Minnesota's Top-25 Performances from Week 4

Back at it again with the MN top performers! Last Friday was the culmination of another great week of Minnesota prep football, highlighted by Rosemount's exciting upset of then #1 Eden Prairie in Class 6A Metro action and Becker taking down 4A's defending champ Hutchinson. It was also a big weekend for the likes of St. Paul Harding/Humboldt, Robbinsdale Cooper, Minneapolis North, Moose Lake-Willow River, Dassel-Cokato, Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin, and Mabel-Canton to name a few, and this upcoming week is set to be another barnburner with big matchups across the Metro, Outstate, and in just about every classification of football. Personally, it's a good thing to have some exciting action on the docket in my home state, as I'm set to experience my first-ever hurricane/tropical storm tomorrow night here in North Central Florida, and I'm going to be quite bummed if we're without power and I can't stream any games in MN. However, to distract myself I am excited to bring to our lovely readers another edition of our weekly feature highlighting our Top-25 performances from last weekend's contests, and we got some doozy's for you today. From single-game school records set, 7 TD games, 6 TD rushing performances, three INTs, and multi-phase, multi-TD games highlight some of the best from this week's Top-25. Enjoy!   --   1) [player_tooltip player_id='112043' first='Carson' last='Hansen'] (Lakeville South) Senior. RB. 6'1, 195. The Iowa State commit set Lakeville South's single-game rushing record with a 23-carry, 322-yard performance against Farmington. He also scored 4 TDs with his legs.   2) Nick Slater (Nicollet) Sophomore. QB. In a 64-38 win versus Madelia, the underclassman completed 16 passes for 408 yards and seven TDs! He also added 14 carries for 65 yards on the ground, 3 tackles, and 4 sacks defensively.   3) [player_tooltip player_id='120956' first='Caden' last='Spence'] (Zimmerman) Senior. RB. 6'1, 190 lbs. One of the state's best kept secrets at the RB position, Spence balled out for 24 carries for 285 yards and 6 TDs in a 48-7 win over Foley.   4) [player_tooltip player_id='241912' first='Isaac' last='Davis'] (Park Center) Junior. DB. 5'11, 185 lbs. The Park Center safety went off for 10 tackles, 3 PBUs, an interception, a fumble he scooped up for a TD, and caught a pass and took it to the house on a fake punt against St. Anthony Village.   5) [player_tooltip player_id='312947' first='Damien' last='Bentho'] (Brainerd) Senior. RB. Sitting near the top of the rushing charts in most categories, Bentho continued his production with a massive 44 carry for 227 yards and 2 TDs in a 19-7 grinder of a win against Bemidji.   6) Kaden Vig (Kittson County Central) Senior. ATH. 6'6, 235 lbs. The massive senior stock riser is once again in the top performers list and was a big reason for the 41-6 victory over Lake of the Woods/Indus/Rainy River as he caught 2 passes for 98 yards and a TD, 13 tackles, 2 TFLs, and a 31-yard punt.   7) Austan Orvedahl (Duluth East) Senior. RB. 5'11, 205 lbs. The Preseason 5A First Team All-State RB was a big help in the Greyhound's 28-14 win against Hermantown to the tune of 24 carries for 299 yards and 3 TDs.   8) Conner Martens (Nicollet) Junior. WR. The recipient of Slater's big throwing day, Martens caught 10 receptions for 289 yards and 5 TDs.   9) [player_tooltip player_id='242496' first='Quentin' last='Cobb-Butler'] (Woodbury) Junior. DB. Returned the opening kickoff for a TD, picked off a pass and returned it for six, posted two tackles, punted three balls for 117 yards and a touchback, and kicked a PAT in Woodbury's defeat of Burnsville.   10) [player_tooltip player_id='236878' first='Jonathan' last='Shrum'] (Farmington) Senior. DB. 5'11, 180 lbs. The speedster posted 353 all-purpose yards and 3 TDs in a loss to Lakeville South. That included 18 carries for 143 and 2 TDs, 8 completed passes for 100 yards, and a 94-yard kick return for a TD.   11) [player_tooltip player_id='348789' first='Brett' last='Salmonson'] (Park of Cottage Grove) Junior. DB. Had a strong defensive stat line of 6 tackles, 3 INTs, and a PBU against Hopkins High School.   