BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — The 2023 9-Man All-State Football Team has officially been announced by the North Dakota High School Coaches Association (NDHSCA).
Nate Tastad from North Prairie was named the NDHSCA Powerade Outstanding Senior Athlete and Evan Mellmer of South Border was named the NDHSCA Subway Coach of the Year.
The full list of players named to the 9-Man All-State Football Team is right here:
First Team
| Name | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Javin Friesz | QB | Grant County-Flasher |
| Walker Braaten | QB | Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn |
| Tyler Grandt | QB | Wyndmere-Lidgerwood |
| Dane Hagler | QB | North Star |
| Lucas Sims | RB | Central McLean |
| Gunner Thielges | RB | LaMoure-Litchville-Marion |
| Conner Kosiak | RB | South Border |
| Blake Mattson | RB | North Prairie |
| Luke Martinson | TE | Sargent County |
| Deng Deng | WR | Four Winds |
| Nate Tastad | OL | North Prairie |
| Josh Wittich | DL | Sargent County |
| Keaton Wehrman | DL | Alexander |
| Hunter Tolstad | DL | Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn |
| Chase Cooper | DL | Wyndmere-Lidgerwood |
| Easton Benz | DL | New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock |
| Rueben Clay | LB | North Star |
| Ryan Pingel | LB | Alexander |
| Wyatt Kuhn | LB | New Salem-Almont |
| Daniel Shumacher | LB | South Border |
| Jaren Rafferty | LB | Hettinger County |
Second Team
| Name | Year | School |
|---|---|---|
| Riley Morlock | Senior | Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood |
| Treyton Lesmann | Junior | Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn |
| Jacob Wolf | Sophomore | Central McLean |
| Beau Rider | Senior | Alexander |
| Maddox Juntunen | Senior | Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn |
| Levi Kackman | Senior | Wyndmere-Lidgerwood |
| Grady Whelander | Senior | Sargent County |
| Parker Hubrig | Senior | Hankinson |
| Nick Hansen | Senior | Sargent County |
| Nick Wulfekuhle | Senior | Richland |
| Gentry Richter | Junior | Linton-H-M-B |
| CL Weinberger | Junior | Grant County-Flasher |
| Cole Stock | Junior | South Border |
| Matthew Huether | Senior | Hettinger County |
| Berkley Frantz | Sophomore | South Border |
| Zachary Gibson | Senior | Nelson County |
| Ross Thompson | Senior | Nelson County |
| Carter Engebretson | Junior | New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock |
| Logan Maddock | Senior | New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock |
| Cole Henderson | Junior | North Prairie |
| Levi Buchholz | Junior | South Border |
| Brett Tastad | Junior | North Prairie |
| Connor Knatterud | Senior | New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock |
| Owen Lesko | Junior | LaMoure-Litchville-Marion |
| Easton Simon | Sophomore | New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock |
| Brody Nordmark | Junior | Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn |
| Brock Norton | Junior | New Salem-Almont |
| Tallen Binstock | Senior | Hettinger County |
