North Dakota: 2022 Preseason 9B All-State Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NORTH DAKOTA</strong>-- We made our way deep into 9-man football in North Dakota to build our 9B 2022 Preseason All-State Team. After scouting South Dakota and North Dakota on back to back nights, it made me wonder how awesome it would be to have a Border Battle of the best 9-man prospects battle it out, North Dakota vs. South Dakota. We identified nearly 80 prospects to make our North Dakota 9B All-State Team from all eight regions, and holy cow was I impressed with the crop of talent the Roughrider state had to offer at the 9-man level</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How did we put our list together?</strong> We watched 100s of game tapes and highlight tapes to identify the best of the best prospects North Dakota 9-man football has to offer. With putting together several of these teams already year after year, we base our evaluations on strictly potential with the biggest question being: <strong>How does this particular play/tape correlate to the next-level?</strong> It is different than just drafting up a few players to watch, as we took all the time we needed for most of the Wednesday to put this team together. The deeper the list position wise, the more talent there is to choose from college coaches! I would be remissed if didn't say that North Dakota is STACKED with plenty of prospects in the future that can play on Saturdays from the Division I level all the way thru JUCO. Let's get to it, the North Dakota 2022 Preseason 9B All-State Team, starting off with some preseason awards!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Preseason Awards</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>2022 Preseason 9B Player of the Year:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">[player_tooltip player_id='56561' first='Colton' last='Ness'], TE/DB, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>2022 Preseason 9B Offensive Player of the Year:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Ethan Bergstrom, WR, Mayport-CG (2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>2022 Preseason 9B Hog Molly (O-Line) of the Year:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Nate Tastad, North Prairie (2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>2022 Preseason 9B Athlete of the Year:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">[player_tooltip player_id='276802' first='Tate' last='Mart'], LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Quarterbacks</em></strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nick Mears, North Prairie (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Trey Wall, Enderlin (2023</strong>) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tyler Brandt, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (2024)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/athlete/13312789">Easton Eriksmoen</a>, Divide County (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Walker Braaten, Westhope/Newburg (2025)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ben Edland, Griggs-Midkota (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joel Holmen, Tioga (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rylan Scheig, Surrey (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>3rd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ty Schmitt, TGU (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Haydon Meier, New Rockford-Sheyenne (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jackson Steffens, Tri-State (2025)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Casyn Syvertsen, Richland (2024)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Running Backs</em></strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/athlete/13235238">And</a>rew Arth, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jake Steele, Cavalier (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wyatt Caraballo, Divide County (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brady Lettenmaier, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='277669' first='Easton' last='Andel'], Westhope/Newburg (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Collin Lindenberg, Napoleon-GS (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Branssen Volz, Tioga (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Trevor Miller, Kidder County (2024)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Fullbacks:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marty Rohrbeck, Maple River (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>William Webb, Surrey (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tuff Longie, St. John (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Wide Receivers</em></strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ethan Bergstrom, May-Port CG (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Garrett Westlind, North Star (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leonel Chavez, Tri-State (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>3rd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jesse Dalby, Surrey (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Tight Ends</em></strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='56561' first='Colton' last='Ness'], LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Walker McGillis, May-Port CG (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='233524' first='Trey' last='Swanson'], Beach (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/athlete/15319539">Wyatt Kuhn</a>, New Salem-Almont (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alex Martinez, Hettinger/Scranton (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Isaac Charbonneau, St. John (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Offensive Line</em></strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nate Tastad, North Prairie (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AJ Heins, New Salem-Almont (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zack Pfahl, Dunsieth (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ayden Amundson, Surrey (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/athlete/14923783">Oaklee Medenwaldt</a>, Hankinson (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lane McCoy, Larimore (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Levi Kautzman, Griggs-Midkota (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Defensive Line</em></strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='233524' first='Trey' last='Swanson'], Beach (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/athlete/13498296">Mathias Kackman</a>, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='241344' first='Caden' last='Belgarde'], St. John (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/athlete/13106713">Michael Steinbrink</a>, Hatton-Northwood (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sam Wieland, Hettinger/Scranton (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brock Wendel, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bowden Hasbrouck, Hettinger/Scranton (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/athlete/14939185">Ryder Wendel</a>, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Braden Jahner, Hettinger/Scranton (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>3rd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Matthew Winter, Lewis and Clark (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Linebackers</em></strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/athlete/13193363">Clay </a>Hovelson, Maple River (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kai Stanczyk, Flasher (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wyatt Caraballo, Divide County (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Keaton Rust, Central McLean (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nick Wulfekuhle, Richland (2024)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Moses Carr, Tioga (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ryan Pingel, Alexander (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>3rd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tuff Longie, St. John (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/athlete/14924382">Zachary </a>Smith, Tri-State (2025)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Defensive Backs</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marty Rohrbeck, Maple River (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='242533' first='Ethan' last='Hanson'], Surrey (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='56561' first='Colton' last='Ness'], LaMoure-Litchiville-Marion (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jesse Dalby, Surrey (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hunter Stilbal, Tri-State (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Specialists</em></strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='276802' first='Tate' last='Mart'], LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hunter Twete, Hatton-Northwood (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>3rd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zane Soiseth, Alexander (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Athletes:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='276802' first='Tate' last='Mart'], LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hunter Twete, Hatton-Northwood (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sterling Enerson, Cavalier (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cruz Hernandez, Hankinson (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brock Norton, New Salem-Almont (2025)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Layton Woodbury, Flasher (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kasey Odegaard, Tioga (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/athlete/14908335">Co</a>nnor Knattraud, New Richland-Sheyenne (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Easton Benz, New Rockford-Sheyenne (2026)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>3rd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bennett Meier, New Richland-Sheyenne (2025)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tanner Defoe, Hettinger-Scranton (2023)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carl Quam, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood</strong> <strong>(2024)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Emery Noll, Beach (2025)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->