Ryan Murken

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In his first two seasons of varsity football Harrison Rosenberg emerged as a reliable option in the Clear Creek Amana passing game catching a combined 39 passes for 586 yards and seven touchdowns.

As a senior Rosenberg cemented himself as one of the top pass catchers in the state.

On Tuesday the senior standout was recognized as just that.

Rosenberg was named to the Class 4A all-state first team by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association after a stellar season in which he ranked in the top 11 in 4A in receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches.

The first-team honors for Rosenberg highlighted a trio of Clear Creek Amana players to earn all-state honors as senior lineman Tommy Morlan was a second-team pick and senior linebacker Gage Freeman earned third-team honors.

Liberty High seniors Darius Willis-Newell and Max Beckman each were named to the 4A third team.

Rosenberg emerged as focal point of the Clear Creek Amana offense as a senior averaging 6.5 receptions and 85.5 yards per game while helping the Clippers to a 6-4 record and a spot in the 4A playoffs.

The 6-foot-2, 170-pound Rosenberg caught a career-high 46 passes (11^th most in 4A) and his 855 receiving yards ranked third in Class 4A.

Rosenberg had a touchdown reception in eight games this season, including each of the final seven games and his 12 touchdown grabs ranked fourth in Class 4A.

The senior had at least four receptions and 60 yards receiving in seven games and had five games with at least 100 receiving yards.

Rosenberg caught two touchdown passes in four different games.

A two-way standout on the offensive and defensive lines for the Clippers, Morlan earned second-team honors as an offensive lineman for the Clippers.

The 5-foot-11, 260-pound senior helped Clear Creek Amana averaged 318 total yards and better than 27 points per game and also made 18.5 tackles and recovered a fumble.

A 5-11, 185-pound linebacker, Freeman earned third-team all-state honors after making a team-high 63 tackles including seven for loss and a sack.

Freeman recovered a fumble that he returned for a touchdown and also led the Clippers with 806 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns and was second on the team with 22 receptions for 310 yards and three scores.

Willis-Newell earned all-state honors for the first time for Liberty High being named to the 4A third team as a running back.

The 5-foot-8, 170-pound Willis-Newell rushed for 1,064 yards and 13 touchdowns cracking the 100-yard mark in each of the last four games and five of the final six.

In seven games against 4A competition Willis-Newell averaged 141 yards per game on 5.6 yards per carry and scored 13 touchdowns including a school-record 306 yards and four scores against Clear Creek Amana.

A 6-foot-3, 230-pound senior Beckman was one of the biggest reasons for the rushing success for Willis-Newell.

The senior earned third-team all-state as an offensive lineman after helping the Lightning rush for 143 yards per game.

2021 Iowa Print Sports Writers Association All-State Football

Class 4A

First Team

Offense  

Quarterback – Braylon Kammrad, Jr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central

Running back/fullback – Dawson Forgy, Sr., Winterset; Bryant Williams, Sr., Burlington; Jon Humpal, Jr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central

Tight end/wide receiver – Harrison Rosenberg, Sr., Clear Creek Amana; Drew Kingery, Jr., Indianola; Jakob Nelson, Sr., North Scott

Linemen – Truman Klein, Sr., Webster City; Andrew Hough, Sr., Spencer; Beau Knobloch, Jr., Winterset; Nate Westhoff, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Cole Hotz, Sr., Waverly-Shell Rock; Carter Gorder, Sr., Mason City

Kicker – Trysten Vazquez, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Utility – Alex Neal, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Defense

Linemen – Nick Miller, Sr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Hunter Deyo, Sr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Jake Walker, Jr., Waverly-Shell Rock; AJ Petersen, Jr., North Scott

Linebacker – Blake Bellamy, Sr., Winterset; Keenan Tyler, Sr., Decorah; Thomas Sundell, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Asa Newsom, Jr., Waverly-Shell Rock

Defensive back – Jake Erickson, Sr., Fort Dodge; Kael Kolarik, Sr., Indianola; Aidan McDermott, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Oliver Hughes, Sr., North Scott

Punter – Lane Feierfeil, Sr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central

Returner – Lucci Fidone, Jr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central

Utility – McCrae Hagarty, Jr., Waverly-Shell Rock

Second Team

Offense  

Quarterback – Grayson Juel, Sr., North Scott

Running back/fullback – Johnny Dunn, Sr., Carlisle; Titus Cram, Soph., Bondurant-Farrar; Will Hiserote, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Tight end/wide receiver – Javion Jondle, Jr., Fort Dodge; Andrew Oltmanns, Sr., Western Dubuque; Dillon Ranck, Jr., Norwalk

Linemen – Brandon Vander Sluis, Sr., LeMars; Logan Huckfelt, Jr., Spencer; Tommy Morlan, Sr., Clear Creek Amana; Julian Perez-Hall, Jr., Burlington; Evan Surface, Sr., Western Dubuque; Logan Echeart, Jr., Glenwood

Kicker – Boston Hensley, Jr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central

Utility – Bennett Brueck, Jr., Indianola

Defense

Linemen – Walker Whalen, Sr., Indianola; Layne McDonald, Sr., Waverly-Shell Rock; David Borchers, Jr., North Scott; Maddux Borcherding-Johnson, Jr., Norwalk

Linebacker – Cameron Meislahn, Sr., Bondurant-Farrar; Christian Stanek, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Wyatt Hatcher, Sr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Josh Hendricks, Jr., Dallas Center-Grimes

Defensive back – Carter Erickson, Sr., Indianola; Jacob Pipho, Sr., Decorah; Austin Dewey, Sr., Waverly-Shell Rock; Justus Williams, Jr., Norwalk

Punter – Jai Jensen, Sr., Clinton

Returner – CJ Hisler, Jr., Webster City

Utility – Noah Stortz, Sr., Decorah

Third Team

Offense  

Quarterback – Jack Clemens, Sr., Western Dubuque

Running back/fullback – Jaxon Cherry, Soph., Webster City; Nolan Clayberg, Sr., Pella; Darius Willis-Newell, Sr., Liberty High

Tight end/wide receiver – Joseph Bockman, Sr., Decorah; Braydne Loftin, Sr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Braeden Carlson, Jr., Norwalk

Linemen – Noah Allen, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Jacob Nichols, Jr., Newton; Tommy Reinwart, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Max Beckman, Sr., Liberty High; Noah Mulford, Jr., Norwalk

Kicker – Luke Hardman, Soph., Pella

Utility – Connor Carver, Jr., Fort Dodge

Defense

Linemen – Evan Schmidt, Sr., Spencer; Joseph Hjelle, Sr., Decorah; Brock Turner, Sr., Bondurant-Farrar; Andy Kram, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Linebacker – Jace Ulrich, Sr., Fort Dodge; Gage Freeman, Sr., Clear Creek Amana; John Powers, Jr., Bondurant-Farrar; Ryan Campbell, Sr., North Scott;

Defensive back – Karter Petzenhauser, Sr., Spencer; Watts McBride, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Tysen Barkema, Jr., Bondurant-Farrar; Ky Pearson, Sr., Norwalk

Punter – Simon Ott, Jr., Waverly-Shell Rock

Returner – Tate Johnson, Sr., Fort Madison

Utility – Alex Mota, Jr., Marion

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