All-state teams released for state's seven football classes & All Nations Conference

All-state teams released for state's seven football classes & All Nations ConferenceStory byWatertown Public OpinionRoger Merriam, Watertown Public OpinionFri, November 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM UTC·8 min read

Here are the South Dakota Football Coaches Association’s 2025 All-State high school football teams.

Class 11AAA

OFFENSE

Quarterbacks — Brody Schafer, SF Lincoln.

Tight Ends-Fullbacks/H-Backs — Eddie Whiting, SF Jefferson; Austin Dowd, Brandon Valley and Weiland Benbo, RC Central.

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Running Backs — Daevion Simonsen, SF Jefferson; Levi Veskrna, Brandon Valley; and Josiah Heinz, Harrisburg.

Wide Receivers — Jase Unzen, SF Jefferson; Jhace Woods, SF Washington; and Mikey Roche and Louison Akossi, SF Lincoln.

Linemen — Hudson Parliament and Isaac Mitzel, Brandon Valley; Rip Siemonsma, O'Gorman; Noah Duran, SF Jefferson; Easton Dekkers, Harrisburg; and Andrew Werner, SF Lincoln.

DEFENSE

Linemen — Anthony Patron, SF Jefferson; Mekhi Zacher, Brandon Valley; Tayvin Jungen, SF Roosevelt; and Isaac Krempges, SF Lincoln.

Linebackers — Parker Scheidt, O'Gorman; Cael Nofziger, SF Jeferson; Dylan Williams, Brandon Valley; and Bradley Esser, Harrisburg.

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Defensive Backs — Brody Jacobson, SF Jefferson; Tyler Pankonin, SF Washington; Nolan Pudwill and Chase Leary, Brandon Valley; Isaac Myers, O'Gorman; and Brayden Jackson, RC Central.

OTHERS

Athletes — Beau Koerner, SF Jefferson and Trajan Weaver, RC Central.

Special Teams — Kian Upton, Harrisburg and Onzei Weaver, RC Central.

HONORABLE MENTION — Briggs Knutson, Jack Blomgren and Bryce Bangasser, Brandon Valley; Grady Wolbrink, Harrisburg; Brayden Jackson, Sam Uhing and Hayes Petersen, SF Washington; and Easton Graff and Troy Catches, RC Central.

All-American — Hudson Parliament, Brandon Valley.

Brandon Valley's Levi Veskran is brought down by Sioux Falls Lincoln's Hudson Kok during the state Class 11AAA high school football championship on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 at the DakotaDome in Vermillion. Brandon Valley won 34-27.

Class 11AA

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Thomas Hughes, Spearfish.

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Tight Ends-Fullbacks/H-Backs — Bergan Tetzlaff, Brookings; Cooper Terwilliger, Pierre; and Hunter Peterson, Watertown.

Running Backs — Landon Hulst, Huron; Jace Sedlacek, Yankton; and Sully Jost, Sturgis.

Wide Receivers — Owen Eidsness, Yankton; Carter Schiefelbein, Pierre; and Kade Vavruska, Spearfish.

Linemen — Cody Petersen, Tea Area; Asher Peil, Spearfish; Drace Gaskins and Austin Conway, Yankton; Jaxon Henley, Aberdeen Central; and Tucker Otte and Max Bogenhagen, Pierre.

DEFENSE

Linemen — Chase DeBoer, Tea Area; Edly Amaro Jr., Yankton; Colton Smith, Mitchell; and Blake Kannegieter, Brookings.

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Linebackers — Oakley Anderson, Huron; Carter Brown, Tea Area; Kaden Decker, Watertown; and Zhoel Irion, Sturgis.

Defensive Backs — Cale Haselhorst, Yankton; Riley Winegar, Huron; Tegan LaCroix, Yankton; and Sutton Sonnenschein, Pierre.

OTHERS

Athletes — Anderson Porisch, Huron and Jaxon Cano, Sturgis.

Special Teams — Liam Villanueva, Yankton and Sam Marcus, Spearfish.

HONORABLE MENTION — Tate Beste, Yankton; Logan Bessler, Mitchell; Gage West, Sturgis; Lincoln Schutt, Keslar Swenson and Markus Pitkin, Watertown; Mason Jurgens and Charlie Martin, Huron; Ayden Behm, Pierre; Laythan Lucas, Spearfish; Hayden Bialas, Tea Area; and Drew Johnson, Brookings.

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All-American — Bergan Tetzlaff, Brookings.

2024 SDFBCA ALL-STATE TEAMS: All-state football teams released for 11-man, nine-man classes and All Nations Conference

Class 11A

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Henry Veenhof, Madison.

Tight Ends-Fullbacks/H-Backs — Kolte Garry, West Central; Nicholas Popkes, SF Christian; and Talen Eich, Lennox.

Running Backs — Brody Dybvig, Tri-Valley; Danny Immormino, Custer; and Ryan Stubbe, Dell Rapids.

Wide Receivers — Shane Veenhof, Madison; Drake Mikkelsen, Lennox; and Brant Wassenaar, SF Christian.

