Minnesota’s Top-25 Week 0 & 1 Performers
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Week 1 has officially kicked off and is in the books and the 2022 prep football season in Minnesota is underway. With PRzMN’s content model now transitioning to in-season coverage, I wanted to get things going with 25 of the…
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Continue ReadingWeek 1 has officially kicked off and is in the books and the 2022 prep football season in Minnesota is underway. With PRzMN’s content model now transitioning to in-season coverage, I wanted to get things going with 25 of the top individual performances from Week 0 and Week 1 of this current season. For those reading, I gather these stat lines and performances from a combination of MNFootballHub (thank you Jim, David, and the StarTribune team), Hudl game tape, and good ol’ fashioned DMing of both players and coaches from around the state. If I missed someone, it was not intentional, and prospect’s can really help themselves get noticed by tagging @PrepRedzoneMN and/or @OJW_Scouting on Twitter with their stat lines, as well as posting the stats in the tweets of their game highlights as well. I watch everything I come across, just as an FYI. I hope everyone enjoys the swing into in-season content starting with this article, and make sure to stay posted the rest of the week as I make some state championship predictions, name some breakout candidates of the 2022 season, and much more. Thanks for reading!
*Top-25 are in no specific order
1) Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman (Coon Rapids) Junior. WR.
In the Cardinals second game of the season the junior posted 5 catches for 131 yards and a TD against St. Francis on September 1st in their Week 1 contest. This built on a 7 catch for 122 yard and 3 TD Week 0 win at Brainerd.
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2) Levi Teetzel Levi Teetzel 5'11" | 190 lbs | ATH Hutchinson | 2023 State MN (Hutchinson) Senior. RB.
Had a big Week 1 performance against Alexandria and totaled 28 rushes for 226 yards and 2 TDs.
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3) Landyn Nelson Landyn Nelson 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Andover | 2023 MN (Andover) Senior. QB. 6’3, 215 lbs.
Posted 24 completions on 31 attempts for 428 yards and 5 TDs against Brainerd Week 1.
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4) Finn McElroy Finn McElroy 6'2" | 205 lbs | QB Edina | 2023 State MN (Edina) Senior. QB.
The senior signal-caller went 29-46 for 349 yards and 2 TDs against Minnetonka Week 1 in a former Lake Conference heavyweight rivalry.
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5) Evan Bennerotte Evan Bennerotte QB Randolph | 2023 MN (Randolph) Senior. QB. 6’1, 165 lbs.
Looks like the Rockets found another stat monster at QB. Bennerotte threw 9-12 for 246 yards and 4 TDs against Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Week 1.
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6) Jamen Malone Jamen Malone 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Robbinsdale Armstrong | 2023 State MN (Robbinsdale Armstrong) Senior. QB.
Helped beat Waconia in the Falcons Week 1 victory as he posted a 12-23 for 307 yards and 4 TDs stat line at QB.
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7) Jacob Mattick (Coon Rapids) Junior. QB. 6’3, 180 lbs.
Had a big day in the opening game and week of the season as Mattick went 23-42 for 351 and 4 TDs against Brainerd Week 0!
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8) Jack Schoenborn Jack Schoenborn 5'9" | 160 lbs | RB Milaca | 2023 MN (Milaca) Senior. RB. 5’8, 160 lbs.
In a 42-22 win at Litchfield the senior speedster rushed 27 times for 269 yards and 3 TDs!
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9) Hank Tellers (Sebeka) Senior. QB
9man monster went off in his Week 1 drubbing of Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley and rushed 14 times for 228 yards and 3 TDs!
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10) Reese Turner (Chaska) Senior. RB. 5’11, 180 lbs.
In a Week 1 win against Bloomington Jefferson he rushed 22 times for 213 yards and 3 TDs.
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11) Orion Sass (Lanesboro) RB.
In a big victory against heavyweight Grand Meadow the running back rushed 24 times for 193 yards and 2 TDs.
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12) AJ Ladwig (Hutchinson) FB. Senior. 5’9, 180 lbs.
In a Week 1 victory at Alexandria Ladwig went 19 for 103 and 3 TDs and currently leads the state with 5 rushing TDs.
