State Championship- Special Teams Player of the Week (2013)

The Minnesota State Championship wrapped up with a number of close games.  Minnesota has 7 classes and none of them had bigger specialists performances than these kickers below.   Marcus Hahn of Hutchinson HS, lead all performances with 7 points.  Marcus converted all 7 of his PATs to help his team finish with a state championship.  Marcus also is the teams Quarterback. Congratulations Marcus!

Marcus Hahn

Honorable Mention Performances

-->Carter McCauley- Owatonna- 3 for 3 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 25 yards- 6 points

-->Nate Skare- Chatfield- 2 for 2 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 19 yards- 5 points  

Nate Skare

Top Punters

• Nate Skare- Chatfield- 3 Punts for 143 total yards and a 47.7 yard average.

--> Honorable Mention Performances

• Jackson Erdmann- Rosemount- 4 Punts for 155 total yards and a 38.8 yard average.
• Adam Creek- Underwood HS- 5 Punts for 193 total yards and a 38.6 yard average.

Congratulations to everyone!

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State Semifinals- Special Teams Players of the Week

Carter McCauley of Owatonna, has shown again why he is one of the top kickers in the state of Minnesota. Carter again played a major role in his team's State Semifinal Game, who's team advanced to the State Championship game.  Carter went 3 for 3 on PATs and made both of his 2 field goals (38 & 41 yards respectively) for a total of 9 points. This is the 2nd week in a row Carter has earned our Special Teams Player of the Week honors.  Carter has had a great season so far. Congratulations Carter and good luck in the State Championship football game!

Carter McCauley

Top Minnesota High School Specialists Top Kicker 

• Carter McCauley- Owatonna- 3 for 3 PATs & 2 field goals (38 & 41 yards)- 9 points

Honorable Mention

• Simon Ankerson- Minneota- 6 for 6 PATs- 6 points
• LeRoy Hauge- Underwood- 5 for 5 PATs- 5 points
• Marcus Hahn- Hutchinson- 5 for 5 PATs- 5 points
• Cody Goetz- Eden Prairie- 5 for 6 PATs- 5 points

Notable Performance: Alex Bornschlegl- St. Croix Lutheran- 1 for 1 on field goals (22 yards).  St Croix Luthern wins Semi Final game 3 to 0 to advance to the championship!  Alex kicked the field goal in the final minutes of the game!

Logan McElfresh

Top Punter

• Logan McElfresh- Brainerd- 8 punts for 318 total yards and a 39.8 yard average.  he also was 2 for 2 on PATs. 

Honorable Mention   

• Zach Mader- Chaska- 4 punts for 164 total yards and a 41.0 yard average.
• Andrew Ajaluwa- DeLaSalle- 4 punts for 143 total yards and a 35.8 yard average.

Coach Husby also has helped train a number of specialists that live outside of MN.  We'd like to recognize those student's top performances.
This week we had a number of outstanding performances that we had to recognize.

Josh Weiler

Top Out-Of-State Specialist of the Week

• Josh Weiler- Fargo South High School- 6 for 6 on PATs-  Wins the North Dakota State Championship!- 6 points

Paul Graupner

Top Collegiate Specialist

• Paul Graupner- St Thomas University- 6 for 6 PATs & 1 field goal of 29 yards.  7 kickoffs for 413 total yards and a 59 yard average.  1 touch back.- 9 points 

Congratulations to everyone!

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State Quarterfinals- Special Teams Players of the Week (2013)

Two kickers had phenomenal games kicking. Carter McCauley of Owatonna HS and Alexi Johnson of St Johns University both had record breaking games.  In the Minnesota State Quarterfinals, Carter McCauley tied a state record with 4 field goals in 1 game as well as converting all 3 of his PATs for 15 game points.   Alexi Johnson converted both of his 2 Field Goals to set a new freshman record for St Johns University with 11 FGs in a season.  Alexi is having a great freshman season.  Carter earns our Special Teams Player of the Week honors for the Minnesota State Quarterfinals.  Congrats and good luck in the State Semi Finals!

Carter McCauley

Top Minnesota High School Specialists Top Kicker 

• Carter McCauley- Owatonna- 3 for 3 PATs and 4 for 4 Field Goals (26, 47, 36 and 20 yards)- 15 points

Honorable Mention

• Alex Bornschlegl- St. Croix Lutheran- 5 for 5 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 27 yards.- 8 points
•  Alex Trana- Rosemount- 5 for 5 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 25 yards.- 8 points
• Jose Salinas- Roseville- 3 for 3 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 26 yards- 6 points
• Cody Goetz- Eden Prairie- 6 for 6 PATs- 6 points
• Marcus Hahn- Hutchinson- 6 for 7 PATs- 6 points

Charlie Stejskal

Top Punter

• Charlie Stejskal- Maple Lake- 5 punts for 203 yards and 40.6 yards per punt. He also went 4 for 4 on PATs.

