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Fall Sports Awards & Recognition: All-League Teams

Springfield’s Connor Dye (21) won offensive player of the year in the Midwestern League for the Millers.

CLASS 5A

Coach of the Year: Justin Starck (THS)

Offensive Player of the Year: Connor Dye (SHS), Sr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Sam Keen (SHS), Sr.

FIRST TEAM
OL/DL Sam Keen (SHS), Sr.; OL Micah Hanna (THS), Sr.; OL/DL Nate Williams (SHS), Sr.; OL Brando Lopez (THS), Jr.; TE/DL Luke Newell (THS), Sr.; WR Walker Bonar (THS), Sr.; WR Jackson Babbitt (SHS), Sr.; RB Connor Dye (SHS), Sr.; RB Ethan Burkhead (THS), Sr.; QB Noah Blair (THS), Jr.; K Noah Zanotto (THS), JR; LB Jayden Kittrell (SHS), Sr.; LB Holton Halstead (THS), Jr.; DB Caleb Phillips (THS), Sr.; DB Davonte Peterson (SHS), Sr.; DB Tristen Collins (THS), Jr.

SECOND TEAM
OL Easton Roberson (THS), Sr.; TE Caleb Kasperek (SHS), Sr.; WR Lombel Doreen (THS), Sr.; WR Matthew Newell (THS), So.; DL Micah Hanna (THS), Sr.; DL Kilion Phaigh (SHS), Jr.; LB Jordan Provost (SHS), Sr.; DB Kyle Miller (THS), Jr.; DB Jaevon Spencer (SHS), Jr.; P Zack Sherman (SHS); Sr.

HONORABLE MENTION
QB Zach Sherman (SHS), Sr.; LB Cruz Gray (THS), So.; LB Mason Sanders (THS), Sr.; LB Caleb Kasperek (SHS), Sr.; DB Lombel Doreen (THS), Sr.; DB  Jackson Babbitt (SHS), Sr.; P Kyle Miller (THS), Jr.

CLASS 4A

SECOND TEAM
RB Clayton DeWitt (CGHS), Jr.; LB Otis Hitt (CGHS), Jr.

HONORABLE MENTION
OL Joseph Bottorff (CGHS), Sr.; TE Trevor Cooper (CGHS), Fr.; DB Terran Stewart (CGHS), Jr.

CLASS 3A

FIRST TEAM
WR Jaydon Warthen (CHS), Sr.; DL Cayden Cox (CHS), Sr.; DB Jacob Neely (PHHS), So.; DB/Returner Tyler Bowers (CHS), Sr.; K/P Victor Giffen (CHS) Sr.

SECOND TEAM
RB/LB Braedon Hazel (PHHS), Sr.; RB Victor Giffen (CHS), Sr.; TE Kaden Fisher (PHHS), Jr.; OL Cayden Cox (CHS), Sr.; OL/DL Dominic Duckett (PHHS), Sr.; DB Aaden Kinman (PHHS), Jr.

HONORABLE MENTION 
QB Jacob Neely (PHHS), So.; RB Cole Baker (PHHS), Sr.; OL Logan Keppler (CHS), So.; DL Hunter Mustin (CHS), So.; LB Victor Giffen (CHS), Sr.; LB Trenton Booher (CHS), Sr.

Pleasant Hill’s Cheyenne Green spikes the ball in the state title match. Green, along with teammate Claire Crawford, earned 1st-team all-conference honors.

CLASS 5A 

Coach of the Year: David Natt (THS)

Co-Player of the Year: Julia Cook (THS), Sr.

FIRST TEAM
Emily Buller (THS), Sr.; Julia Cook (THS), Sr.; Scout Martin (THS), Sr.

SECOND TEAM
Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam (SHS), Sr.; Savannah Efseaff (THS), Sr.; Bailey Tovey (THS), Sr.

HONORABLE MENTION
Jacey Smith (SHS), Sr.; Karlee Ogan (THS), Sr.

CLASS 4A

HONORABLE MENTION
Mariah Bailey (CGHS), So.; Jocelyn Torralba (CGHS), Jr.; Taylor Bennett (CGHS), So.

