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Ben LaBrosse, South St. Paul DL, senior: LaBrosse finished with 3 sacks and a fumble recovery as the Packers escaped with a 29-26 win over district rival Park of Cottage Grove. 

Jackson Grussing, MACCRAY DB, senior: The MACCRAY defense intercepted five passes in a week 2 win over Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart and Grussing accounted for three of them. Grussing also recorded five tackles and a fumble recovery. 

Brady Madsen, MACCRAY DB, senior: Grussing's teammate Brady Madsen recorded the other two MACCRAY interceptions in the 26-12 win over Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart. Madsen added eight tackles and threw a touchdown pass on offense as the Wolverines moved to 2-0. 

Thomas Zinnah, Champlin Park LB, junior: Zinnah recorded seven tackles (six solo) and two sacks as the Champlin Park defense shut out a Centennial team that was ranked #7 in Class 6A entering the game. 

Nick Antony, Canby LB, senior: Antony led his team in tackles by a wide margin in week 2, finishing with 18 total in a 14-7 loss to Dawson-Boyd. The senior also intercepted a pass in the game. 

Marcus Haskins, East Ridge DB, senior: Haskins intercepted three passes to help East Ridge pull out a 24-14 win over Mounds View. He also made three tackles as the Raptors moved to 1-1 on the year. 

Bobby Striggow, Orono LB, junior: Orono has struggled early in the 2016 season but Striggow has been a bright spot on defense. Striggow finished with 14 tackles and two sacks in week 2 and leads the Spartans with 22 tackles through two games. 

Matt Schindler, Eden Valley-Watkins DB, junior: Schindler, who plays the role of swiss army knife for Eden Valley-Watkins, made most of his impact on the defensive side of the ball in week 2. The junior made seven tackles, intercepted a pair of passes, and broke up two passes. He also returned a kick for a touchdown, handled the punting duties, had two carries, and caught a pass. 

Ben Schnellman, Zimmerman DB, senior: Zimmerman's defense was dominant in a 42-7 win over Foley and Schnellman played a large role, intercepting three passes and returning one for a touchdown. 

Travis Brown, St. Michael-Albertville DB, senior (Winner): Brown intercepted two passes and returned one for a touchdown as the defending Class 5A champions rolled to a 42-10 win over Big Lake. Brown also made three tackles. 

Week 1: Parker Johnson, Rockford LB