P32 THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER Sunday, December 9, 2012 2012 STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER

Area Class 1A-3A Football Statistics First Team Off ense

QUARTERBACKS Huddleston, Triop 14 2 0 86 CENTER D. Barnett, W.C. 11 16 0 82 Harvey, NMac 12 0 0 82 Player Att Com Yds TD Int DEREK CHRISTIAN Bruhn, Staun. 13 2 0 80 Schneider, River. 221 140 1,966 12 11 Cerutti, Hills 13 0 0 78 White Hall North Greene, Senior/6-0, 300 Clark, Aub 210 128 1,625 13 8 Vermillion, Beard 12 4 0 76 After playing at Jacksonville High School as a junior, Chris- Bruhn, Staun. 129 65 1,350 11 6 J. Niehaus, MO 11 6 0 72 tian returned to his old school this year and was part of a turn- Henderson, Gill 136 89 1,245 6 4 B. Patterson, Beard 12 0 0 72 Lindsey, Wville 135 86 1,131 10 6 Schneider, River. 11 6 0 72 around during which North Greene improved from 1-8 to 4-5. J. Smith, Carrol 132 75 1,030 12 5 Duba, Carrol 10 10 0 70 He was a key player on both sides of the ball and earned All- Vermillion, Beard 96 53 1,026 11 7 Curry, Triop 8 18 0 66 WIVC South Division fi rst-team honors at defensive nose guard Hamlin, Nok 108 48 868 12 7 Lindsey, Wville 11 0 0 66 Huddleston, Triop 77 43 799 12 4 as well as at center. Nichols, Wville 0 54 4 66 Derek Christian Lyon, SangVal 174 59 787 2 9 Pavolka, Nok 11 0 0 66 Kaufmann, Plains 87 38 770 8 3 Hamlin, Nok 9 8 0 62 TACKLE Howard, Litch 172 90 737 7 7 Harney, Plains 10 0 0 60 O’Neal, MO 96 59 735 7 7 O’Neal, MO 9 4 0 58 BEN BUTCHER C. Bounds, Ath 103 52 729 6 7 Henderson, Gill 9 2 0 56 Hunt, NB 108 50 682 0 7 King, River. 9 2 0 56 Carlinville, Senior/6-3, 270 Harris, S. Fork 122 61 655 11 7 Meyer, Aub 9 2 0 56 Gibson, Pana 91 46 627 5 0 A big presence off ensively and defensively for the Cavaliers, Lanier, Plains 9 0 0 54 Butcher was especially strong at off ensive tackle as he helped Easterday, Carl 74 29 555 9 4 Ba. Stewart, Carl 0 48 2 54 Schott, NMac 6 16 0 52 open the way for Carlinville’s potent rushing attack. He was RUSHERS Kaufmann, Plains 8 2 0 50 fi rst-team All-South Central Conference as an off ensive line- Parker , Triop 8 2 0 50 man, but he also totaled 57 tackles — including three for loss — Player Att Yds Avg TD W. Smith, Pitts. 7 8 0 50 Br. Stewart, Carl 164 2,049 12.5 34 as Carlinville earned a share of the South Central title. Perkins, Ath 212 1,947 9.2 21 TACKLES Ben Butcher Cr. Farneti, Carl 174 1,651 9.5 20 TACKLE Abney, Pitts. 228 1,409 6.2 15 Player Solo Assts Total Chausse, Nok 129 1,253 9.7 19 Richardson, Triop 120 50 170 Moog, Hav 117 1,081 9.2 14 TYLER ISAACS C. Leonard, Carrol 31 131 162 Pleasant Plains, Senior/6-3, 203 Selinger, Ath 146 1,078 7.4 19 T. Roberts, Carl 50 96 146 Cerutti, Hills 199 1,077 5.4 13 Harr, Carrol 47 94 141 Isaacs did the job for the Cardinals, whether it was blocking for Larson, Plains 144 1,071 7.4 16 Lippert, Carrol 18 116 134 Plains’ option off ense or fi nishing as one of their top tacklers on the Palan, Carrol 141 1,033 7.3 19 Scheller, Staun. 65 68 133 defensive line. He was a fi rst-team All-Sangamo Conference pick at Schone, Triop 151 1,017 6.7 17 Suhling, River. 45 77 122 Muench, Aub 135 1,009 7.5 19 McWhorter, Gfl d 75 46 121 both positions as he helped Plains post its best season since 2008. Boehs, W.C. 146 968 6.6 13 Rush, Plains 77 42 119 His defensive accomplishments included 15 tackles for loss. B. Patterson, Beard 102 956 9.4 8 Kent, Wville 25 90 115 Co. Hubble, NMac 132 940 7.1 8 Hollis, Wville 33 74 107 GUARD Loutzenhiser, Wville 123 932 7.6 16 C. Barnett, W.C. 55 51 106 Mathews, Paw. 129 918 7.1 7 Lounsberry, Wville 29 77 106 Tyler Isaacs Wagner, Paw. 95 828 8.7 6 Marsh, Gfl d 65 41 106 JAY STINAUER D. Twitty, Hills 141 774 5.5 2 W. Sargeant, Aub 58 47 105 Parker , Triop 125 769 6.2 5 Havana, Senior/6-0, 265 Williams, Carrol 26 74 100 After playing QB in the early part of last season, Stinauer was Clancy, Hav 107 734 6.9 7 D. Barnett, W.C. 43 54 97 Boston, Gfl d 102 733 7.2 11 Damm, Gfl d 52 45 97 back in his comfort zone full-time this year as the Ducks took Meyer, Aub 118 726 6.2 9 Dickerman, Wville 40 57 97 D. Barnett, W.C. 120 700 5.8 10 advantage of their size and strength up front. They registered Randel, Nok 46 50 96 2,843 rushing yards and earned their fi rst playoff berth since Wanless, SangVal 138 695 5 4 Stork, Pana 14 79 93 Curry, Triop 109 687 6.3 6 Urbanowicz, SangVal 46 47 93 2008. Stinauer was a fi rst-team All-Prairieland Blue Division Lindsey, Wville 123 687 5.6 11 C. Boyd, Rush. 37 55 92 pick at guard, and he was second-team defensive line. Also Lovelace, Nok 57 675 11.8 11 Carnes, Beard 28 63 91 named IHSFCA Academic All-State. Duba, Carrol 68 595 8.8 8 B. Gibson, Beard 70 19 89 Schneider, River. 122 588 4.8 11 Snell, Aub 51 37 88 Kaufmann, Plains 101 582 5.8 8 Cr. Farneti, Carl 37 50 87 GUARD Bruhn, Staun. 