Ryan Murken

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Together Gentry Dumont and Jackson Naeve combined to form one of the most productive passing duos in the state this season.

On Tuesday the Regina teammates were rewarded for their impressive production with spots on the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association all-state team.

Dumont and Naeve each earned Class 1A first-team all-state honors on Tuesday when the IPSWA announced their postseason awards.

Naeve and Dumont were joined on the 1A all-state team by teammate Drew Streb and West Branch seniors Logan Wright and Reese Trepanier.

Dumont and Naeve each earned all-state honors for the first time after stellar senior seniors in which they helped the Regals to a 9-2 record and a spot in the Class 1A quarterfinals.

Naeve was a first-team selection as a wide receiver after ranking third in 1A in receiving yards, second in all-purpose yards and eighth in total touchdowns.

The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Naeve caught 41 passes for 848 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 344 yards and eight touchdowns.

Naeve also returned two kickoffs and a punt for touchdowns and averaged 29.3 yards per kick off return and 19.9 yards per punt return.

Dumont earned first-team honors as an offensive utility selection following a strong senior season in which he ranked third in 1A in passing yards and passing touchdowns.

The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Dumont completed 64 percent of his passes while throwing for 2,390 yards and 26 touchdowns.

Dumont rushed for 168 yards and four touchdowns.

Streb (6-2, 235) was a second-team all-state pick as an offensive linemen after helping pave the way for the Regals to average better than 40 points and 370 total yards per game.

Wright was named to the 1A all-state team as a defensive linemen for the second year in a row.

The 6-foot-3, 235-pound senior was a stalwart on a West Branch defense that was among the best in 1A.

Wright ranked third on the team with 42 tackles and had 2.5 sacks to go with 20 tackles for loss.

The 20 tackles for loss by Wright ranked sixth in 1A and the senior also recovered a fumble and had an interception he returned 39 yards for a touchdown.

Trepanier earned all-state honors for the first time, earning a spot on the 1A second team as a linebacker.

The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Trepanier ranked second on the team with tackles with 49.5 and had 4.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery.

2023 Iowa Print Sports Writers Association All-State Football Teams

Class 1A

First team

Offense

Quarterback – Colin Gordon, Sr., Grundy Center

Running back/fullback – Parker Kjeldsen, Waterloo Columbus; Justin Knaack, Sr., Grundy Center; Wyatt Powell, Sr., MFL Mar-Mac

Tight end/wide receiver – Jackson Naeve, Sr., Regina; Mason Boothby, Sr., Underwood; Tieran Vokes, Jr., Grundy Center

Linemen –Evan Vittetoe, Sr., Sigourney-Keota; Max Tiarks, Sr., Underwood; John Kruse, Jr., OABCIG; Tre Robinson, Sr., Waterloo Columbus; Ryker Thoren, Jr., Grundy Center; Bryce Diehl, Sr., MFL Mar-Mac

Kicker – Gus Bashore, Sr., Underwood

Utility – Gentry Dumont, Sr., Regina; Carter Lockert, Sr., Waterloo Columbus

Defense

Linemen – Logan Wright, Sr, West Branch; Mason Knipp, Sr., Waterloo Columbus; Trent Cakerice, Sr., Grundy Center; Zachry Adelmund, Sr., Dike-New Hartford

Linebacker – Graham Jensen, Sr., Underwood; Brody Zinkula, Jr., Grundy Center; Evan Dorn, Sr., Denver; Carver Blietz-Bentien, Sr., MFL Mar-Mac

Defensive back – Jordan Dusenberry, Jr., Wilton; Nick Denning, Sr., AHSTW; Sam Schoening, Jr., Underwood; Tate Jirovsky, Sr., Grundy Center

Punter – Thomas Steele, Sr., Waterloo Columbus

Returner – Isaac Bruns, Jr., Sigourney-Keota

Utility – Oliver Potter, Sr., Woodward-Granger; Jake Moore, Sr., Sigourney-Keota

Second team

Offense

Quarterback – Garrett Luett, Soph., Underwood

Running back/fullback – Nick Severseike, Jr., South Hamilton; Lue Sternber, Jr., AHSTW; Caleb Cook, Sr., Pleasantville

Tight end/wide receiver – Dayson Leerhoff, Sr., Pleasantville; Karson Elwood, Sr., Treynor; Nick Merrifield, Sr., Waterloo Columbus

Linemen – Drew Streb, Sr., Regina; Kallen Wilharm, Jr., Sumner-Fredericksburg; Connor Strand, Sr., Sigourney-Keota; Colin Van Tilburg, Sr., Underwood; Sean May, Sr., South Hardin; Logan Beaty, Sr., Denver

Kicker – Luke Wright, Sr., Denver

Utility – Jaxon Willems, Sr., Sumner-Fredericksburg; Maddox Nelson, Sr., Underwood

Defense

Linemen – Owen Dunns, Sr., South Hamilton; Trevor Veenstra, Sr., Pella Christian; Ryder Ross, Sr., Grundy Center; Tristen Koehn, Sr., MFL Mar-Mac

Linebacker – Reese Trepanier, Sr., West Branch; Bodie Hansen, Sr., OABCIG; Max Adams, Sr., Sioux Central; Kade McElwaine, Sr., MFL Mar-Mac

Defensive back – Cole Kindred, Sr., Sigourney-Keota; Jaxx DeJean, Fr., OABCIG; Carson Baak, Jr., Emmetsburg; Brandon Christofferson, Sr., MFL Mar-Mac

Punter – Aaron Ehmke, Sr., Treynor

Returner – Kiean Crile, Jr., Hudson

Utility – Noah Henderson, Jr., Sumner-Fredericksburg; Bryce Radloff, Sr., MFL Mar-Mac

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