Wall Fights off tough Parkston for 9AA Title
First game on Friday morning was for the 9AA Championship between Wall and Parkston. The Eagles got two early scores on Special Teams, then had to fight off a Parkston surge late in the 1st half going into the early…
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Continue ReadingFirst game on Friday morning was for the 9AA Championship between Wall and Parkston. The Eagles got two early scores on Special Teams, then had to fight off a Parkston surge late in the 1st half going into the early 2nd half. Wall would capitalize on two late Trojan turnovers for the final separation in the score at the end of the game. This was a really good game between the two teams that I had a pretty hard time narrowing it down to a select few players. Here are the standouts from the 9AA Championship:
Final Score- Wall 34, Parkston 14.
Wall
ATH #13 Cedar Amiotte Cedar Amiotte ATH Wall | 2023 State was everywhere on the field defensively. He flew around to make tackles, or ran with his receiver to make the play in the pass game. Not only would he get to the ball quickly, but he never missed, he always made the tackle when he got to the ball. He wrapped up so tight that the ballcarrier was not getting away after Amiotte wrapped him up. Offensively, he jumped around a lot, position-wise. The bulk of his snaps came in the backfield at RB, but when they went into spread, he was in the slot. He ran the ball with a lot of physicality and showed some speed in the open field. He is a good route runner with a good set of hands as well.
QB/DB #11 Burk Blasius Burk Blasius 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB Wall | 2024 State SD kept the offense moving up and down the field the whole game. He threw some nice passes to his receivers the whole game. His throws seemed to get better when a big play was needed, he put the ball in position for his receiver to make the play. He was also very mobile and patient with the football. He didn’t force throws and let his receivers get open before throwing. He could also rip off a big run if he needed to. Defensively, he played really well in pass coverage, but filled in on run support against a run heavy team. He was another sure-handed tackler, did very well tackling in open space on the perimeter as well.
DL- #50 Quinn Moon played absolutely lights out on the defensive side of the ball. He was so disruptive for the opposing offense that it kept them from getting in a rhythm. His first step off the snap was so quick that it was hard for the Offensive Line to get a hand on him when he shot gaps. Moon was in the backfield most of the game making a lot of tackles for loss, not letting the ballcarriers get up to speed. He used his hands really well too when engaging the guy across from him and then shedding him just as quickly. On pass plays, he was the guy putting pressure on the QB, either flushing him out of the pocket, hurrying the pass, or sacking him. His motor was at a high level, because he kept up this energy all game. He scored the first TD of the game by blocking a punt, recovering it and muscling his way into the end zone.
RB/LB- #21 Mason Heath was another kid that was in on every tackle it seemed like. He just had the nose for the football, no matter who had it. I watched him closely on a couple plays to see if he was blitzing every play, he was just really good at getting his reads and flew around to the football and above all, made the tackle. He was also a good lead blocker at Fullback for the offense. He got out of his stance and got to full speed and was looking for something to hit. He widened the gaps for the RB and had a good spark to the run game. He also had good footwork and technique to block defenders to the inside and spring his guy loose to the outside. He kept his hands in good position when blocking as well.
ATH- #10 Blair Blasius made plays in each facet of the game. He was a good run blocker at TE for the offense to spark the run game. He also was quick off the snap and got himself in position to keep the defender out of the gap they were running through. He could also slip out and run routes and be a good target as well. Defensively, he was another guy who was always around the ball, making tackles. His most valuable asset for his game is his kicking, hitting a touchback in all but one of his kickoffs. He drilled a 34 and a 40 yard Field Goals with plenty of room to spare. He also flipped the field for the defense on his punts, he has great hang-time and distance on the ball.
Parkston
RB/LB- #2 Brayden Jervik passed the eye test for me right away. He has a solid frame and I could see he had quick feet in warmups. He played extremely well on the defensive side of the ball. He was the heat seeking missile for the defense, any run play he was the one making the tackle. He timed up snaps pretty well when he blitzed. The difference maker for me was that I liked the way he could run with receivers and be good in pass coverage too. He was a big part of the run game too. He was a physical runner and when he broke loose, he had the speed to make it a big play.
OL/DL- #5 Porter Neugebauer is something I would call an offensive pest. I had no idea what position he was for about a half, until I saw he kept making plays around the line of scrimmage. He looked like he was lurking around a DE spot. He stayed disciplined the whole game and blew up any misdirection or counter plays the offense had. He wrapped up and finished the tackles as well. He was quick to plug the gaps and taking away big runs by blowing them up in the backfield.
QB- #10 Kaleb Bormann played well the whole game against a tough defense. He was very well poised in the pocket and didn’t force any passes that weren’t there. He threw some good balls to his receivers when they needed a play for the First Down. He scrambled well to buy time for both him and his receivers and then put good touch on the ball when hitting his receivers. His scrambling also led to some nice runs when he couldn’t find anyone open. He threw pretty accurate on the run as well.
TE/DL- #56 Will Jodozi was the primary target in the passing game and the kid did not drop anything! He ran routes well to get open, or sometimes just let the defense focus on others then he sat in the open space as a safety valve, either way, he made the play. He used his big frame to box out the defender as well and get the QB a good target to throw at, making the play no matter where the ball was at. He also stepped up his blocking, battling some tough defenders in the trenches, which helped him be more deceptive when he would run routes.
RB/DB- #7 Kolter Kramer picked it up in the second half and cranked out some big runs. He was very patient when handed the football, he let the blocks develop and attacked the gap to find open space. He is a very strong runner, ran through a few arm tackles, then kept his balance and continued the run. He stayed persistent running the ball, took as many yards given on each play, until he was able to break through and break off a big run.