CLASS 3A

FIRST TEAM
Cheyenne Green (PHHS), Jr.; Claire Crawford (PHHS), Jr.; Lizabelle Osborn (CHS), Sr..

SECOND TEAM
Ruby Jackson (PHHS), Jr.; Kimberlee Kelsey (CHS), Sr.; Piper Hanson (CHS), Fr.

HONORABLE MENTION
Emily Krauss (PHHS), Jr.; Anna Crawford (PHHS), Fr.; Ashelyn Sharkey (CHS), Sr.

All-defense: Ashlyn Sharkey (CHS), Sr.; Emily Krauss (PHHS), Jr.; Piper Hanson (CHS), Fr.

Cottage Grove’s Rogelio Soto-Cruz (10) and Eli Williams (22) each made 1st-team all-league for the Lions.

CLASS 5A

Co-Player of the Year: Carlos Vega-Diaz (THS), Sr.

FIRST TEAM
Carlos Vega-Diaz (THS), Sr.; Alan Velasquez Cifuentes (SHS), Jr.; Emiliano “Nano” Martinez (THS), Jr.

SECOND TEAM
Carter Brooks (THS), Sr.; Kyle Fitzpatrick (THS), Jr.; Silvino Cesar Hernandez (SHS), Sr.; Yurem Martinez (THS), So.; Tyler Raven (THS), Jr.; Hayden Sayre (SHS), So.

HONORABLE MENTION
Santiago Peña de la Cruz (SHS), Sr; Noah Zanotto (THS), Jr.

CLASS 4A

Coach of the Year: Jaime Urenda

FIRST TEAM
Rogelio Soto-Cruz, Jr.; Carter Bengston, Jr.; Eli Williams, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
Hayes Valley, Jr.; Christian Gonzalez, Jr.; Tristyn Burnes, JR; Jace Meyer, Sr.

HONORABLE MENTION
Emmanuel Rea, So.; Armando Legorreta (CGHS), Jr.

CLASS 3A

Co-Coach of the Year: Brandi Wittenborn (CHS)

FIRST TEAM
Brady Pratt (CHS), So.; Jeffrey Jones (CHS), Sr.

SECOND TEAM
Matthew Jenkins (CHS), So.; Steven Gunn (PHHS), Sr.; Alex Lopez (CHS), Sr.; Deacon Edwards (CHS), Jr.; Hunter Allen (PHHS), Sr.

HONORABLE MENTION
Ryan Lane (PHHS), Sr.

Creswell’s Mila Nguyen (9) made 1st-team all-league as a freshman.

CLASS 5A

FIRST TEAM
Macy Taylor (THS), Jr.; Gaby Montes (THS), Jr.

SECOND TEAM
Karmyn Nelson (THS), Sr.; Rosie Montes (THS), Fr.; Richelle Ruhl (THS), Jr.; Lydia Stewart (SHS), Sr.; Jolie Harada (THS), So.

HONORABLE MENTION
Keeley Battey (SHS), Fr.

CLASS 4A

SECOND TEAM
Jaylee Lima (CGHS), Sr.

HONORABLE MENTION
Autumn Leach (CGHS), Fr.; Payton Bickford (CGHS), Sr.; Rylan Leach (CGHS), Jr.; Tayler Bentley (CGHS), Jr.

CLASS 3A

Coach of the Year: Dan Smathers (CHS)

FIRST TEAM
Mila Nguyen (CHS), Fr.; Tailey Carson (CHS), Sr.; Tressa Geyer (PHHS), Sr.; Tessa Hammond (PHHS), Jr.; Kylie Leonard (CHS), So.

SECOND TEAM
Elliette Kinney (CHS), So.; Dakota Carson (CHS), Sr.; Ellie Epperson (PHHS), Jr.; Dakota Hyland (PHHS), Sr.; Kenna Caldwell (PHHS), So.

HONORABLE MENTION
Chloe Halgren (CHS), Sr.; Chloe McBee (CHS), So.; Lydia Whitney (PHHS), Sr.

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