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<p>Finally, the seemingly never-ending, incessant, and occasionally gloomy offseason is over and the glorious high school football season is back. Last Thursday and Friday, we saw hundreds of games kick off and officially get the 2023 season underway, and from 9man to 6A, we had some thrilling nailbiters, absolute butt whoopings, surprising upsets, and competitive contests that makes me thing the fall of 2023 is going to be one to remember. Helping to assemble these fantastic Week 1 games were some eye-popping personal performances from Minnesota prep football players around the state, and <em>PrepRedzoneMN </em>has diligently cataloged the most notable for your enjoyment below. Offense, defense, and special teams all included; let's get to it! </p>
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Finally, the seemingly never-ending, incessant, and occasionally gloomy offseason is over and the glorious high school football season is back. Last Thursday and Friday, we saw hundreds of games kick off and officially get the 2023 season underway, and from 9man to 6A, we had some thrilling nailbiters, absolute butt whoopings, surprising upsets, and competitive contests that makes me thing the fall of 2023 is going to be one to remember. Helping to assemble these fantastic Week 1 games were some eye-popping personal performances from Minnesota prep football players around the state, and PrepRedzoneMN has diligently cataloged the most notable for your enjoyment below. Offense, defense, and special teams all included; let's get to it!
HEIGHT
5'7"
WEIGHT
170
POS
RB
CLASS
2024
State:
Minnesota
School:
Highland Park
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HEIGHT
5'7"
WEIGHT
155
POS
ATH
CLASS
2024
State:
Minnesota
School:
Becker
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HEIGHT
6'2"
POS
ATH
CLASS
2024
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HEIGHT
5'10"
WEIGHT
170
POS
WR
CLASS
2025
State:
Minnesota
School:
St. Cloud Apollo
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HEIGHT
6'3"
POS
WR
CLASS
2024
School:
Bethlehem Academy
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HEIGHT
5'11"
WEIGHT
180
POS
WR
CLASS
2024
State:
Minnesota
School:
Coon Rapids
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HEIGHT
6'1"
WEIGHT
175
POS
ATH
CLASS
2024
State:
Minnesota
School:
Armstrong
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HEIGHT
6'2"
WEIGHT
160
POS
WR
CLASS
2024
State:
Minnesota
School:
Austin
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HEIGHT
6'2"
WEIGHT
195
POS
QB
CLASS
2024
State:
Minnesota
School:
Woodbury
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HEIGHT
5'9"
WEIGHT
155
POS
DB
CLASS
2024
State:
Minnesota
School:
Woodbury
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HEIGHT
5'11"
WEIGHT
225
POS
ATH
CLASS
2025
State:
Minnesota
School:
Aitkin
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HEIGHT
5'9"
WEIGHT
190
POS
RB
CLASS
2025
State:
Minnesota
School:
Fairmont
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HEIGHT
6'0"
POS
ATH
CLASS
2024
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HEIGHT
6'2"
POS
QB
CLASS
2024
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HEIGHT
5'10"
POS
QB
CLASS
2026
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HEIGHT
6'2"
WEIGHT
190
POS
DB
CLASS
2024
State:
Minnesota
School:
Rocori
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HEIGHT
6'1"
POS
RB
CLASS
2024
School:
New London-Spicer
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HEIGHT
6'0"
POS
LB
CLASS
2024
School:
Kasson-Mantorville
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HEIGHT
6'0"
POS
LB
CLASS
2024
School:
Benilde-St. Margaret's
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