Falcons, Lions each get two

Though it was upset in the opening round of the playoffs, the Maple Valley-Enderlin football team has plenty to feel good about.

The Falcons won Region 1 and got a couple of Class A all-state players out of it, too.

Senior Jordan Haselau was named first-team all-state as a defensive back and junior Dylan Claus made it on the first team as a defensive lineman, announced on Tuesday. The awards are voted on by coaches.

A few more made it in Region 1 as well, as Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock also had a pair of players. Senior linebacker Clay Jacob made it on the first team, while junior Al Gefroh was a defensive selection on the second team, where no positions were designated.

Also making it was Oakes junior Cole Ehrlin as an offensive player on the second team.

Kidder County junior Tanner Kessel earned second-team defensive honors, while Harvey-Wells County senior Koby Houchin was a second-team offensive selection.

Class AA will be announced tonight, while AAA is scheduled for the night of Thanksgiving.

Class A all-state team

First team

Offense

QB — Hunter Braaten (jr.), Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn; RB — Stetson Carr (sr.), Hazen; P.J. Peterson (sr.), Larimore; Logan Gunderson (sr.), Lewis & Clark-Our Redeemer’s; TE — Seth Ewoniuk (sr.), Heart River; WR — Chad Jelinek (sr), Park River; Colter Pritchard (sr.), Langdon-Munich; OL — Abraham Roerich (sr.), Stanley-Powers Lake; Kale Enget (sr.), Stanley-Powers Lake; Dustin Iverson (sr.), Grant County-Flasher; Zach Drevlow (sr.), Milnor-North Sargent; Brayden Hoffer (jr.), Larimore.

Defense

DL — Dylan Claus (jr.), Maple Valley-Enderlin; Braeden Farhart (sr.), Stanley-Powers Lake; Devin Korynta (sr.), Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn; Michael Maas (sr.), Hazen; Brock Pittsley (sr.), Killdeer; LB — Taylor Barstad (sr.), Velva; Hunter Fears (jr), Hazen; Taylor Heins (sr.), New Salem/Glen Ullin; Clay Jacob (sr.), Linton-HMB; Dalton Njos (sr.), LC-ORCS; DB — Cole Hecker (sr.), Heart River; Jordan Haselau (sr.), Maple Valley-Enderlin; Mitch Krebs (sr.), Heart River.

Second team (no positions designated)

Offense

Maverick Symington (sr.), Northern Cass; Cole Ehrlin (jr), Oakes; Andrew Martinson (jr.), Milnor-North Sargent; Koby Houchin (sr.), Harvey-Wells County; Austin Winnegge (sr.), Langdon; Matt Bratlie (soph.), Larimore; Nate Egeberg (sr.), Watford City; Levi Hoiby (jr.), Stanley-Powers Lake; Keenan Hodenfield (sr.), Williams County; Zack Coffer (jr.), New Salem-Glen Ullin; Konner Chin (sr.), Killdeer; Brett Schreiner (sr.), Southern McLean; Seth Kreil (soph.), Hazen.

Defense

Bennie Bradner (jr.), May-Port-C-G; Tanner Kessel (jr.), Kidder County; Al Gefroh (jr.), Linton-HMB; Trey Lovcick (sr.), Langdon; Cole Rehovesky (sr.), Park River; Derek Grogan (sr.), Larimore; Trevor Roppel (sr.), Langdon; Andrew Flick (sr.), Des Lacs-Burlington; Seth Myers (sr.), Stanley-Powers Lake; Davis Zubke (sr.), Watford City; Riley Obrigewitch (sr.), Heart River; Seth Obritsch (jr.), Heart River; Paul Koppinger (sr.), Richardton-Taylor Hebron.

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