12) Tony Kruse (St. Louis Park) Junior. DB. 6'2, 170 lbs. In SLP's big win against crosstown rival Benilde-St. Margaret's, Kruse totaled four tackles and 2 interceptions, one of which he returned 53 yards for six.   13) [player_tooltip player_id='313241' first='Anthony' last='Powell'] (Rogers) Senior. RB. 5'10, 190 lbs. The 5A Preseason All-State RB carried the rock 31 times for 291 yards and 3 TDs as Rogers took down Coon Rapids 37-6.   14) Damon Ferguson (Red Lake County) In their 26-8 victory over Warroad the Red Lake County athlete went for 28 carries for 196 yards and 3 TDs and also threw a TD pass as well.   15) Tygh Gullickson (Deer River) Senior. RB. 5'10, 170 lbs. The three-phase contributor posted 28 carries for 211 yards and 3 TDs in a 45-20 win against International Falls.   16) Josiah Kallevig (Wadena-Deer Creek) Junior. QB. 6'3, 175 lbs. Was efficient as a passer in a big win against Red Lake and finished with a 12-14 for 193 passing yards and 4 TD individual effort, plus 76 more rushing yards.   17) Chisum Schmiedeberg (Kittson County Central) Senior. DB/RB. 5'8, 160 lbs. In a 41-6 whoopin' of Lake of the Woods/Indus/Rainy River the senior rushed 16 times for 220 yards (13.8 YPC) and 3 TDs.   18) [player_tooltip player_id='299669' first='Alex' last='Hollie'] (Minneapolis Washburn) Senior. LB. 5'10, 215 lbs. In the massive MPLS city rivalry that is Southwest vs. Washburn, Hollie helped his victorious Millers with a 16 tackle performance that also included an INT he returned for a TD. Washburn won 17-7.   19) Micah Bermel (Hillcrest Lutheran) Senior. DL. Had an excellent individual performance in a 47-12 win against Bertha-Hewitt the senior two-way lineman totaled 11 tackles, 3 sacks, a FF, a fumble recovery, and a blocked kick!   20) [player_tooltip player_id='105379' first='Tanner' last='Zolnosky'] (East Ridge) Junior. QB. 6', 195 lbs. The Bowling Green offeree was 18-24 for 304 yards and 3 TDs in a win against Eagan. Zolnosky is having a strong junior season so far.   21) Rees Grimsrud (Rochester Mayo) Junior. QB. In a 52-0 win against crosstown Rochester John Marshall the returning top performer Grimsrud was 12-17 for 175 yards and 4 TDs through the air.   22) [player_tooltip player_id='313184' first='Sam' last='Berrey'] (Park of Cottage Grove) Senior. QB. 6'3, 215 lbs. Posted 230 yards and 4 total TDs in Park's 50-13 victory over Hopkins.   23) [player_tooltip player_id='112070' first='Levi' last='Teetzel'] (Hutchinson) Senior. RB. 5'11, 200 lbs. Despite the brutal loss to Becker, Teetzel tallied 20 rushes for 283 yards and 2 TDs.   24) [player_tooltip player_id='441518' first='Dane' last='Borene'] (SMB) Junior. DL. 6'5, 235 lbs. The Edina native was dominant against Minneapolis North, despite the loss, and finished with 11 tackles, 4 sacks, and a TFL.   25) Nirvaan Yogarajah (Benilde-St. Margaret's) Junior. QB. 6'2, 150 lbs. Had a heckuva game despite the 28-33 loss to St . Louis Park as he went 22-29 (76%) for 326 yards and 3 TDs. Unfortunately, he also had 2 INTs, but still a solid day.

Back at it again with the MN top performers! Last Friday was the culmination of another great week of Minnesota prep football, highlighted by Rosemount's exciting upset of then #1 Eden Prairie in Class 6A Metro action and Becker taking down 4A's defending champ Hutchinson. It was also a big weekend for the likes of St. Paul Harding/Humboldt, Robbinsdale Cooper, Minneapolis North, Moose Lake-Willow River, Dassel-Cokato, Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin, and Mabel-Canton to name a few, and this upcoming week is set to be another barnburner with big matchups across the Metro, Outstate, and in just about every classification of football. Personally, it's a good thing to have some exciting action on the docket in my home state, as I'm set to experience my first-ever hurricane/tropical storm tomorrow night here in North Central Florida, and I'm going to be quite bummed if we're without power and I can't stream any games in MN. However, to distract myself I am excited to bring to our lovely readers another edition of our weekly feature highlighting our Top-25 performances from last weekend's contests, and we got some doozy's for you today. From single-game school records set, 7 TD games, 6 TD rushing performances, three INTs, and multi-phase, multi-TD games highlight some of the best from this week's Top-25. Enjoy!