2025 PRZMinnesota All-Section Team: Class A Defense/ST

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We're nearing the pinnacle of the high school football season, and <em>PRZMN</em> is going to capitalize on the tiny window that is the sectional playoff tournament to continue rolling along with our ever-popular <em>PRZMN</em> All-Section Teams! Now that the 9Man-Class 5A section tournaments are complete, we undoubtedly have the most comprehensive early All-Section teams available anywhere on the internet, with team wins, big stat lines, clutch performances and plays, and section championships all prioritized in this 2025 Class A All-Section Defensive Team stud list of selections. Get to know the top performing DL, LBs, DBs, ATHs, and specialists from Class A's 2025 sectional tournament below! As a reminder, here are your section champions:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 1: <em>Fillmore Central</em> over <em>Lewiston-Altura </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 2: <em>Lester Prairie</em> over <em>Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 3: <em>Murray County Central</em> over <em>Springfield</em> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 4: <em>Minneota</em> over <em>Dawson-Boyd</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 5: <em>Upsala-Swanville Area</em> over <em>Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 6: <em>Breckenridge</em> over <em>Parkers Prairie </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 7: <em>Barnum</em> over <em>Mountain Iron-Buhl </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 8: <em>Mahnomen/Waubun</em> over <em>Red Lake County </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>--</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><em>Defensive Line </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1602672' first='Kyson' last='Arndt']</strong> (<em>Minneota</em>) 2026. 6'5, 225 lbs. Committed to Augustana</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dalton Orvis </strong>(<em>Minneota</em>) 2026. 6'5, 255 lbs. - 2 tackles in section final win over <em>Dawson-Boyd</em>, 3 tackles in section semi win over <em>MACCRAY</em> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1257237' first='Trevor' last='Rounds']</strong> (<em>Parkers Prairie</em>) 2026. 6'3, 230 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brock Hurst</strong> (<em>Barnum</em>) 2026. 6'7, 230 lbs. - 7 tackles, 2 sacks in section final win against <em>MIB</em> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dominick Nahl </strong>(<em>Braham</em>) 2027. 6'4, 220 lbs. - 10 tackles (5 solo) in section semifinal loss to <em>MIB</em>, 10 tackles, 1 FF in QF win over <em>Chisholm</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joseph Otto</strong> <em>(Fillmore Central</em>) 2027. 6'3, 270 lbs. - 5 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack in section final win over<em> Lewiston-Altura</em>, 6 tackles in semifinal win over <em>United South Central</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1257239' first='Kegan' last='Schmitz']</strong> (<em>Red Lake County)</em> 2026. 6'2, 210 lbs. - 9 tackles in section final loss to <em>Mahnomen/Waubun </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kingston Johnson-Crosby </strong><em>(Dawson-Boyd</em>) 2027. 6'4, 230 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Third Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tyler Meyers</strong> (<em>Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa</em>) 2027. 6', 230 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wyatt Thompson</strong> (<em>Murray County Central)</em> 2026. 6'6, 220 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Adiel Trevino</strong> (<em>Springfield</em>) 2026. 6', 200 lbs. - 14 tackles in section final loss to <em>Murray County Central</em>, 7 tackles in semifinal win over <em>Sleepy Eye United </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Levi Christensen </strong>(<em>Breckenridge</em>) 2026. 6'3, 205 lbs. - 8 tackles + 1 sack in section final win over <em>Parkers Prairie</em>, 3 tackles in semifinal win over <em>Parkers Prairie </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Honorable Mention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='591738' first='Hunter' last='Carstensen']</strong> (<em>Minneota</em>) 2026. 6'5, 215 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Julian Class</strong> (<em>Barnum</em>) 2028. 5'11, 195 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Magnus Bremer </strong>(<em>Braham</em>) 2026. 6'4, 215 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1854779' first='Eric' last='Duvernay']</strong> (<em>Braham</em>) 2026. 6'1, 325 lbs. - 7 tackles in section semifinal loss to <em>MIB</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1672548' first='Xavier' last='Inmon']</strong> (<em>Mountain Iron-Buhl)</em> 2028. 6'1, 180 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1352837' first='Ryan' last='Schroeder']</strong> (<em>Fillmore Central)</em> 2027. 5'11, 255 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Riley Merchlewitz</strong> <em>(Lewiston-Altura)</em> 2026. 6'1, 225 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1696819' first='Mason' last='Kluntz']</strong> (<em>Cleveland</em>) 2026. 6'3, 205 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Daniel Burt</strong> (<em>Lewiston-Altura</em>) 2026. - 10 tackles (9 solo) in section final loss to<em> Fillmore Central </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><em>Linebacker </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1288305' first='Aiden' last='Moriarty']</strong> (<em>Springfield</em>) 2027. 6'3, 255 lbs. - 17 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FF in section final loss to <em>Murray County Central</em>, 9 tackles, 1 TFL in semifinal win over <em>Sleepy Eye United</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brody Ihotka</strong> (<em>Mahnomen/Waubun)</em> 2026. 6'1, 220 lbs. - 10 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT in section final win against <em>Red Lake County</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Peyton Schlagel </strong>(<em>MACCRAY</em>) 2026. 6'7, 200 lbs. - 6 tackles, 2 TFLs in semifinal loss to <em>Minneota</em>, 1 tackle, .5 sack, 1 safety in QF win over <em>Canby</em> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1430774' first='Mason' last='Bothun']</strong> (<em>Dawson-Boyd)</em> 2027. 