The list of post-season football award winners is highlighted by the kid from Rushford-Peterson. Trojan senior RB/S Noah Carlson swoops up a boatload of honors. For leading R-P to a 12-2 season and a state runner-up finish, he is the AP Player of the Year, an All-State 1st Team selection (all classes). Carlson is also the Mid-Southeast-East (MSE) Offensive Player of the Year. It is his second All-District nod. He was All-TRC as a sophomore. He had one of the best seasons in Minnesota history; 343 carries, 2797 yards, 41 rushing TDs, 47 total TDs, 33 runs of 20-plus yards, defense’s second leading tackler. Records vary among sites (mshsl.org, mnfootballhub.com, mnfootballcoaches.com). Only Tyler Evans (McLeod West) in 2000 and 2001 (2,809/2,762 and 3,498/3,673 > sites differ), Reggie Gandy (DeLaSalle) in 2010 (3,116), and Kent Fiebelkorn (Hoffman/Kenston) in 1980 (3,062) have put up more yards in a season. Fiebelkorn (54), Evans (45), Gandy, and Carlson (41 each) have the top three rushing TD seasons. Carlson was somehow omitted from the Mr. Football finalist list. Six other Trojans join him as All-District; senior WR/CB Luke Rasmussen (13 interceptions; 35-507, 6 TDs receiving; two PR TDs, one KOR TD), junior TE/LB Jake Paulson (41-887, 12 TDs receiving; five FR’s, FR-TD), sophomore QB Landon Skalet (91-149, 1,612 yards, 21 TDs, 6 INTs, 61 first downs passing, 124.2 QB-rating), senior RB/DB Landon Goree (3 TDs; 3 INTs), senior OL/DL Ethan Anderson, and junior RB/LB Dawson Dahl (team leading 84 tackles). Head Coach Davin Thompson is the MSE Coach of the Year. Fillmore Central’s 9-2 section runner-up squad boasts seven A-D selections. Repeat picks are senior QB/LB Riley Means (916 yards, 12 TDs rushing; 657 yards, 7 TDs, 9 INTs passing; team second-best 79 tackles), junior RB/LB Brady Ristau (553 yards, 5 TDs rushing; team-high 87 tackles), and senior OL/DL Justin Ristau (team-leader in TFL’s; 30-38 PATs). Senior OL/DL Walker Ward, sophomore RB Josh Peters (853 rushing yards, 9 total TDs), junior RB/LB Nate Haugerud (9 total TDs), and junior RB/LB Matt Lutes are first time picks. Kingsland’s lone selection is senior RB/LB Neal Mulhern. In the Southeast-White, Chatfield senior WR/LB Parker Fossum (36-547 yards, 5 TDs receiving; 133 rushing yards) is repeat A-D. Junior RB Jake Mandt (1,071 yards, 13 TDs rushing) and senior OL/DL Kevin Bradt are first-timers. In the 9-man South-East, Mabel-Canton boasts four A-D picks. Senior RB/LB Weston Whalen (1,197 yards, 16 TDs rushing; over 3,200 yards and 40-plus TDs the past three years) is a repeat pick. Sophomore QB/S Drew Wyffels (581 yards, 8 TDs, 5 INTs passing; 237 yards, 2 TDs rushing; 9 interceptions, INT return TD), junior OL/DL Pierce Lind, and junior OL/DL Hunter Erickson are first-timers. Houston boasts four A-D picks, senior QB Harry Chiglo (611 yards, 15 TDs rushing; 379 yards, 4 TDs, 5 INT’s passing), junior RB/DB Zach Schneider (570 yards, 6 TDs rushing; 3 TDs receiving), sophomore RB/LB Joey Fishel (542 yards, 7 TDs rushing), and junior TE/LB Cody Carpenter. Lanesboro boasts three senior A-D picks. Collin Scott (RB/DB > 1,205 rushing, 421 receiving, 14 total TDs) and Cole Schwichtenberg (QB/DB> 572 passing, 678 rushing yards, 15 total TDs) repeat. Jared Troendle (OL/DL) is a first-timer.
Post-Season Football Honors