85 578 6.8 13 Isaacs, Plains 58 29 87 Steele, Litch 155 567 3.7 1 Kallal, Carrol 12 75 87 JAROB HEFFNER Jay Stinauer Schott, NMac 98 564 5.8 6 J. Wilson, Aub 44 43 87 O’Neal, MO 95 560 5.9 8 Czaikowski, Pana 28 56 84 Athens , Senior/5-9, 220 Dilley, Pana 65 532 8.2 5 C. Johnson, Staun. 53 30 83 A two-year starter for the Warriors, Heff ner helped pave the Henderson, Gill 136 532 3.9 9 Harter, SangVal 37 45 82 Whitlock, Gill 81 528 6.5 7 way for Athens’ rushing duo of Seth Perkins and James Selinger J. Weiss, Wville 14 68 82 (who combined for just over 3,000 yards). Considered his Cloyd, NB 91 526 5.8 4 Boston, NMac 35 46 81 Myles, Beard 64 523 8.2 6 Hadden, Aub 26 53 79 team’s top off ensive lineman, Heff er was the only unanimous Harvey, NMac 68 515 7.6 12 Haines, Rush. 31 48 79 Pavolka, Nok 79 511 6.5 11 choice among the six off ensive linemen on the All-Sangamo Con. Simmons, Litch 40 39 79 Conference fi rst team. Harney, Plains 68 489 7.2 4 White, Wville 25 54 79 Tidwell, Paw. 98 487 5 7 Little, Pitts. 42 36 78 Vaughn, Staun. 68 475 7 6 Schmidt, Carrol 16 62 78 QUARTERBACK Bonnett, Hav 73 473 6.5 4 Jennings, Gfl d 40 37 77 Thurman, Rush. 92 460 5 5 Lonergan, Routt 41 36 77 Ray, Plains 45 458 10.2 5 WILL SCHNEIDER Palan, Carrol 19 57 76 Jarob Heffner Vermillion, Beard 80 450 5.6 12 Larson, Plains 41 33 74 Riverton, Senior/6-1, 170 Holley, Pana 71 426 6 3 Wright, Litch 49 25 74 One of the area’s best multi-sport athletes, Schneider led the Harris, S. Fork 113 418 3.7 3 Bennett, Paw. 32 41 73 Hawks with his arm as well as his legs. The All-Sangamo Confer- Tiburzi, Gill 94 413 4.4 7 Brown, S. Fork 15 58 73 Cloud , River. 84 411 4.9 3 Crocker, Triop 43 30 73 ence quarterback completed 63 percent of his passes for an ar- C. Boyd, Rush. 60 409 6.8 2 Duba, Carrol 20 53 73 ea-leading 1,966 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also rushed for Harr, Carrol 73 402 5.5 8 Longley, Triop 60 13 73 588 yards and scored 11 TDs. The three-year starter fi nished as Ortiz, Beard 64 9 73 Riverton’s record-holder for career passing yards (3,905), com- RECEIVERS Atteberry, Litch 43 29 72 Cronister, Plains 40 32 72 pletions (291), total yards (5,489), single-season completions Player No Yds Avg TD Kessler, Aub 34 38 72 (140) and single-season passing yardage (1,966). King, River. 55 916 16.7 6 Luna, Beard 59 13 72 Ladew, River. 50 519 10.4 5 Pembrook, Gfl d 47 25 72 TIGHT END Creviston, NB 43 488 11.3 1 Blankenship, Litch 48 23 71 Steele, Litch 40 138 3.4 0 Myles, Beard 60 10 70 Bryant, Litch 36 368 10.2 5 Perrine, Wville 16 54 70 CHRISTIAN RANDEL Will Schneider Muench, Aub 36 523 14.5 5 T. Smith, Carrol 7 63 70 Nokomis, Senior/5-11, 210 Copelin, Aub 31 399 12.9 2 Arendt, Triop 48 21 69 Halpin, Gill 31 591 19.1 4 Harney, Plains 49 19 68 Randel was not a big pass-catcher, but he averaged 14 yards Fletcher, Wville 28 405 14.5 4 Lopian, Ath 40 28 68 per reception and his blocking helped lead Nokomis (8-2) to a Harr, Carrol 27 349 12.9 5 Beeson, Pana 9 58 67 state-high 469 points in nine regular-season games. The Noko- Palan, Carrol 27 383 14.2 3 Wanless, SangVal 33 33 66 Wilham, S. Fork 26 285 11 4 Chausse, Nok 36 29 65 mis captain was a fi rst-team All-Prairie State at tight end, and Marsh, Gfl d 24 122 5.1 0 Coons, River. 12 53 65 he was the PSC Defensive Player of the Year at linebacker with Glandon, Aub 23 329 14.3 3 10 tackles for loss, four sacks and four fumble recoveries. Pop, S. Fork 22 304 13.8 4 INTERCEPTIONS Hollaway, Staun. 21 505 24 3 RUNNING BACK Ortiz, Beard 21 419 20 4 Player Total Boston, Gfl d 19 191 10.1 2 Boehs, W.C. 6 Jennings, Gfl d 19 139 7.3 1 Deal, S. Fork 5 BRENDAN STEWART McQuality, SangVal 19 369 19.4 1 Duba, Carrol 5 Carlinville, Senior/6-0, 210 Christian Randel Lovelace, Nok 18 271 15.1 4 Ortiz, Beard 5 Stewart’s season — and career — was one for the record books J. Niehaus, MO 17 197 11.6 3 Atwater, Hav 4 Peterson, Gill 17 216 12.7 0 Epperson, Ath 4 as he helped lead the Cavaliers to a 9-2 fi nish and the South Borski, River. 16 192 12 0 Feigl, Rush. 4 Central Conference co-championship. The IHSFCA Class 2A Epperson, Ath 16 307 19.2 4 A. Jones, Rush. 4 Courson, Wville 15 134 8.9 1 all-stater rushed rushed for 2,049 yards in 11 games, includ- Lovelace, Nok 4 ing 1,551 regular-season yards that rank him third on the school Ray, Plains 15 283 18.9 2 Ray, Plains 4 Camp, River. 14 268 19.1 2 Richardson, Triop 4 single-season list. His 528 career points rank 10th on the state Krofchick, Aub 14 134 9.6 1 Rotherham, Ath 4 Park, NB 14 138 9.9 0 list, and his 83 career touchdowns are tied for 13th. He was also Bowker, Carrol 3 a fi rst-team All-SCC linebacker. Tiburzi, Gill 14 70 5 1 Davis, Pana 3 Anderson, Gill 13 130 10 0 Gray, Carl 3 Bennett, Paw. 13 103 7.9 1 Harr, Carrol 3 Tooley, MO 13 190 14.6 1 Huddleston, Triop 3 RUNNING BACK Carnes, Beard 12 222 18.5 4 Kleeman, Carl 3 Brendan Stewart Kleeman, Carl 12 229 19.1 7 J. Niehaus, MO 3 Longley, Triop 12 237 19.8 5 O’Neal, MO 3 SETH PERKINS L. Martin, SangVal 12 166 13.8 1 Palan, Carrol 3 Athens, Senior/5-9, 170 Pembrook, Gfl d 12 65 5.4 0 B. Patterson, Beard 3 Perkins made the most of his one season as the Warriors’ start- Randel, Nok 12 169 14.1 2 Pop, S. Fork 3 Semanik, Staun. 