Annandale Football Ahead of Schedule At State Semis

The Annandale football team puts their 11-0 record on the line Saturday in the Class 3-A State Tournament semifinals when they matchup with Dassel-Cokato at 4:30 p.m. at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Cardinals head coach Matthew Walter joined me on WJON. This will be the 5th time Annandale has played in the state semifinals. He says the school and community is really excited about this opportunity. I asked Walter if this was the year they were building for and he says they may actually be a year ahead of schedule. Dassel-Cokato is just 20 miles away from Annandale but the two teams haven't played each other this season. Walter says it's great to matchup with a rival in the state semifinals. He explains D.C. will run the ball and they will be prepared for it.

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Annandale had many contributors to this year's team. Walter highlighted a few players starting with 3-year starter Nick Walter at quarterback, calling him a dual threat with the run and pass. He says Nick is the "heartbeat of the team." The team's leading rusher is Connor Lampi. Walter says he's a big strong kid. He also talked about receiver Joe Healy and linemen Gavin Wang, Brody Wroblewski, Vince Rasset, and Tommy Halverson.

Walter describes the defense as "unbelievable". He says it starts with the line, Connor Lampi, Gavin Wang and Vince Rasset. Tommy Halverson, Colby Dircks, and Hudson Helget are the linebackers. He says Helget has been their best defensive player with 3 fumbles recovered and 3 interceptions.

Annandale Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year
1	Purcell, Caleb	TE/DE	6'4"	190	12
2	Healy, Joseph	WR/CB	6'0"	180	12
3	Martinez Mejia, Bryan	WR/CB	5'8"	140	12
4	Eenhuis, Isaak	WR/S	6'7"	175	12
5	Valdez, Brandon	WR/CB	5'7"	150	12
6	Stedham, Jax	WR/CB	5'9"	165	12
7	Kovall, Michael	QB/S	6'3"	180	10
8	Olson, Nick	RB/LB	5'7"	180	11
9	Meyer, Zach	WR/LB	5'11"	170	12
10	Westman, Thomas	WR/S	6'1"	185	12
11	Danzeisen, Jack	WR/S	6'0"	170	11
12	Walter, Nick	QB/LB	5'11"	185	12
13	Pogatshnik, Carter	WR/CB	5'8"	140	10
14	Westman, Gabe	WR/LB	6'2"	180	10
15	Roe, Zach	QB/S/K	5'11"	160	11
16	Cooper, Brandon	WR/S	6'0"	165	11
17	Adams, Lincoln	WR/CB	5'10"	165	10
18	Sanderson, Tyson	WR/CB	5'9"	145	11
19	Sundberg, Alex	RB/LB	5'10"	195	11
20	Dircks, Colby	RB/LB	5'11"	185	11
21	Jacobson, Sam J	WR/CB	5'7"	150	12
22	Ergen, Cameron	RB/LB	5'7"	180	10
23	Neutz, Jackson	WR/CB	6'1"	160	10
24	Holm, Owen	WR/LB	6'0"	175	12
25	Fischer, Ryan	WR/LB	5'5"	140	11
26	Nilson, Jack	WR/LB	5'11"	175	12
27	Broughton, Ben	WR/CB	5'7"	150	12
28	Molina, Mario	K	5'8"	140	12
29	Lampi, Connor	RB/DT	6'0"	200	12
30	Segner, Jimmy	WR/CB	5'9"	145	11
31	Green, Nate	RB/CB	5'6"	160	12
32	Helget, Hudson	RB/LB	5'7"	165	12
35	Schimelpfenig, Caden	RB/LB	5'10"	150	10
37	Gilson, Bastian	K	5'11"	180	12
40	Kent, Jacob	WR/CB	5'11"	145	10
41	Turner, Isaiah	RB/LB	5'11"	175	10
45	Alston, Darius	RB/LB	5'8"	150	11
50	Millner, Ethan	G/DT	5'10"	175	12
51	Grube, Keagan	G/LB	6'0"	195	10
52	Walter, Ben	C/DE	5'11"	195	10
54	Helget, Kamryn	T/LB	6'2"	170	10
55	Zeidler, Naomi	K	5'5"		12
57	Miller, Weston	C/LB	6'1"	180	11
58	Kunkel, Justin	T/DE	6'3"	170	11
59	Wroblewski, Brody	G/DT	6'0"	215	12
60	O'Konek, Eli	G/DT	6'0"	215	10
63	Boon, Jack	G/DT	5'11"	230	11
64	Stevens, Ethan	G/DT	5'11"	240	11
67	Reitmeier, Alex	T/DE	6'0"	170	10
70	Wang, Gavin	T/DE	6'7"	265	11
75	Gomez, Adrian	T/DT	6'5"	230	11
78	Berry, Austin	T/DE	5'11"	220	12
53/33	Halverson, Tommy	G/RB/LB	6'0"	190	11
65	Wirkkula, Cody	G/DT	5'10"	215	11
72	Rasset, Vince	T/DE	6'0"	210	12
74	Peterson, Charlie	C/LB	6'0"	200	10
77	Patch, Brodye	C/DT	6'0"	295	10
88	Miller, Keaton	TE/DE	6'4"	170	11
62/42	Pederson, Owen	T/TE/DE	6'0"	185	10
73/80	Seaberg, Charlie	G/TE/DE	6'0"	165	11