The 2024 District 9-West South Football awards have been announced. Top award winners were Chase Evink of Hancock (MVP), Brody Hachbor of Border West (Offensive Player of the Year), Billy Durbin of Ottertail Central (Offensive Lineman of the Year), Levi Kellenberger of Hancock (Defensive Player of the Year), Zach Hansen of Border West (Defensive Lineman of the Year), Micah Fuller of Ashby/Brandon-Evansville (Special Teams Player of the Year) and Chad Christianson of Hancock (Coach of the Year).
All District Players
Hancock – Chase Evink (SR, RB/LB), Levi Kellenberger (SR, FB/DL), Jeremiah Schmidgall (SR, OL/LB), Brady Luthi (JR, QB/DB), Nathan Kellenberger (JR, WR/LB), Cruise Millette (SO, OL/DL)
Border West – Brody Nachbor (SR, RB/LB), Zach Hansen (SR, OL/DL), Holden Rinke (SR, QB/DB), Brayden Andrews (SR, WR/DB), Aiden Sigler (SR, OL/DL)
Ottertail Central
Teigan Bjerke (SR, RB/LB), Max Mekalson (SR, TE/LB), William Schwartz (JR, RB/DE), Billy Durbin (SO, OL/DL)
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy
Ethan Swedberg (JR, QB/S), Thor Ewan (SR, RB/LB), Drew Fischer (JR, WR/CB)
Ashby/Brandon-Evansville
Micah Fuller (SR, QB/FS), Dustin Gillespie (SR, OL/LB), Landon Stich (JR, OL/DL)
Underwood
Collin Lukken (SR, RB/LB), Owen Harig (SR, WR/DB)
Ortonville
Isaac Brown (SR, QB/SS)
Honorable Mention
Hancock
Riley Miller (SR, WR/DB), Winston Schaefer (SR, WR/DB)
Border West
Jude Olson (SR, WR/LB), Ben Peterson (SR, OL/DL)
Ottertail Central
Braxtyn Cameron (JR, QB/DB), Elijah Fronning (SR, WR/DB)
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy
Luke McGuire (JR, OL/DL), Trey Swedenburg (JR, OL/DL)
Ashby/Brandon-Evansville
Maison Barry (JR, OL/DL), Bryce Froemming (JR, R/CB)
Underwood
Drew Evavold (JR, QB/DB), Kaleb Hammes (SR, RB/LB)
Ortonville
Quentin Kuefler (SR, WR/DB), Kirby Olson (JR, OL/DL)
Academic All-District (3.75 GPA or Higher)
Hancock
Presten Banister (SR, RB/LB), Brady Cronen (SR, OL/DL), Preston Kisgen (JR, WR/CB), Winston Schaefer (JR, WR/CB), Cruise Millette (SO, OL/DL), Isaac Messner (SO, RB/LB)
Border West
Jacob Drewicke (SR, WR/LB), Brayden Andrews (SR, WR/DB), Holden Rinke (SR, QB/LB), Caden Olson (SR, WR/DB), Ben Peterson (SR, OL/DL), Andrew Franzese (JR, OL/LB), Lucas Gahlon (JR, WR/DB), Dylan Groebner (SO, RB/LB), Brock Martig (SO, WR/LB), Owen Deal (SO, QB/DB), Adam Smith (SO, OL/DL)
Ortonville
Isaac Brown (SR, QB/S)
Ashby/Brandon-Evansville
Micah Fuller (SR, QB/FS), Landon Stich (JR, OL/DL), Kaleb Fuglseth (JR, R/CB), Wyatt Bitzan (SO, OL/DL)
Ottertail Central
Teigan Bjerke (SR, RB/LB), Erik Stans (SO, QB/DB)
Underwood
Owen Harig (SR, WR/DB), Garret Kuhn-Rice (SR, TE/DL/K)
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