12 200 16.7 2 Rockford, Wville 3 ing tailback, gaining 1,948 yards (9.2 per carry) and scoring 21 Petty, Pitts. 11 147 13.4 2 Rush, Plains 3 touchdowns to help Athens go 8-3 and get its fi rst playoff win Trebing, MO 11 171 15.5 3 Scherff , Paw. 3 Vaughn, Staun. 11 234 21.3 1 since 2008. Perkins teamed with fullback James Selinger (1,078 Boston, Nok 2 yards, 19 TDs) to give Athens one of the area’s best one-two D. Mathis, MO 10 216 21.6 1 Boston, Gfl d 2 Millard, Triop 10 144 14.4 0 Brannan, Carrol 2 rushing punches. Perkins was IHSFCA Class 2A all-state and B. Patterson, Beard 10 286 28.6 4 Caldieraro, Staun. 2 unanimous All-Sangamo Conference. Wright, Nok 10 250 25 3 Chausse, Nok 2 Davis, Staun. 2 SCORING Fletcher, Wville 2 Seth Perkins Hollis, Wville 2 WIDE RECEIVER Player TD PAT FG Pts L. Johnson, Plains 2 Br. Stewart, Carl 38 0 0 228 King, River. 2 JAZEEL KING Chausse, Nok 22 41 0 173 Krofchick, Aub 2 Perkins, Ath 21 31 0 157 C. Leonard, Carrol 2 Riverton, Junior/5-7, 140 Palan, Carrol 24 4 0 148 Lindsey, Routt 2 One of the area’s quickest players, King broke loose for an ar- Muench, Aub 24 0 0 144 Markey, Nok 2 ea-leading 55 receptions for 916 yards and 11 touchdowns. The Larson, Plains 17 38 1 143 Masters, Gfl d 2 Schone, Triop 20 20 0 140 Mathews, Paw. 2 catches and yardage both set school records, and it helped Cr. Farneti, Carl 21 4 0 130 Millard, Triop 2 make King a unanimous All-Sangamo Conference selection. He Lovelace, Nok 19 6 0 120 O’Malley, Nok 2 also picked up 184 rushing yards. Selinger, Ath 19 0 0 114 Pruiett, Aub 2 Harr, Carrol 13 27 2 111 Schneider, River. 2 Boehs, W.C. 15 18 0 108 Br. Stewart, Carl 2 Abney, Pitts. 15 16 0 106 Tiburzi, Gill 2 WIDE RECEIVER Loutzenhiser, Wville 17 0 0 102 Tingle, Staun. 2 Jazeel King Moog, Hav 16 4 0 100 Walton, S. Fork 2 CLINTON FLETCHER Boston, Gfl d 14 10 0 94 Wilham, S. Fork 2 Co. Hubble, NMac 14 10 0 94 J. Wilson, Aub 2 Williamsville, Senior/6-0, 175 The Bullets’ transition to a run-pass mix led to a somewhat- modest 28 receptions for 405 yards and four touchdowns for Fletcher. But he had a knack for making key catches, including Second Team Off ense the game-winning overtime touchdown in last year’s playoff s at Camp Point and a diffi cult grab that set up the 11-1 Bullets’ lone CENTER — Brandon Heatherton, 5-9, 200 Sr., Athens score in their 10-7 playoff loss to Tolono Unity this year. Fletcher TACKLES — Tucker Harn, 5-11, 210 Sr., Beardstown; Brendan McConnell, 6-0, 290 Sr., was fi rst-team All-Sangamo Conference. Pittsfi eld GUARDS — Austin Beard, 5-11, 255 Sr., Pittsfi eld; Lucas Kimbro 6-1, 250 Sr., Nokomis KICKER Clinton Fletcher TIGHT END — Austin Gardner, 6-2, 200 Jr., Rushville-Industry TYLER NICHOLS WIDE RECEIVERS — Wes Copelin, 6-3, 170 Sr., Auburn; Braxton LaDew, 6-3, 210 Jr., Riverton Williamsville, Junior/5-8, 150 RUNNING BACKS — Zach Abney, 5-8, 175 Sr., Pittsfi eld; Cory Farneti, 5-10, 195 Sr., Carlinville Consistency was Nichols’ trademark as he converted 54 of 55 QUARTERBACK — Jake Bruhn, 5-11, 160 Jr., Staunton extra-point attempts, including 29 straight at one point. He al- so was 4-for-4 on fi eld goals, his longest a 30-yarder. The unan- KICK — Barry Stewart, 6-0, 170 Jr., Carlinville imous All-Sangamo Conference selection also helped put FLEX PLAYER — Colt Hubble, 6-0, 170 Jr., North Mac the Bullets’ opponents in diffi cult spots to start many of their

?0 drives; Williamsville allowed less than 10 yards per return. Also 2012 STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER ALL-AREA VOLLEYBALL TEAM THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER named IHSFCA Academic All-State. Area Leaders KILLS Tyler Nichols HONORARY CAPTAIN Monday, December 10, 2012 Player BREANNA HOWE, MOUNT PULASKI Donnelly, Will G K K/G Harris, Beard 69 412 5.97 Fairman, Staun 57 320 5.61 Green, Riv 65 307 4.72 First Team Coming Monday Cuffle, Riv 74 245 FLEX PLAYER Lett, Pana 76 3.31 250 T.Yates, IC 30 3.29 94 3.13 Schoonover, Pana 73 217 2.97 BREANNA HOWE Rhodes, Will 85 251 2.95 Roat, Luth 69 192 2.78 Laying it Mount Pulaski, Senior setter/hitter J.Yates, IC 68 74 189 2.55 Sabo, Plains The State Journal-Register Honorary Cap- The 2012 State Journal-Register 161

