Complete 8-Man INA All State Teams

[LukeFeddersen]

Eight-Man

First-team offense: QB: Ben Specht, Sr., MMC. RB: Christopher Brown, Sr., Glidden-Ralston; Nick Nelson, Sr., Janesville; Cole Wise, Sr., Newell-Fonda. OL: Dalton Smith, Sr., Don Bosco; Mason Scheidegger, Sr., Newell-Fonda; Jacob Simonsen, Sr., MMC. WR: Jacob Spieler, Sr., MMC; Jack Thode, Sr., Janesville. UT: Michael Girres, Sr., Graettinger-Terril/R-A. K: Tanner Clatt, Sr., Colo-Nesco.

First-team defense: DL: Noah Borkowski, Sr., Glidden-Ralston; Kenny Kriegel, Jr., HLV; Spencer Brown, Sr., Lenox. LB: Damian Sawvel, Sr., Don Bosco; Terrel Grant, Sr., Meskwaki Settlement; Drew Buckholdt, Jr., Exira-EHK. DB: Connor Wolterman, Sr., Newell-Fonda; Mason Olson, Sr., Northwood-Kensett. UT: Spencer Bruess, Sr., Don Bosco. P: Drew Ticknor, Sr., CAM.

Captain: Specht, MMC.

Second-team offense: QB: Noah Dodd, Sr., Janesville. RB: Travis Fehr, Sr., West Bend-Mallard; Brandon Riley, Jr., Coon Rapids-Bayard; Josh Hopkins, Sr., East Mills. OL: Jake Crozier, Jr., Twin Cedars; Nathan McNamara, Sr., Glidden-Ralston; Aaron Borderer, Sr., HLV. WR: Derek Schurke, Jr., Ar-We-Va; Ben Backes, Sr., Central Elkader. K: Dalton Woodard, So., Janesville.

Second-team defense: DL: Sam Hueser, Sr., MMC; Quinton Casteel, Jr., Moravia; Jacob Ruth, Sr., Janesville. LB: Alex Becthold, Sr., Stanton; Wyatt Blazek, Sr., Turkey Valley; Trevor Cormeny, Sr., Moravia. DB: Carson Cline, Sr., Lenox; Brady Hansen, Sr., Exira-EHK. P: Sam Phillips, Jr., Fremont-Mills.

Third-team offense: QB: Derek Ehrhardt, Jr., Central Elkader. RB: Mike Ward, Sr., East Union; Nick Mangrich, Sr., Don Bosco; Carson Kiefer, Sr., Wayne. OL: Justin Cummer, Sr., Central Elkader; Matt Glockel, Jr., East Mills; Isaac McAlister, Jr., Coon Rapids-Bayard. WR: Carew Vogt, Sr., Tripoli; Connor Harms, Jr., Midland. K: James Fitzgerald, Jr., Springville.

Third-team defense: DL: Alex Paulson, Sr., North Iowa; Seth Blake, Jr., Springville; Dalton Reddel, Sr., Riceville. LB: Sam Obert, Jr., Coon Rapids-Bayard; Scotty Plendl, Sr., Kingsley-Pierson; Brendan Dirks, Sr., Midland. DB: Parker Powers, Jr., Fremont-Mills; Wyatt Kaplan, Sr., HLV. P: Cody Hackman, Jr., Turkey Valley.

 

[high90school]

Ok I don't have much of a say as I haven't seen most of these kids play but just a couple of my own opinions here:
1.) How isn't the states all team leading receiver in Derek Schurke who was by far the best player on that team, not a 1st teamer. Is Thode good, yes, not going to take away anything from the kid, but Schurke deserved to be there more I feel, only thing that held him back a little is he played on a 7-4 team compared to a 10-1 team. Tell me that if ArWeVa finished the year 10-1 and Janesville was 7-4 would Thode make first team over Schurke still?
2.) How is Nick Mangrich listed as RB in the 3rd team. Didn't he play QB most of the season in their rotating system with him and Bagby? While I understand the kid may be all state caliber but if there are kids better than him at his position, don't just find a different position to stick him in and punish the other kids who actually did play the position that might have earned a spot on the team but instead got bumped out because the state felt someone else was better but played a different position

Just shows how political these really are in my opinion here.

 

[notlongago]

Players have been earning all state spots in positions they never play since the beginning, and there's nothing wrong with it.

Plus, if you know bosco, mangrich was for all intents and purposes a RB.

 

[zay_go_rams]

But he wasn't. He was lined up at quarterback.

 

[high90school]

Players have been earning all state spots in positions they never play since the beginning, and there's nothing wrong with it.

Plus, if you know bosco, mangrich was for all intents and purposes a RB.

Ya I agree he might have been a RB...but if he lined up at the QB position then you have to classify him as a QB. Don't make exceptions to positions to include a kid who didn't play there all year. Same with the state and the 115 BEDS number. Makes me sick looking at all the schools coming down working with a number well over 115 because the state made an exception to them. Ok rant done now.