2016 Recruiting Thread 23 Offers

[grizpack]

Chase Benson was a Class AA 1st Team DE this past football season (2014) for Helena High. He'll be one of the very best Montana senior recruits in 2015. :twocents:
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From the Helena Independent Record:

Chase Benson, a 6-4, 245-pound junior defensive end, stands second on Helena High's season list in quarterback hurries (40), and No. 3 in tackles for loss (24) and sacks (12). He is also sixth with 317 defensive points.

“Chase is a big, physical specimen that loves to play football,” (head coach) Arntson said. “He’s learning that with hard work and dedication there is no limit to how good he can be. Chase will step in to be a main leader for the Bengals in 2015.”

http://helenair.com/sports/high-school/football/five-locals-named-first-team-all-state-team/article_93057d67-4f40-5983-8484-d05a8d6d6ee4.html#utm_source=helenair&utm_campaign=index-list-2&utm_medium=direct" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

If you click the link, it will take you to the webpage, where you can click on the pictures to see Chase...he's a big kid.

Kid is a beast. Helena should be the favorite this fall.

 

[WaGriz4life]

So the Helena High DE and the CMR DE are the big time in-state recruits that will probably be offered (or maybe already have) by UM. Any other Montana players to keep an eye on?

 

[grizatwork]

I hope they go after Andrew Grinde from CM Russell. Kid ran over, through, and around everybody last year. Gatorade POY and a chance to win it again next year. Only football player to win it twice in Montana was some guy named Dave Dickenson... (also CMR grad)

I assume we will try, but if he stays in state he will go to MSU. Wants to be an engineer. He has higher aspirations. Wants big 12, and more specifically Stanford. That is rumor in Great Falls.

 

[NikeGrizz]

So the Helena High DE and the CMR DE are the big time in-state recruits that will probably be offered (or maybe already have) by UM. Any other Montana players to keep an eye on?

Karl Tucker from cmr

 

[grizatwork]

So the Helena High DE and the CMR DE are the big time in-state recruits that will probably be offered (or maybe already have) by UM. Any other Montana players to keep an eye on?

Karl Tucker from cmr

Correct. He has already been offered by the cats from what I have been told. Some think his ceiling is higher than Grinde. Some think Grinde has peaked physically, and that Tucker is just starting. I think both have potential to be very good if not great FCS players.

 

['68griz]

I hope they go after Andrew Grinde from CM Russell. Kid ran over, through, and around everybody last year. Gatorade POY and a chance to win it again next year. Only football player to win it twice in Montana was some guy named Dave Dickenson... (also CMR grad)

I assume we will try, but if he stays in state he will go to MSU. Wants to be an engineer. He has higher aspirations. Wants big 12, and more specifically Stanford. That is rumor in Great Falls.

FWIW, Stanford is in the Pac-12, not the Big-12.

 

[NikeGrizz]

I hope they go after Andrew Grinde from CM Russell. Kid ran over, through, and around everybody last year. Gatorade POY and a chance to win it again next year. Only football player to win it twice in Montana was some guy named Dave Dickenson... (also CMR grad)

I assume we will try, but if he stays in state he will go to MSU. Wants to be an engineer. He has higher aspirations. Wants big 12, and more specifically Stanford. That is rumor in Great Falls.

FWIW, Stanford is in the Pac-12, not the Big-12.

he wants to go to Harvard

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

So the Helena High DE and the CMR DE are the big time in-state recruits that will probably be offered (or maybe already have) by UM. Any other Montana players to keep an eye on?

I am listing the 2014 Class AA honors awardees that are returning in 2015... You'll need to add a year to what is listed, for example, if it reads jr they are going to be a sr in 2015.

ALL-STATE

First team offense

RB – Andrew Grinde, jr., CMR.
FB – Michael Banna, jr., Big Sky
P – Anders Conwell, jr., Sentinel

Second team offense

QB – Dylan Cook, jr., Butte
RB – Thomas Trefney, jr., Glacier
WR – Karl Tucker II, jr., CMR; Paul Campbell, jr., Butte
OT – Andrew Klamecki, jr., Glacier
P – Nathan Dick, so., Senior
K – Dylan Sandefur, jr., CMR