Quigg, Luth 36 2.37 83 tain led the Hilltoppers to their second Payne, Luth 74 2.31 161 AUSTIN MUENCH 2.18 consecutive Class 1A state runner-up tro- Kuhn, Aub 74 160 2.16 Feigl, PORTA 74 phy. She collected 538 assists, 274 digs, 144 All-Area Volleyball Team. Genseal, IC 76 1.95 146 team; signed with95 McKendreekills, 77 aces; University; two-time Champaign-all-area first Cumming, Aub 75 1.92 140 Vaughn, Pana 74 1.87 News Gazette All-State second team Auburn, Senior/5-10, 170 137 1.85 on the line Speaks, Plains 88 158 1.80 Long, Luth 79 137 1.73 Lay, Aub 74 123 1.66 Moore, Plains 74 122 BRANDI DONNELLY 1.65 Speed, strength and elusiveness made Muench a headache for McCurdy, PORTA 79 129 1.63 Ruppel, PORTA 76 121 1.59 Williamsville, Junior outside hitter Gretak, MO 76 121 70 1.59 Clemens, Plains 111 Logged 412 kills, 437 digs, 191 service 1.59 Buescher, Will 79 123 points, 45 total blocks, including 21 solo opposing defenses again this season. He led the Trojans in rush- 1.56 Mizeur, Riv 69 105 1.52 blocks; two-time all-area first team choice; Funneman, Pana 77 115 1.49 News-Gazette Honorable Mention 100 Bennett, Paw 84 122 1.45 Cowles, Luth 61 86 1.41 ing yardage (1,009), receptions (36), receiving yardage (523) 74 103 ACES 1.39 RACHEL DURCHHOLZ

Player Mount Pulaski, Senior middle hitter Feigl, PORTA G A and touchdowns (24, with 19 rushing). He earned IHSFCA Class A/G Had team-high 284 kills for the Class Harris, Beard 76 68 Long, Luth 57 .89 1A state runner-up; added 263 digs, 38 43 Schoonover, Pana 74 .75 blocks and 38 aces; voted to all-area sec 53 Krueger, Luth 85 .72 52 ond team in 2011 Henry, PORTA 60 .61 3A all-state and unanimous All-Sangamo Conference honors,

33 Quigg, Luth 76 .55 - 39 Whitley, PORTA .51 74 36 .49 SOPHIE FAIRMAN Brown, Staun 64 30 Hilgers, IC 65 .47 29 and his career points (330) and career touchdowns (52) broke Slifer, Plains 75 .45 Staunton, Senior middle hitter 32 Green, Riv 79 .43 32 Tallied 307 kills, 129 blocks, 150 digs, 82 Masinelli, Staun .41 74 29 .39 points and 24 aces; her 4.72 kills per game Bradshaw, IC 65 25 .38 Fairman, Staun 75 ranked among the top 10 in the St Austin Muench 28 55-year-old school records held by 1957 graduate Bob Grossner.

Roat, Luth 65 .37 24 area; signed with K 7 37 Sunday, December 9, 2012 THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER P33 ALL-AREA FOOTBALL TEAM

First Team Defense Area All-Conference Football Teams (x-denotes unanimous selection)

LINEMAN PRAIRIELAND BLUE Wide receivers — Austin Hollaway, Staunton; Daulton Young, Greenville; Chris Halpin, Gillespie LOGAN LARSON Kicker — Barry Stewart, Carlinville FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Pleasant Plains, Senior/6-3, 250 Special teams — Sam Allison, Staunton Quarterback — x-Tanner Evans, Farmington Larson was a big reason, fi guratively and physically, behind the Center — x-Brenden Jostes, Farmington FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Cardinals’ turnaround season that featured a 9-2 record and Guards — Jay Stinauer, Havana; Cole Steele, Knoxville Linemen — Jeff Lucken, Vandalia; Brendan Chamber, Litchfi eld; their fi rst-ever playoff win. He was No. 3 on the team with 74 Tackles — x-Brett Perryman, Elmwood-Brimfi eld; x-Tucker Harn, Gabe Stokes, Hillsboro; Kerry Patrich, Greenville; C.J. Couch, Beardstown Piasa Southwestern tackles, including 41 solos. Also an All-Sangamo Conference Wide receivers — x-Noah Welker, Farmington; Dylan Patterson, Linebackers — Brendan Stewart, Carlinville; Cory Farneti, pick at running back, Larson rumbled for a team-high 1,071 Beardstown Carlinville; Luke Smith, Vandalia; Dustin Scheller, Staunton yards and 16 touchdowns. He’ll play at Division I Bowling Green Tight end — x-Austin Gardner, Rushville-Industry Backs — Ryan Ambuehl, Vandalia; Larry Caldieraro, Staunton; Logan Larson Running backs — x-Brady Westart, Elmwood-Brimfi eld; Jason Jordan Briggs, Roxana; Michael Henderson, Gillespie next season. Harkness, Elmwood-Brimfi eld Punters — Luke Cerutti, Hillsboro; Austin Hollaway, Staunton Kicker — x-Seth Bales, Farmington SECOND TEAM OFFENSE (Area selections) LINEMAN At large — Macae Skaggs, Farmington Tyson Spencer, lineman, Pana; Alex Wood, lineman, Carlinville; FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Nathan Brown, lineman, Staunton; Luke Cerutti, running back, ROLANDO LUNA Linemen — x-Rolando Luna, Beardstown; x-Justin Keyt, Elmwood- Hillsboro; Kyle Kleeman, wide receiver, Carlinville; Austin Bryant, Beardstown, Senior/6-2, 300 Brimfi eld; Luke Nall, Havana wide receiver, Litchfi eld; Tristan Sanford, kicker, Hillsboro Ends — x-Zach Polen, Elmwood-Brimfi eld; Noah Welker, SECOND TEAM DEFENSE (Area selections) Luna combined size, strength and — for his size — quickness Elmwood-Brimfi eld Cody Stork, lineman, Pana; Danial Dixon, lineman, Carlinville; to be one of the area’s top defensive linemen. A unanimous All- Linebackers — x-Macae Skaggs, Farmington; Nick Jehle, Logan Miller, lineman, Staunton; Brody Czaikowski, linebacker, Elmwood-Brimfi eld; Jason Harkness, Elmwood-Brimfi eld Prairieland Conference Blue Division selection, he totaled 17 Pana; Luke Cerutti, linebacker, Hillsboro; Derrek Tiburzi, line- Backs — x-Brady Westart, Elmwood-Brimfi eld; x-Tanner Evans, tackles for loss and also had three fumble recoveries. Beard- Farmington; Jordan Atwater, Havana backer, Gillespie; Dakota