseason All-State squad am stoked to present our third edition of the vaunted summer series with the Class AA team. After watching film on the around 60 Minnesota AA programs that make up the entire class, which included hundreds of athletes and even more clips and highlights, we have a loaded offensive and defensive team that I am very excited to present to our lovely subscribers. No one watches more film on Minnesota high school players than me, and I am very confident that these are the best the state has to offer in the AA level of competition. To reiterate, I name these teams mostly based on available game film, so unfortunately in the smaller classes of the state, some programs are hampered by the fact that Hudl is wicked expensive and some programs simply can’t afford it. I recognize that this isn’t the most inclusive way to name a team, but there isn’t a more efficient way available, so if I missed a player you think deserves to be a Preseason All-State pick please email me at: oliver@prepredzone.com! Thanks for reading and congratulations to all of the selectees. It’s going to be a heckuva season this fall!
Preseason Player of the Year: Tony Nelson Tony Nelson 6'6" | 265 lbs | OL Tracy-Milroy-Balaton | 2022 State MN (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton)
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Mario Sanders Mario Sanders 5'10" | 180 lbs | WR MPLS North | 2022 State MN (MPLS North)
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Kaden Zenzen (Barnesville)
Offense
Quarterback
First Team: Noah Strickfaden Noah Strickfaden 6'3" | 180 lbs | QB Norwood Young America | 2023 State MN (Norwood Young America-2023)
Second Team: Alex Lang (Redwood Valley)
Running Back
First Team: Sam Backer Sam Backer 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Chatfield | 2023 State MN (Chatfield-2023) – Sivert Klefsaas (Staples-Motley) – Logan Orvedahl (Moose Lake-Willow River) – Jack Paulson (Medford)
Second Team: Braxton Munnikhuysen (Triton) – Andrew Phillips Andrew Phillips 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB NRHEG | 2023 State MN (NRHEG-2023) – Camden Ludeman Camden Ludeman 5'11" | 200 lbs | ATH Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial | 2022 State MN (Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial) – John Patros (St. Agnes) – Jackson Thompson (Moose Lake-Willow River/2023)
Wide Receiver
First Team: Mario Sanders Mario Sanders 5'10" | 180 lbs | WR MPLS North | 2022 State MN (MPLS North) – Jackson Loge (Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta) – De’Meiko Anderson De’Meiko Anderson 5'11" | 155 lbs | WR MPLS North | 2022 State MN (MPLS North) – Chandler Braith (Staples-Motley)
Second Team: Trevor Steberg (Kenyon-Wanamingo) – Simon Morgan (St. Clair-2023) – Mason Hiltner (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) – Gavin Mathies (Eden Valley-Watkins)
Tight End
First Team: Kaden Zenzen (Barnesville) – Carson Woodford (Redwood Valley) – Carter Watnaas (Osakis)
Offensive Line
First Team: Tony Nelson Tony Nelson 6'6" | 265 lbs | OL Tracy-Milroy-Balaton | 2022 State MN (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) – Ethan Fischer Ethan Fischer 6'9" | 265 lbs | OL Maple River | 2022 State MN (Maple River) – Chester Watley Chester Watley 6'4" | 300 lbs | OL MPLS North | 2022 State MN (MPLS North) – Nolan Buckholtz (Maple River) – Nick Haugrud(Pelican Rapids)
Second Team: Dawson Slaughter Dawson Slaughter 6'1" | 250 lbs | DL JWP | 2022 State MN (Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton) – Jayden Hoss Jayden Hoss 6'3" | 275 lbs | OL Pipestone Area | 2023 State MN (Pipestone Area) – Quiyon Jordan Quiyon Jordan 6'1" | 280 lbs | DL MPLS North | 2022 State MN (MPLS North) – Thomas Loeffler Thomas Loeffler 6'3" | 260 lbs | OL St. Clair | 2022 State MN (St. Clair) – Gage McManemy Gage McManemy 6'4" | 250 lbs | OL Lake Crystal-Welcome-Memorial | 2023 State MN (Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial) – Gavin Loveless (International Falls)
Athlete
First Team: Karson Lindsay Karson Lindsay 5'11" | 190 lbs | ATH Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton | 2023 State MN (Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton) – Gabe Boucha (Warroad)
Second Team: Isaac Schmidt (St. Agnes) – Noah Krause Noah Krause ATH Barnesville | 2022 State MN (Barnesville) – Cameron Heng Cameron Heng ATH Barnesville | 2022 State MN (Barnesville)
Defense
Defensive Line
First Team: Logan Banse Logan Banse 6'3" | 220 lbs | DL Caledonia | 2022 State MN (Caledonia) – Tony Nelson Tony Nelson 6'6" | 265 lbs | OL Tracy-Milroy-Balaton | 2022 State MN (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) – Brooks Butt Brooks Butt 6'1" | 270 lbs | DL Crookston | 2022 State MN (Crookston) – Gage Bishop (LeSueur-Henderson)
Second Team: Nick Haugrud (Pelican Rapids) – Noah Buckholtz (Maple River) – Brady Mages (Osakis)
Linebacker
First Team: Kaden Zenzen (Barnesville) – Ethan Boll (Crookston-2023) – Jonny Robideau (Barnesville-2023) – Adam Schavey (Blue Earth) – Jackson Thompson (Moose Lake-Willow River/2023)
Second Team: Cole Paulson (Pipestone Area) – Chance Backer Chance Backer LB Chatfield | 2020 State MN (Chatfield) – Cooper Ochsendorf (Maple River-2023) – Isaac Schmidt (St. Agnes)
Defensive Back
First Team: Karson Lindsay Karson Lindsay 5'11" | 190 lbs | ATH Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton | 2023 State MN (JWP-2023) – Caleb Flood (St. Agnes) – Tristan Thompson (International Falls-2023) – Maddox Biever Maddox Biever 6'1" | 170 lbs | DB Pipestone Area | 2022 State MN (Pipestone Area)
Second Team: Ty Hansen Ty Hansen 5'10" | 150 lbs | WR Pipestone | 2022 State MN (Pipestone Area) – Trevor Steberg (Kenyon-Wanamingo) – Carter Watnaas(Osakis) – Luke Schonborn (Blue Earth) – Drew Lundeen (Redwood Valley) – Anthony Sykora Anthony Sykora 5'10" | 185 lbs | ATH West Central Area | 2023 State MN (West Central Area-2023)
Specialists
First Team: Sebastian Amorrortu Sebastian Amorrortu 5'8" | 170 lbs | K MPLS North | 2022 State MN (MPLS North) – Jacob Andrews (Medford)