The Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Football Coaches Association have announced the rosters for the 2022 Minnesota High School Football All-Star game that will be played December 10 at U.S. Bank Stadium. It will be the sixth time that the game will be played at the home of the Vikings.
The North All-Stars will be led by Matt Lombardi of Ample Grove High School. Dan O’Brien of St. Thomas Academy will be the head coach of the South stars.
The South team has won five straight games, having won last year’s contest 12-7. Under the current format, the South leads the series 9-2.
All-star high school football games have been played in Minnesota since 1945.
North Roster
# | Name | School/City | Position | District-Sub District | Class |
1 | Sam Musungu | Andover | WR | North Central-Black | 5A |
2 | Cordell Wilson | Robbinsdale Armstrong | DB | Suburban-Blue | 5A |
4 | Tolu Oyekunle | White Bear Lake | OLB | Metro-Maroon-North | 6A |
5 | Tanner Albeck | Maple Grove | LB | Metro-Gold-North | 6A |
6 | AuVon Sager | Minneapolis North | DL | Twin City-Green | 2A |
7 | Corey Bohmert | Mahtomedi | RB | Suburban-Grey | 5A |
8 | Philip Conant | St. Francis | OLB | North Central-Blue | 5A |
9 | Jacob Kilzer | Maple Grove | QB | Metro-Gold-North | 6A |
10 | Cullen Kratochvil | Pequot Lakes | LB | Midwest-Red | 3A |
11 | Anthony Sykora | West Central Area/Ashby | OLB | Midwest-White | 2A |
12 | Max Shikenjanski | Stillwater | QB | Metro-Maroon-North | 6A |
13 | Reese Sheldon | Cloquet | WR | Northeast-Red | 4A |
14 | Westin Hoyt | Forest Lake | DB | Metro-Maroon-North | 6A |
15 | Sawyer Seidl | Hill-Murray | RB | Suburban-Grey | 4A |
16 | Ethan Carrier | Detroit Lakes | DB | Midwest-Red | 4A |
21 | Caden Spence | Zimmerman | DB | East Central-North | 4A |
22 | Andrew Harren | Sauk Rapids-Rice | WR | North Central-Blue | 5A |
23 | Tate Link | Dassel-Cokato | LB | East Central-South | 3A |
24 | Isaac Rudningen | Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg | OLB | Mid State-Blue | 1A |
28 | Nolan Witt | Esko | RB | Northeast-White | 3A |
30 | Cade Osterman | Elk River | DB | North Central-Black | 5A |
33 | Owen Glenn | Grand Rapids | DB | Northeast-Red | 4A |
38 | Ethan Boll | Crookston | RB | Midwest-White | 2A |
47 | Reese Littlefield | Centennial | LB | Metro-Gold-North | 6A |
48 | Charlie Gleason | Stillwater | DL | Metro-Maroon-North | 6A |
49 | Grant Chandler | Grand Rapids | PK | Northeast-Red | 4A |
50 | Allen Pearson | Tartan | OL, OC | Suburban-Grey | 5A |
51 | Chase Ullom | Wayzata | LB | Metro-Gold-North | 6A |
52 | Victor Sosa | Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton | DL | Midwest-Red | 3A |
54 | Jonny Robideau | Barnesville | OL | Midwest-White | 2A |
58 | John Barrow | Robbinsdale Cooper | DL | Suburban-Blue | 5A |
65 | Caleb Zejdlik | East Grand Forks | OL, OC | Midwest-Red | 3A |
69 | Carter Walker | Buffalo | OL | North Central-Black | 5A |
70 | Austin Schultz | Moorhead | OL | North Central-Red | 5A |
71 | Jacob Lopau | Rocori | OL | North Central-White | 4A |
73 | Grant Chapman | Anoka | OL | Metro-Maroon-North | 6A |
75 | Tre Mack | Irondale | DL | Suburban-Blue | 5A |
76 | Magnus Wright | Champlin Park | OL | Metro-Gold-North | 6A |
77 | Jerome Williams | Osseo | OL | Metro-Maroon-North | 6A |
79 | Kade Gassler | Kimball Area | OL | Mid State-Blue | 2A |
83 | Jensen Wallin | Monticello | FB | North Central-Blue | 5A |
85 | Bryce Hawthorne | Osseo | TE | Metro-Maroon-North | 6A |
