South Dakota: 2022 9B All-State Preseason Team
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SOUTH DAKOTA– We move our Preseason All-State focus into 9B in South Dakota. With the season starting this week, we thought there would be no better time to release this team. What did we learn from evaluating this group of…
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Continue ReadingSOUTH DAKOTA– We move our Preseason All-State focus into 9B in South Dakota. With the season starting this week, we thought there would be no better time to release this team. What did we learn from evaluating this group of over 40+ prospects? Do not sleep on 9B just because they are the smallest division of South Dakota high school football, as there is PLENTY of hidden gems that would resonate at the next level.
How did we put this list together? We watched tons of tape from all of these prospects, but the key component is each prospect had to have the film available from last season or was recommended by one of our scouts, high school coaches, etc. As we always say, the tape doesn’t lie, and having it out there is a huge benefit to any prospect’s recruiting if they want to play at the next level as you are always being evaluated. Our style for our Preseason Teams is much different than other networks; as we look at your tape from eyes, having watched 1000s of highlight tapes over the years and have seen plenty of great skillsets put out there across the Dakotas. We very seldomly look at the stats from a season ago. Without further a do, the South Dakota 2022 9B All-State Preseason Team!
2022 9B All-State Preseason Team Player of the Year:
Brenden Begeman Brenden Begeman 6'2" | 195 lbs | RB Herreid/Selby | 2023 State , Herreid-Selby (2023)
Photo Courtesy of Begeman Photography
2022 9B All-State Preseason Offensive Player of the Year:
TJ Salmen TJ Salmen 6'7" | 200 lbs | TE Hitchcock-Tulare | 2023 State , TE/DE, Hitchcock-Tulare (2023)
Photo Courtesy of TJ Salmen TJ Salmen 6'7" | 200 lbs | TE Hitchcock-Tulare | 2023 State , Hudl
2022 9B All-State Preseason Defensive Player of the Year:
Damon Wilkinson Damon Wilkinson 6'9" | 260 lbs | DL De Smet | 2023 State , De Smet (2023)
Quarterbacks:
1st Team
Tray Hettick Tray Hettick 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Herreid/Selby | 2023 State , Herreid-Selby (2023)
CJ Smith CJ Smith 5'11" | 160 lbs | QB Dell Rapids St Marys | 2023 State , Dell Rapids St. Mary (2023)
2nd Team
Landon Hepker Landon Hepker QB Sully Buttes | 2023 , Sully Buttes (2023)
Sawyer Thompson Sawyer Thompson 5'11" | 180 lbs | QB Lemmon-McIntosh | 2024 SD , Lemmon-McIntosh (2024)
Drew Harper, Faith (2023)
Running Backs:
1st Team
Brenden Begeman Brenden Begeman 6'2" | 195 lbs | RB Herreid/Selby | 2023 State , Herreid-Selby (2023)
Erik Salmen Erik Salmen 6'0" | 200 lbs | RB Hitchcock-Tulare | 2024 State SD , Hitchcock-Tulare (2023)
Nic Gaspar, Dell Rapids St. Mary (2024)
2nd Team
Lucas Flemmer, Dell Rapids St. Mary (2024)
Kadyn Fast, De Smet (2024)
Fullbacks:
1st Team
Reece Ohrtman, Kadoka Area (2023)
2nd Team
Matthew Birkeland, Jones County (2023)
Wide Receivers:
1st Team:
Landon Puffer, Hitchcock-Tulare (2023)
Trevor Gill Trevor Gill WR Herreid-Selby | 2024 State SD , Herreid-Selby (2024)
2nd Team
Cole Zabel, Herreid-Selby (2024)
Tight Ends:
1st Team:
Gabriel Lindeman Gabriel Lindeman 6'3" | 240 lbs | ATH Dell Rapids St Mary | 2023 State , Dell Rapids St. Mary (2023)
TJ Salmen TJ Salmen 6'7" | 200 lbs | TE Hitchcock-Tulare | 2023 State , Hitchcock-Tulare (2024)
Matthew Gray Matthew Gray ATH Faith | 2023 State , Faith (2023)
2nd Team
Johnathan MacFeat, Kadoka Area (2023)
Cole Schroeder, Hitchcock-Tulare (2023)
Offensive Line:
1st Team
Carson Leonhardt Carson Leonhardt ATH Faulkton Area | 2024 State SD , Faukton Area (2024)
Jacob Michlitsch, Hitchcock-Tulare (2023)
Kyle Bares, Dell Rapids St. Mary (2023)
Collin Tisdall Collin Tisdall 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB Herreid-Selby | 2024 State SD , Herreid-Selby (2024)
2nd Team
Hunter Friend, Herreid-Selby (2023)
Ian VanderMay, Kadoka Area (2023)
Dylan Rowcliffe, De Smet (2023)
Defensive Line:
1st Team
Damon Wilkinson Damon Wilkinson 6'9" | 260 lbs | DL De Smet | 2023 State , De Smet (2023)
Gabriel Lindeman Gabriel Lindeman 6'3" | 240 lbs | ATH Dell Rapids St Mary | 2023 State , Dell Rapids St. Mary (2023)
Chase DeRouchey, Potter County (2023)
Kyle Bares, Dell Rapids St. Mary (2023)
2nd Team
TJ Salmen TJ Salmen 6'7" | 200 lbs | TE Hitchcock-Tulare | 2023 State , Hitchcock Tulare (2023)
Jacob Michlitsch, Hitchcock-Tulare (2023)
3rd Team
Cade Schick Cade Schick LB Faulkton | 2023 , Faulkton Area (2023)
Linebacker:
1st Team
Riley Fliehe, Hitchcock-Tulare (2023)
Collin Tisdall Collin Tisdall 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB Herreid-Selby | 2024 State SD , Herreid-Selby (2024)
2nd Team
Layne Palmer, Kadoka Area (2023)
Alex Tanner Alex Tanner 6'2" | ATH Potter County | 2023 State , Potter County (2023)
Nathan Bradford, Herreid-Selby (2024)
Defensive Back:
1st Team
Brenden Begeman Brenden Begeman 6'2" | 195 lbs | RB Herreid/Selby | 2023 State , Herreid-Selby (2023)
2nd Team
Tommy Aughenbaugh, De Smet (2024)
Specialists
1st Team
Alex Tanner Alex Tanner 6'2" | ATH Potter County | 2023 State , Potter County (2023)
Athletes:
1st Team
Brady Bierema, Avon (2023)
Kley Heumiller, Avon (2023)
2nd Team:
Garrett Kramer, Faukton Area (2024)
Chad Binger, Hitchcock-Tulare (2023)
Kaden Sayler Kaden Sayler 5'9" | 220 lbs | ATH Herreid-Selby | 2025 SD , LB, Herreid-Selby (2025)