Davis, back, Pana; Kyle Kleeman, back, stown coach Aaron Elmore considered Luna “the most explo- Punter — x-Jason Harkness, Elmwood-Brimfi eld Carlinville; Cole Grosenheider, punter, Litchfi eld sive defensive lineman I’ve ever coached.” Luna helped lead the At large — Jake Jepson, Farmington AREA THIRD TEAM OFFENSE Rolando Luna SECOND TEAM OFFENSE (Area selections) Josh Boston, lineman, Carlinville; Jon Kinney, lineman, Litchfi eld; Tigers to a 8-2 fi nish and third straight playoff berth. Ryan Robbins, center, Rushville-Industry; Stoney Haines, Colt Murray, lineman, Hillsboro; Nic Dilley, running back, Pana; guard, Rushville-Industry; Dalton Allen, tackle, Havana; James David Vaughn, running back, Staunton; John McCleod, tight LINEMAN Sullivan, tackle, Rushville-Industry; Delaney Ortiz, wide receiver, end, Pana; Michael Henderson, quarterback, Gillespie; Christian Beardstown; Alex Myles, slot/receiver, Beardstown; Dakota Semanik, wide receiver, Staunton; Kyle Miller, special teams, Pana CONNOR WHITE Moog, running back, Havana; Alex Clancy, running back, Havana; AREA THIRD TEAM DEFENSE Williamsville, Senior/6-1, 260 Luke Nall, at large, Havana Cody Farneti, lineman, Carlinville; Mario Baracani, lineman, White, the only true two-way starter for the Bullets, excelled on SECOND TEAM DEFENSE (Area selections) Staunton; Jared Beeson, linebacker, Pana; Chaz Johnson, line- Jay Stinauer, lineman, Havana; Austin Gardner, end, Rushville- backer, Staunton; Colton Steele, defensive back, Litchfi eld; Austin both sides of the line as he was a fi rst-team All-Sangamo Con- Industry; Tyler Hibbetts, end, Havana; Alex Myles, linebacker, Bryant, defensive back, Litchfi eld; Koby Lemon, defensive back, ference pick on off ense and defense. Also an IHSFCA Class 3A Beardstown; Alex Clancy, linebacker, Havana; Stoney Haines, line- Hillsboro All-State selection, White was a three-year starter who was “the backer, Rushville-Industry; Tayler Feigl, back, Rushville-Industry; Delaney Ortiz, back, Beardstown; Jordan Atwater, punter, Havana; best off ensive and defensive lineman in 15 years of coaching,” Justin Powell, at large, Rushville-Industry WESTERN ILLINOIS VALLEY SOUTH according to coach Aaron Kunz. White had 79 tackles (three for loss) and three sacks for the Bullets’ 12-1 squad. PRAIRIE STATE FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Connor White Tackles — Braden Damon, Pleasant Hill; Tommy Kilver, West Central FIRST TEAM OFFENSE LINEBACKER Guards — Blake Smith, Pleasant Hill; Jacob Crockett, West Wide receivers — Keshon Young, Alton Marquette; Christian JORDAN HARR Randel, Nokomis; Jake Niehaus, Mount Olive Central Linemen — Lucas Kimbro, Nokomis; Mason Schroeder, Alton Center — Derek Christian, White Hall North Greene Carrollton, Senior/6-3, 190 Marquette; A.J. Lipka, Alton Marquette; Sam McCoy, Decatur Running backs — Drew Barnett, West Central; Luke Palan, There wasn’t much Harr didn’t do for Carrollton’s 10-2, WIVC Lutheran; Dakota Fields, Mount Olive Carrollton; Kaleb Boston, Greenfi eld/Northwestern South champions. He was an all-conference selection at re- Quarterback — Luke Hamlin, Nokomis Receivers — Jordan Harr, Carrollton; Alex Pembrook, Greenfi eld/ Running backs — Michael Ford, Alton Marquette; Austin Monetti, Northwestern ceiver, linebacker, kicker and punter, and he also earned IHSF- Bunker Hill; Austin Chausse, Nokomis; Gage Moore, Decatur Quarterback — Jacob Smith, Carrollton CA Class 1A All-State honors (along with IHSFCA Academic All- Lutheran Flex — Austin Boehs, West Central State). He logged 141 tackles (second on the team), one tackle Off ensive Player of the Year — Michael Ford, Alton Marquette FIRST TEAM DEFENSE for a safety, three interceptions and four fumble recoveries. He Kicker — Nick Hoeff ert, Alton Marquette Linemen — Braden Damon, Pleasant Hill; Travis Smith, Carrollton; FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Derek Ziegler, North Greene; Derek Christian, North Greene; Alex also rushed for 402 yards and eight touchdowns, had 27 catch- Backs — Michael Ford, Alton Marquette; Jake Neihaus, Mount Pembrook, Greenfi eld/Northwestern Jordan Harr es for 349 yards and fi ve TDs. And he kicked two fi eld goals. Olive; Austin Chausse, Nokomis; Ray Lovelace, Nokomis; Keshon Linebackers — Jordan Harr, Carrollton; Corey Barnett, West Young, Alton Marquette Central; Cody Leonard, Carrollton; Marcus Lippert, Carrollton LINEBACKER Linebackers — Christian Randel, Nokomis; Jack Miller, Alton Backs — Clay Duba, Carrollton; Austin Boehs, West Central; Luke Marquette; Blake Bartock, Mount Olive; Austin Monetti, Bunker Palan, Carrollton Hill A.J. HOLLIS Flex — Jordan Roundcount, Hardin Calhoun Linemen — Masen Schroeder, Alton Marquette; Lucas Kimbro, FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS Williamsville, Senior/6-0, 190 Nokomis; A.J. Lipka, Alton Marquette; Richie Young, Kincaid A two-year starter, the athletic