Another defensive back that should be a call up from our 2027 watch list in the Dakotas will be Maddux Stremnick, also a new state champion from Langdon Area. He was a defensive back that I would consider to be “pesky” in his live eval on Friday afternoon and I felt he was one that had his hands around the ball on nearly every play in pass coverage. He was probable the best ball tracker we saw in this game in my eyes, as the 6’0 160 pounder played with more length than you might have expected watching that game. Maddux was one of the reasons why the Braves struggled with thier pass offense in the second half as the Cardinals are your state champions in 11A for the 2025 season.