Honorable Mention  

• Andrew Ajaluwa- DeLaSalle- 2 punts for 98 yards and a 49 yard average. He also converted 5 of this 6 PATs.
• Justin Freyholtz- Andover- 3 punts for 109 yards and a 36.3 yard average.

Coach Husby also has helped train a number of specialists that live outside of MN.  We'd like to recognize those student's top performances.
This week we had a number of outstanding performances that we had to recognize.

Josh Weiler

Top Out-Of-State Specialist of the Week

• Josh Weiler- Fargo South HS (ND)- 5 for 5 PATs and 1 Field Goal of 27 yards- 8 points

Alexi Johnson

Top Collegiate Specialist

• Alexi Johnson- St John's University- 2 for 2 PATs and 2 Field Goals of 35 and 19 yards.  Alexi set a new freshman record for SJU with 11 FGs in a season.- 8 points.

Congratulations to everyone!

Chris Husby
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Week 3- Special Teams Player of the Week

In Week 2 of High School Football, we saw another batch of great performances by a number of  specialists.  Our week 2 Minnesota Prep Athlete Special Teams Player of the Week hails from Lakeville South, Brendan Boche.   He had a big day for his team kicking 2 for 2 on PATS and also going 2 for 2 on Field Goals (42 & 49 yards) and scoring 8 points for his team.  Brendan has really developed over the last 2 years to become a clutch kicker.  Brendan has converted 4 Field Goals all over 40 yards each.  He gets great height on his Kickoffs which often prevents his opponent from making a big return. Congratulations!

Top Minnesota High School Specialists
Top Kicker

• Brendan Boche- Lakeville South- 2 for 2 PAT- 2 Field Goals- 42 & 49 yards- 8 points
  

Brendan Boche

Honorable Mention

• Perry Smith- Minnetonka- 5 for 5 PATs & 1 Field Goal (22 yards)- 8 points
  
• Clay Elmore- Wayzata- 8 for 8 PATs- 8 points
• Easton Pompa- Dawson-Boyd- 8 for 8 PATs- 8 points 

Game Winners

• Carter McCauley- Owatonna- 3 for 3 PATs- 1 Field Goal- 38 yard game winning field goal from the right hash as time expired to lift #1 (Class 5A) ranked Owatonna to a 24-21 win over #2 ranked Mankato West
• Ethan Anderson- Minnewaska- 3 for 3 PATs- 1 Field Goal Game Winner over the #3 ranked team (24-22).

Top Punter

• Charles Stejskal- Maple Lake- In his first ever real game punting. 3 punts for a total of 133 yards (51, 36, 46) with no return yards (all fair catches)- 44.33 yard ave.  He also had a great game kicking going 4 for 4 on PATS and kicked 1 Field Goal (35 yards) for 7 points
  

Honorable Mention 

• Hunter Ehlers- Randolph- 2 punts- 98 yards- 49 yard ave.   
• Connor Bolduc- Mahtomedi- 2 punts 90 yards- 45 yard ave. 
• Tenzin Kalsang- Columbia Heights- 2 punts- 89 yards- 44.5 yard ave.
• Matthew Juneau- Champlin Park- 4 punts- 177 yards- 44.2 yard ave. 

Top Snapper

• Brandon Low- Wayzata- Had a busy night with 12 great snaps (8 PAT & 4 Punts). Also performed well on other special teams units.

Coach Husby also has helped train a number of specialists that live outside of MN.  We'd like to recognize those student's top performances.

Top Out-Of-State Specialist of the Week

• Drew Cornwell- Iowa City High School- 4 PATs & 2 Field Goals (21 & 40 yards)- 10 points

Drew Cornwell

Honorable Mention

• Nathan Mesher- Sir John McDonald High School (Waterloo,Canada)- 5 punts of 57, 49, 41, 30, 25 (tipped) yards- 40.4 yard ave

Top Collegiate Specialist

• Ruan Albuquerque- Rochester Community & Technical College (RCTC)- 2 for 2 PATs & 4 of 6 Field Goals. This Field Goal kicking performance set a School Record.  Missed 57 yard Field Goal by 1 foot and had 1 kick blocked- 14 points
  

 

Ruan Albuquerque

Congratulations to everyone!

Chris Husby
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