All-Star game
Rowe, Voss have another game at the Bank
Jackson County Central will have two representatives in the Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game on Saturday, Dec. 13 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.
Offensive tackle Weston Rowe, listed at 6-foot-6 and 290 pounds; and quarterback Roman Voss (6-4, 235) are on the 45-man South roster.
This game is organized by the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Football Coaches Association. Proceeds from ticket sales going to the MFCA and the Tackle Cancer Campaign.
It’s the second time Jackson County Central has two players on the team in the same game. Bradley Buhl and Rudy Voss played in the 2019 game.
Jackson High School had two representatives in the game in 1974, quarterback Scott Bargfrede and assistant coach Wes Wistrom.
JCC has had 15 participants in the game since the school district was formed in 1997. Prior to that, Jackson High School had 10.
Rowe will wear jersey number 72 for the game. Voss, who wore No. 2 and later No. 4 with the Huskies, has been assigned No. 16.
A total of eight players from Big South Conference schools have been named to play.
Marshall also has two, linebacker Andrew Stelter and defensive tackle JR Vierstraete.
Others who will play are Fairmont center Tyler Bicknase, Waseca defensive back Deron Russell and St. Peter offensive lineman Parker Maloney. Pipestone linebacker Xavier Banjoko was selected but will not play due to an injury.
Also named to the team was linebacker Jack Carlson of Goodhue, the team JCC defeated in the state championship game.
Format
The All-Star game used a North-South format from 1945-1960 and 1974-1979. A Metro-Outstate format was used from 1980-2010 before going back to North-South.
Under the current format, the South leads the series 11-3. The South also leads the overall North-South series 19-11-1.
The all-star game was played in the summer until 2016, when it switched to December and moved to U.S. Bank Stadium.
The South All-Stars have won seven of the eight games played at U.S. Bank Stadium, including a 24-10 victory in 2024.
Assistant coach
One of the assistant coaches for the South team will be Jackson High School graduate Dustin Bosshart.
He’s an assistant coach at Cleveland and is also the school’s Superintendent.
Huskies/Bluejays
Here’s the list of all-star game participants from Jackson County Central and Jackson High School.
Jackson County Central
2025: Weston Rowe OL
2025: Roman Voss QB
2024: Ben Dahlin DB
2022: Caleb Vancura LB
2021: Levi Lindley OLB
2019: Bradley Buhl OLB
2019: Rudy Voss QB
2015: Tyrone Wacker honorary coach
2014: Matt Schmit DE
2013: Tom Schuller assistant coach
2011: Jordan Phibbs LB
2010: Alex Hohenstein C
2005: Tim Ruby DL
2001: Travis Ahrens DL
1999: Andy Traetow DB
Jackson
1986: Bruce Johnson RB
1984: Steve Schultz WR
1974: Scott Bargfrede QB
1974: Wes Wistrom assistant coach
1959: Mark Aamodt Back
1957: Bill Madison Back
1956: Jim Vacura Back
1954: Jerry Benda Back
1946: Godfrey Vacura Tackle
1945: Walter Vacura Guard-Tackle
Rosters
Here are the complete rosters. Listed are the players jersey number for the game, name, height, weight, position and school.
South
0 Maxwell Jones 6’ 200 LB Rosemount
1 Quieris Barnslater 6’1 168 DB Apple Valley
2 Micah Fenney 6’5 230 WR Norwood Young America
3 Jacob Hartman (Injured) 5’11 160 WR Minneapolis Southwest
3 Colton Gunderson 6’6 215 WR Prior Lake
4 Everett Eichten 6’1 195 TE Minneapolis Washburn
5 Jaidyn Garibaldi 5’10 167 DB Benilde-St. Margaret”s
6 Kaisen Johnson 5’9 155 WR Chatfield
7 Micah Bush 6’1 187 WR Hills-Beaver Creek
8 Xavier Banjoko (Injured) 6’2 225 LB Pipestone
8 Andrew Stelter 6’ 205 LB Marshall