Honorable mention offense

QB – Jackson Thennis, jr., Helena; DJ Perdaems, jr., Bozeman
RB – Josh McCracken, jr., Flathead; Balue Chapman, jr., Bozeman
FB – Payton Boyce, jr., Flathead; Nick Winfield, jr., Helena; Ben Askelson, jr., Senior
WR – Alec Steele, jr., Sentinel; Keaton Krantz, jr., Flathead; Gabe Sulser, fr., Senior; Maxx Sitzman, jr., Great Falls
C – Jake Rebish, jr., Sentinel
OG – Colten Boyle, jr., Flathead; Brandan Moes, jr., Great Falls
TE – Jace Leinwand, jr., West; Payton O'Reilly, jr., Bozeman
P – Tyler Matteucci, jr., Helena.
K – Gabe Peppenger, jr., Sentinel

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First team defense

DE – Chase Benson, jr., Helena

Second team defense

DE – Balue Chapman, jr., Bozeman
DL – Gus Herzog, jr., Helena
ILB – Jayson Leinwand, jr., West; Payton O'Reilly, jr., Bozeman

Honorable mention defense

DE – Jaxen Hashley, so., Glacier; Devin Maua, jr., Senior
DL – David Peterson, jr., Capital; Jake Rebish, jr., Sentinel; Trace Bradshaw, jr., Bozeman
ILB – Kendall Johnson, so., Helena
OLB – Tadan Gilman, so., Glacier; Jacob Ridgeway, jr., Flathead; Brock Behan, jr., Bozeman
S – Jake Willich, jr., Glacier
CB – Caleb Jones, jr., Glacier; Alec Steele, jr., Sentinel; Paul Campbell, jr., Butte

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ALL-CONFERENCE

Western AA

First team offense

RB – Thomas Trefney, jr., Glacier
FB – Michael Banna, jr., Big Sky
OT – Andrew Klamecki, jr., Glacier
P – Anders Conwell, jr., Sentinel

Second team offense

QB – Jackson Thennis, jr., Helena
RB – Josh McCracken, jr., Flathead
FB – Payton Boyce, jr., Flathead; Nick Winfield, jr., Helena
WR – Alec Steele, jr., Sentinel; Keaton Krantz, jr., Flathead
C – Jake Rebish, jr., Sentinel
OG – Colten Boyle, jr., Flathead
P – Tyler Matteucci, jr., Helena
K – Gabe Peppenger, jr., Sentinel; Willem Morris, jr., Helena

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First team defense

DE – Chase Benson, jr., Helena
DL – Gus Herzog, jr., Helena

Second team defense

DE – Jaxen Hashley, so., Glacier
DL – David Peterson, jr., Capital; Jake Rebish, jr., Sentinel
ILB – Kendall Johnson, so., Helena
OLB – Tadan Gilman, so., Glacier; Jacob Ridgeway, jr., Flathead
S – Jake Willich, jr., Glacier
CB – Caleb Jones, jr., Glacier; Alec Steele, jr., Sentinel
Special teams – Trevor Larson, jr., Capital

Eastern AA

First team offense

MVP – RB Andrew Grinde, jr., CMR
RB – Andrew Grinde, jr,. CMR
WR – Karl Tucker II, jr., CMR; Paul Campbell, jr., Butte
P – Nathan Dick, so., Senior
K – Dylan Sandefur, jr., CMR

Second team offense

QB – DJ Perdaems, jr., Bozeman; Dylan Cook, jr., Butte
RB – Balue Chapman, jr., Bozeman
FB – Ben Askelson, jr., Senior
WR – Gabe Sulser, fr., Senior; Maxx Sitzman, jr., Great Falls
OG – Brandan Moes, jr., Great Falls
TE – Jace Leinwand, jr., West; Payton O'Reilly, jr., Bozeman
P – Dylan Cook, jr., Butte

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First team defense

DE – Balue Chapman, jr., Bozeman
ILB – Jayson Leinwand, jr., West; Payton O'Reilly, jr., Bozeman

Second team defense

DE – Devin Maua, jr,. Senior
DL – Trace Bradshaw, jr., Bozeman
OLB – Brock Behan, jr., Bozeman
CB – Paul Campbell, jr., Butte

 

[grizatwork]

I hope they go after Andrew Grinde from CM Russell. Kid ran over, through, and around everybody last year. Gatorade POY and a chance to win it again next year. Only football player to win it twice in Montana was some guy named Dave Dickenson... (also CMR grad)

I assume we will try, but if he stays in state he will go to MSU. Wants to be an engineer. He has higher aspirations. Wants big 12, and more specifically Stanford. That is rumor in Great Falls.

FWIW, Stanford is in the Pac-12, not the Big-12.

Thank you. Brain cramp. Sometimes the fingers type something other than what I meant to say.

