Special Teams Football Academy Blog: Week 8- Special Teams Players of the Week (2015)

Our Player of the Week posts are designed to recognize the top kicking, punting and long snapping performances of the week in Minnesota at the High School Level. We will also recognize the top STFA trained collegiate specialists and our 'out of state' athlete performances too.

As the regular football season comes to a close we see a number of familiar names leading their team in the special teams game. The top kickers this week goes to Jack Kneeland of the Academy of Holy Angels and Dean Lumb of Osseo High School. Both converted 6 PATs and each kicked 1 field goal of 35 yards and 24 yards respectively. Good luck to you all in the playoffs.

The top punter hails from Breck High School. Peter Lillehaug had and amazing 41.4 yard average on 8 punts for 331 total yards.

The top STFA trained Collegiate specialist was Nathan Mesher from Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada). He had a busy day kicking 8 for 8 on PATs and going 3 for 3 on field goals of 12, 12 & 37 yards for 17 points. He also had 3 punts for 116 total yards and a 38.7 yard average and a long 41.

Congrats to all of you.

Top Minnesota High School Specialists

Jack Kneeland

Top Kicker

Jack Kneeland- Holy Angels- 6 for 6 PATs and 1 field goal of 35 yards- 9 points
Dean Lumb- Osseo HS- 6 for 6 PATs and 1 field goal of 24 yards- 9 points

Dean Lumb

Honorable Mention

Mitch Bourgerie- St Michael Albertville HS- 1 for 2 PATs and 2 field goals of 35 & 38 yards- 7 points
Matt Becker- Rogers HS- 4 for 4 PATs and 1 field goal of 41 yards- 7 points
Grant Ryerse- East Ridge HS- 4 for 4 PATs and 1 field goal of 25 yards- 7 points

Peter Lillehaug

Top Punter

Peter Lillehaug- Breck HS- 8 punts for 331 total yards and a 41.4 yard average.

Honorable Mention

Grant Olson- Woodbury HS- 3 punts for 122 total yards and a 40.7 yard average.
Luke Harris- Northfield HS- 3 punts for 121 total yards and a 40.3 yard average.
Mac Brown- St Thomas Academy- 4 punts for 159 total yards and a 39.8 yard average.
Grant Ryerse- East Ridge HS- 3 punts for 114 total yards and a 38.0 yard average.

Nathan Mesher

Top STFA Collegiate Specialists

Nathan Mesher- Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada)- 8 for 8 PATs and 3 for 3 on field goals of 12, 12 & 37 yards. Also 3 punts for 116 total yards and a 38.7 yard average and a long 41- 17 points

Honorable Mention

Brady Beuschel- Upper Iowa U- 7 for 7 punts and 1 field goal of 48 yards.- 10 points
Brendan Boche- Gustavus- 8 for 8 PATs- 8 points
Nate Skare- Upper Iowa U- 3 punts for 142 total yards and a 47.3 yard average. Long 64 and 1 punt I-20
Donnie Mavencamp- U of MN- Morris- 4 punts for 180 total yards and a 45.0 yard average. Long 55 and 2 punts I-20
Reid Taubenheim- U of North Dakota- 4 for 4 PATs and 1 field goals of 33 yards- 7 points