Minnesota West has 14 players earn All-MCAC football recognition

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference has recognized 85 MCAC football student-athletes from the seven participating programs as members of the 2025 All-MCAC Team. These awards were selected by the head football coaches in the conference.

There were 34 athletes selected to the first-team, 33 named to the second-team, and 18 third-team athletes placed on the All-MCAC Team.

Minnesota West Community and Technical College finished the regular season in third place and made it to the MCAC Playoff Semifinals. The Bluejays had 14 players selected for the All-MCAC Team.

Minnesota West players named to the team include:  First team — Armon Vinson, freshman quarterback; Tavion Jackson, freshman wide receiver; Stephen Tolliver, freshman linebacker; Darron Millender, freshman outside linebacker; Robin Braun, sophomore punter; and Blake Misurek, sophomore offensive lineman.

Bluejay players named to the All-MCAC second team were sophomore cornerback Tavion Brown, freshman linebacker Dorius Bell, sophomore safety Justin Spears, sophomore safety Bryce Nutall and freshman cornerback Dooley Willams. Honorable mention selections were freshman wide receiver Talik Brooks, sophomore wide receiver Ethan Pridgen and freshman offensive lineman Musa Mahitula.

Rochester and North Dakota State College of Science each had 15 players selected as All-MCAC.

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A pair of undefeated southwest Minnesota high school 9-man football teams will meet tonight in a state tournament quarterfinal matchup.

Hills-Beaver Creek, the No.1-ranked team in the state and last year's 9-man football runner-up, will face off against unbeaten and fourth-ranked Red Rock Central. Both teams have unblemished records of 10-0.

The Patriots have steamrolled through the fall by routing every opponent to date. Their closest game was a 26-point triumph -- a 40-14 victory last weekend over Edgerton in the Section 3 finals. Hills-Beaver Creek is averaging 52.3 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. Defensively, the Patriots are surrendering just 8.7 points per outing.

Red Rock Central enters the state football tourney after narrowly defeating Wabasso 26-21 in the Section 2 finals. The Falcons have one other five-point win this season — a 12-7 triumph over Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda on Sept. 19 in Lamberton. RRC is scoring an average of 41.2 points per game this season and giving up 15.0.

Game time for the Patriots-Falcons clash is 7 p.m. tonight at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. The winner will meet either Hillcrest Lutheran Academy or Mabel-Canton in the semifinals.