2022 Turnaround Teams: Deubrook Area

The final Turnaround Team of 2022 is the Deubrook Area Dolphins. The big factor in making the list was going from two wins in 2021 and missing the playoffs, to getting four wins and getting a comfortable seed in the playoffs in 2022. The Dolphins opened the season with three impressive victories that got my attention immediately. They hit a tough part of there schedule and hung tough against each opponent, who all made the playoffs at higher seeds, or bigger classes. The final factor in the decision for them making this list was the amount of underclassmen they will return for the 2023 season. Here are the standouts from this season.   2023   RB/LB- #23 [player_tooltip player_id='161301' first='Treven' last='Grimsrud'] gave the offense a good rushing attack. He had good vision to find the gap, and the patience to let the block happen and not run over his blocker. He also had the patience to let the defender run himself out of position before he made his cut. His lateral movement was impressive, from almost a dead stop, to making a quick and effective move either direction to get himself in open space. He had a good motor to keep the wheels moving after contact and gaining a couple more yards before the end of the play. He did have some sneaky speed with his smooth running form, covered a lot of ground in a hurry.   <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/11827629/637d2fcd57981d0be09628dd">Offensive Highlights</a>   QB/LB #7 Colin Bauman seemed to find a very comfortable role on both sides of the football. At QB, he has a very natural throwing motion that puts a lot of zip on his passes. He was patient going through his reads to make the right decision and throw a good ball to his target. He was a natural runner too, didn't look like he was going very fast, until no one was catching him, very good form and stride to make big plays with his legs. His physicality played big on both sides of he ball. He ran through and dragged a lot of defenders on his runs, but also ran through ballcarriers on the defensive side as well. At LB, it seemed like he was the guy that was going to make the big hit on the run game. He was going to square up the ballcarrier and come flying in to make the tackle. He avoided blocks well in his way to the tackle as well.   <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2JmC2f">Senior Season</a>   OL/DL- #42 Lukas Ekern played really well in the trenches on both sides of the ball. He had a good first step on both sides of the ball and got himself in good position to make blocks or shed them and make tackles. He always had a good pad level and footwork to continue to put pressure on the opponents. He opened a lot of run gaps and kept driving the defender off the ball until the play was over. Defensively, he plugged run gaps and stuck the blockers in their place before shedding them and attacking the ballcarrier.   <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2J5EYe" data-type="URL" data-id="http://www.hudl.com/v/2J5EYe">Great Plains Lutheran Highlights</a>   2024   WR/LB- #1 Gavin Landmark gave the offense a good big play option when they needed one. He has a lot of speed to give the defense fits all game long. If he was corralled, he never gave up on the play, he was very elusive to slip out of tackles and make a big play out of nothing. He was good in the short game, turning jets sweeps and screens into big gains and sometimes, scores. He also had good vision for the big cutbacks into the open field to make a big play even bigger, then accelerated quick to run away from the defense in a hurry.   <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2J4WcR">Great Plains Lutheran Highlights</a>   WR/DB- #3 Jake Jorenby was the reliable, go-to target when a play was needed for the offense. He ran crisp routes to get a step on his defender, then had the height and vertical to go up and come down with the ball. He had impressive strength and balance too, able to keep his footing after jumping for a ball and taking the ball the distance after a DB got a hand on his foot. He did everything by the book, very fundamentally sound player. Defensively, he did his job every play he never gave up the big play on his side of the field. He kept his contain and made a for sure tackle on the perimeter. He wasn't looking for a big hit, just an effective tackle, no matter what size the ballcarrier was.   <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14844623/631ff8034bb30c0dcc32f63f">Elkton-Lake Benton Highlights</a>   DL- #81 Dylan Rios was a wrecking ball on the defensive line. His frame was already intimidating (6'6", 250), but he knew how to use it. He fired off the snap and plugged both A-gaps, making it nearly impossible to run the ball up the middle. He also had some speed and quickness to him, he stayed tight to the line of scrimmage and moved laterally quickly to take away cut back lanes. He had a good tackling form to stay low on the ballcarrier and wrapped up to finish the play. He had good hand technique to fight off blockers and shed them quickly.   <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/16339044/63597aa93deab8065c6e63ea">Great Plains Lutheran Highlights </a>

The final Turnaround Team of 2022 is the Deubrook Area Dolphins. The big factor in making the list was going from two wins in 2021 and missing the playoffs, to getting four wins and getting a comfortable seed in the playoffs in 2022. The Dolphins opened the season with three impressive victories that got my attention immediately. They hit a tough part of there schedule and hung tough against each opponent, who all made the playoffs at higher seeds, or bigger classes. The final factor in the decision for them making this list was the amount of underclassmen they will return for the 2023 season. Here are the standouts from this season.