Week 2- Special Teams Player of the Week (2014)

We had an exciting week for football in the first full week of the Minnesota High School Football Season.  There were a number of high scoring games as well as a number of great performances by specialists.  Our top Minnesota High School specialist had a busy game.  Zach Savitz of Hopkins High School converted all 3 of his PATs as well as kicked 2 field goals of 32 & 21 yards.  Zach had a great game and is off to a great start this season.

Top Minnesota High School Specialists

Top Kicker

• Zach Savitz- Hopkins HS- 3 for 3 PATs & 2 FGs (32 & 21 yards)- 9 points

Zach Savitz

Honorable Mention

• Josh Samsa- Cambridge Isanti HS- 5 for 6 PATs and 1 FG (31 yards)- 8 points
• Dylan Hermanstorfer- Waseca HS- 5 for 6 PATs and 1 FG (27 yards)- 8 points
• Diego Mesa-Palmer- Minneota HS- 8 for 8 PATs- 8 points
• Andrew Opsal- Mankato West HS- 8 for 9 PATs- 8 points

Game Winners

• Nick Ricci- South St Paul HS- 2 for 2 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 16 yards. Game Winning Field Goal against Mahtomedi.  This is his 2nd game winning field goal in 2 games!

Top Punter

• Tommy McDonald- Northfield HS-  3 punts for 140 yards and a 46.7 yard average

Honorable Mention

• Ryan Barnes- St Thomas Academy- 3 punts for 130 yards and 43.3 yard average
• Tanner Kamm- Adrian HS- 4 punts for 172 yards and a 43 yard average
• Charlie Callahan- Mounds View HS- 4 punts for 167 yards and a 41.8 yard average
• Nick Guzman- Champlin Park HS- 3 punts for 125 yards and a 41.7 yard average
• Brendan Whelan- White Bear Lake HS- 4 punts for 164 yards and a 41 yard average

Co- Top Collegiate Specialists

• Reid Taubenheim- University of North Dakota- 1 for 1 PAT & 3 Field Goals (20, 45 and 35 yards)- 10 yards
• Connor Bolduc- University of North Dakota- 8 punts for 330 yards and 41.3 yards

Congratulations to Everyone!

Chris Husby
Professional Kicking Coach and Owner
Special Teams Football Academy 
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