Linemen — Seth Reinhardt, Dakota Valley; Charlie Becker, Dell Rapids; Ashten Dorhout, Madison; Gavin Homer, Lennox; Carter Gloe, Milbank; and Lyncoln Leo, SF Christian.

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DEFENSE

Linemen — Dawson Unruh, SF Christian; Nick Lorang, West Central; Carson Maeschen, Dell Rapids; and Leif Karlson, Lennox.

Linebackers — Jensen Pixler, SF Christian; Keyvin Strand, Canton; Reed Lindberg, RC Christian; Jevyn Lefers, Lennox; and Landyn Reiser, Tri-Valley.

Defensive Backs — Tate Gerdes, Lennox; Tate Connell, SF Christian; Karson Payne, Dell Rapids; and Aiden Schrempp, Canton.

OTHERS

Athletes — Canyon Prins, SF Christian and Ramsey Williams, Lennox.

Special Teams — Kenny Swanson, Dell Rapids and Layten Osowski, Milbank.

HONORABLE MENTION — Sam Rick and Braylen Bowsher, Milbank; Cooper Strande, SF Christian; Bryce Voss, Dain Richardson and Caleb Lara, Vermillion; Jace Brende, Dell Rapids; Ashton Gebhard and Carter Gross, West Central; Brady Virtue, Custer; and Ty Oyen, Tri-Valley.

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All-American — Jensen Pixler, SF Christian.

Elk Point-Jefferson's Brody Van Roekel tries to cut back against St. Thomas More's Kain McLeod (10) during the state Class 11B football championship on Friday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Vermillion's DakotaDome. St. Thomas More won 48-38.

Class 11B

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Gannon Knebel, Wagner.

Tight Ends-Fullbacks/H-Backs — Maxon Speed, St. Thomas More; Connor Kramer, Hot Springs; and Riley Mayer, Mount Vernon-Plankinton.

Running Backs — Beau Schmidt, Elk Point-Jefferson; Emmerson Larson, Clark-Willow Lake; and Mack Saxon, Mobridge-Pollock.

Wide Receivers — Broeden Sales, St. Thomas More; and Troy Jensen and Oliver Fieber, Deuel;

Linemen — Jace Shatswell and Keaton Hinds, Elk Point-Jefferson; Derek Fenenga, Winner; Cole Nielsen, St. Thomas More; Michael Severson, Clark-Willow Lake and Preston Top, Sioux Valley.

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DEFENSE

Linemen — Owen White, Hot Springs; Hunter Fenske, Woonsocket-Wessington Springs-Sanborn Central; Brayden Kreber, Wagner; and Camden Stahl, Mount Vernon-Plankinton.

Linebackers — Luke Schmitz, Elk Point-Jefferson; Mitchell Guthmiller, Sioux Valley; Matthew Mount, Webster Area; and Seth Heath, Winner.

Defensive Backs — Holden Wollmann, Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan; Brody Van Roekel, Elk Point-Jefferson; Zac Olson, Winner; and Grayden Juve, St. Thomas More.

OTHERS

Athletes — Colby Flowers, Woonsocket-Wessington Springs-Sanborn Central and Colin Robertson, Parker.

Special Teams — Tyce Feistner, Mount Vernon-Plankinton and Malachi James, Beresford.

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HONORABLE MENTION — Aidan Sievers, Carson Marko, Gavin Kloos and Nathan Fieber, Deuel; Justin Klein, Flandreau; Shea Kjeldgaard, Wagner; Wyatt Ziegler, Mobridge-Pollock; Wesley Molnar, Woonsocket-Wessington Springs-Sanborn Central; Brody Lee, St. Thomas More; Keegan Tracy, Groton Area; and Cooper Pommer, Clark-Willow Lake.

All-American — Gannon Knebel, Wagner.

Class 9AA

OFFENSE

Quarterbacks — Riley Tschetter, Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy.

Fullback/H-Back — Stetson Riggs, Hanson.

Running Backs — Eliot Erickson, Elkton-Lake Benton; Luke Peters, Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy; and Mason Jervik, Parkston.

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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.

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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.

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All-American — Colt Beck, Elkton-Lake Benton.

Dell Rapids St. Mary quarterback Trimmier Hanson is pressured by Avon's Dominic Doom during the state Class 9B football championship on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in the DakotaDome at Vermillion. St. Mary won 54-6.

Class 9A

OFFENSE

Quarterbacks — Alec Austin, Centerville.

Fullback/H-Back — Kolt Becker, Howard.

Running Backs — Jace Mohr, Wall; Kyle Hettich, Ipswich; and Jesiah Baum, Warner.

Wide Receivers — Dawson Handock, Wall and Broc Bauer, Timber Lake.

Tight End — Leonard Wernke, Castlewood.

Linemen — Kyler Kjerstad and Riley Kerner, Wall; Cole Finn, Philip; and Evan Haak, Alcester-Hudson.

DEFENSE

Linemen — Garret Feldhaus, Howard; Ryan Bielmaier, Wall; Noah Bakeberg, Warner; and Jacob Cole, Alcester-Hudson.

