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SD (Playnorthstar.com)- Valley City State freshman Jake Peterson has been named the NSAA Football Offensive Player of the Week after catching four touchdowns in Saturday’s 41-22 win at No. 19 Dakota State.

The eighth edition of the Dacotah Bank/North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Football Players-of-the-Week was announced by the conference office Monday. Jake Peterson of Valley City State (N.D.) was selected as Offensive Player-of-the-Week.  Steven Koch of Dickinson State was chosen as Defensive Player-of-the-Week.  Dylan Paulson of Presentation (S.D.) was named as Special Teams Player-of-the-Week.

NSAA Football Offensive Player of the Week
Jake Peterson – Valley City State (N.D.) – 6’4″ – 195 lbs., Freshman – wide receiver – Larimore, N.D. – All four of Peterson’s catches went for touchdowns as Valley City State (N.D.) upset No. 19-ranked Dakota State (S.D.) 41-22. He had scores of 24 yards and 4 yards in the first-half, helping the Vikings to a 21-6 halftime advantage. Peterson added 61-yard and 43-yard touchdown receptions in the second-half. He set career-highs in receiving yards (132) and touchdown catches (4).

NSAA Football Defensive Player of the Week
Steven Koch – Dickinson State (N.D.) – 6’3″ – 220 lbs., Junior – linebacker – Buffalo, S.D. – Koch had an interception that he took back 23 yards and a touchdown in No. 14-ranked Dickinson State’s (N.D.) 41-13 North Star conference victory over Jamestown (N.D.).  He also recorded three tackles (1 solo, 2 assists).  Koch registered 0.5 tackles-for-loss for 2.5 yards as the Blue Hawks extended their winning streak to six games.    

NSAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Dylan Paulson – Presentation (S.D.) – 6’0″ – 170 lbs., Freshman – kicker – Aurora, Colo. – Paulson recorded four (4) punts for 159 yards while averaging 39.8 yards per punt in Presentation’s (S.D.) 74-0 rout over Finlandia (Mich.).  He made a field goal of 31 yards and converted 9-of-10 PAT extra-point kicks for the Saints.  Paulson also had 12 kick-offs for a total of 687 yards with two touchbacks.