Kriegel’s productivity earns football player of the year selection

We all know that in the 8-player football game offensive stats are going to be higher and points are going to be scored at a higher rate.

With that said, very few have been able to match the productivity of Iowa Valley’s Nolan Kriegel the past two seasons.

Sixty total touchdowns a year ago seemed like a hard feat to top this season, but Kriegel did it, doing so without playing in a majority of fourth quarters this regular season.

Kriegel finished with a state-leading 61 total TDs this season, and along with his impact on team success, the Tigers’ junior has been selected as this year’s Hometown Current area football player of the year.

Of those 61 TDs, Kriegel ran for 43, threw 13 through the air, caught two, returned an interception for a score and added two kick return TDs.

Iowa Valley finished the season 10-1, advancing to the 8-player quarterfinals.

Kriegel finished with 1,944 rushing yards on an impressive 10.7 yards per carry to go along with 28 total tackles defensively.

With seven area teams, five in 8-player and two in the traditional 11-player game, other factors were also considered when making selections for this season’s all-area team.

Several players were worthy of selections on both sides, but players were only chosen on one side of the ball.

Here is your 2025 Hometown Current area football team.

OFFENSE

Quarterback

Nolan Kriegel, jr., Iowa Valley — Completed 35 of 55 passes for 788 yards with 13 TDS and one INT. Rushed for 1,944 yards and 43 TDs on 182 carries. Caught 3 passes for 87 yards and 2 TDS.

Running back

Braydon Anderson, soph., English Valleys — Rushed for 1,061 yards and 16 TDs on 99 carries. Caught one pass for 9 yards.

Receiver

Landon Hassett, sr., BGM — Caught 51 passes for 740 yards and 3 TDs. Rushed for 37 yards on 3 carries.

Sean McCulloch, jr., HLV-TC — Caught 23 passes for 552 yards and 7 TDs. Rushed for 2 yards on 2 carries.

Tight end

Josh Read, sr., Iowa Valley — Caught 6 passes for 179 yards and 6 TDs.

Utility

Grady Wetjen, sr., Williamsburg — Rushed for 386 yards and 4 TDs on 57 carries. Caught 14 passes for 134 yards and 2 TDs.

Beau Burns, sr., BGM — Completed 86 of 133 passes for 1,243 yards with 10 TDs and 7 INTs. Rushed for 2,181 yards and 36 TDs on 229 carries.

Brady Boulton, sr., Montezuma — Completed 88 of 157 passes for 1,624 yards with 29 TDs and 8 INTs. Rushed for 383 yards and 9 TDs on 73 carries.

Linemen

Carson Grier, sr., Williamsburg; Dallas Sherman, sr., Iowa Valley; Kane Axmear, jr., English Valleys; Blake Smith, sr., Montezuma

DEFENSE

Linemen

Landen Cooling, sr., BGM — Recorded 37 total tackles, 32 solo tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 3 1/2 sacks and recovered 4 fumbles.

Will Sankot, sr., Belle Plaine — Recorded 65 total tackles, 42 solo tackles, 4 1/2 tackles for loss, one sack and recovered one fumble.

Mason Hoyt, jr., Iowa Valley — Recorded 44 total tackles, 27 solo tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception.

Braxton Plants, sr., Montezuma — Recorded 63 total tackles, 33 solo tackles, 8 1/2 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, one interception, forced one fumble and recovered one fumble.

Linebacker

Cael Weisskopf, jr., HLV-TC — Recorded 68 1/2 tackles, 41 solo tackles, 3 tackles for loss, one sack, 2 interceptions and recovered two fumbles.

Chance Hoyt, jr., Iowa Valley — Recorded 56 1/2 total tackles, 40 solo tackles, 23 1/2 tackles for loss, 3 1/2 sacks and forced one fumble.

Dylan Weisskopf, sr., Williamsburg — Recorded 67 1/2 total tackles, 54 solo tackles, 15 1/2 tackles for loss, 3 1/2 sacks, one interception and recovered one fumble.

Broox Stockman, sr., Montezuma — Recorded 86 1/2 total tackles, 54 solo tackles, 4 1/2 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, forced one fumble and recovered 2 fumbles.

Defensive back

Charley Hoffman, soph., Williamsburg — Recorded 26 1/2 total tackles, 21 solo tackles and three interceptions.

Aidan Timm, sr., Belle Plaine — Recorded 52 total tackles, 30 solo tackles, 5 tackles for loss, half a sack and two interceptions.

Layne Peska, jr., Iowa Valley — Recorded 46 1/2 total tackles, 31 solo tackles, 6 tackles for loss and four interceptions.

Utility

Wade Sankot, sr., Belle Plaine — Recorded 57 total tackles, 32 solo tackles, 6 1/2 tackles for loss and one interception.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kicker

Keagan Kendall, jr., Williamsburg — Made 27 of 31 PATs. Made a 35-yard field goal, going 1-2 on the season. Had 42 kickoffs with 3 touchbacks.

Punter

Dylan Weisskopf, sr., Williamsburg — Punted 36 times for 1,412 yards with a 39.2 yard average.

Returner

Albert Bamrick, sr., Williamsburg — Returned 17 kickoffs for 394 yards. Returned 6 punts for 106 yards and a TD.