Hollis was part of a very expe- South Fork; Dakota Fields, Mount Olive Punter — Jordan Harr, Carrollton Kicker — Jordan Harr, Carrollton rienced linebacker corps that helped shut down opponents to Punter — Nick Hoeff ert, Alton Marquette Defensive Player of the Year — Christian Randel, Nokomis Returner — Luke Palan, Carrollton the tune of eight shutouts and 32 points allowed in 12 games. SECOND TEAM OFFENSE (Area selections) SECOND TEAM OFFENSE From his inside-linebacker spot, Hollis had 107 tackles (No. 2 on Dalton Pop, wide receiver, Kincaid South Fork; Dolan O’Malley, Tackles — Nick Schmidt, Carrollton; Tanner Krumwiede, the team) and had a pair of interceptions. He was an All-Sanga- lineman, Nokomis; Scott Baird, lineman, Kincaid South Fork; Nick Carrollton Schneider, lineman, Mount Olive; Braden Niehaus, Mount Olive; Guards — Marcus Lippert, Carrollton; Matthew Henson, mo Conference linebacker selection, although Hollis occasion- Brenden O’Neal, quarterback, Mount Olive; Ray Lovelace, running Carrollton ally fi lled in at fullback. back, Nokomis; Brandon Ellington, running back, Mount Olive; Center — Jordan Roundcount, Hardin Calhoun A.J. Hollis Austin Chausse, special teams, Nokomis; Dakota White, special Running back — Clay Duba, Carrollton; Seth Stromer, Pleasant LINEBACKER teams, Mount Olive Hill; James Holliman, North Greene SECOND TEAM DEFENSE (Area selections) Receivers — Kaiden Davis, North Greene; Boe Smith, Pleasant Hill AUSTIN KOHLER Dalton Pop, defensive back, Kincaid South Fork; Brenden Quarterback — Corey Barnett, West Central O’Neal, defensive back, Mount Olive; Bryce Pavolka, linebacker, Flex — Dakota Coff ey, Greenfi eld/Northwestern Williamsville, Senior/5-10, 200 Nokomis; Layton Brown, linebacker, Kincaid South Fork; Jarrett Another of the veteran linebackers who made the Bullets’ de- SECOND TEAM DEFENSE Barrowman, lineman, Mount Olive; Dakota White, lineman, Mount Linemen — Brandon Reid, West Central; Boe Smith,Pleasant Hill; Olive fense so eff ective, Kohler was considered a defensive “coach on Nick Schmidt, Carrollton; Colten Lovel, Carrollton AREA HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE Linebackers — Drew Barnett, West Central; Zach Reische, North the fi eld” by Bullets coach Aaron Kunz. His stats from his out- Devon Wright, wide receiver, Nokomis; Justin Wilham, wide re- Greene; Aaron Rodhouse, Pleasant Hill; Patrick McWhorter, side linebacker spot (55 tackles, one for loss, one interception) ceiver, Kincaid South Fork; Zach Trebing, wide receiver, Mount Olive; Blake Bartok, running back, Mount Olive; Austin Viehweg, Greenfi eld/Northwestern weren’t as eye-popping as some of his teammates. But coach- Backs — James Holliman, North Greene; Dakota Coff ey, es and teammates said Kohler’s ability to recognize opponents’ special teams, Mount Olive AREA HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE Greenfi eld/Northwestern; Adam Knox, North Greene schemes was invaluable. He was an All-Sangamo Conference Austin Deal, back, Kincaid South Fork; Zach Trebing, back, Mount Flex — Devin Hileman, North Greene Austin Kohler pick and IHSFCA Academic All-State. Olive; Cody Nash, punter, Nokomis SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS Punter — Corey Barnett, West Central LINEBACKER SANGAMO Kicker — Corey Barnett, West Central Returner — Kaleb Boston, Greenfi eld/Northwestern BLAKE RICHARDSON FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE Concord Triopia, Senior/5-10, 195 Quarterback — Will Schneider, Sr., Riverton Tackles — Aaron Isham, North Greene; Logan Walker, Greenfi eld/ Center — Brandon Heatherton, Sr., Athens Northwestern Following in the footsteps of 2011 Triopia all-area linebacker Phil Guards — x-Jarob Heff ner, Sr., Athens; Connor White, Sr., Guards — Justin Schaff , Greenfi eld/Northwestern; Joe Stelbrank, Whited, Richardson got in on a team-high 170 tackles for the Williamsville Hardin Calhoun Trojans’ 11-2 team that reached the Class 1A semifi nals. He al- Tackles — Christian Stout, Sr., Williamsville; Tyler Isaacs, Sr., Center — Derek McGowen, Carrollton Pleasant Plains; Dalton Ratliff , Jr., Athens Running backs — Travis Gauntt, Hardin Calhoun; Cameron so had three interceptions for a unit that registered six shutouts Ends — x-Jazeel King, Jr., Riverton; Clinton Fletcher, Sr., Damm, Greenfi eld/Northwestern; Aaron Rodhouse, Pleasant Hill and 8.7 points a game. Richardson was All-WIVC North at line- Williamsville; Wes Copelin, Sr., Auburn Receivers — Marc Jennings, Greenfi eld/Northwestern; David backer and guard, and he was named IHSFCA Class 1A all-state. Running backs — x-Seth Perkins, Sr., Athens; Logan Larson, Sr., Titus, Hardin Calhoun Pleasant Pleasant Plains; Jak Loutzenhiser, Sr., Williamsville Quarterback — Isaac Masters, Greenfi eld/Northwestern Blake Richardson DEFENSIVE BACK Kicker — x-Tyler Nichols, Jr., Williamsville Flex — Logan Early, Greenfi