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Maple Grove football team earns top academic award

By admin, 12/25/14, 9:00AM CST

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The 2014 Maple Grove football team enjoyed the best season in school history on the field. The Crimson also showed their academic prowess as they were selected as an Academic All-State Team by the Minnesota Football Coaches Association. The 84 members of the football team had an average GPA of 3.26.

Senior Ben Shoults received academic all-state honors and second team AP all-state as an offensive lineman. Senior Adam Brant was first team AP all-state as a defensive back. Junior Isaac Collins was named third-team All-State as an all-purpose player.

Other awards announced at the banquet are:

Northwest Suburban Conference Offensive Player of the Year: Clark Wieneke

Northwest Suburban Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year: Shoults

Northwest Suburban Conference Defensive Player of the Year: Brant

All Conference: Brant, Shoults, Christian Ujhelyi, Kayode Awosika, Sam Franta, Wieneke, Chris Fondakowski, Isaac Collins

Honorable All Conference: Jebah Doe


Maple Grove’s Ben Shoults was named All-State Academic, All Conference and Conference Offensive lineman of the year. (Photo by Rich Moll – richmollphotography.com)