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

I hope they go after Andrew Grinde from CM Russell. Kid ran over, through, and around everybody last year. Gatorade POY and a chance to win it again next year. Only football player to win it twice in Montana was some guy named Dave Dickenson... (also CMR grad)

Past winners:

NAME..................YEAR.....POSITION.....SCHOOL..........CITY........

Andrew Grinde 2015 RB C.M.Russell Great Falls MT
Will Disslly 2014 TE/DE Bozeman Bozeman MT
Gunnar Brekke 2013 RB/DB Capital Helena MT
Caleb Kidder 2012 G/DE Capital Helena MT
Tanner Roderick 2011 QB Bozeman Bozeman MT
Matt Miller 2010 WR Capital Helena MT
Brock Osweiler 2009 QB Flathead Kalispell MT
Casey McMillan 2008l DT/G Billings Cent Billings MT
Matt Hustad 2007 DL Helena Helena MT
Alex Verlanic 2006 C/DT Drummond Drummond MT
Shawn Lebsock 2005 FB/LB Skyview Billings MT
Rob Schulte 2004 RB/DB Great Falls Great Falls MT
Kyle Samson 2003 QB Capital Helena MT
Ryan Grosulak 2002 RB/LB Billings West Billings MT
Mark Anderson 2001 TE Fergus Lewistown MT
Bo Bartik 2000 QB Billings West Billings MT
Pat Ryan 1999 TE/LB Billings West Billings MT
John Edwards 1998 QB Billings West Billings MT
Andy Petek 1997 LB Helena Helena MT
Ben Drinkwalter 1996 RB C.M. Russell Great Falls MT
Jon Ueland 1995 RB/WR Billings West Billings MT
Lance Lanning 1994 OT Havre Havre MT
Jason Crebo 1993 LB/TE Capital Helena MT
Joe Cummings 1992 LB/G Stevensville Stevensville MT
Dave Dickenson 1991 QB C.M. Russell Great Falls MT
David Dickerson 1990 QB C.M. Russell Great Falls MT
Chuck Mason 1989 LB Big Fork Big Fork MT
Jeff Tuss 1988 QB Captial Helena MT
Shane Collins 1987 LB/RB Bozeman Bozeman MT
Mitch Donahue 1986 LB Billings West Billings MT

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

I hope they go after Andrew Grinde from CM Russell. Kid ran over, through, and around everybody last year. Gatorade POY and a chance to win it again next year. Only football player to win it twice in Montana was some guy named Dave Dickenson... (also CMR grad)

Dickenson did amazingly well to win it two years.

Billings West pretty much owned the GPOY from 1995-2002, by winning it 5 out of 7 years.

 

[BDizzle]

I hope they go after Andrew Grinde from CM Russell. Kid ran over, through, and around everybody last year. Gatorade POY and a chance to win it again next year. Only football player to win it twice in Montana was some guy named Dave Dickenson... (also CMR grad)

Dickenson did amazingly well to win it two years.

Billings West pretty much owned the GPOY from 1995-2002, by winning it 5 out of 7 years.

5 out of 8 but who's counting.

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

I hope they go after Andrew Grinde from CM Russell. Kid ran over, through, and around everybody last year. Gatorade POY and a chance to win it again next year. Only football player to win it twice in Montana was some guy named Dave Dickenson... (also CMR grad)

Dickenson did amazingly well to win it two years.

Billings West pretty much owned the GPOY from 1995-2002, by winning it 5 out of 7 years.

5 out of 8 but who's counting.

:thumb: Yes, 5 out of 8.

What happened, where am I? :lol:

 

[AZDoc]

I hope they go after Andrew Grinde from CM Russell. Kid ran over, through, and around everybody last year. Gatorade POY and a chance to win it again next year. Only football player to win it twice in Montana was some guy named Dave Dickenson... (also CMR grad)

Past winners:

NAME..................YEAR.....POSITION.....SCHOOL..........CITY........

