Two Local Athletes on AP's All-State Football Team

The Associated Press released its 2011 Minnesota all-state football team, and some local athletes made the list.

senior Andre McDonald was named as a wide receiver and Benilde St. Margaret's Paul Graupner made the list as a kicker/punter.

Congratulations are also in order for Hopkins High's Tayvaughn Blair, a defensive back, and 's Evan Aaron, a defensive lineman, who were both named honorable mentions by the AP.

Here is the complete list released by the Associated Press:

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Philip Nelson, QB, Mankato West

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

QB — Philip Nelson, sr, Mankato West

RB — Andrew Larson, sr, Eden Prairie

RB — Sam Sura, sr, South St. Paul

RB — Jake Disterhaupt, jr, Moose Lake/Willow River

RB — Wesley Tucker, sr, St. Croix Lutheran

OL — Nick Davidson, sr, Eden Prairie

OL — Jonah Pirsig, sr, Blue Earth

OL — Ben Lauer, sr, Wayzata

OL — Isaac Hayes, sr, St. Thomas Academy

OL — Chase Roullier, sr, Burnsville

WR — Andre McDonald, sr, Hopkins

WR — Hunter Friesen, sr, Mankato West

DEFENSE

DL — Jonathan Harden, sr, Cretin-Derham Hall

DL — Karl Finkel, jr, Lakeville North

DL — Kit Snyder, sr, Wayzata

DL — Johnny Menning, sr, Edgerton/Ellsworth

LB — Drake Michaelson, sr, Eden Prairie

LB — Ryan Poppitz, sr, Wayzata

LB — Maxx Williams, sr, Waconia

LB — Tim McClanahan, sr, Cretin-Derham Hall

DB — Charles Webb, sr, Minnetonka

DB — Andy Moritko, sr, Totino-Grace

DB — Matt Arends, sr, Prior Lake

DB — Anthony Hill, sr, Champlin Park

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kicker/Punter — Paul Graupner, sr, Benilde-St. Margaret's

Returner/All-Purpose — Emeche Wells, sr, Roseville

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

QB — Trey Heid, sr, Lakeville North

RB — Beau Bofferding, sr, Marshall

RB — Marshall Klitzke, sr, Providence Academy

RB — Josh Werness, sr, Anoka

OL — Paul Kaczor, sr, St. Cloud Tech

OL — Zack Johnson, sr, Eastview

OL — Ted Barthel, sr, Caledonia

OL — Kevin Carroll, sr, Edina

OL — Kyle Griffin, sr, Anoka

WR — Carey Woods, sr, Bemidji

WR — Gabe Kartes, sr, Blooming Prairie

DEFENSE

DL — Michael Warren, jr, Providence Academy

DL — Daulton Olinger, jr, Spring Lake Park

DL — Jeff Amundson, sr, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown

DL — Tyson Reinke, sr, Eden Prairie

LB — Brandon Larson, sr, Bemidji

LB — Mitch Johnson, sr, Lakeville North

LB — Logan McAllister, sr, Brainerd

LB — Ben Wolterman, sr, Southland

DB — Cody Rutledge, sr, Bemidji

DB — Shaquille Theus, sr, Coon Rapids

DB — Paddy Clancy, sr, St. Thomas Academy

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kicker/Punter — Bill Leitch, jr, Mankato West

Returner/All-Purpose — Michael Roane, sr, Holy Family Catholic

HONORABLE MENTION

Quarterbacks: Matt Ahrndt, jr, Benson; Brendan Ashton, sr, Eden Valley-Watkins; Tony Anselmo, sr, Bigfork; Kyle Athmann, sr, BOLD; Drew Bauer, sr, Eagan; Brett Bergeson, sr, Montevideo; Brady Boike, sr, MACCRAY; Josh Bungum, sr, Paynesville; Kennan Bruening, sr, Caledonia; John DeMarais, jr, Winona Cotter; Alex Fenske, sr, Marshall; Austin Goettlicher, sr, Cleveland; Alex Grove, jr, Willmar; Isaac Heard, jr, Edgerton; Jordan Hein, jr, Perham; Mitchell Hendricks, sr, Bemidji; Clayton Jennissen, sr, Cambridge-Isanti; Ben Kain, sr, Fairmont; Zach Kinny, jr, Litchfield; Jake Kirsch, sr, Rochester John Marshall; Mitch Leidner, sr, Lakeville South; Austin Lommen, sr, Breck; Ethan Lunning, sr, Zimmerman; Nick Martin, sr, Wayzata; Cody Mathisen, sr, Delano; Nate Meixell, sr, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial; Ross Merriman, sr, Warroad; Nate Meyer, sr, Rocori; Joe Mollberg, sr, Detroit Lakes; Sean Murphy, sr, Nicollet; Joel Newman, sr, Red Wing; Matt Olson, sr, St. Croix Lutheran; Nate Penz, sr, Rochester Mayo; Daniel Polansky, jr, Goodridge/Grygla-Gatzke; Brady Rahman, sr, Plainview/Elgin-Millville; Max Reinertsen, sr, Esko; Hassan Robertson, sr, Minneapolis Edison; Zach Rynning, sr, Kittson County Central; Andy Todd, sr, Fillmore Central; Luc Zellmer, sr, Blooming Prairie.

