1981 ALL-STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS
Class 11AAA	Class 11AA
FB-LB-Jay Sohler, Yankton, 6-3, 225, sr.	SE-LB-Jeff Pederson, Madison, 5-11, 180, sr.
WR-DB-Gerald Moench, Aberdeen Central, 6-0, 170, sr.	TB-DE-Jack Sharkey, Winner, 6-2, 185, sr.
OL-MG-Tim Mahan, S.F., O'Gorman, 6-2, 254, sr.	RB-LB-David Hagen, Sisseton, 5-11, 185, sr.
WR-LB-Dean Maag, Watertown, 6-2, 190, sr.	QB-DB-Tim Sorensen, Vermillion, 6-0, 180, sr.
RB-LB-Chad Stark, Brookings, 6-1, 190, jr.	HB-DB-Joe Magbuhat, Douglas, 5-10, 165, sr.
FB-LB-Tom Lockhart, R.C. Stevens, 5-9, 160, sr.	TE-DT-Lonnie McKittrick, Groton, 6-5, 200, sr.
OT-DT-Tom Welter, Yankton, 6-6, 250, sr.	OT-DT-Dean Weidner, Winner, 6-0, 205, sr.
FB-LB-Steve Rost, S.F. O'Gorman, 6-2, 200, sr.	TE-DE-Joe Carr, Miller, 6-2, 180, sr.
OB-Joe Sumner, Watertown, 6-1, 170, jr.	RB-LB-John Trevett, Milbank, 5-11, 185, sr.
OL-DL-Jim Harrington, Huron, 6-1, 185, sr.	FB-LB-Tim Weisz, Parkston, 5-11, 195, sr.
RB-DB-Pat Weisensee, S.F. O'Gorman, 5-10, 172, jr.
Class 11A	Class 9A
QB-DB-Dan Olson, DeSmet, 6-5, 185, sr.	RB-LB-Todd Knodel, Irene, 5-11, 195
QB-LB-Jeff Pochop, Gregory, 5-9, 150, sr.	RB-DB-Doug Webner, Bridgewater, 6-0, 180, sr.
OT-DT-Greg Dirk, Lemmon, 6-2, 190, sr.	OE-DE-Rocky Bertram, Colome, 6-0, 175, sr.
HB-LB-Micky Carda, Tyndall-Tabor, 6-0, 180, jr.	RB-DB-Mike Tisland, Wolsey, 6-1, 200, sr.
OT-DT-Bill Sorensen, Beresford, 6-4, 220, sr.	QB-LB-Kevin Anderson, Bridgewater, 6-1, 200, sr.
OG-DG-Mark Swaney, Sioux Valley, 5-11, 160, sr.	RB-LB-Gale Hojer, Oldham, 6-2, 185, sr.
C-DT-Charlie Anderson, DeSmet, 5-9, 180, sr.	QB-LB-Bret Merkle, Woonsocket, 5-10, 155, jr.
HB-DB-Chad Hofer, Scotland, 5-9, 155, sr.	RB-LB-Eric Mack, Waverly, 5-11, 190, sr.
OG DT-Dave Bjorneberg, Garretson, 6-1, 195, sr.	OE-DG-Mike Reimnitz, Ethan, 6-2, 180, sr.
RB-DB-Kelvin Gessner, Salem, 5-8, 150, sr.
RB-DB-Shad Peckenpaugh, Hamlin, 5-8, 150, sr.
Class 9AA
RB-LB-Mark Handel, Freeman, 6-1, 175, jr.
HB-LB-Don Charron, Faulkton, 5-7, 160, sr.
OL-DL-Dave Simonsen, Chester, 6-1, 195, sr.
RB-LB-Rollie Cropsey, Lyman, 5-10, 180, jr.
OE-DE-Mark Melius, Faulkton, 6-2, 185, sr.
OG-DE-Jim Kaufman, Freeman, 6-2, 185, sr.
QB-DB-Francis Ruesink, Castlewood, 6-1, 170, sr.
QB-DB-Shaun Wanner, Eureka, 6-1, 155, sr.
FB-NG-Joe Williams, Avon, 6-0, 200, sr.