6'2, 195 lbs. - 2 tackles, 2 INTs in section final loss to <em>Minneota</em>, 4 tackles, 1 TFL in section semifinal win over <em>Lakeview</em> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Thoren Thronson</strong> (<em>Red Lake County)</em> 2027. 6'4, 160 lbs. - 11 tackles in section final loss to <em>Mahnomen/Waubun</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brock Fier</strong> (<em>Minneota</em>) 2026. 6'1, 200 lbs. - 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack in section final win over <em>Dawson-Boyd </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noah DeRoo</strong> (<em>Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa)</em> 2029. 5'10, 150 lbs. - 8 tackles in section final loss to <em>Upsala/Swanville </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lance Radermacher</strong> (<em>Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa</em>) 2028. 6'3, 205 lbs. - 9 tackles in section final loss to <em>Upsala/Swanville</em>, 6 tackles in section semi win over <em>Ashby/Brandon-Evansville </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Third Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1726888' first='Tyson' last='Horkey'] </strong>(<em>Springfield</em>) 2027. 6'3, 205 lbs. - 7 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FF in section final loss to <em>Murray County Central </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1695558' first='Randy' last='Sorensen']</strong> (<em>Minneota</em>) 2028. 6', 200 lbs. - 3 tackles, 1 sack in section final win over<em> Dawson-Boyd</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cory Schauer</strong> (<em>Lester Prairie)</em> 2026. 5'10, 210 lbs. - 6 tackles + INT in section final win over <em>GFW</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tyson Prigge</strong> (<em>Lewiston-Altura)</em> 2026. - 10 tackles (7 solo) in section final loss to <em>Fillmore Central </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Honorable Mention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Quinton Anderson</strong> (<em>Minneota</em>) 2027. 6', 155 lbs. - 5 tackles, 1 INT in section final win over <em>Dawson-Boyd</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Landon Bigelow</strong> (<em>Barnum</em>) 2026. 5'9, 170 lbs. - 9 tackles, 1 sack in section final loss against <em>MIB</em> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dallis Jambretz </strong>(<em>Braham</em>) 2026. 6'1, 185 lbs. - 18 tackles (6 solo) in section semifinal loss to <em>MIB</em>, 11 tackles + 1 TFL in section QF win over <em>Chisholm</em> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Owen Swenson</strong> (<em>Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop</em>) 2026. 6', 180 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><em>Defensive Back </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ian Myhre </strong>(<em>Minneota</em>) 2027. 6'3, 160 lbs. - 3 tackles in section final win over <em>Dawson-Boyd</em>, 2 INTs in section semifinal win over <em>MACCRAY</em>. 5 INTs in regular season</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1655354' first='Madden' last='Lendt']</strong> (<em>Springfield</em>) 2028. 6'3, 180 lbs. - 7 tackles in section final loss to <em>Murray County Central</em>, 1 tackle and 2 INTs in semifinal win over <em>Sleepy Eye United </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1633435' first='Bridon' last='Bahl']</strong> (<em>Fillmore Central</em>) 2027. 6', 185 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1255896' first='Tanner' last='Stech']</strong> <em>(Mahnomen/Waubun)</em> 2026. 6'1, 180 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Landon Esping </strong>(<em>Minneota</em>) 2027. 6'4, 170 lbs. - 1 INT in section final win over <em>Dawson-Boyd</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lucas Kuball</strong> (<em>Murray County Central)</em> 2026. 6'2, 165 lbs. - INT and fumble recovery in section final upset win over <em>Springfield</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jordan Sturges</strong> (<em>Murray County Central) </em>2026. 5'9, 150 lbs. - 7 PBUs in section final upset win over <em>Springfield</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tyler Latvala</strong> <em>(Deer River)</em> 2027. 6'4, 180 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joey Lacek</strong> (<em>Dawson-Boyd</em>) 2026. 5'6, 145 lbs. - 2 INTS in section semifinal win over <em>Lakeview</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Third Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Easton Johnston</strong> (<em>Minneota</em>) 2026. 5'11, 160 lbs. - 4 tackles in section final win over <em>Dawson-Boyd </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Isaac Ruckheim </strong>(<em>Parkers Prairie</em>) 2026. 5'10, 160 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Seth Lubinski </strong>(<em>Lewiston-Altura</em>) 2027. 6', 170 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Izaiah Alto </strong>(<em>Mountain Iron-Buhl</em>) 2027. 6'3, 195 lbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><em>Athletes</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Axel Bahena </strong>(<em>Lester Prairie</em>) 2026. 2-5 for 50 yards and 1 TD + 30 carries for 156 yards and 2 TDs + 8 tackles in section final win over <em>Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='591741' first='Caleb' last='Rossi']</strong> (<em>Mountain Iron-Buhl)</em> 2026. QB/LB. 5'10, 210 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Connor Duden </strong>(<em>Red Lake County)</em> 2026. 6'2, 175 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1288405' first='Carson' last='Lyons'] </strong>(<em>Cleveland</em>) 2027. QB/DB. 5'8, 160 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Manny Johnson</strong> (Mahnomen/Waubun) 2026. LB/RB. 5'10, 185 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kellan Isaacs</strong> (<em>Deer River)</em> 2028. 5'11, 150 lbs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><em>Specialists </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First Team: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ian Myhre </strong>(<em>Minneota</em>) 2207. 6'3, 160 lbs.- 6/6 on PATs in section final against <em>Dawson-Boyd</em>, 8/8 on PATs in semifinals </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>--</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->