Prep Redzone Iowa Class 1A All-State Teams

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/11/prep-redzone-iowa-class-5a-all-state-teams/">5A All-State Teams</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/11/prep-redzone-iowa-class-4a-all-state-teams/">4A All-State Teams</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/12/prep-redzone-iowa-class-3a-all-state-teams/">3A All-State Teams</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2023/12/prep-redzone-iowa-class-2a-all-state-teams/">2A All-State Teams</a> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we talked about in a previous writeup, Van Meter jumped up a class to 2A in 2023 after winning a 1A state title the previous fall. Grundy Center pulled off the same feat this season in moving up a class to 1A. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Spartans took down MFL MarMac in the 1A championship game last month at the UNI-Dome. Columbus Catholic and Underwood also reached the semifinals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We witnessed entertaining action in the class during the '23 campaign with a lot of excellent individual performances. Here's a look at a group that stood out in our Prep RedZone Iowa 1A all-state teams: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FIRST-TEAM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OFFENSE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Quarterback</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1120034' first='Carter' last='Lockert'], '24, Columbus Catholic</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Sailor senior threw for 30 touchdowns against just six interceptions, completing almost 70 percent of his passes. He added six scores on the ground. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Running Back</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1286431' first='Nick' last='Severseike'], '25, South Hamilton</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Hawk junior tied for the 1A lead with 20 rushing scores and averaged 11.3 yards per carry with his 1,137 ground yards. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Parker Kjeldsen, '24, Columbus Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kjeldsen paced 1A with 1,550 rushing yards, finding the end zone 17 times. He also caught two scores. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Offensive Line</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='247980' first='Cooper' last='Marvel'], '24, Fremont-Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='252322' first='Henry' last='Lund'], '25, AHSTW</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='252323' first='Jacob' last='Bishop'], '25, Hinton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Evan Vittetoe, Sigourney-Keota</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='252335' first='Ryker' last='Thoren'], Grundy Center </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Receiver/Tight End</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mason Boothby, '24, Underwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Boothby led the class in receiving yards (1,097) and touchdowns (17), averaging 23.3 yards per catch. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='533058' first='Karson' last='Elwood'], '24, Treynor</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cardinal 12th-grader paced 1A with 61 receptions, resulting in 892 yards and 13 scores. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jackson Naeve, '24, Regina Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Naeve averaged 20.7 yards on his 41 receptions, finishing with 848 yards and 11 touchdowns. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kicker</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Luke Wright, '24, East Sac County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior connected on 10 of 12 field-goal attempts with a long from 49 yards out. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DEFENSE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>D-Line</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='252315' first='Tiernan' last='Vokes'], '24, Grundy Center</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vokes' 9.5 sacks led the Spartans and ranked second in 1A behind Knipp's 11.0. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='320786' first='Trent' last='Cakerice'], '24, Grundy Center </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Hawkeye commitment recorded 16.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Logan Wright, '24, West Branch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wright is headed to Upper Iowa as a D-End after standing out on both lines for the Bears. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='156618' first='Mason' last='Knipp'], '24, Columbus Catholic </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Knipp reports offers from Iowa and UNI after a season that saw him record an impressive 36.5 tackles for loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Linebacker</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='156641' first='Wyatt' last='Powell'], '24, MFL MarMac</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Powell had a case for being a two-way all-state player. He rushed for 8.2 yards per carry with 13 total TDs. He recorded 8.5 tackles for loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1286469' first='Bodie' last='Hansen'], '25, OABCIG</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Falcon junior led the state with 81 solo tackles among his 91.0 total stops with 14.0 for loss and two sacks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brody Zinkula, '25, Grundy Center </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another standout for the state champions, Zinkula contributed 63.5 tackles with 5.0 for loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Defensive Back</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='320787' first='Colin' last='Gordon'], '24, Grundy Center</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gordon is very much worthy of being the first-team quarterback, scoring 37 total TDs at the position in '23. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1418217' first='Adam' last='Baier'], '25, Red Oak</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Baier contributes a lot on both sides of the ball. Defensively, he registered 93.0 tackles (73 solo) with 8.0 for loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brandon Christofferson, '24, MFL MarMac</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bulldog senior picked off seven passes this season with 27 solo tackles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1197438' first='Jaxx' last='DeJean'], '27, OABCIG</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The younger brother of Iowa standout, Cooper DeJean, Jaxx intercepted four passes and tallied 25 solo stops. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Punter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tanner Ostwinkle, '25, Beckman Catholic </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ostwinkle averaged 40.8 yards on 32 punts for the Trailblazers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SECOND-TEAM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OFFENSE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Quarterback</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1221934' first='Garrett' last='Luett'], '26, Underwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Running Back</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Micah Grier, '24, Denver </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Caleb Cook, '24, Pleasantville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Offensive Line</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1418211' first='John' last='Kruse'], '25, OABCIG</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Drew Streb, '24, Regina Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bryce Diehl, '24, MFL MarMac</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tre Robinson, '24, Columbus Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Max Tiarks, '24, Underwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Receiver/Tight End</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nick Merrifield, '24, Columbus Catholic </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1286438' first='Shane' last='Hostetter'], '25, Colfax-Mingo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Austin Jordan, '25, Grand View Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kicker</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gus Bashore, '24, Underwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DEFENSE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>D-Line</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='156638' first='Trevor' last='Veenstra'], '24, Pella Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jack Clark, '24, Regina Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zachry Adelmund, '24, Dike-New Hartford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Matthew Neighbor, '25, Alburnett</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Linebacker</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='320851' first='Max' last='Adams'], '24, Sioux Central </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kade McElwaine, '24, MFL MarMac</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='156457' first='Carver' last='Blietz-Bentien'], '24, MFL MarMac</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Defensive Back</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1084825' first='Logan' last='Roff'], '26, Pleasantville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jade Spangler, '24, Shenandoah </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cale Seydel, '24, West Branch </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='320785' first='Tate' last='Jirovsky'], '24, Grundy Center </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Punter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thomas Steele, '24, Columbus Catholic </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->