Andrew Grinde 2015 RB C.M.Russell Great Falls MT
Will Disslly 2014 TE/DE Bozeman Bozeman MT
Gunnar Brekke 2013 RB/DB Capital Helena MT
Caleb Kidder 2012 G/DE Capital Helena MT
Tanner Roderick 2011 QB Bozeman Bozeman MT
Matt Miller 2010 WR Capital Helena MT
Brock Osweiler 2009 QB Flathead Kalispell MT
Casey McMillan 2008l DT/G Billings Cent Billings MT
Matt Hustad 2007 DL Helena Helena MT
Alex Verlanic 2006 C/DT Drummond Drummond MT
Shawn Lebsock 2005 FB/LB Skyview Billings MT
Rob Schulte 2004 RB/DB Great Falls Great Falls MT
Kyle Samson 2003 QB Capital Helena MT
Ryan Grosulak 2002 RB/LB Billings West Billings MT
Mark Anderson 2001 TE Fergus Lewistown MT
Bo Bartik 2000 QB Billings West Billings MT
Pat Ryan 1999 TE/LB Billings West Billings MT
John Edwards 1998 QB Billings West Billings MT
Andy Petek 1997 LB Helena Helena MT
Ben Drinkwalter 1996 RB C.M. Russell Great Falls MT
Jon Ueland 1995 RB/WR Billings West Billings MT
Lance Lanning 1994 OT Havre Havre MT
Jason Crebo 1993 LB/TE Capital Helena MT
Joe Cummings 1992 LB/G Stevensville Stevensville MT
Dave Dickenson 1991 QB C.M. Russell Great Falls MT
David Dickerson 1990 QB C.M. Russell Great Falls MT
Chuck Mason 1989 LB Big Fork Big Fork MT
Jeff Tuss 1988 QB Captial Helena MT
Shane Collins 1987 LB/RB Bozeman Bozeman MT
Mitch Donahue 1986 LB Billings West Billings MT

That's a cool list. I played against 2 of those guys.

 

[THE BETCH]

I didn't play against any of them.....guess who they are.

 

[grizindabox]

Tommy Boyer-Kendrick ‏@TommyB_K 52m52 minutes ago
Scotty Peck, CVHS (Spokane, WA) offered scholarship by Univ of Montana Football. Proud of you, Rockwood Athlete! @700espnHS @RockwoodHealth

 

[grizindabox]

Lorenzo J. Reyna ‏@LJ_Reyna Mar 12
San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno WR Chris Paz says that UC Davis and Montana are the newest schools showing interest in him.

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

I hope they go after Andrew Grinde from CM Russell. Kid ran over, through, and around everybody last year. Gatorade POY and a chance to win it again next year. Only football player to win it twice in Montana was some guy named Dave Dickenson... (also CMR grad)

Past winners:

NAME..................YEAR.....POSITION.....SCHOOL..........CITY........

Andrew Grinde 2015 RB C.M.Russell Great Falls MT
Will Disslly 2014 TE/DE Bozeman Bozeman MT
Gunnar Brekke 2013 RB/DB Capital Helena MT
Caleb Kidder 2012 G/DE Capital Helena MT
Tanner Roderick 2011 QB Bozeman Bozeman MT
Matt Miller 2010 WR Capital Helena MT
Brock Osweiler 2009 QB Flathead Kalispell MT
Casey McMillan 2008l DT/G Billings Cent Billings MT
Matt Hustad 2007 DL Helena Helena MT
Alex Verlanic 2006 C/DT Drummond Drummond MT
Shawn Lebsock 2005 FB/LB Skyview Billings MT
Rob Schulte 2004 RB/DB Great Falls Great Falls MT
Kyle Samson 2003 QB Capital Helena MT
Ryan Grosulak 2002 RB/LB Billings West Billings MT
Mark Anderson 2001 TE Fergus Lewistown MT
Bo Bartik 2000 QB Billings West Billings MT
Pat Ryan 1999 TE/LB Billings West Billings MT
John Edwards 1998 QB Billings West Billings MT
Andy Petek 1997 LB Helena Helena MT
Ben Drinkwalter 1996 RB C.M. Russell Great Falls MT
Jon Ueland 1995 RB/WR Billings West Billings MT
Lance Lanning 1994 OT Havre Havre MT
Jason Crebo 1993 LB/TE Capital Helena MT
Joe Cummings 1992 LB/G Stevensville Stevensville MT
Dave Dickenson 1991 QB C.M. Russell Great Falls MT
David Dickerson 1990 QB C.M. Russell Great Falls MT
Chuck Mason 1989 LB Big Fork Big Fork MT
Jeff Tuss 1988 QB Captial Helena MT
Shane Collins 1987 LB/RB Bozeman Bozeman MT
Mitch Donahue 1986 LB Billings West Billings MT

That's a cool list. I played against 2 of those guys.

Cool, which ones?

I remember Shane Collins (my soph yr) and Jeff Tuss (my jr year) really well.

Collins was really tough. Great athlete. I mean really great. Because we lost to CMR (3-time champion 1984-1986) in the '86 state championship in Great Falls, 41-15. They were loaded. They had a couple players that could have won the '87 award, but Collins took it home.