eld/Northwestern Utility — x-Austin Muench, Sr., Auburn HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE AUSTIN BOEHS FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE Linemen — Jacob Crockett, West Central; Wes Lashmett, West Linemen — Connor White, Sr., Williamsville; Jacob Weiss, Sr., Winchester West Central, Junior/5-10, 160 Central; Justin Schaaf, Greenfi eld/Northwestern; Eli Weller, Williamsville; Sean Elzerman, Jr., Athens Greenfi eld/Northwestern Ends — Tyler Isaacs, Sr., Pleasant Plains; Jacob Lounsberry, Jr., Boehs was valuable off ensively and defensively for the Cougars, Linebackers — Keenan Latham, Pleasant Hill; Danny Williams, Williamsville who went 6-4 and made their second straight Class 1A play- Carrollton; Marc Jennings, Greenfi eld/Northwestern; Cameron Linebackers — A.J. Hollis, Sr., Williamsville; Austin Kohler, Sr., Damm, Greenfi eld/Northwestern off trip. At defensive back, he had an area-leading six intercep- Williamsville; Ozzie Kent, Jr., Williamsville; Wes Sargeant, Sr., tions and was No. 3 on the team in tackles with 61. Boehs (pro- Auburn; Steven Rush, Sr., Pleasant Plains Backs — Kaleb Boston, Greenfi eld/Northwestern; Austin Plogger, Greenfi eld/Northwestern; Jordan Kallal, Carrollton nounced “bays”) also rushed for 968 yards and had 15 total Backs — Dalton Rockford, Sr., Williamsville; Caleb Harney, Sr., Pleasant Plains; Joseph Epperson, Sr., Athens Flex — Riley Marsh, Greenfi eld/Northwestern touchdowns. He was All-WIVC South at defensive back and as a Punter — Steven Rush, Sr., Pleasant Plains HONORABLE MENTION SPECIALISTS fl ex player on off ense. Utility — x-Alex Dickerman, Sr., Williamsville Punter — Austin Plogger, Greenfi eld/Northwestern SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE Kicker — Jordan Johns, Pleasant Hill Austin Boehs DEFENSIVE BACK Quarterback — Josh Lindsey, Jr., Williamsville Returner — Clay Duba, Carrollton Center — Nick Milner, Jr., Auburn AUSTIN CHAUSSE Guards — Jacob Myers, Sr., North Mac; Kyle Cronister, Sr., WESTERN ILLINOIS VALLEY NORTH Pleasant Plains Nokomis, Junior/6-0, 185 Tackles — Aaron Greifzu, Sr., Auburn; Sean Goff , Jr., Riverton FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Chausse earned all-area honors for the second straight year. Ends — Chase Creviston, Soph., New Berlin; Braxton LaDew, Jr., Tackles — Drew Miller, Camp Point Central; Nathan Banta, Mount While he didn’t match his area-high seven interceptions of a Riverton; Eric Klaus, Sr., North Mac Running backs — James Selinger, Sr., Athens; Joey Matthews, Sr., Sterling Brown County year ago, Chausse was No. 2 on the team in tackles (65) with Pawnee; Jesse Setzer, Jr., Petersburg PORTA Guards — Blake Richardson, Concord Triopia; Mike Johnson, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries. He also emerged Kicker — Kevin Bertolino, Sr., Riverton Camp Point Central off ensively with 1,253 rushing yards and a team-leading 22 Utility — Colt Hubble, Jr., North Mac Center — Eann Miller, Camp Point Central SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE Running backs — Dalton Huebner, Camp Point Central; Derrek touchdowns fo r the 8-2 Prairie State Conference runners-up. Linemen — Logan Larson, Sr., Pleasant Plains; Kyle Cronister, Sr., Schone, Triopia; Braxton Phelps, Brown County Chausse was All-Prairie State at defensive back and running Pleasant Plains; Sam Hertz, Jr., North Mac Receivers/ends — Dwayne Esper, Jacksonville ISD; Marcus back, and IHSFCA Academic All-State. Ends — Cuyler Hadden, Jr., Auburn; Sam Wagner, Sr., Pawnee Landes, Camp Point Central Linebackers — James Selinger, Sr., Athens; Alex Perrine, Sr., Quarterback — Tanner Huddleston, Triopia Austin Chausse DEFENSIVE BACK North Mac; Collin Lopian, Sr., Athens Flex — Austin Bernal, ISD Backs — Will Schneider, Sr., Riverton; Austin Pruiett, Sr., Auburn; FIRST TEAM DEFENSE CALEB HARNEY Joey Matthews, Sr., Pawnee Linemen — Drew Miller, Camp Point Central; Dakota Longley, Punter — Austin Muench, Sr., Auburn Triopia; Gage Klitz, Mendon Unity; Jacob Waters, Camp Point Pleasant Plains, Senior/6-1, 164 Utility — Rodney Schott, Sr., North Mac Central Harney was one of the top athletes on a team blessed with sev- HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE Linebackers — Blake Richardson, Triopia; Marcus Landes, Camp eral in that category. An All-Sangamo Conference pick at defen- Quarterback — Taylor Kaufmann, Jr., Pleasant Plains Point Central; Nathan Mekdara, Brown County; Nick Lonergan, Center — Ryan McDonald, Jr., New Berlin Jacksonville Routt sive back, he was No. 5 on the team in tackles (68) and had four Guards — David Greiner, Sr., Pawnee; Andrew Urbanowicz, Sr., Backs — Derrek Schone, Triopia; Dalton Huebner, Camp Point Niantic Sangamon Valley; Austin Travous, Jr., Auburn tackles for loss. He had just one interception, but he returned Central; Will Klusmeyer, Mendon Unity it for a touchdown, and also