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13) Sam Musungu (Andover) WR. Senior.
In a Week 1 victory at Brainerd High School he caught 10 passes for 214 and 3 TDs.
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14) Kyle Bechtel (Caledonia) WR.
Posted a Randy Moss-esque stat line against Pine Island of 3 catches for 116 yards and 3 TDs.
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15) Brig Poppe Brig Poppe 6'4" | 200 lbs | TE Rochester Mayo | 2023 MN (Rochester Mayo) Senior. DL.
In a win against Owatonna the senior posted 5 tackles, 4 TFls, and 4 sacks along with a forced fumble to boot!
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16) Owen Kluempke (St. Cloud Tech) Junior. DL.
In a Week 1 loss to Moorhead the junior tallied 13 total tackles, 2 TFLs, and 2 sacks and is currently sitting at #1 in the state for tackles through Week 0 and Week 1 play.
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17) Edward Tabla (Coon Rapids) Senior. OLB.
In a narrow 21-20 victory over Brainerd the OLB posted 8 tackles and picked off 2 passes.
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18) Harrison Esau (Rochester Century) Junior. QB.
Century’s junior gunslinger went 18-34 for 330 yards and 3 TDs in a tight loss to New Prague during Week 1 of the season.
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19) Damien Bentho Damien Bentho 5'10" | 185 lbs | RB Brainerd | 2023 MN (Brainerd) Senior. RB.
29 carries for 238 yards and 2 TDs to help his Warriors win a close one against Coon Rapids during Week 0 of the season.
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20) Caden Spence Caden Spence 6'1" | 190 lbs | RB Zimmerman | 2023 State MN (Zimmerman) Senior. RB. 6’2, 195 lbs.
Helped blowout Annandale and rushed 10 times for 190 yards and 2 TDs + 2 catches for 70 yards and a TD. Also added 3 tackles and 2 PBUs.
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21) Jack Spanier Jack Spanier 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB Rocori | 2023 State MN (Rocori) Senior. QB. 6′, 180 lbs.
In a Week 0 win against Becker the senior QB1 threw 22 times for 17 completions, 208 yards, and a TD. He currently sits as Minnesota’s completion leader through two weeks of the 2022 season.
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22) Raishaun Wade (MPLS South) Senior. ATH. 5’8, 170 lbs.
Against Columbia Heights, in his first game at RB, Wade had 11 carries for 141 yards and 2 TDs and added three tackles and a catch for 15 yards.
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23) Tanner Schmidt (Stillwater) Junior. WR. 5’10, 170 lbs.
Versus Centennial High School the junior pass catcher snagged 7 passes for 189 yards and a TD.
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24) Westin Hoyt Westin Hoyt 6'1" | 185 lbs | LB Forest Lake | 2023 MN (Forest Lake) Senior. DB/WR. 6’1, 190 lbs.
Helped in a giant win against STMA as he posted 3 catches for 86 yards and 2 TDs plus a kick return for a TD and 8 tackles!
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25) Maxwell Woods Maxwell Woods 5'11" | 180 lbs | RB Chanhassen | 2024 State MN (Chanhassen) Junior. RB.
Totaled a stat line of 8 carries for 191 yards and 3 TDs
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Honorable Mentions:
Derek Tibbets (Hawley)
Scored 4 TDs against Pillager
Malakye Parker Malakye Parker 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB Goodhue | 2023 State MN (Glencoe-Silver Lake)
125 rush yards and 69 receiving yards to total 3 TDs
Caleb Sandstrom Caleb Sandstrom 6'3" | 220 lbs | LB Elk River | 2023 State MN (Elk River)
In only 2.5 quarters of play the senior Elk posted 13 tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 FFs, a 40-yard TD reception, and a successful 2 pt. conversion.
Johnny Frank (Faribault)
Against Albert Lea caught 3 passes for 121 yards and a TD
Owen Louwagie Owen Louwagie 5'11" | 165 lbs | QB Lakeview | 2023 State MN (Lakeview)
Threw for 137 passing yards and 4 TDs and 17 rushing yards and a TD on the ground against Springfield.