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District 9-west South Football Awards

By Craig Olson, 11/17/21, 10:00PM CST

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Hancock (8-0) and Verndale (8-0) both finished unbeaten during the high school football regular season in 2021.  As a result, Coaches Chad Christianson of the Owls and Mike Mahlen of the Pirates shared the District 9-west South Coach of the Year award.  Players from their teams and Wheaton/Herman-Norcross captured the top individual awards in the District.  Award winners were voted on by the District coaches.

Here are the individual award winners:
Sub-District MVP – Gideon Ervasti (Verndale)
Sub-District Offensive Player of the Year – Zach Braaten (Wheaton/Herman-Norcross)
Sub-District Defensive Player of the Year – Tyler Bitzan (Brandon-Evansville)
Sub-District Lineman of the Year – Eli Olsson (Verndale)
Sub-District Receiver of the Year – Matt Thompson (Hancock)
Sub-District Special Teams Player of the Year – Clint Determan (Wheaton/Herman-Norcross)

Here is a complete list of All-District Players, by team:
Hancock
Matt Thompson (SR, WR/DE), Toby Messner (SR, FB/DL), Davin Rose (JR, QB/LB), Dain Schroeder (JR, OL/LB), Jackson Koehl (JR, WR/LB), Chase Evink (FR, RB/LB)
Honorable Mention – Luke Joos (SR, WR/DB), David Milander (SR, RB/DB)

Verndale
Gideon Ervasti (SR, RB/LB), Ben Brownlow (SR, RB/DB), Dilan Orlando (SR, QB/DB), Brandon Greenwaldt (SR, TE/DE), Eli Olsson (SR, OL/DL), Zak Olsson (SR, WR/DB)
Honorable Mention – Reese Thompson (SR, TE/DE), Cal Olsson (SR, TE/DE), Josh Johnson (SR, WR/DB), Nik Wiese (SR, OL/DL), Austin Ludovissie (SR, OL/DL)

Wheaton/Herman-Norcross
Zach Braaten (SR, QB/DE), Hunter Blume (SR, WR/LB), Joe Krenz (SR, OL/DL), Bryant Callenius (JR, WR/LB), Clint Determan (JR, WR/DB/K/P)
Honorable Mention – Tim Blume (SR, RB/LB), Logan Young (SR, OL/DL), Brayden Hofer (JR, RB/DB), Nathan Johnson (JR, OL/DL)

Hillcrest Lutheran Academy
Caden Fisher (SR, QB/S), Zayne Weinrich (SR, WR/LB), Joel Bowman (SR, WR/CB), Evan Lindgren (JR, RB/CB)

Brandon-Evansville
Tyler Bitzan (SR, RB/LB), Titus Fuller (SR, QB/DB), Aaron Gillespie (JR, OL/DL), John Roers (SR, RB/LB)
Honorable Mention – Katrina Buchholz (SR, OL/LB), Logan Haburn (SO, RB/LB)

Ortonville
Daunt Fetters (JR, RB/CB), Carter Brown (JR, QB/LB), Nathan Gustafson (JR, RB/LB)
Honorable Mention – Adam Strei (SR, G/T), Josh Hurlbut (SR, G/T)

Bertha-Hewitt
Kole Weishalla (SR, QB/DB), Aidan Bryniarski (SR, RB/LB)
Honorable Mention – Brendan Adams (JR, TE/DL)

Sebeka
Eion Ness (SR, RB/LB), Hank Tellers (JR, QB/DB)
Honorable Mention – Levi Stevens (JR, OL/LB), Gabe Clark (SO, OL/DL)

Rothsay
Tanner Heier (SR, LB)
Honorable Mention – Chris Carrillo (SR, DE/TE)

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley
Honorable Mention – Isaac Haanen (SR, RB/LB), Chuck Kleindl (SR, QB/DE)