Six area football players were selected to the Minnesota High School Football Coaches Association Academic All-State team.
From Class A: Mark Skoglund of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.
From Class AA: Josh Pearson and Nic Leither of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City.
From Class AAA: Levi Schultz of New London-Spicer and Tyler Grey of Montevideo.
From Class AAAA: Ben Lippert of Willmar.
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Hancock (9-man), Benson (Class AA), New London-Spicer (AAA) and Willmar (AAAA) were among Gold Division winners (the top eight in each class). KMS (A) and Montevideo (AAA) earned Silver Division winners (9th-18th).