Tuss lead his Capital HS Bruins from a 2 touchdown half-time deficit, 0-12, against us in Butte, to win the '87 state championship 14-12. I still can't get over that one.

I do not remember Chuck Mason my senior year, with him playing in a different classification. He must have been really good, because we lost the state semi-final game, by 1 score, to a really good Great Falls HS team in Great Falls, which won the state championship the next week. (not to mention the 3 players from my team that went on, all 3 be ALL-BSC and 2 of the 3 become 1-AA All-Americans... Can someone speak of Chuck Mason, I'd like to hear?

 

[WaGriz4life]

I hope they go after Andrew Grinde from CM Russell. Kid ran over, through, and around everybody last year. Gatorade POY and a chance to win it again next year. Only football player to win it twice in Montana was some guy named Dave Dickenson... (also CMR grad)

Past winners:

NAME..................YEAR.....POSITION.....SCHOOL..........CITY........

Andrew Grinde 2015 RB C.M.Russell Great Falls MT
Will Disslly 2014 TE/DE Bozeman Bozeman MT
Gunnar Brekke 2013 RB/DB Capital Helena MT
Caleb Kidder 2012 G/DE Capital Helena MT
Tanner Roderick 2011 QB Bozeman Bozeman MT
Matt Miller 2010 WR Capital Helena MT
Brock Osweiler 2009 QB Flathead Kalispell MT
Casey McMillan 2008l DT/G Billings Cent Billings MT
Matt Hustad 2007 DL Helena Helena MT
Alex Verlanic 2006 C/DT Drummond Drummond MT
Shawn Lebsock 2005 FB/LB Skyview Billings MT
Rob Schulte 2004 RB/DB Great Falls Great Falls MT
Kyle Samson 2003 QB Capital Helena MT
Ryan Grosulak 2002 RB/LB Billings West Billings MT
Mark Anderson 2001 TE Fergus Lewistown MT
Bo Bartik 2000 QB Billings West Billings MT
Pat Ryan 1999 TE/LB Billings West Billings MT
John Edwards 1998 QB Billings West Billings MT
Andy Petek 1997 LB Helena Helena MT
Ben Drinkwalter 1996 RB C.M. Russell Great Falls MT
Jon Ueland 1995 RB/WR Billings West Billings MT
Lance Lanning 1994 OT Havre Havre MT
Jason Crebo 1993 LB/TE Capital Helena MT
Joe Cummings 1992 LB/G Stevensville Stevensville MT
Dave Dickenson 1991 QB C.M. Russell Great Falls MT
David Dickerson 1990 QB C.M. Russell Great Falls MT
Chuck Mason 1989 LB Big Fork Big Fork MT
Jeff Tuss 1988 QB Captial Helena MT
Shane Collins 1987 LB/RB Bozeman Bozeman MT
Mitch Donahue 1986 LB Billings West Billings MT

That's a cool list. I played against 2 of those guys.

Cool, which ones?

I remember Shane Collins (my soph yr) and Jeff Tuss (my jr year) really well.

Collins was really tough. Great athlete. I mean really great. Because we lost to CMR (3-time champion 1984-1986) in the '86 state championship in Great Falls, 41-15. They were loaded. They had a couple players that could have won the '87 award, but Collins took it home.

Tuss lead his Capital HS Bruins from a 2 touchdown half-time deficit, 0-12, against us in Butte, to win the '87 state championship 14-12. I still can't get over that one.

I do not remember Chuck Mason my senior year, with him playing in a different classification. He must have been really good, because we lost the state semi-final game, by 1 score, to a really good Great Falls HS team in Great Falls, which won the state championship the next week. (not to mention the 3 players from my team that went on, all 3 be ALL-BSC and 2 of the 3 become 1-AA All-Americans... Can someone speak of Chuck Mason, I'd like to hear?

Man were some of those West High teams tough in the 90's. I remember watching them as a younger kid and those 1997 and 1998 Championship teams were loaded. Edwards was such a winner, one of the best HS QB's I've watched. Their 1999 with Bo Bartik team was stacked too but ran into an even better Capital team lead by future Washington Husky Greg Carothers. Outside of Lex Hilliard, Ryan Grosolak was the most dominant RB I've ever seen at the HS level in Montana.

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

Lorenzo J. Reyna ‏@LJ_Reyna Mar 12
San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno WR Chris Paz says that UC Davis and Montana are the newest schools showing interest in him.

2 hours ago he posted that he, "Just got invited to montana st JR Day"