South Dakota: 11AAA All-State Championship Team
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VERMILLION, SD– After some travel on the road last week, we circle back to the DakotaDome on Saturday night for the grande finale of South Dakota HS football at the the11AAA State Championship between Sioux Falls Jefferson (12-0) and Harrisburg (9-3),…
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Continue ReadingVERMILLION, SD– After some travel on the road last week, we circle back to the DakotaDome on Saturday night for the grande finale of South Dakota HS football at the the11AAA State Championship between Sioux Falls Jefferson (12-0) and Harrisburg (9-3), and give you our player nominees for our South Dakota 11AAA All-State Championship Team aka our Super Team from both rosters of the Cavaliers and the Tigers. Also, if you want more intel from this one, check out my colleague Jake Evans game recap that was just published recently.
How did we put this team together? We took several pages of notes from multiple scouts live streaming the game, and utilized the stats portion as well (although as usual at PRZ, 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 11AA state final. Between the now first-time 11AAA state champion Sioux Falls Jefferson Cavaliers, and the 11AAA runner-ups from the Harrisburg Tigers, we identified 31 players (some on both sides of the ball) to make our South Dakota 11AAA All-State Championship 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 Super Team from both of these rosters to win a state championship, who would I build it around on both sides of the ball? What does this team look like? Holy cow, this class of 2023 and 2024s is loaded with college football talent!
Quarterbacks:
1st Team
Taylen Ashley Taylen Ashley 6'0" | 175 lbs | QB Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023 State , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2023) Twitter & Tape
- Sioux Falls basketball commit. Could have been an awesome football target as well.
2nd Team
Dylan Elrod Dylan Elrod QB Harrisburg | 2023 State , Harrisburg (2023) Twitter & Tape
- Dylan is uncommitted at the moment, but I have tweeted last week that this young man is up for a big winter on his recruiting trail as a stock riser in my eyes.
Running Backs:
1st Team
Nelson Wright Nelson Wright 5'9" | 200 lbs | RB Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023 State , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2023) Twitter & Tape
- Two offers at the moment for Nelson, and is another stock riser on this list based on his state championship performance and his electric 2022 season.
2nd Team
Gavin Ross Gavin Ross 5'11" | 205 lbs | RB Harrisburg | 2023 State , Harrisburg (2023) Twitter & Tape
- Uncommitted at the moment with a handful of offers at the moment in the NSIC.
Wide Receivers:
1st Team
Tytan Tryon, Harrisburg (2024) Twitter & Tape
- 19+ touchdowns at the 11AAA level are going to put Tytan as another BIG stock riser in our 2024 rankings.
Robert Hutchinson Robert Hutchinson WR SF Jefferson | 2023 State , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2023) Twitter & Tape
- Only has one NSIC offer thus far, but Robert’s performance in the State Championship game performance is going to get him more attention this offseason.
2nd Team
Max Carlson Max Carlson QB Mandan | 2023 , Harrisburg (2024) Twitter
Griffin Wilde Griffin Wilde 6'2" | 175 lbs | WR Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023 State , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2023) Twitter & Tape
- South Dakota State commit.
Evan Haug Evan Haug 6'0" | 170 lbs | ATH Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2024 State SD , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2024) Twitter & Tape
Tight Ends:
1st Team
Sam Siegfried Sam Siegfried 6'4" | 225 lbs | TE SF Jefferson | 2023 State , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2023) Twitter & Tape
- Augustana University commit.
2nd Team
Aidan Foley Aidan Foley 6'3" | 240 lbs | TE Harrisburg | 2023 State , Harrisburg (2023) Twitter & Tape
- Handful of NSIC offers under Aidan’s belt.
Offensive Linemen:
1st Team
Dashawn Rohlik Dashawn Rohlik 6'1" | 250 lbs | DL Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2024 State SD , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2024) Twitter & Tape
Sawyer Huntimer Sawyer Huntimer 6'1" | 260 lbs | OL SF Jefferson | 2023 State , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2023) Twitter & Tape
- Sawyer is certainly a stock riser in my eyes and should get more NSIC attention come this winter.
2nd Team
Connor Fitzgerald, Harrisburg (2024)
Carson Hughes Carson Hughes 6'3" | 270 lbs | OL Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2025 State SD , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2025) Twitter & Tape
Defensive Linemen:
1st Team
Dashawn Rohlik Dashawn Rohlik 6'1" | 250 lbs | DL Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2024 State SD , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2024) Twitter & Tape
2nd Team
Jack Detert Jack Detert 6'3" | 225 lbs | LB Harrisburg | 2023 State , Harrisburg (2023) Twitter & Tape
Linebackers:
1st Team
Thomas Heiberger Thomas Heiberger 6'4" | 215 lbs | LB Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2024 State SD , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2024) Twitter & Tape
- Thomas is certainly looking like a Division I FBS commit in my eyes and my fellow colleagues here a Prep Redzone here in the Midwest.
Tayten Sanow Tayten Sanow 5'10" | 180 lbs | LB Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023 State , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2023) Twitter & Tape
Richard Benenge Richard Benenge 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB Harrisburg | 2023 State , Harrisburg (2023) Twitter & Tape
Kaiden Johnson, Sioux Falls Jefferson (2024) Tape
2nd Team
Tyler Horner Tyler Horner LB Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023 State , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2023) Tape & Twitter
Defensive Backs:
1st Team
Beau Giblin Beau Giblin 6'0" | 185 lbs | DB Sioux Falls Jefferson | 2023 State , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2023) Twitter & Tape
Beau is finally getting the next-level attention he deserves in the last few days racking up several NSIC offers. HUGE stock riser in our next 2023 rankings and I love that the next level is starting to give this young man the love he deserves.
London Kolb London Kolb DB SF Jefferson | 2023 State , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2023) Twitter & Tape
- University of Sioux Falls commit.
2nd Team
- South Dakota State (baseball) commit.
Specialists:
1st Team
Anthony Erickson Anthony Erickson 5'10" | 165 lbs | K SF Jefferson | 2023 State , Sioux Falls Jefferson (2023) Twitter & Tape
No offers yet for Anthony, but he’s one of the top specialists left on our recruiting board here at Prep Redzone Dakotas, so expect a solid opening of an offseason for this young man.
2nd Team