Hamlin placed three members on the Class 9AA All-State football team announced today by the South Dakota Football Coaches Association.
Broden Stevenson, Aiden Abraham, and Jackson Wadsworth were each named to the honor unit.
Stevenson was selected as a wide receiver. He had 74 receptions for 1,135 yards and 13 touchdowns this past year. He finished his career with 1,388 yards receiving and 19 touchdowns, 482 yards passing and 12 TDs, and also rushed for 377 yards and 4 touchdowns.
“Boden is a true athlete. He can play multiple positions on the field and he does it at a high level,” said Chargers coach Jeff Sheehan. “He is very football smart and thinks the game through which allows him to play fast on the field.”
Abraham brought traffic to a halt as a defensive lineman. He had 82 tackles, 25 for loss, and 10 sacks this past season. He finished with 168 career tackles, 50 for loss, 22.5 sacks, and forced 8 fumbles.
“Aiden is a true leader. He is a great motor player and works hard at everything he does,” said Hamlin coach Jeff Sheean. “As a coach you love when a player does exactly what it is you want them to do and works to make it perfect.”
Wadsworth put up monster numbers from his quarterback position. He completed 73 percent of his passes for 2,480 yards and 30 touchdowns this past season. He finished his career with 4,631 yards passing and 69 touchdowns, and rushed for 861 yards and 19 TDs.
“Jackson is the person who makes our offense click. He is one of the smartest players I have coached and he is a true leader of this team,” said Chargers coach Jeff Sheehan. “He is a tough kid who plays at a high level no matter what he is doing.”
Britton-Hecla had three players who were selected Honorable Mention: Bryce Hawkinson, Graham Fosness, and Jaxon Zuehlke.
Hawkinson finished as the third leading rusher in program history for the Braves. He rushed for 1,223 yards and 13 touchdowns this past season, and had 3,412 career yards and 31 touchdowns on the ground. He also had 436 yards receiving and 6 more TDs.
“Bryce has been a foundational piece to our offense for 4 years now. He is one of the hardest working kids I have ever been around, and on the football field that shows,” said Britton-Hecla coach Jacob Skogstad. “For a kid his size, he runs angry, and rarely gets tackled by the first defender.”
Fosness was key lineman for the Braves, who rushed for 2,151 yards.
“Most of those rushing yards were either directly behind Graham, or utilizing him as a puller,” said Braves coach Jacob Skogstad. “He utilizes his power and leverage very well as a blocker, and does a great job getting down field to spring big gains.”
Opposing offenses found out where Zuehlke was located. He had 77 tackles, 13 for loss this season, and finished with 174.5 tackles, 22 for loss, 9 sacks, force 2 fumbles and recovered 6.
“We put a lot of pressure on him to get us in the correct alignment, and he did a great job with that,” said Britton-Hecla coach Jacob Skogstad. “In our system, he was responsible for anything on the interior, and teams really struggled to run the football against us because of him.”
Class 9AA
OFFENSE
Quarterbacks — Riley Tschetter, Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy.
Fullback-HBack — Stetson Riggs, Hanson.
Running Backs — Eliot Erickson, Elkton-Lake Benton; Luke Peters, Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy; and Mason Jervik, Parkston.
Wide Receivers — Boden Stevenson, Hamlin; and Zane Messick, Hill City.
Tight End — Tate Sorensen, Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy.
Linemen — Dalton Deffenbaugh, Kimball-White Lake; Grant Wilkinson, De Smet; Taiton Boersma, Elkton-Lake Benton; and Hunter Nankivel, Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy.
DEFENSE
Linemen — Quintin Westley, Elkton-Lake Benton; Aiden Abraham, Hamlin; Carter Fischer, Scotland-Menno; and Wyatt Anderson, Parkston.
Linebackers — Gage Jodozi, Parkston; Brady Schroedermeier, Viborg-Hurley; Myles Poindexter, Elkton-Lake Benton; and Chevy Fees, Kimball-White Lake.
Defensive Backs — Colt Keiser, Gregory; Easton Tschetter, Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy; and Dayn Goodman, Kimball-White Lake.
OTHERS
Athletes — Colt Beck, Elkton-Lake Benton and Jackson Wadsworth, Hamlin.
Special Teams — Logan Street, Hill City and Isaiah Crownover, Bon Homme.
HONORABLE MENTION — Brenner Gerdes, Viborg-Hurley; Bryce Hawkinson, Graham Fosness and Jaxon Zuehlke, Britton-Hecla; Jason Porth, Hanson; Major Aarstad, Bon Homme; Alaric Knittel, Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy; Landon Keiser, Gregory; Slayten Wilkinson, De Smet; and Wanner Enriquez, Elkton-Lake Benton.
All-American — Colt Beck, Elkton-Lake Benton.
