Week 6 Games to Watch in SD
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This week may be a little tougher to find games to watch. Mostly because I want to avoid doubling teams up back-to-back weeks. There are bigger schools I will put in this week and plenty of other different reasons to…
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Continue ReadingThis week may be a little tougher to find games to watch. Mostly because I want to avoid doubling teams up back-to-back weeks. There are bigger schools I will put in this week and plenty of other different reasons to watch different teams this weekend. there will be a lot more ‘middle of the pack’ battles they will sway playoff seedings and home-field advantage in the early rounds. Check out this weeks games to watch!
Sioux Falls Lincoln at O’Gorman- This may be the battle for the better playoff spot. Two teams that have a lot of talent across the board that could be a few plays away from a spectacular season. I see this as a game to determine who will host the semifinal game this season for a chance to play in the Dome.
Players to Watch at Lincoln: Elliott Renville Elliott Renville 6'4" | 285 lbs | OL SF Lincoln | 2023 State , Trenton Peterson Trenton Peterson 5'11" | 180 lbs | ATH Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2023 State , Gabe Gutierrez Gabe Gutierrez 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2023 State , Tate Schafer Tate Schafer 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2024 State SD , & Tyree Shorter Tyree Shorter 5'10" | 170 lbs | DB Sioux Falls Lincoln | 2023 State
Players to Watch at O’Gorman: Bennett Dannenbring Bennett Dannenbring 6'2" | 195 lbs | QB SF O'Gorman | 2023 State , Ryland Sattler, Nate Ratzlaff Nate Ratzlaff 6'3" | 215 lbs | LB Sioux Falls O'Gorman | 2023 State , Gabe Tschetter Gabe Tschetter 6'1" | 185 lbs | LB Sioux Falls O'Gorman | 2023 State , & Joe Niedringhaus Joe Niedringhaus DL Sioux Falls O'Gorman | 2023
Rapid City Stevens at Brandon Valley- This game could have a lot riding on the result of this game. One team could have a better shot of a top five seed with a win. The other team could also slide their ranking up for the closer seeding matchup in the playoffs.
Players to Watch from Stevens: Jed Jenson Jed Jenson 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB Rapid City Stevens | 2023 State , Julian Scott Julian Scott 5'11" | WR Rapid City Stevens | 2023 State , Hayden Gebhart Hayden Gebhart 6'1" | 175 lbs | DB Rapid City Stevens | 2023 State , Destin Glynn Destin Glynn 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Rapid City Stevens | 2024 , & Beck Morgan Beck Morgan 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR Rapid City Stevens | 2024 State SD .
Players to Watch from BV: Andrew Bunkers Andrew Bunkers OL Brandon Valley | 2023 State , Navarro Schunke Navarro Schunke 6'6" | 290 lbs | OL Brandon Valley | 2024 State SD , Lucas Slack Lucas Slack 6'1" | 190 lbs | QB Brandon Valley | 2023 State , Isaac Johnson Isaac Johnson 6'0" | 295 lbs | DL Brandon Valley | 2023 State , & Nate Andresen Nate Andresen 6'4" | 195 lbs | WR Brandon Valley | 2023 State .
Sturgis Brown at St. Thomas More- Sturgis Brown has played the bigger schools to tight contests this year. St. Thomas More has won some impressive games this year against both the bigger and smaller schools. This game could either determine a playoff spot, or a better seed based on the result and score.
Players to Watch from Sturgis: Reese Jacobs, Gunnar Rohloff, Owen Cass Owen Cass 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Sturgis Brown | 2023 State , Tyan Buus Tyan Buus 5'10" | 160 lbs | WR Pierre TF Riggs | 2024 State SD , & Zak Juelfs Zak Juelfs 6'1" | 245 lbs | DL Sturgis | 2024 State
Players to Watch from STM: Kaden Peterson Kaden Peterson DL Rapid City St. Thomas More | 2023 , Matthew Larson, Aidan Mason, Peyton Young Peyton Young 6'0" | 175 lbs | WR Rapid City St. Thomas More | 2024 State SD , & Easton Ogle Easton Ogle 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR RC St. Thomas More | 2023 State .
Hamlin at Castlewood- The inaugural ‘Battle for the Brick’ seems like the beginning of a great rivalry. Hamlin has won all their games on lopsided scores to get themselves out to a nice midseason ranking. Castlewood has had an impressive close score victory against a good team this year with the rest being blowouts. I see this as a good multi-class battle.
Players to Watch from Hamlin: Luke Fraser Luke Fraser 5'11" | 195 lbs | ATH Hamlin | 2024 State SD , Jameson Nebel Jameson Nebel 6'3" | 265 lbs | DL Hamlin | 2024 State SD , & Tyson Stevenson.
Players to Watch from Castlewood: Lane Tvedt, Carson Kirwan Carson Kirwan 6'3" | 190 lbs | ATH Castlewood | 2023 State , & Jeremiah Wiersma Jeremiah Wiersma LB Castlewood | 2023
Bon Homme at Platte-Geddes- Bon Homme has a good core of athletes that are seniors this year with a couple years of playing experience on a varisty field. They have had a couple big score wins as well as a close score loss. Platte-Geddes has been a traditionally good team for the past few seasons. They had a tough start to the season with a couple close game losses, but have since turned it around and had a couple close score victories.
Players to Watch from Bon Homme: Riley Rothschadl Riley Rothschadl ATH Bon Homme | 2023 State , Isaac Crownover Isaac Crownover ATH Bon Homme | 2023 State , & Logan Winckler Logan Winckler WR Bon Homme | 2023 State .
Players to Watch from Platte-Geddes: Joey Foxley, Caden Oberbroekling, & Parker Bailey.
Lyman at Wall- These are two 9-man schools that have really exploded to start the season. Each team has had their blowout victories and a couple to common opponents. Lyman has ran away with each of their victories as the season began. Wall ran away from each of their opponents early and hit the mercy rule in most of them.
Players to Watch from Lyman: Cooper Long Cooper Long ATH Lyman | 2023 State & Tegan Gourneau.
Players to Watch from Wall: Cedar Amiotte Cedar Amiotte ATH Wall | 2023 State & Rylan McDonnell Rylan McDonnell WR Wall | 2023 State .