South Dakota: 11A All-State Championship Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VERMILLION, SD–</strong> After some travel on the road last week, we look back to a windy Friday evening in Vermillion at the South Dakota 11A State Championship between Dell Rapids Quarriers (12-0) and West Central Trojans (10-2), and give you our player nominees for our<strong> South Dakota 11A All-State Championship Team</strong> aka our <strong>Super Team</strong> from both rosters of the Quarriers and the Trojans. Also, if you want more intel from this one, check out my colleague Jake Evans <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/11/defensive-battle-between-dell-rapids-and-west-central/">game recap</a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/11/south-dakota-9aa-all-state-championship-team/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://prepredzone.com/2022/11/south-dakota-9aa-all-state-championship-team/"> </a>that was just published recently.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>The Process to our South Dakota: 11A All-State Championship Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How did we put this team together? We took several pages of notes on Friday morning and utilized the stats portion as well (although as usual, we don't just evaluate off stats at Prep Redzone Dakotas alone-the skillsets we saw on the field matter most in our eyes) Unlike how it is done at the state championship games, we do not just give the team that won all the love as for a lot of these seniors, this might be the last time they get recognition at the high school level which is why it so important to read the eyes of how BOTH teams players looked throughout the 11A state final. Between the 11A state champion Dell Rapids Quarriers, and the 11A runner-ups from the West Central Trojans, we identified 23 players (some on both sides of the ball) to make our South Dakota 11A All-Tournament Team showing off the best of the best players from both rosters. I also looked at it from the perspective of, if I could build a <strong>Super Team</strong> from both of these rosters, who would I build it around on both sides of the ball? What does this team look like? <strong>Hidden gems are how I would describe it in two words, as this 2024 class from Dell Rapids especially looks promising in the near future.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>QUARTERBACKS</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='294169' first='Jack' last='Henry'], Dell Rapids (2024)</strong> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/JackHenry_24" data-type="URL" data-id="https://twitter.com/JackHenry_24">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='101148' first='Justin' last='Zirpel'], West Central (2023)</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/10288079/623b5f8f64e9080c80e2377c" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/10288079/623b5f8f64e9080c80e2377c">Tape</a> &amp; Twitter</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>RUNNING BACKS:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='294170' first='Mason' last='Stubbe'], Dell Rapids (2024)</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14856712/63421f27a6770717d433332b" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14856712/63421f27a6770717d433332b">Tape</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/MStubbe" data-type="URL" data-id="https://twitter.com/MStubbe">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>WIDE RECEIVERS</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"16px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:16px"><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Brayden Pankonen, Dell Rapids (2023)</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/BraydenPankonen" data-type="URL" data-id="https://twitter.com/BraydenPankonen">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Braden Fersdahl, Dell Rapids (2023)</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14962867/6314922c42100d0c1012ad63" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14962867/6314922c42100d0c1012ad63">Tape</a> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Xzavian Ferris, West Central (2023)</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/16108001/63161a1702b148025c787140" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/16108001/63161a1702b148025c787140">Tape </a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>3rd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Layton Johnson, West Central (2024)</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14519935/634beed23deb2e12c411018e" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14519935/634beed23deb2e12c411018e">Tape</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>OFFENSIVE LINEMEN</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Carson Berens, West Central (2023)</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/16140076/633034b2f561220e4c2066cb" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/16140076/633034b2f561220e4c2066cb">Tape</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Kale Evans, Dell Rapids (2024)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>DEFENSIVE LINEMEN</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='161302' first='Owen' last='Heath'], West Central (2023)</strong> <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2JrBcT" data-type="URL" data-id="http://www.hudl.com/v/2JrBcT">Tape</a> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>LINEBACKERS</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"16px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:16px"><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='294170' first='Mason' last='Stubbe'], Dell Rapids (2024)</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14856712/63421f27a6770717d433332b">Tape</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/MStubbe">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Dalton Mulder, West Central (2023)</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/12611990/6135fe3c9a913c0a68df2d55" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/12611990/6135fe3c9a913c0a68df2d55">Tape</a> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='294167' first='Aiden' last='Geraets'], Dell Rapids (2023)</strong> <a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2J3jdP" data-type="URL" data-id="http://www.hudl.com/v/2J3jdP">Tape</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/AidenGeraets13" data-type="URL" data-id="https://twitter.com/AidenGeraets13">Twitter</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Chet Carda, West Central (2024)</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/12006905/63558ff0b53f6e0bac777a24" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/12006905/63558ff0b53f6e0bac777a24">Tape</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>DEFENSIVE BACKS</strong>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"16px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:16px"><strong><em>1st Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='161260' first='Chase' last='Jones'], Dell Rapids (2023)</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13157434/635bf3e07bd48c0a38115719" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13157434/635bf3e07bd48c0a38115719">Tape </a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2nd Team</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Braden Fersdahl, Dell Rapids (2023)</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14962867/6314922c42100d0c1012ad63" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14962867/6314922c42100d0c1012ad63">Tape</a> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->