recoeved three fumbles. Harney’s Tackles — Josh Greiner, Jr., Pawnee; Ryan Harter, Sr., Niantic Sangamon Valley Flex — Douglas Weese, Camp Point Central speed also produced four returns for touchdowns, two on punts Ends — Jeremy Glandon, Sr., Auburn; Brady Bennett, Sr., Pawnee; FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS and two on kickoff s. Also gained 489 rushing yards (7.2 per car- Christian McQuality, Sr., Niantic Sangamon Valley Punter — Thomas Donley, Mendon Unity ry). He also was named IHSFCA Academic All-State. Running backs — Taylor Ray, Sr., Pleasant Plains; Noah Meyer, Kicker — Nick Lonergan, Routt Caleb Harney Soph., Auburn Returner — Derrek Schone, Triopia Kicker — Dyllan Martin, Sr., Auburn SECOND TEAM OFFENSE (Area selections) DEFENSIVE BACK Utility — Caleb Harney, Sr., Pleasant Plains Dylan Jones, tackle, Routt; Nick Lonergan, running back, Routt; DERREK SCHONE HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE Dakota Longley, receiver/end, Triopia; Ryan Lindsey, receiver/end, Linemen — David Greiner, Sr., Pawnee; Cody Boster, Sr., Auburn; Routt Concord Triopia, Senior/5-11, 180 Tyler Crossin, Jr., New Berlin SECOND TEAM DEFENSE (Area selections) Schone overcame nagging injuries to be a leader for the Tro- Ends — Ryan Harter, Sr., Niantic Sangamon Valley; Tyler Cloyd, Jr., Keagan Lear, lineman, Triopia; Cody Curry, linebacker, Triopia; jans. He was an All-WIVC North selection on off ense and de- New Berlin; Joe Reinert, Jr., Pleasant Plains Dwayne Esper, defensive back, ISD Linebackers — Brady Bennett, Sr., Pawnee; Blake Suhling, Soph., fense, and also was an IHSFCA Class 1A All-Stater. Schone’s AREA HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE Riverton; Jacob Rotherham, Sr., Athens Shay Hopkin, tackle, Triopia; Nick Barth, guard, Routt; Cody athleticism helped him make 41 solo tackles (55 total) at free Backs — Hayden Park, Sr., New Berlin; Max Reter, Sr., Curry, running back, Triopia; Ben Whalen, running back, Routt safety as Triopia shut out or allowed single-digit scoring to all Williamsville; Jeremy Glandon, Sr., Auburn; Gannon Lanier, Soph., AREA HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE Pleasant Plains Lee Stiltz, lineman, Routt; Dylan Jones, lineman, Routt; Andrew but two of 13 foes: 1A state champ Maroa- Punter — Tim Zumwalt, Jr., Pawnee Nienhouse, linebacker, ISD; Nick Barth, linebacker, Routt; Josiah Forsyth and 2A semifi nalist Camp Point. Schone also led THS in Utlity — Chad Wanless, Jr., Niantic Sangamon Valley; Jarrod Krofchick, Sr., Auburn Overton, defensive back, Routt; Ryan Lindsey, defensive back, Derrek Schone rushing yardage (1,017) and touchdowns (20). Routt; Josh Millard, defensive back, Triopia Area honorable mention specialists PUNTER SOUTH CENTRAL Nick Lonergan, punter, Routt; Dwayne Esper, returner, ISD STEVEN RUSH FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Linemen — Jared Beeson, Pana; Ben Butcher, Carlinville; Ethan WEST CENTRAL (Pittsfi eld selections) Pleasant Plains, Senior/6-0, 173 Dixon, Carlinville; Jake Stone, Vandalia; Levi Hueter, Greenville Rush was most visible at linebacker, where he was the Car- Running backs — Brendan Stewart, Carlinville; Cory Farneti, FIRST TEAM — Sr. Zach Abney, Sr. Austin Beard, Sr. Brendan dinals’ leading tackler (including 77 solos). But the senior al- Carlinville; Cameron Walter, Greenville McConnell Tight end — Zach Boston, Hillsboro HONORABLE MENTION — Sr. Cade Hayden, Jr. Kenny Little, Jr. so gave Plains a valuable special-teams edge with his punt- Quarterback — Jake Bruhn, Staunton Eli Petty, Sr. Dalton Westfall ing. Rush averaged 38 yards per kick, and opponents returned just three of his 23 kicks. (There was a 4-yard average on those three returns). He was named All-Sangamo Conference at both positions. Steven Rush Second Team Defense FLEX PLAYER LINEMEN — Dakota Longley, 6-3, 180 Sr., Concord Triopia; Luke Nall, 6-1, 280 Jr., Havana; Ja- ALEX DICKERMAN cob Weiss, 5-9, 205 Sr., Williamsville. Williamsville, Senior/6-1, 175 LINEBACKERS — Corey Barnett, 6-4, 205 Sr., Winchester West Central; Cody Leonard, 5-11, Dickerman’s main spot was linebacker, but coach Aaron Kunz 160 Soph., Carrollton; Wes Sargeant, 5-10, 164 Sr., Auburn; James Selinger, 5-11, 225 Sr., said the senior helped give the defense some fl exibility by mov- Athens ing back to safety in certain situations. Dickerman logged 97 tackles with one sack, one interception and one fumble recov- DEFENSIVE BACKS — Jordan Atwater, 6-3, 210 Sr., Havana; Joseph Epperson, 6-1, 160 Sr., ery. Playing for a team that will be remembered for its stellar Athens; Ray Lovelace, 5-8, 170 Sr., Nokomis; Luke Palan, 5-11, 160 Soph., Carrollton defense, Dickerman was the only unanimous defensive selec- PUNTER — Austin Hollaway, 6-1, 185 Sr., Staunton tion on the All-Sangamo Conference Team. FLEX PLAYER — Thad Roberts, 6-0, 200 Jr., Carlinville Alexander Dickerman