Prep Redzone Iowa Class 1A All-State Teams
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Continue ReadingAs 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.
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.
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:
FIRST-TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback
Carter Lockert Carter Lockert 6'2" | 200 lbs | QB Columbus Catholic | 2024 IA , ’24, Columbus Catholic
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.
Running Back
Nick Severseike, ’25, South Hamilton
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.
Parker Kjeldsen, ’24, Columbus Catholic
Kjeldsen paced 1A with 1,550 rushing yards, finding the end zone 17 times. He also caught two scores.
Offensive Line
Cooper Marvel Cooper Marvel 6'0" | 260 lbs | OL Fremont-Mills | 2024 State IA , ’24, Fremont-Mills
Henry Lund Henry Lund 6'0" | 220 lbs | OL AHSTW | 2025 State IA , ’25, AHSTW
Jacob Bishop Jacob Bishop 6'2" | 170 lbs | OL Hinton | 2025 IA , ’25, Hinton
Evan Vittetoe, Sigourney-Keota
Ryker Thoren Ryker Thoren 6'1" | 165 lbs | DL Grundy Center | 2025 IA , Grundy Center
Receiver/Tight End
Mason Boothby, ’24, Underwood
Boothby led the class in receiving yards (1,097) and touchdowns (17), averaging 23.3 yards per catch.
Karson Elwood Karson Elwood 6'2" Treynor | 2024 IA , ’24, Treynor
The Cardinal 12th-grader paced 1A with 61 receptions, resulting in 892 yards and 13 scores.
Jackson Naeve, ’24, Regina Catholic
Naeve averaged 20.7 yards on his 41 receptions, finishing with 848 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Kicker
Luke Wright, ’24, East Sac County
The senior connected on 10 of 12 field-goal attempts with a long from 49 yards out.
DEFENSE
D-Line
Tiernan Vokes Tiernan Vokes 6'4" | 210 lbs | TE Grundy Center | 2025 State IA , ’24, Grundy Center
Vokes’ 9.5 sacks led the Spartans and ranked second in 1A behind Knipp’s 11.0.
Trent Cakerice Trent Cakerice 6'5" | 235 lbs | DL Grundy Center | 2024 State IA , ’24, Grundy Center
The Hawkeye commitment recorded 16.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks.
Logan Wright, ’24, West Branch
Wright is headed to Upper Iowa as a D-End after standing out on both lines for the Bears.
Mason Knipp Mason Knipp 6'2" | 215 lbs | DL Columbus Catholic | 2024 IA , ’24, Columbus Catholic
Knipp reports offers from Iowa and UNI after a season that saw him record an impressive 36.5 tackles for loss.
Linebacker
Wyatt Powell Wyatt Powell 5'11" | 175 lbs | LB MFL-Mar-Mac | 2024 IA , ’24, MFL MarMac
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.
Bodie Hansen, ’25, OABCIG
The Falcon junior led the state with 81 solo tackles among his 91.0 total stops with 14.0 for loss and two sacks.
Brody Zinkula, ’25, Grundy Center
Another standout for the state champions, Zinkula contributed 63.5 tackles with 5.0 for loss.
Defensive Back
Colin Gordon Colin Gordon 6'1" | 175 lbs | QB Grundy Center | 2024 IA , ’24, Grundy Center
Gordon is very much worthy of being the first-team quarterback, scoring 37 total TDs at the position in ’23.
Adam Baier, ’25, Red Oak
Baier contributes a lot on both sides of the ball. Defensively, he registered 93.0 tackles (73 solo) with 8.0 for loss.
Brandon Christofferson, ’24, MFL MarMac
The Bulldog senior picked off seven passes this season with 27 solo tackles.
Jaxx DeJean Jaxx DeJean 6'4" | 200 lbs | ATH OABCIG | 2027 State IA , ’27, OABCIG
The younger brother of Iowa standout, Cooper DeJean, Jaxx intercepted four passes and tallied 25 solo stops.
Punter
Tanner Ostwinkle, ’25, Beckman Catholic
Ostwinkle averaged 40.8 yards on 32 punts for the Trailblazers.
SECOND-TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback
Garrett Luett Garrett Luett 6'3" | 205 lbs | QB Underwood | 2026 State IA , ’26, Underwood
Running Back
Micah Grier, ’24, Denver
Caleb Cook, ’24, Pleasantville
Offensive Line
John Kruse, ’25, OABCIG
Drew Streb, ’24, Regina Catholic
Bryce Diehl, ’24, MFL MarMac
Tre Robinson, ’24, Columbus Catholic
Max Tiarks, ’24, Underwood
Receiver/Tight End
Nick Merrifield, ’24, Columbus Catholic
Shane Hostetter, ’25, Colfax-Mingo
Austin Jordan, ’25, Grand View Christian
Kicker
Gus Bashore, ’24, Underwood
DEFENSE
D-Line
Trevor Veenstra Trevor Veenstra 6'4" | 255 lbs | LB Pella Christian | 2024 State IA , ’24, Pella Christian
Jack Clark, ’24, Regina Catholic
Zachry Adelmund, ’24, Dike-New Hartford
Matthew Neighbor, ’25, Alburnett
Linebacker
Max Adams Max Adams 6'3" | 185 lbs | TE Sioux Center | 2024 IA , ’24, Sioux Central
Kade McElwaine, ’24, MFL MarMac
Carver Blietz-Bentien Carver Blietz-Bentien 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB MFL-Mar-Mac | 2024 IA , ’24, MFL MarMac
Defensive Back
Logan Roff Logan Roff 5'11" | 170 lbs | ATH Pleasantville | 2026 State IA , ’26, Pleasantville
Jade Spangler, ’24, Shenandoah
Cale Seydel, ’24, West Branch
Tate Jirovsky Tate Jirovsky 6'3" | 160 lbs | WR Grundy Center | 2024 IA , ’24, Grundy Center
Punter
Thomas Steele, ’24, Columbus Catholic