Week 7 Recap and Recruiting Roundup: SMB vs. Providence Academy

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In what seemed like the snap of a finger, the 80+ days were gone and we were in the midst of a beautiful fall in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. When I'm referring to "fall" I also mean that it's getting cold, and with it being MN, that also meant there was some sleeting rain, aggressive winds, and a dark night to set the stage for high school football last Friday night. However, nothing besides the '91 Halloween blizzard could have prevented me from seeing the <em>SMB Wolfpack</em> take on <em>Providence Academy</em> in a private school battle in Plymouth. With nothing but their parents and a small crown of <em>PA Lions</em> superfans making up a row or two of a student section, the two squads fought tooth &amp; nail for a victory, and I came away impressed with the players &amp; prospects that led their teams on that cold Friday night in the suburbs. With victories hard to come by for both teams in 2022, the play-to-play combat was especially gritty, and don't let the team's records fool you, there is talent in spades between the two squads as well. Below, <em>PrepRedzoneMN </em>has a comprehensive recap and recruiting-focused breakdown of the game, its biggest players, and its most important players. Thanks for a great Friday night, fellas. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>--</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Game Recap </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">First Half:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Providence Academy</em> came out swinging, and after receiving the opening kickoff they stormed down the field for a beautiful 4+ minute drive which saw equal success in the run and pass game. Despite the wet conditions, <em>Lions </em>junior QB <strong>Magnus Hansen </strong>seemed in control of both the ball and his offense and was slinging the ball around the field when his RBs weren't gutting SMB between the tackles. To cap the drive, <strong>Hansen </strong>found stud 6'5, 200 lb. senior WR <strong>Charlie Willihnganz</strong> for six, and with 7:59 left in the first PA found themselves off to a hot 7-0 start. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the theme of the 2023 season for <em>SMB</em>, the <em>Wolfpack </em>couldn't get out of their own way, and after finding themselves inside their 10-yard line after the kickoff and a play or two, <em>SMB</em> fumbled the snap and the <em>Lions </em>recovered to get the ball back before they knew it. Things were looking trying, but the <em>Wolfpack's </em>defense held out for a nail-biting turnover on downs that included emphatic and physical tackles from LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='234885' first='Finn' last='Woerner']</strong> (2024 - 6'2, 205) and senior DL <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='242412' first='Oliver' last='Mann']</strong>. It was quite exciting, and momentum seemed to be shifting back to <em>SMB</em>, but after an outstanding offensive drive on the backs of exceptional RBs <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='242385' first='Landon' last='Dillon']</strong> (2024 - 6', 225) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1145317' first='Steph' last='Gustafson']</strong> (2024 - 6'2, 210) that included the <em>Wolfpack </em>converting a 1st and 25 and a 4th and 13 excitingly, but they ended up fumbling deep in <em>PA </em>territory and the <em>Lions </em>recovered. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Providence Academy</em> then fumbled the ball back to <em>SMB </em>with 11:16 left in the 2nd on a failed jet sweep attempt, but <em>SMB</em> couldn't capitalize and had to give the ball back to the Lions, who then drove the ball down the field and scored on a goalline run inside the 10-yard line from junior RB/LB <strong>Colin Capouch</strong>. 14-0 <em>Providence </em>with 5:05 left in the half. Again, the Wolfpack couldn't get out of their own way and fumbled with a little less than 3 minutes left in the half inside their 40, and after <em>Providence </em>converted a massive 4th and 3 with 40 seconds left, <strong>Hansen </strong>found another stud WR in <strong>Maximilian Klassen</strong> (2024 - 6'4, 205) to give the home team a 21-0 lead going into halftime. Still a lot of ball game left, however! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Second Half: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>SMB </em>wasn't ready to throw in the towel and came out of the second half with a bang, as senior QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='242421' first='Merrick' last='Woods']</strong> threw a beautiful deep shot to sophomore standout WR <strong>Shyam Patel</strong>, who played the ball well and let the rock teardrop into his breadbasket for nearly a 50 yard gain. However, the drive ended a few plays later after a 4th down drop halted the once-promising offensive drive for the <em>Wolfpack</em>. The two squads then traded possessions, which included another <em>PA Lion</em> fumble, another failed conversion on 4th down for <em>SMB</em>, and then a stop by the <em>Wolfpack</em> on a <em>PA </em>4th down