Martell earns player of the year award

South Border’s Ross Martell and coach Jason Klusmann were selected as the senior player and coach of the year in Region 1 nine-man high school football for the 2009 season.

Martell rushed for 1,658 yards and 13 touchdowns this fall, and helped the Mustangs reach the state quarterfinals. South Border, the Region 1 runner-ups, ended the year with an overall record of 8-3.

The Region 1 champion Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter Imperials placed five players on the 2009 all-region team and four more players were picked as honorable mention. The Mustangs received four all-region selections and four honorable mention picks.

Region 1 nine-man all-region team

Napoleon-G-S: Donovan Gross, Johnah Schwartzenberger, Jon Widmer, Philip Reuer, Spencer Wirt.

South Border: Ross Martell, Tallon Lippert, Devin Olson, Justin Deede.

Kidder County: Wesley Nicholson, Norman Nicholson, Andrew Birrenkott.

Ellendale: Taylar Hack, Donovan Flaherty, Nolan Hamar.

Shiloh Christian: Wyatt Knell, Jeremiah Herman, Austin Friesen.

Strasburg-Zeeland: Bobbi Kramer, Mark Baumgartner.

Edgeley-Kulm: Justin Rott, Alex Knudson.

Region 1 nine-man all-region honorable mention

Napoleon-G-S: Corey Baumgartner, Eric Becker, Cory Knutson, Mark Weigel.

South Border: Brayden Salzer, Phillip Aipperspach, Tyler Meidinger, Andrew Jochim.

Kidder County: Matthew Aichele, Jaden Deckert, Steven Rohrich, Joel Shipley.

Ellendale: Jordan Morrissey, Kyle Laabs, Tanner White, Zach Stebner.

Shiloh Christian: Jake Adducci, Zane Miller.

Strasburg-Zeeland: Danny Nieuwsma, Ben Meier, Chance Kurle, Billy Vetsch.

Edgeley-Kulm: Danny Kietzman, Taylor Erickson, Dustin Heidinger.

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