I believe this is the 1st year that a Marion Local Quarterback won the Maria Stein Countryfest QB Challenge. Marion Local's Senior QB Justin Knouff #7 placed 1st with Freshman QB Brennen Hess #14 placing 2nd. Knouff is a special dual threat QB with a strong, accurate arm and is a strong, fast running back. He made lots of plays last year as junior, leading them to a 3rd consecutive State Championship. I believe he ran 4 events at the State Track Meet last month anchoring the winning 4 x 100 team and helping lead Marion Local to a 2nd consecutive State Championship in Track. He looks like he put on a lot of muscle since last football season and should be on some D1 MAC School's radars as he has the size, speed, strength and arm talent to play at that level.
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