By Becky Walz,
Three local football players were honored being named to the Iowa Football Coaches Association/Iowa Print Sports Writers Association all-state teams.
Two members from the Decorah squad and one from Turkey Valley were chosen. Recognized for the Vikes were senior Dakota Johnson and junior William Hahn. Trojan selected was senior Oliver Schmitt.
Vikings
Johnson was named to the first team as running back after earning a first team All-District nod. The senior averaged 8.2 yards a carry out of the backfield. Scoring 21 times, he was third in state in Class 4A. He led the Vikings and was third in Class 4A in rushing for the season with 1,358 yards on 156 carries.
Receiving his first all-state nod on second team, Hahn helped the Vikes score 35 touchdowns and gain a total of 2,769 offensive yards as an offensive lineman. The junior is a two-time all-district honoree, earning second team designation as a sophomore and first team this season.
Trojan
Schmitt was recognized on the second team as Turkey Valley’s leading tackler with 81 total tackles (61 solo, 42 assisted), six sacks and six tackles for a loss. In addition, the senior linebacker recovered two fumbles and had one interception returned for 10 yards. This season, he to earn his second first team all-district nod.
Class 4A first team
Brady Hetzel, Jr., QB, Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Dakota Johnson, Sr., RB/FB, Decorah; Grant Glausser, Sr., RB/FB, Epworth-WD; Titus Cram, Sr., RB/FB, Bondurant-Farrar; Reed Pfaltzgraff, Sr., WR/TE, Bondurant-Farrar; Payton Longmeyer, Sr., WR/TE, Glenwood; Cash Bowe, Jr., WR/TE, North Scott; Caden Hotz, Sr., OL, Waverly-Shell Rock; Bryce Baker, Sr, OL, Bondurant-Farrar; Garret Rutledge, Sr., OL, Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Parker Getter, Sr., OL, Glenwood; Garrett Kluesner, Jr., OL, Epworth-WD; Matt Cunningham, Sr., OL, North Scott; Aidan Flora, Sr., Off. UT, ADM; Kyler, Gerardy, Sr., Off., UT, North Scott; Wyatt DeWitt, Sr., DL, Indianola; Dalton House, Sr., DL, Bondurant-Farrar; Trent Patton, Sr., DL, Glenwood; Eddie Becu, Sr., DL, Xavier; Brayden Foster, Sr., LB, North Polk; Derek Hoerner, Sr., Epworth-WD; Owen Thomas, Sr., LB, Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Kamdyn Cross, Sr., LB, Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Luke Wiebers, Sr., DB, Denison; Curtis Witte, Sr., DB, Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Tate Perrin, Jr., DB, Dallas Center-Grimes; Adam Cook, Sr., DB, Xavier; Brody Lee, Sr., P, Mason City; Brock Carpenter, Sr., Ret., Epworth-WD; Dreshaun Ross, So., Def. UT, Fort Dodge; Dayne Mauk, Sr., Def. UT, Dallas Center-Grimes
Class 4A second team
Ronan Thomas, Sr., QB, Xavier; Jack Stevens, Sr., RB/FB, Clear Creek-Amana; Caleb Moore, Sr., RB/FB, Bondurant-Farrar; Cody Klein, Sr., RB/FB, Newton; Kaiden Griffith, Sr., WR/TE, Marion; Keilor Rodman, Sr., WR/TE, Norwalk; Eli Robbins, So., WR/TE, Norwalk; William Hahn, Jr., OL, Decorah; Caleb Oberhoffer, Jr., OL, ADM; Nathan Beyenhof, Jr., OL, Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Sam Christoffer, Sr., OL, Epworth-WD; Jace Borcherding, Sr., OL, Xavier; Lathan McDaniel, Jr., OL, Indianola; Andrew Mohan, Sr., K, Waverly-Shell Rock; Luke Hardman, Sr., Off. UT, Pella; Benny Ramker, Sr., Off. UT, Waverly-Shell Rock; Alex Allen, Sr., DL, Lemars; Batpiny, Riak, Sr., DL, Bondurant-Farrar; Kolton Borcherding-Johnson, Jr., DL, Norwalk; Payton Putz, Sr., DL, Epworth-WD; Logan Tilkes, Jr., LB, Marion; Caleb Moore, Sr., LB, Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Hunter Quagliano, Sr., LB, Epworth-WD; Grant Helmle, Sr., LB, Xavier; Nathan Feldmann, Jr., DB, North Polk; Nate Lampe, Sr., DB, Newton; Owen Jordahl, Sr., DB, North Scott; Kellan Scott, Sr., DB, Glenwood; Bradyn Cory, Sr., P, North Polk; Colton Beasler-Weber, Sr., Ret., Xavier; Will Clark, Sr., Def. UT, Norwalk; Kayden Anderson, Sr., Def. UT, Glenwood
Eight man second team
Chase Speiker, Jr., QB, CAM; Aiden Klostermann, Sr., RB/FB, Central City; Evan Alt, Sr., RB/FB, Audubon; Garrison Motsinger, Jr., RB/FB, Bedford; Landon Blum, Fr., WR/TE, Woodbine; Justin Bauer, Sr., WR/TE, Bishop Garrigan; Chase Waterhouse, Sr., OL, WACO; Daiton Price, Sr, OL, Central City; Gavin Neely, Sr., OL, Bedford; Michael Boyd, Jr., OL, Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Andrew Kimball, Sr., K, Don Bosco; Beau Burns, So., Off. UT, BGM; Shane Hemlick, Sr., Off. UT, Moravia; Jax Stamp, Sr., DL, Belle Plaine; Abram Edwarts, Sr., DL, Winfield Mt. Union; Mekhi Bentin, Sr., DL, Central City; Brody Ludwig, Sr., DL, Bishop Garrigan; Conner Nally, Sr., LB, Bedford; Oliver Schmitt, Sr., LB, Turkey Valley; Benjy Trainer, Sr., LB, Bishop Garrigan; Gabe Funk, Jr., DB, Lenox; Aaron Olsen, Jr., DB, Audubon; Edward Miller, Sr., P, Audubon; Wyatt Throckmorton, Sr., Ret., Moravia; Dalton Mudderman, Jr., Def. UT, Kee; Jaxon Zaugg, Sr., Def. UT, West Bend-Mallard
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