Class 5A Championship Game Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We've reached the final week of the prep football season in Iowa. Champions will be crowed Thursday and Friday at the UNI-Dome.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To get you prepared for the action, we bring you some players to watch from each title contest. Here's a look at the Class 5A matchup:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WEST DES MOINES VALLEY (8-4)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>No. 10 Michael Provenza, '23, QB, 6-0, 170 -</strong> Provenza is capable of beating you with his arm or legs. He's completed 66.8 percent of his passes for 1,322 yards and eight touchdowns. He's rushed for 598 yards and 11 scores. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>No. 22 Darius Mason, '25, RB, 5-11, 230 - </strong>Mason complements Provenza with a power running game. He's rushed for 716 yards and eight touchdowns. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>No. 5 [player_tooltip player_id='247561' first='Ayden' last='Price'], '23, ATH, 6-0, 180 - </strong>Price is a dangerous weapon on the Tiger offense. He's caught 58 passes for 576 yards and four touchdowns. He's rushed for 272 yards and three scores. He's returned eight kicks for 199 yards. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>No. 95 Ryan Kuennen, '23, DE, 6-3, 235 - </strong>Kuennen causes problems off the edge. He leads Valley with 6.0 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss. Twenty two of his 33 tackles have been solo. He's recovered two fumbles. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>No. 3 Zay Robinson, '25, WR, 6-0, 165 - </strong>Robinson is just starting to realize his potential. The sophomore has caught 28 passes for 339 yards and two touchdowns. He's returned seven kicks for 146 yards. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SOUTHEAST POLK (11-1) </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>No. 74 [player_tooltip player_id='24023' first='Kadyn' last='Proctor'], '23, OT, 6-8, 345 - </strong>The giant teenager is one of the top offensive tackles in the country. He's more than a big body. He's a great athlete. The Rams love to run his way. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>No. 3 [player_tooltip player_id='246740' first='Abu' last='Sama'], '23, RB/DB 5-11, 186 - </strong>The Iowa State commitment is a superb athlete. He's rushed for 1,036 yards and 22 touchdowns, averaging 8.6 yards per tote. He's caught eight passes for 126 yards and a score. He has 27.0 tackles (25 solo, 1.5 for loss). </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>No. 5 [player_tooltip player_id='376911' first='Connor' last='Moberly'], '24, QB, 6-4, 195 -</strong> The junior has completed 70.4 percent of his passes for 1,696 yards and 13 touchdowns with four interceptions. He's added four scores on the ground. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>No. 27 Harrison Gibson, '23, RB, 5-10, 190 - </strong>Gibson leads the Rams in rushing with 1,196 yards with 11 touchdowns. His power is a nice complement to Sama's speed. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>No. 2 Carson Robbins, '24, WR, 6-0, 168 - </strong>The junior paces Southeast Polk with 577 receiving yards with five touchdowns via 33 catches. He's averaging 27.2 yards on 11 kick returns and 21.5 yards on six punt returns. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->