87 | Jamison Reed | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa | WR | Mid State-Blue | 1A |
99 | Jackson Psyck | Royalton | DL | Mid State-White | 2A |
Head Coach – Matt Lombardi, Maple Grove HS
Assistant Coaches – Charles Adams (Minneapolis North), Bill Kinnunen (Grand Rapids), Jamie Morford (Royalton), Matt Radniecki (New York Mills), Paul Tinjum (Ada-Borup-West)
South Roster
# | Name | School/City | Position | District-Sub District | Class |
1 | Love Adebayo | St. Thomas Academy | RB | Suburban-Maroon | 5A |
2 | Kellen Johnson | Pipestone Area | QB | South Central-Silver | 2A |
3 | Charles Gilbert III | Academy of Holy Angels | WR | Suburban-Red | 4A |
4 | Garrison Monroe | Shakopee | DB | Metro-Gold-South | 6A |
5 | Alex Elliott | Hutchinson | OLB | North Central-White | 4A |
6 | Stefano Giovannelli | St. Louis Park | WR | Suburban-Red | 5A |
7 | Noah Strickfaden | Norwood-Young America | QB | South Central-Blue | 2A |
8 | Jonah Vierstraete | Marshall | DB | South Central-Red | 4A |
9 | Kayode Amusan | Woodbury | OLB | Metro-Maroon-South | 6A |
10 | Jadon Hellerud | Shakopee | RB | Metro-Gold-South | 6A |
11 | Drew Henson | Owatonna | PK | Big Southeast-Red | 5A |
12 | Bryce Corson | Fillmore Central | WR | Mid Southeast-Blue | 1A |
14 | Braden Mohr | Farmington | DL | Metro-Gold-South | 6A |
15 | Ryder Patterson | Lakeville South | DB | Metro-Gold-South | 6A |
16 | David Maakestad | Fairmont | DB | South Central-White | 3A |
20 | Tyson Cooreman | Randolph | TE | Mid Southeast-Blue | 1A |
21 | Sam Backer | Chatfield | RB | Southeast-White | 2A |
22 | Marques Monroe | Bloomington Kennedy | DB | Twin City-Silver | 5A |
23 | Adam Poncelet | Goodhue | WR | Southeast-White | 2A |
24 | Ty Neils | Mankato West | LB | Big Southeast-Red | 5A |
25 | Devin Jordan | Eden Prairie | DB | Metro-Gold-South | 6A |
26 | Kaiden Peters | Plainview-Elgin-Millville | DB | Southeast-Red | 3A |
28 | Caleb Vancura | Jackson County Central | LB | South Central-Silver | 2A |
32 | Gavin Nelson | Simley | LB | Suburban-Grey | 4A |
34 | Hayden Bills | Rosemount | DL | Metro-Gold-South | 6A |
35 | Kade Gilbertson | Rosemount | LB | Metro-Gold-South | 6A |
38 | Christian Rodriguez | Waseca | RB | South Central-White | 3A |
40 | Tanner Scheevel | Lester Prairie | OLB | Mid Southeast-Red | 1A |
44 | Rudy Lozoya | Rochester Mayo | DL | Big Southeast-Red | 5A |
52 | Trenton Fontaine-Wendinger | Mankato West | DL | Big Southeast-Red | 5A |
58 | Owen McCloud | Lakeville South | LB | Metro-Gold-South | 6A |
66 | Ryan Retzer | Belle Plaine | OL, OC | South Central-Red | 3A |
69 | Noah Gullickson | Renville County West | OL | 9 – South-West | 9M |
72 | Peyton Byrne | Stewartville | OL | Big Southeast-Blue | 4A |
73 | Kaleb Rector | Chaska | OL | Suburban-White | 5A |
74 | Sam Dioszeghy | Mound Westonka | OL | Twin City-Maroon | 4A |
75 | Jack Liwienski | Minnetonka | OL, OC | Metro-Gold-North | 6A |
76 | Reese Tripp | Kasson-Mantorville | OL | Big Southeast-Blue | 4A |
77 | Greg Johnson | Prior Lake | OL | Metro-Gold-South | 6A |
80 | Jaylin Reese | East Ridge | OLB | Metro-Maroon-South | 6A |
83 | Jermell Taylor | Eden Prairie | TE | Metro-Gold-South | 6A |
87 | Martin Owusu | Prior Lake | DL | Metro-Gold-South | 6A |
88 | Ashton Lloyd | Blue Earth Area | DL | South Central-Blue | 2A |
92 | Keenan Wilson | Eagan | DL | Metro-Maroon-South | 6A |
Head Coach – Dan O’Brien, St. Thomas Academy
Assistant Coaches –
Aaron Ferrier (Redwood Valley), Derek Flann (BOLD), Darin Raasch (Zumbrota-Mazeppa), Charlie Reed (Woodbury), Dana Strain (Hastings)