Area Players Named To Elite 45 Football Team

Here is a list of area players who were named to the Elite 45 Football Team for the 2020 Fall season. Madison’s Trey Smith was named Honorable Mention. Information courtesy of Argus Leader in Sioux Falls.

Jaxon Kampshoff – Howard: Kampshoff recorded 81 tackles and nine sacks this season. For his career, the two-year starter accumulated 163 tackles, 13 sacks and two fumble recoveries. Kampshoff also contributed at tight end, logging 11 catches for 222 yards and a score in 2020, pushing his career totals to 20 receptions, 372 yards and three touchdowns.

Jacobi Krouse – McCook Central/Montrose: Krouse accumulated 1,953 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns over nine games and highlighted his season by a record-setting 421-yard outburst vs. Mt. Vernon/Plankinton. Krouse graduates with 4,318 career rushing yards and 42 touchdowns.

Connor Libis – Dell Rapids St Mary: Libis did a bit of everything for the Cardinals. On the ground, he accumulated 1,357 yards and 20 touchdowns on 182 carries, while through the air he completed 18 of 37 passes for 209 yards and three touchdowns, and caught six passes for 89 yards. On defense, he recorded 35 tackles and three interceptions.

Coby Maeschen – Dell Rapids: Maeschen was responsible for 115 tackles, one sack, five tackles for loss and an interception. On offense, the fullback recorded 69 carries for 400 yards and seven touchdowns with three receptions for 62 yards and an additional score.