WAYLAND – The Montezuma Braves’ unbeaten district football team dominated the top awards and the all-league honors almost the same way they dominated their district opponents on the field.
The Braves earned three of four most valuable player awards and coach of the year honors.
Meanwhile, a dozen Montezuma players earned berths on the all-district first- or second teams.
Braves quarterback Eddie Burgess was voted offensive most valuable player by the district coaches and was the only unanimous selection.
Brian Diaz was lineman MVP, Owen Cook was special teams MVP, and Pat O’Brien was voted Coach of the Year.
The selections are listed below:
Class 8, District 4
All-district teams
Offensive Most Valuable Player – Eddie Burgess* Montezuma
Defensive MVP – Carter Allen, New London
Lineman MVP – Brian Diaz, Montezuma
Special Teams MVP – Owen Cook, Montezuma
Coach of the Year – Pat O’Brien, Montezuma
* = unanimous
First Team Offense
Quarterback – Eddie Burgess* Montezuma, jr., 6-4, 215
Quarterback – Blase Porter, New London, so., 5-10, 155
Running back – Alex Viner, Lone Tree, sr., 6-0, 160
Running back – Beau Flander, English Valleys, jr., 6-0, 185
End – Trey Shearer, Montezuma, sr., 5-11, 160
End – Cole Watts, Montezuma, sr., 5-11, 170
Offensive line – Currey Jacobs, New London, sr., 6-2, 190
Offensive line – Chance Malone, W-Mt. Union, sr., 6-2, 185
Offensive line – Will Hotz, Lone Tree, jr., 6-1, 155
Utility – Will Edeker, WACO, jr., 5-11, 170
Utility – Cade Shield, Lone Tree, jr., 6-1, 155
Kicker – Owen Cook, Montezuma, so., 5-11, 155
* = unanimous
First Team Defense
DL – Carter Allen, New London, jr., 5-11, 205
DL – Brian Diaz, Montezuma, sr., 5-8, 195
DL – Jack Jennings, W-MU, sr., 6-0, 235
DL – Ashton Moore, English Valleys, jr., 6-3, 190
DL – Bowden Pickle, New London, so., 5-11, 165
LB – Brayden Mikesell, English Valleys, sr., 5-9, 183
LB – Caydin Wahls, New London, sr., 5-8, 180
DB – Connor Van Zee, jr., Montezuma, 5-8, 150
DB – Kaden Hall, English Valleys, jr., 6-3, 165
DB – Cade Patterson, Lone Tree, jr., 6-1, 150
Utility – Kodie Strong, Montezuma, sr., 5-7, 140
Utility – Simeon Reichenbach, WACO, so., 5-11, 170
Utility – Luke Dillon, English Valleys, so., 5-10, 170
Punter – Cam Buffington, W-Mt. Union, fr., 6-2, 185
Second Team Offense
Quarterback – Cole Stephenson, English Valleys, sr., 5-8, 164
End – Riley Hawkins, Moravia, so., 6-3, 165
End – Zach Schmitz, WACO, jr., 6-1, 145
End – Dominic Lopez, New London, so., 5-10, 150
OL – Bryce Wade, W-MU, sr., 6-3, 235
OL – TJ Townsend, Montezuma, jr., 5-8, 240
OL – Kennen Roadcap, Montezuma, so., 5-10, 260
OL – Jack Brenner, Montezuma, jr., 5-7, 200
Utility – Tyler Bell, Lone Tree, jr.,5-11, 200
Second Team Defense
DL – Raif Axmear, English Valleys, sr., 6-2, 187
DL – Brett Cormeny, Moravia, sr., 5-10, 180
DL – Tyler Sutton, WACO, jr., 5-8, 195
DL – Tod Geiger, Montezuma fr., 6-0, 205
LB – Tanner Cormeny, Moravia, sr., 5-10, 170
LB – Devon Swanson, New London, jr., 6-1, 195
LB – Dylan Icenbice, Tri-County, sr., 5-8, 185
DB – Kade Dunkin, Twin Cedars, sr., 5-7, 120
DB – Noah Sparrow,W-Mt. Union, jr., 5-7, 165
Utility – Joey Kercheval, Montezuma, sr., 5-7, 145
Utility – Kaden Kubas, English Valleys, jr., 5-11, 165
Utility – Josh Glendening, New London, so., 5-6, 135
Punter – Dayton Pace, Tri-County, sr., 6-1, 220
