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Get to know your North and South Dakota Midco Sports Player of the Year Finalists before you place your votes sponsored by North Dakota Farmers Union Insurance and Avera Sports.
Class 11AA ND Player of the Year finalists
Parker Nelson, West Fargo
- RUSHING: 273 rush, 1,650 yards, 6.0 ypc, 24 TD
- DEFENSE: 38.5 tackles, 8 TFL
Aidan DeVine, Shanley
- RUSHING: 205 rush, 1,350 yards, 6.5 ypc, 16 TD
- RECEIVING: 67 receptions, 541 yards, TD
Class 11A ND Player of the Year finalists
Blake Schafer, Wahpeton
- PASSING: 205-318 (65%), 2,752 yards, 32 TD, 8 INT
- RUSHING: 114 rush, 356 yards, 7 TD
Adam Kallenbach, Jamestown
- RECEIVING: 42 receptions, 719 yards, 9 TD
- DEFENSE: 44 tackles, 9 INT
Class 11B ND Player of the Year finalists
Clay Heimer, Bowman County
- RECEIVING: 102 receptions, 1,528 yards, 18 TD
- DEFENSE: 67 tackles, 1 INT
Trey Heinrich, Kindred
- RUSHING: 180 rush, 1,347 yards, 6.9 ypc, 22 TD
- RECEIVING: 19 receptions, 360 yards, 6 TD
- DEFENSE: 72 tackles, 7 INT, FF, sack, 2 Def TD
Class 9B ND Player of the Year finalists
Chris Jenner, Surrey
- RUSHING: 215 rush, 2,300 yards, 10.7 ypc, 24 TD
- DEFENSE: 77 tackles, 20 TFL, 5 sacks
Corban Potts, LaMoure-L-M
- PASSING: 88-149 (59%), 1,790 yards, 29 TD, 2 INT
- RUSHING: 43 rush, 157 yards, 8 TD
CLASS 11AAA SD PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Jacob Knuth, Harrisburg
- PASSING: 164-251, 2401 yds, 26 TD, 5 INT;
- RUSHING: 527 rush yds, 14 TD;
- RECEIVING: 1 rec 17 yds, TD
Noah Thompson, Brandon Valley
- DEFENSE: 36 tkls, FF, Sack, INT, 8 PBU
- RUSHING: 17 rush, 128 yds, 3 TD;
- RECEIVING: 3 rec 30 yds, TD
CLASS 11AA SD PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Rugby Ryken, Yankton
- PASSING: 182-302, 2536 yds, 29 TD;
- RUSHING: 121 rush, 488 yds
Lincoln Kienholz, Pierre
- PASSING: 181-329, 3359 yds, 37 TD, 6 INT
- RUSHING: 167 rush, 1165 yds, 12 TD
- DEFENSE: 33 tkls, 2 DEF INT, 2 FR, FF
CLASS 11A SD PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Landon Ruesink, Dell Rapids
- RUSHING: 142 rush, 787 yds, 11 TD
- RECEIVING: 21 rec, 473 yds, 9 TD
- DEFENSE: 48 tkls, 2 sacks, 2 TFL, DEF INT, FR
Trey Smith, Madison
- DEFENSE: 148 tkls, 18 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 DEF INT, FR
- RUSHING: 14 TDs
- KICKING: 51 points
CLASS 11B SD PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Charley Pravecek, Winner
- DEFENSE: 37tkls, 7 sacks, 12 TFL
- OFFENSE: 2x Lineman of the championship game, blocked for a 3000 yard rushing team
Parker Puetz, Sioux Valley
- PASSING: 128 rush, 839 yds, 13 TD
- RUSHING: 142 rush, 787 yds, 11 TD
- DEFENSE: 75 tkls, DEF INT
CLASS 9AA SD PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Stratton Eppard, Chester Area
- PASSING: 91-144, 1294 yds, 15 TD, 6 INT
- RUSHING: 142 rush, 787 yds, 11 TD
- DEFENSE: 84 tkls, 2 DEF INT, 6 sacks, 27 TFL, 2 PBU
Grayson Hanson, Platte-Geddes
- RUSHING: 220 rush, 1328 yds, 19 TD
- DEFENSE: 152 tkls, 14 TFL, DEF INT, 2 FR, 10 FF
- OTHER: 20-31, 235 yds, 3 TD; 15 rec, 232 yds, 2 TD
CLASS 9A SD PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Brenden Begeman, Herreid/Selby Area
- RUSHING: 230 rush, 1796 yds, 24 TD
- RECEIVING: 34 rec, 570 yds, 9 TD
- DEFENSE: 12 DEF INT, 3 FF, 3 DEF TD
Ty Beyer, Howard
- DEFENSE: School Record 173 tkls, DEF INT
- RUSHING: 90 rush, 957 yds, 11 TD
- RECEIVING: 5 rec, 95 yds, TD
CLASS 9B SD PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Grant Luikens, Potter County
- RUSHING: 173 rush, 1077 yds, 24 TD
- PASSING: 117-235, 1954 yds, 25 TD
- DEFENSE: 84 tkls, sack, 2 DEF INT
John Pica, Dell Rapids St. Mary
- DEFENSE: 73 tkls, 3 FF, 2 FR, DEF INT, DEF TD
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