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2022 Northwest District Football Honors Announced

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The 2022 Northwest District Football Honors have been announced for the latest season.

Honorees have been named in the South Division. That division features New York Mills, Pine River-Backus, Wadena-Deer Creek, Menahga, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley, Bagley, and Red Lake.

Those who were named to these accolades are announced below.

All-District Team

  • Brayden Ehnert – QB/S New York Mills
  • Monte Briard – RB/LB New York Mills
  • Jonah Ruther – RB/S New York Mills
  • Bode Roberts – G/DE New York Mills
  • Will Oakes – C/DE New York Mills
  • Corbin Knapp – OT/DE Pine River-Backus
  • Irvin Tulenchik – QB/DB Pine River-Backus
  • Rian Struss – TE/DE Pine River-Backus
  • Chance Abraham – RB/LB Pine River-Backus
  • Trey Tuchtenhagen – OG/DT Pine River-Backus
  • Evan Lunde – RB/LB Wadena-Deer Creek
  • Koby Endres – OL/DL Wadena-Deer Creek
  • MJ Lunde – WR/LB Wadena-Deer Creek
  • Teshe Loer – WR Wadena-Deer Creek
  • Brock Berttunen – QB Menahga
  • Isaiah Usher – WR Menahga
  • Quincy Jentz – LB Menahga
  • Logan Watts – RB/S Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
  • Eli Pfeiffer – TE/DE Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
  • Ficher Smith – LB/C Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
  • Jaiden Young – C/DE Bagley
  • Noah Nelson – RB/LB Bagley
  • Brayden Beaulieu – G Red Lake
  • Gerald Kingbird JR – WR/S Red Lake

Honorable Mention Team

  • DaShaun Robinson – WR/CB New York Mills
  • Shawn Hendrickson – DE Menahga
  • Sam Kopveiler – G/DE New York Mills
  • Marcus Petterson – DL Menahga
  • Jon Rinerson – G/DT New York Mills
  • Ryan Tolkkinen – RB Menahga
  • Ethan Lodge – RB/DB Pine River-Backus
  • Bodie Berttunen – DE/T Menahga
  • Konnor King – C/DT Pine River-Backus
  • Lars Petterson – WR Menahga
  • Eli Abraham – RB/LB Pine River-Backus
  • Carson Swanson – OL/DL Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
  • Grant Seelhammer – C/DE Wadena-Deer Creek
  • Devin Johnson – OL/DL Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
  • Isaac Hanann – WR/DB Wadena-Deer Creek
  • Alex Daigle – LB/FB Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
  • Josiah Kallevig – QB Wadena-Deer Creek
  • Alex Jobe – RB/LB Bagley
  • Cole Woods – DB/K Wadena-Deer Creek
  • Elias LaFond – RB/S Bagley
  • Cade Beaulieu – QB Red Lake
  • Isaac Schermerhorn – QB/LB Bagley
  • Justin Brown – TE Red Lake
  • Josh Stillday – WR Red Lake

Special Awards

  • Defensive Lineman of the Year Bode Roberts – New York Mills
  • Linebacker of the Year Evan Lunde – Wadena-Deer Creek
  • Defensive Back of the Year Jonah Ruther – New York Mills
  • Defensive Player of the Year Bode Roberts – New York Mills
  • Special Teams Player of the Year Cole Woods – Wadena-Deer Creek
  • Offensive Lineman of the Year Corbin Knapp – Pine River-Backus
  • Receiver of the Year Teshe Loer – Wadena-Deer Creek
  • Runningback of the Year Logan Watts – Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
  • Quarterback of the Year Josh Kallevig – Wadena-Deer Creek
  • Offensive Player of the Year Teshe Loer – Wadena-Deer Creek
  • Assistant Coach of the Year
    • Darius Dahl – Bagley
    • Peder Butenhof – NYM
    • Paul Raddatz – WHA
  • Head Coach of the Year Matt Radniecki – New York Mills

Here is a final look at the Northwest Football District – South Division standing in 2022…

Place Team Division Record Overall Record
1 New York Mills 5-1 7-1
2 Pine River Backus 5-1 6-2
3 Wadena-Deer Creek 4-2 6-2
4 Menahga 4-2 5-3
5 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 2-4 3-5
6 Bagley 1-5 2-6
7 Red Lake 0-6 0-8