Running backs: Alex Aguilar, sr, Climax/Fisher; Brian Bellrichard, sr, Byron; Damon Benham, sr, Deer River; Kendrick Brewster, sr, Cretin-Derham Hall; Wolfgang Brink, sr, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross; Alex Brunholzl, sr, Goodhue; Alex Carlstrom, sr, McGregor; Alex Crawford, jr, Rochester Century; Cedric Dicke, sr, Cannon Falls; Elijahjuan Dotts, sr, North Woods; Jake Douglas, sr, Montevideo; Tyler Eickhoff, sr, Fillmore Central; Jake Engnell, sr, St. Francis; Avery Fairbanks, sr, Mahnomen; Antonio Ford, sr, Wayzata; Chris Gassert, sr, Moose Lake/Willow River; Jackson Goplen, jr, St. Croix Lutheran; Andrew Gustafson, sr, Rosemount; Sam Haas, sr, Lac qui Parle Valley; Aaron Haataja, jr, Warroad; Jonah Johnson, sr, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg; Lexis Jones, sr, Bloomington Kennedy; Adam Josephson, sr, Minneota/Lincoln; Jack Kaiser, sr, Prior Lake; Brock Kolander, sr, Waseca; Joe Koll, jr, Winona Cotter; Brendan Kroehler, sr, LeSueur-Henderson; Logan Lange, sr, Pequot Lakes; Tyler Mellick, sr, Hastings; Jeremy Peterson, sr, Hermantown; Holden Panetti, sr, Silver Bay; Jon Quernemoen, sr, Ashby; Logan Reid, sr, Sibley East; Zach Remillard, sr, BOLD; Zach Riopelle, sr, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo; Moses Saygbe, sr, Elk River; Jacob Schauer, sr, Eagle Valley; Tevyn Schmidt, sr, Mankato East; Jeremy Schrimpf, sr, Goodhue; Ted Skillings, sr, New Ulm Cathedral; Cole Small, sr, St. Charles; Allen VanDien, sr, Norwood-Young America; Erik Whitcomb, sr, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City; Garret Wolf, sr, Plainview/Elgin-Millville.

Offensive linemen: Josh Anderson, sr, Paynesville; Peter Bateman, sr, LaCrescent; Bennen Bierman, sr, Forest Lake; Brian Blasey, sr, Ada-Borup; Nick Carr, sr, Totino-Grace; Andrew Clemens, sr, Shakopee; Spencer Clough, sr, Moose Lake/Willow River; Dan Davitt, sr, Anoka; Ben Eli, sr, Albany; Brady Greenwaldt, sr, New Ulm; Jesse Hein, sr, Perham; Jason Jirele, jr, Blooming Prairie; Jacob Kassulker, sr, Brainerd; Michael Kroells, sr, Belle Plaine; Sam Lee, sr, Blue Earth; Connor Longhenry, sr, Glencoe-Silver Lake; Zach Martens, sr, Apple Valley; Sam Muehlenbein, jr, Rochester Lourdes; Tyler Petit, sr, Plainview/Elgin-Millville; Michael Polinder, sr, Glenville-Emmons; Keegan Porder, sr, Bigfork; Connor Randall, sr, Eagan; Mitchell Rosenbloom, sr, St. Paul Johnson; Dave Simmet, sr, Hill-Murray; Daniel Urquhart, sr, Eden Prairie; Josh VanOverbeke, sr, Minneota/Lincoln; Cassidy Violet, sr, Hawley; Lucas Wiborg, sr, De La Salle; Chandler Wright, jr, Wayzata; Zach Ziemer, jr, Lakeville North.

Wide receivers: Corey Abbas, sr, MACCRAY; Trace Adams, wr, Hutchinson; Joe Bednar, jr, Montevideo; Logan Busho, sr, Owatonna; Logan Connelly, sr, Benson; Mitch Ejnik, sr, New London-Spicer; Jamie Fischer, sr, Nicollet; Charlie Hayes, sr, Lakeville North; Matt Heller, sr, Lakeville South; Kyle Hughes, sr, Minneapolis Washburn; Daniel Janu, sr, Frazee; Kyle Kilgore, sr, Adrian; Ryan Lakin, sr, Rochester John Marshall; Jacob Mattison, sr, Thief River Falls; Chase Montgomery, sr, Plainview/Elgin-Millville; Malcolm Moore, jr, Minnetonka; Drew Osmundson, sr, Owatonna; Joel Oxton, sr, Lakeville North; Dylan Quaife, sr, Cook County; Zach Rhodes, so, Rochester Mayo; Kasey Robinson, sr, Breck; Alex Sandahl, sr, Warroad; Casey Schilling, sr, Edgerton; Zach Stelter, sr, Dawson-Boyd; Dean Stier, sr, Willmar; Jon Terning, sr, Litchfield; Sean Terres, sr, Rocori.

