Minnesota’s 2023 Class AA Preseason All-State Team: Defense/ST
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Class AA is up in our esteemed PRzMN Preseason All-State series, and we’re kicking it off with the grit, toughness, and physicality that can only come from the defensive side of the ball, not to mention the skills it takes…
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Continue ReadingClass AA is up in our esteemed PRzMN Preseason All-State series, and we’re kicking it off with the grit, toughness, and physicality that can only come from the defensive side of the ball, not to mention the skills it takes to contribute on special teams. We combed through the 56 high school football programs that make up Class AA to find the best of the best DL, LBs, DBs, athletes, and specialists, selected with film, stats & production, accolades, and college interest from the freshman up the rising seniors all taken into account. What a Preseason All-State Team we have on our hands! Congratulations to the selections. Hard work pays off, boys.
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Preseason Player of the Year: Hunter Kallstrom Hunter Kallstrom 6'4" | 220 lbs | ATH Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg | 2024 State MN (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg) Senior. ATH. 6’4, 225 lbs. Committed to Wyoming
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Ethan Cole Ethan Cole 6'3" | 240 lbs | DL Chatfield | 2025 State MN (Chatfield) Junior. DL. 6’4, 235 lbs.
Defensive Line
First Team: Ethan Cole Ethan Cole 6'3" | 240 lbs | DL Chatfield | 2025 State MN (Chatfield) 2025. 6’4, 235 lbs. – Hunter Kallstrom Hunter Kallstrom 6'4" | 220 lbs | ATH Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg | 2024 State MN (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg) 2024. 6’4, 225 lbs. – Grant Erickson (Norwood Young America) 2024. 6’4, 300 lbs. – Jordan Tornstrom Jordan Tornstrom 6'2" | 240 lbs | DL Caledonia | 2024 State MN (Caledonia) 2024. 6’2, 240 lbs.
Second Team: Malaki Lee (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg) 2024. 6’2, 210 lbs.- Justin Jacobson Justin Jacobson 6'1" | 250 lbs | OL Pelican Rapids | 2024 State MN (Pelican Rapids) 2024. 6’1, 250 lbs. – Anthony Fink (Eden Valley-Watkins) 2024. – Cadman Foley Cadman Foley 6'2" | 215 lbs | DL St. Agnes | 2024 State MN (St. Agnes) 2024. 6’2, 215 lbs.
Third Team: Connor Woidtke (Roseau) 2024. 5’10, 220 lbs. – Peyton Amundson (Barnesville) 2024. 6’1, 200 lbs. – Carter Storms Carter Storms 6'5" | 215 lbs | DL Norwood Young America | 2025 State MN (Norwood Young America) 2025. 6’5, 210 lbs. – Ebrima Camara (Crosby-Ironton) 2024. 6’3, 240 lbs.
Linebacker
First Team: Sam Shepersky (Cannon Falls) 2024. 5’11, 210 lbs. – Jacob Schimek Jacob Schimek 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB St. Clair/Loyola | 2024 State MN (St. Clair-Loyola) 2024. 6’2, 215 lbs. – Jack Ames Jack Ames 6'0" | 215 lbs | LB Hawley | 2025 MN (Hawley) 2025. 6′, 215 lbs.
Second Team: Ethan Larson Ethan Larson 6'1" | 200 lbs | ATH Barnesville | 2024 State MN (Barnesville) 2024. 6’1, 200 lbs. – Haden Rosenow (Kimball Area) 2024. – Elijah Claussen Elijah Claussen 6'0" | 250 lbs | DL Staples-Motley | 2024 State MN (Staples-Motley) 2024. 6′, 250 lbs.
Third Team: Kailan Schott Kailan Schott 6'0" | 205 lbs | LB Chatfield | 2024 MN (Chatfield) 2024. 6′, 200 lbs. – Seth Stai Seth Stai 5'10" | 185 lbs | LB Jackson County Central | 2024 State MN (Jackson County Central) 2024. 5’10, 185 lbs. – Nick Barrett Nick Barrett OL Cannon Falls | 2024 MN (Cannon Falls) 2024. 6′, 205 lbs.
Defensive Back
First Team: Zach Wickenhauser Zach Wickenhauser 6'2" | 190 lbs | DB Norwood Young America | 2025 MN (Norwood Young America) 2025. 6’1, 185 lbs. – Jett Olson Jett Olson 5'10" | 180 lbs | ATH Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg | 2025 State MN (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg) 2025. 5’10, 180 lbs. – Kyler Flunker (Minnesota Valley Lutheran) 2024. 6’1, 185 lbs. – Chad Schull (Maple River) 2024.
Second Team: Joseph Skidmore (St. Agnes) 2024. 6’1, 185 lbs. – Dylan Blount Dylan Blount 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB St Clair | 2024 MN (St. Clair-Loyola) 2024. 6’1, 185 lbs. – Luke Bieniek (Holdingford) 2025. 5’11, 180 lbs. – Nasir Dotts (West Central Area) 2024.
Third Team: Cooper Crandall (International Falls) 2025. 5’7, 160 lbs. – Amarus Harris (Maple River) 2025. 5’7, 155 lbs. – Nolan Morsching (Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton) 2024. 5’8, 150 lbs. – Tucker Renquist (Windom Area) 2024.
Athlete
First Team: Gannon Bolgrean Gannon Bolgrean 6'0" | 170 lbs | ATH Barnesville | 2025 State MN (Barnesville) 2025. 6′, 175 lbs. – Caden Sheff Caden Sheff 6'2" | 170 lbs | WR Barnum | 2024 State MN (Barnum) 2024. 6’2, 170 lbs.
Second Team: Ethan Stendel Ethan Stendel 6'3" | 200 lbs | QB Caledonia | 2025 State MN (Caledonia) 2025. – Lewis Doyle Lewis Doyle 6'0" | 155 lbs | ATH Caledonia | 2024 State MN (Caledonia) 2024. 6′, 170 lbs.
Third Team: Jesse Ortiz (Medford) 2024.
Specialists
Kicker: Antanas Martinaitis (Holdingford) 2024. 6’1, 190 lbs. – Nohel Vivanco Nohel Vivanco 5'6" | 165 lbs | WR Pipestone Area | 2025 MN (Pipestone Area) 2025. 5’6, 165 lbs.
Punter: Owen Mortenson (Kimball Area) 2025. 5’9, 155 lbs. – Jayden Kennedy (Medford) 2025.
Long Snapper: Magnus Swanson (Cannon Falls) 2025.
Returner: Dylan Banks Dylan Banks 6'0" | 200 lbs | ATH Cannon Falls | 2024 State MN (Cannon Falls) 2024. 6′, 200 lbs.