Linebackers — Younger Amiotte, Wall; Nolan Mentele, Howard; Kamden Keszler, Castlewood; and Lincoln Wickstrom, Harding County-Bison.

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Defensive Backs — Tyce Gropper, Philip; Jye Bailey, Platte-Geddes; and Teelan Kjerstad, Wall.

OTHERS

Athletes — Tanner Volmer, Wall; and Tommy Walth, Alcester-Hudson.

Special Teams — Alec Mikkelsen, Warner; and Kenyon Kuipers, Platte-Geddes.

HONORABLE MENTION — Conway Collins, Lyman; Regan Schwartz and Owyn Ebbers, Estelline-Hendricks; Casey Geditz, Ipswich; Caleb Richmond, Wolsey-Wessington; Trevor Schulz, Wall; Darin Dykstra, Alcester-Hudson; Ty Rolland, Platte-Geddes; Mason Bickel, Timber Lake; Eli Peterson, Lemmon-McIntosh; and Cruz Birkland, Dupree.

All-American — Jace Mohr, Wall.

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Class 9B

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Wes Wittler, Sully Buttes.

Fullback/H-Back — Tristen Baloun, Faulkton Area.

Running Backs — Lincoln LeBrun; Dell Rapids St. Mary and Waylon Bolle, Corsica-Stickney.

Wide Receivers — Gavin Colson, Sully Buttes and Abbott Moeller, Sioux Falls Lutheran.

Tight End — Al'Shamon Gunter, Avon.

Linemen — Alex Lindeman and Gavin Pica, Dell Rapids St. Mary; Tom Loehr, Colman-Egan; and Randall Powers, Avon.

DEFENSE

Linemen — Kadyn Westergren, Sully Buttes; Adam Kleinsasser, Canistota; Carlo Pica, Dell Rapids St. Mary; and Quentin De Vries, Corsica-Stickney.

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Linebackers — Kole Hermann, Kadoka Area; Kamrynn Rhodes, Faulkton Area; Jared Weisbeck, Herreid-Selby Area; and Ben Curd, Iroquois-Lake Preston.

Defensive Backs — Spencer Melius, Faulkton Area; and Trimmier Hanson and Jaxon Baumberger, Dell Rapids St. Mary.

OTHERS

Athletes — Karson Eisenbaun, Kadoka Area; Tyler Martin, Faith; and Logan Bauer, Dell Rapids St. Mary.

Special Teams — Payson Acheson, Canistota.

HONORABLE MENTION — Rowen Becker, Sioux Falls Lutheran; Lucas Peskey, Iroquois-Lake Preston; Prayden Acheson and Easton Miller, Canistota; Ryhder Behnke, Colman-Egan; Brennon Bickett, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland; Max Vanden Hoek, Corsica-Stickney; Kaden Russell, Herreid-Selby Area; and Trenton Soukup, Avon.

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All-American — Trimmier Hanson, Dell Rapids St. Mary.

All Nations Conference (Combined 9A & 9B)

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Riley Casey, Little Wound.

Running Backs — Nate Middletent, Lower Brule; Adarius Flemister, Winnebago; Bane Yellow Eagle, Todd County; and Julian Tonche, Maȟpíya Lúta.

Wide Receivers — Tanner High Horse, Little Wound and Tyler Bull Head, McLaughlin.

Tight End — Jared Doxey, Winnebago.

Linemen — Ira Brown Bull, Little Wound; Aden Good Voice, Todd County; Dyrese Spotted Elk, St. Francis; and Chris Perez, Winnebago.

DEFENSE

Linemen — Javan Webster, Omaha Nation; Braden Medicine Eagle, White River, Carver Rahn, Todd County; and Ashton LaPointe, Winnebago.

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Linebackers — Nicholas Flute, Lower Brule; Cooper Krogman, White River; Hasten Wood Knife, Todd County; and Raden DeCora, Winnebago.

Defensive Backs — Melvin Hulit, Winnebago; Mekhi Krogman, White River; and Chris Ellert, Todd County.

OTHERS

Athletes — John Eagle Jr., McLaughlin and Oniya Whirlwind Soldier, Todd County.

Special Teams — Cruz Bertucci, Omaha Nation and Isiah Felicia, Lower Brule.

HONORABLE MENTION — Jesse Carlow and Christian Jack, Maȟpíya Lúta; Kreg Stoddard and Kayden Knife, White River; Paul Fast Wolf, Little Wound; Kendrick Dunn, Ryjul Harland, Dason Romo and Cade Miller, Omaha Nation; Stormy Cuny, Cole Jealous of Him, Joseph Andrews, Mathias O'Rourke and Bud Swallow, Little Wound; Ethan Thigh, Lower Brule; Keenan Boyd, Todd County; Elijah White Bear, Winnebago; Quentin White Mountain, McLaughlin; and Destinn Straighthead, Cheynne-Eagle Butte.

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Most Valuable Player — Riley Casey, Little Wound.

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This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: 2025 S.D. Football Coaches Association all-state teams

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