Defensive linemen: Evan Aaron, sr, Robbinsdale Armstrong; Jake Antolak, sr, Zimmerman; Ryan Dahl, sr, Holy Family Catholic; Austin Derouin, sr, Rogers; Karmichael Dunbar, sr, Prior Lake; Nick Egersdorf, sr, Rochester Mayo; David Erickson, sr, Thief River Falls; Levi Folker, sr, Plainview/Elgin-Millville; Travis Frank, sr, Caledonia; Weston Gadient, sr, Goodhue; Zach Glocke, sr, Centennial; Tyler Hartmann, sr, Andover; Jordan Kirk, sr, Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin; Dillon Knutson, sr, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa; Will Lussier, jr, Minneapolis Southwest; Billy Mork, sr, St. Thomas Academy; DeQuan Mosley, sr, Spring Lake Park; Ryan Parr, sr, Red Wing; Chase Roullier, sr, Burnsville; Brandon Schmitt, jr, Dawson-Boyd; Matt Simon, sr, Owatonna; Ted Sunder, sr, Bloomington Kennedy; Isaac Vesel, sr, La Crescent; Logan Whitehill, sr, Fillmore Central; Matt Wildes, sr, Mounds View; Jason Williams, jr, Minneapolis Washburn; Ben Wolff, sr, BOLD.

Linebackers: Beau Bates, sr, Minnetonka; James Bofferding, sr, Bemidji; Tory Dalbec, sr, Edina; Marc Gemmill, sr, Sleepy Eye; Tyler Goodrie, sr, Mountain Iron-Buhl; Sam Haas, sr, Lac qui Parle Valley; Levi Hintermeister, sr, Brandon/Evansville; Luke Hueman, sr, Blooming Prairie; Jack Ihrke, sr, Plainview/Elgin-Millville; Kyle Krzmarzick, sr, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's; Brian Labat, sr, Detroit Lakes; Jake Lambrecht, sr, Little Falls; Clay LeVasseur, sr, Rogers; Tanner Lindemann, sr, Montevideo; Cam Maslonka, sr, Woodbury; Nicholas McBeain, sr, Shakopee; Connor McCormick, sr, Caledonia; Ben McDonald, sr, Mahtomedi; Cole Mertens, jr, BOLD; Garret Miller, sr, Plainview/Elgin-Millville; Cooper Moore, sr, Jackson County Central; Phifer Nicholson, sr, Providence Academy; Zach Olstad, sr, Fillmore Central; Grant Pope, sr, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown; Shane Poppler, sr, Belle Plaine; Derek Rachel, sr, Maple Lake; Dan Sargeant, jr, Chisago Lakes; Nathan Snider, jr, Minnewaska; Zach Streed, jr, Willmar; DeMarko Thomas, jr, Truman; Esten Weber, sr, Dawson-Boyd; Chris Wipson, jr, Wayzata.

Defensive backs: Kyle Athmann, sr, BOLD; Tayvaughn Blair, sr, Hopkins; Adam Bungum, sr, Triton; Michael Callahan, sr, Burnsville; Roman Collins, sr, Maple Grove; Darion Fletcher, sr, Simley; Jerrod Fort, sr, Lewiston-Altura; Blake Guggenberger, sr, Sartell; Gabe Lind, sr, Mabel-Canton; Jordan Nieuwsma, sr, New Life Academy; Dayo Ogundepo, sr, East Ridge; Austin Pohlen, sr, Grand Rapids; Colby Rogers, sr, St. James; Stephen Schneider, sr, Blaine; DeAndre Singleton, jr, Minnetonka; KeAndre Singleton, jr, Minnetonka; Garrett Steel, sr, Centennial; Tate Sykes, sr, Hastings; Michael Thomas, jr, Blooming Prairie; Tyler Vaughan, sr, Braham; Adrian Wood, sr, St. Paul Central.

Kickers/punters: Jake Ibach, sr, Eden Prairie; Trey Heid, sr, Lakeville North; Jalen Heyer, sr, Lewiston-Altura; Alexi Johnson, jr, Shakopee; Vinnie Lettieri, jr, Minnetonka; Christian Pedroza, sr, Rocori; Casey Schilling, sr, Edgerton; Wyatt Schmidt, sr, St. Thomas Academy; Tyler Scott, sr, Wayzata; Troy Sires, so, Houston; Corey Speer, sr, Plainview/Elgin-Millville; Cameron Thompson, sr, Marshall.

Returners/all-purpose: Duke Anyanwu, sr, Blaine; Hunter Friesen, sr, Mankato West; D.J. Hebert, sr, Osseo; Kyle Hughes, sr, Minneapolis Washburn; Nate Ricci, sr, Stillwater; Esten Weber, sr, Dawson-Boyd; Garret Wolf, sr, Plainview/Elgin-Millville.