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All-State football teams were announced recently by the Iowa Print Sports Writer’s Association and a pair of Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks made the cut. Mid-Prairie seniors Braden Hartley and Cain Brown were named to the second team in Class 2A.

Hartley was announced as a second team running back. He was third in Class 2A with 235 carries, fifth with 1,398 rushing yards, eighth at 5.9 yards per touch, for those with at least 150 carries, and ninth with 14 rushing scores. Hartley was fourth in school history with a five touchdown performance against Eddyville-Blakesburg this year. His rushing yard total in 2022 was seventh in school history for a single year. Hartley’s 25 career touchdowns are ninth most for a Mid-Prairie player, his 150 career points 10th most and his 1,989 career rushing yards are 10th in Mid-Prairie history. Defensively, he registered 44 and a half tackles, five for loss and a sack.

Senior Cain Brown was a second team selection at defensive back. Brown led Mid-Prairie and finished third in the state with four interceptions. The Hawks were fifth in the state with 15 team interceptions. Brown was the Golden Hawks leading tackler with 50 and a half stops. On offense, he was Mid-Prairie’s leading receiver with 27 catches for 474 yards in 2022. His six touchdown catches were sixth in 2A and his 17.6 yard per grab average was 10th. He ends his career third in Mid-Prairie history with nine touchdown catches, seventh on the school career receiving yards list with 810 and ninth with 50 career catches.

The Golden Hawks ended the season in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs with a 6-4 overall record.