which was the opening play of the 4th quarter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Things opened up shortly after, as the exceptional senior RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1145317' first='Steph' last='Gustafson']</strong> took a run 81 yards to the house for a massive burst of speed and much-needed energy for his <em>SMB </em>squad, and suddenly we had life back in the ball game. On an awesome play call from the <em>Wolfpack</em>, <em>SMB </em>called and converted a gorgeous onside kick to follow up the TD run, it looked like the game was about to turn into a nail-biter, but again, <em>SMB </em>shot themselves in the foot and <strong>Woods </strong>threw an INT the next offensive play. It was tough sledding after that, and although the <em>Wolfpack </em>clawed back at the end of the game for a <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='242385' first='Landon' last='Dillon']</strong> TD run and 2pt conversion by <strong>Patel</strong> to bring the score to 21-14, it wasn't meant to be, and SMB jumped offsides to give Providence Academy that game-ending first down to put things away. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Final: <em>Providence Academy</em> 21, <em>SMB </em>14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size">Recruiting Roundup: Standouts and MVPs </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>it's worth noting that two of the top prospects I wanted to see in <em>SMB's </em>Princeton commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='441518' first='Dane' last='Borene']</strong> and <em>Providence Academy's</em> 2025 P5 offeree <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='552396' first='Abu' last='Tarawallie'] </strong>were injured and didn't suit up for the game. Otherwise, I'm positive they'd be mentioned in the standouts from the contest. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em>SMB</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">MVP: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Stephan Gustafson ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2408","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"SMB ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"This MVP award could have gone to either u003cemu003eSMBu003c/emu003e running back, as seniors u003cstrongu003eLandon Dillonu003c/strongu003e (we'll get to him in a sec) and u003cstrongu003eStephan Gustafsonu003c/strongu003e are a tremendous duo and individually sensational, with differing skillsets that combine to give defenses fits and left to prepare for a real-deal thunder u0026amp; lightning combination. u003cstrongu003eGustafsonu003c/strongu003e - who I've heard good things about all fall - was having himself a night last Friday and is my MVP for the ball game on u003cemu003eSMB'su003c/emu003e side. 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A deep threat who take the top off the defense, u003cstrongu003ePatelu003c/strongu003e was a refined route runner who could get open at multiple points of a route and showed off good hands and a playmaking mentality. 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Able to recognize and cut off his routes when facing off-man coverage, u003cstrongu003eWillihnganzu003c/strongu003e possessed a big catch radius, strong hands that could reel in receptions through contact, some juice after the catch, and could run a variety of routes with success. The size and football IQ were a matchup nightmare for the u003cemu003eSMB u003c/emu003esecondary and he was able to make big plays when his offense needed it most. 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Tons of length, an absurd motor, range, and speed in pursuit, closing speed, and an all-out, balls-to-the-wall mentality going into contact, u003cstrongu003eHunteru003c/strongu003e could run plays down from the backside, impact the run and pass game, use his hands effectively, and make plays all over the gridiron and in a variety of ways. Very fun to watch and must be a coach's dream to get hands-on, not only because of the 6'5, 200 lb. frame but because of his playstyle, effort, and production. Must-know name on the Providence Academy 2023 roster.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":5,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652eff6be645b"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Peyton Bartz</strong> (2025 - 5'11, 200 lbs.) and <strong>Joe Berghult</strong> (2025 - 5'11, 205 lbs.) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2025 Rb tandem of <strong>Bartz </strong>and <strong>Berghult</strong> kept the SMB defense on their heels and both had productive nights for the Lions on Friday night. Both strong, powerful runners owning a low pad level and the ability to run behind their pads, <strong>Bartz</strong> &amp; <strong>Berghult </strong>were killers between the tackles and consistently gutted the <em>SMB </em>defense through the A and B gaps all night long. Both show off good burst, a slashing running style, physicality at the contact point, and vision. They were fun to watch and <em>SMB </em>could not find an answer for their two-headed rushing attack on the cold &amp; windy night in Plymouth. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->