9 Pierce Petersohn 6’5 205 DB Triton
10 Jeremiah Peterson Gordon 5’10 195 DB Kasson-Mantorville
11 Daniel Devine 6’4 240 OLB Academy of Holy Angels
12 Kane Larson 6’1 190 OLB Fillmore Central
14 Brody Schmidt 6’ 195 RB Rochester Mayo
15 JR Vierstraete 6’ 225 DT Marshall
16 Roman Voss 6’4 235 QB Jackson County Central
17 Gavin Walden 6’3 245 DE Eden Prairie
18 Caleb Francois 6’1 200 RB Minnetonka
19 Nathan Ramler 6’6 225 QB Chanhassen
20 Caleb Kamara 5’10 175 RB Burnsville
21 Sammy Summer 6’1 170 DB Chaska
22 Deron Russell 6’1 175 DB Waseca
23 Nick Thein 5’10 165 OLB Pine Island
24 Trevor Sheldrup 6’ 185 RB Mankato West
27 Carson Heimer (Injured) 6’1 190 RB Byron
32 Jack Carlson 6’ 220 LB Goodhue
33 Chris Rehak 5’10 205 RB Farmington
34 Sawyer Jezierski 6’4 280 DT Edina
51 Josh Bergan 6’2 250 DT Lakeville South
52 Tyler Bicknase 6’2 240 C Fairmont
54 Parker Maloney 6’7 260 OL St Peter
55 Samuel McGill 6’5 215 OL Albert Lea
62 Ethan Sather 6’3 275 OL Eden Prairie
64 Kyson Arndt 6’5 225 DE Minneota
66 Brady Struble 6’5 315 OL Rosemount
71 Aiden Zapzalka 6’ 275 C Minnetonka
72 Weston Rowe 6’6 290 OL Jackson County Central
75 Owen Linder 6’6 285 OL Chanhassen
76 Ethan Beckman 6’5 350 OL Prior Lake
77 Jayveon Kelly 6’7 295 OL Bloomington Kennedy
78 Braden Petzel 6’9 280 OL Mankato East
80 Isaac Spencer 6’3 215 TE Stewartville
88 Arsene Lukong 5’11 200 DE Rochester John Marshall
96 Skyler Werner 6’2 285 DE Prior Lake
99 Roman Johnson 6’3 255 OLB Lakeville North
Coaches
Head Coach: Garrett Mueller (Stewartville)
Assistants: Dustin Bosshart (Cleveland), Ben Burk (Lakeville South), Brent Kucera (Sleepy Eye), Bryan Dahl (Chaska), Joe Coenen (Chanhassen).
North
0 Sawyer Riffle 6’1 220 PK Brainerd
1 Easton Ridlehoover 6’1 190 DB Rogers
2 Colbe Tappe 5’9 170 DB Staples-Motley
3 Godson Rufus-Okomhanru 6’ 185 WR Mounds View
3 Isaiah Holmes (Injured) 6’ 170 WR Fergus Falls
4 Tanner Stech 6’ 180 WR Mahnomen/Waubun
5 Calan Pilon 6’3 210 OLB Robbinsdale Armstrong
6 Oliver Kuhn 6’1 190 OLB Breck
7 Sawyer Brown 6’1 185 WR Becker
8 Kaden Harney 6’3 195 QB Maple Grove
9 Ajibola Afuye 6’4 240 DT Stillwater
10 Kevin Ndirangu 6’1 205 RB Forest Lake
11 Jack Morrissette (Injured) 6’5 240 DT Alexandria
11 Brody Woods 6’5 245 DT Rocori
12 Oliver Spahn 5’11 210 LB Grand Rapids
14 Calvin Coppersmith 5’10 170 RB Centennial
15 Thomas McEachern 6’3 187 QB Zimmerman
16 Sawyer Thomsen 6’2 194 LB Spring Lake Park
17 Dan Reilley 6’1 210 TE Maple Lake
18 Peyton Allen 6’7 225 DE Sartell
20 Jaxon Bartkowicz 6’4 220 DE Holdingford
21 David Erlandson 5’10 200 RB Breckenridge
22 Joseph Mapson 6’1 185 WR Andover
23 Gabe Westman 6’3 205 DB Annandale
24 J’Marion Sanders 5’10 176 WR Minneapolis North
25 Brayden Dozier 6’ 170 DB Maple Grove
26 Philip Sieh 5’10 180 DB Osseo
27 Miles Gish 5’9 160 WR Bemidji
28 Levi Harris 5’11 170 DB Elk River
33 Ryder Skanson 6’1 215 LB Maple Grove
44 Garett Bauer 5’11 205 LB Monticello
51 Bryce Nordlund 6’1 310 DT Zimmerman
55 Julian Wanna 6’3 275 C Monticello
57 Dylan Widner 5’11 185 LB Stephen-Argyle
64 Brady Goihl 6’7 295 OL Melrose
65 Tyler Curnow 6’3 265 C Stillwater
70 Evan Zabel 6’4 275 OL Alexandria
71 Matthew Perusse 6’4 270 OL Maple Grove
72 Ashton Tucker 6’1 275 OL Champlin Park
74 Noah Dietel 6’8 305 OL Litchfield
76 Josh O’Shea 6’ 235 DE Centennial
77 Jerome Eichele 6’3 314 OL Blaine
78 Andrew Trout 6’7 300 OL Rocori
79 Earl Brown 6’5 305 OL Pillager
85 Simon Vinton 6’5 225 DE Orono
99 Howie Johnson 6’4 270 DT Forest Lake
Coaches
Head coach: Justin Voss (North Branch)
Assistants Adam Spurrell (Maple Grove), Chris Grabowska (Fergus Falls), Kevin Pope (Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta), Drew Potter (Staples-Motley), Ethan Marquis (Stephen Argyle Central).