Nate’s Big Dogs of the Week: South Dakota, Week 6
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SOUTH DAKOTA– Week 6 in South Dakota has come and gone quickly in the Mount Rushmore State, as we saw several excellent nominees for our weekly Big Dogs of the Week, nominated by the coaches across the state and with…
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Continue ReadingSOUTH DAKOTA– Week 6 in South Dakota has come and gone quickly in the Mount Rushmore State, as we saw several excellent nominees for our weekly Big Dogs of the Week, nominated by the coaches across the state and with plenty of research across social media, etc. as well. We are now past the midway point of the regular season, as the playoffs are right around the corner from 11AAA all the way down to 9B. Again this week, with our submissions, we named our choice for South Dakota Big Dog of the Week in Week 6 at the bulk of the positions (defense wins championships, of course, but we just handed out a defensive player of the week). Some names you have seen for weeks; others are new names to us or developing prospects we hoped would turn the corner as far as their potential in 2022, which has happened a bunch. Let’s get to it, South Dakota.
Quarterbacks:
Kelby Hett Kelby Hett QB Harding County-Bison | 2023 State , QB, Harding County-Bison (2023)
Stat Line: 6/8 passing, 221 passing yards, three touchdowns in just ONE quarter in Week 6. No offers yet.
Kelby is my South Dakota Week 6 QB1 of the Week winner for Prep Redzone Dakotas.
Burk Blasius Burk Blasius 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB Wall | 2024 State SD , QB, Wall (2024)
Stat Line: 10/11 passing, 275 passing yards, three touchdowns.
Simon Kieffer, QB, Rapid City Christian (2025)
Stat Line: 13/20 passing, 153 passing yards, five touchdowns.
Simon gets my nominee for Underclassmen QB1 of the Week for Week 6 in South Dakota.
Brody Scharlemann, QB, Great Plains Lutheran (2025)
Stat Line: Four passing touchdowns
Lucas Slack Lucas Slack 6'1" | 190 lbs | QB Brandon Valley | 2023 State , QB, Brandon Valley (2023)
Stat Line: 15/22 passing, 229 passing yards, three touchdowns.
Precision QBs of the Week:
Both of these quarterbacks threw for a perfect 100% completion percentage in Week 6 in South Dakota.
Noah McDermott Noah McDermott QB Elk Point-Jefferson | 2023 State , QB, Elk Point-Jefferson (2023)
Stat Line: 12/12 passing, 204 passing yards, three touchdowns.
Tyson Stevenson, QB, Hamlin (2024)
Stat Line: 9/9 passing, 216 passing yards, five touchdowns.
Running Backs:
Maverick Jones Maverick Jones 5'11" | 170 lbs | RB Sioux Falls O'Gorman | 2024 State SD , RB, Sioux Falls O’Gorman (2024)
Stat Line: 269 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns.
Maverick is my South Dakota Week 6 Running Back of the Week winner for Prep Redzone Dakotas.
Brenden Begeman Brenden Begeman 6'2" | 195 lbs | RB Herreid/Selby | 2023 State , RB, Herreid-Selby (2023)
Stat Line: 19 carries, 224 rushing yards, four touchdowns.
Delvoun Spears-Witte Delvoun Spears-Witte 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Brandon Valley | 2024 State SD , RB, Brandon Valley (2024)
Stat Line: 17 carries, 144 rushing yards, one touchdown.
Wide Receivers:
Jack Smith Jack Smith 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2024 State SD , WR, Sioux Falls Lincoln (2024)
Stat Line: 13 receptions, 235 receiving yards, two touchdowns.
Jack is my South Dakota Week 6 Wide Receiver of the Week winner for Prep Redzone Dakotas.
Owen Heath Owen Heath 6'3" | 200 lbs | DB West Central | 2023 , WR, West Central (2023)
Stat Line: 10 receptions, 182 receiving yards, five touchdowns.
Brayden Delahoyde Brayden Delahoyde 6'4" | 230 lbs | TE Spearfish | 2024 State SD , WR/DB, Spearfish (2024)
Stat Line: 6 receptions, 115 total yards, two total touchdowns. Defense: 3 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 1 interception
Nate Andresen Nate Andresen 6'4" | 195 lbs | WR Brandon Valley | 2023 State , WR, Brandon Valley (2023)
Stat Line: 3 receptions, 111 receiving yards, two touchdowns
Dylan Langerock, WR, Brandon Valley (2023)
Stat Line: 10 receptions, 112 receiving yards, one touchdown.
Defense:
Carter Wright, LB/RB, Corsica-Stickney (2024)
Stat Line: 20 total tackles (not a typo) and two total touchdowns.
Carter is my winner for our Defensive Player of the Week in Week 6 in South for Prep Redzone Dakotas.
Myles York, DE/TE, Great Plains Lutheran (2024)
Stat Line: 7 tackles (3 for a loss), 2 fumble recoveries. Offense: Two receiving touchdowns.
RJ Perry RJ Perry 6'1" | 260 lbs | DL Great Plains Lutheran | 2023 State , DL/OL, Great Plains Lutheran (2023)
Stat Line: 8 tackles (3 for a loss), one blocked punt.
Athletes
Nic Gaspar Nic Gaspar 6'2" | 185 lbs | ATH Dell Rapids St. Mary | 2024 State SD , ATH, Dell Rapids St. Mary (2024)
Stat Line: 8 carries, 237 total yards (224 rush, 13 receiving), six total touchdowns. Defense: 13 total tackles.
Nic is my South Dakota Week 6 Athlete of the Week winner for Prep Redzone Dakotas.
Luke Fraser Luke Fraser 5'11" | 195 lbs | ATH Hamlin | 2024 State SD , ATH, Hamlin (2024)
Stat Line: 24 carries, 171 rushing yards, one total touchdown. Defense: One Interception.