Five Chieftains first team all-league
Published 9:39 pm Monday, November 29, 2010
Dowagiac landed five players on the first team of the All-Wolverine Conference football squad, which was released recently.
The Chieftains had three players on offense and two players on defense.
Named to the offensive side of the football were Austin Adams (running back), Rick Roach (center) and Brett Scanlon (kicker). On defense, Anthony Nelson (linebacker) and Troy Butcher (defensive back) were selected by the Wolverine Conference coaches.
Second team picks for the Chieftains were Dontrell Tucker (offensive line), Brett Lesniak (offensive line) and Cody Carlisle (offensive line). Sam Courtney was named to the honorable mention portion of the squad as a tight end.
Conference champion Paw Paw had four players named to the first team and grabbed five spots overall as Marquis Gill was selected on both offense and defense. The Redskins’ Brad Hessler was named Coach of the Year.
Wolverine Conference football
First team offense
Quarterbacks
Andrew Buskirk, Paw Paw
Aaron McGuire, Vicksburg
Running backs
Anton Jackson, Allegan
Austin Adams, Dowagiac
Zach Fish, Gull Lake
Josh Carter, South Haven
Wide receivers
TK Kubvoruno, Gull Lake
Marquis Gill, Paw Paw
Kris Chesser, Vicksburg
Offensive line
Josh Nevenzel, Allegan
Nate Lisak, Otsego
Mitch Goodwin, Paw Paw
Joel Menz, Three Rivers
BJ Cagney, Vicksburg
Tight end
Levi Leversee, Otsego
Center
Austin O’Brien, Allegan
Rick Roach, Dowagiac
Kicker
Brett Scanlon, Dowagiac
First team defense
Defensive ends
Evan Eichinger, Allegan
Gabe Guilbee, Paw Paw
Defensive line
Bobby Jaseph, Three Rivers
Danny Karn, Vicksburg
BJ Cagney, Vicksburg
Linebackers
Travis Dame, Allegan
LJ Pavletic, Gull Lake
Eric Williams, Paw Paw
Drew Mallery, Vicksburg
Anthony Nelson, Dowagiac
Defensive backs
Lucas Bartz, Allegan
Marquis Gill, Paw Paw
Colin Muehlberger, Three Rivers
Troy Butcher, Dowagiac
Punter
Tanner Wilson, Three Rivers
Coach of the Year
Brad Hessler, Paw Paw
Second team offense
Quarterback
Jared Klein, Otsego
Running backs
Kaleb Radke, Allegan
Gevante Hamilton, Comstock
Ashton Bowling, Otsego
Wide receivers
Adrian Zuidweg, Gull Lake
Matt Higgs, Otsego
Max Field, Paw Paw
Caprice Thomas, South Haven
Anthony Wrona, Paw Paw
Offensive line
Zach Mears, Comstock
Dontrell Tucker, Dowagiac
Brett Lesniak, Dowagiac
Cody Carlisle, Dowagiac
Jack Conklin, Plainwell
Nich Goodrich, South Haven
Zach McConnell, Vicksburg
Tight end
Adam Peters, Gull Lake
Center
Jordan Cutts, Otsego
Jon Childress, Paw Paw
Matt LaDuke, South Haven
Kickers
Josh Kolb, Gull Lake
Jesse Boulnemour, Vicksburg
Second team defense
Defensive ends
Taylor Simaz, Allegan
Zac Lewis, Comstock
Garrison Hocker, Gull Lake
Andrew Miller, Otsego
Jack Conklin, Plainwell
Alex Manchester, Vicksburg
Defensive line
Tyler Gorby, Allegan
Steven Blank, Allegan
Nate Lisak, Otsego
Josh Ducharme, Paw Paw
Spencer Earl, Paw Paw
Brady Smith, South Haven
Linebackers
Brett Stewart, Comstock
Collin Ahrens, Otsego
Alex Proskurnya, Otsego
Athony Wrona, Paw Paw
Weston Orrico, South Haven
Jackson Driame, Three Rivers
Neil Robinson, Vicksburg
Defensive backs
Julian Hornback, Allegan
Mitch Fricano, Otsego
Matt Higgs, Otsego
Conner Prpich, Paw Paw
Adam Tustin, Plainwell
Peter Gonzalez, Plainwell
Connor McHugh, Plainwell
Colin McGraw, Vicksburg
Connor McCormick, Vicksburg
Punters
Jared Klein, Otsego
Luke Vavra, Paw Paw
Honorable mention
Quarterback
Steve Rasmussen, Allegan
Tight end
Sam Courtney, Dowagiac
Kicker
Ethan Trobeck, Otsego
Defensive line
Nate Rupe, Comstock
James Beilby, Gull Lake
Linebackers
Jalen Ford, Gull Lake
Dylan Noel, Vicksburg
Defensive back
Ben Kellem, Gull Lake
Finals standings
Paw Paw 8-1
Allegan 7-2
Otsego 7-2
Vicksburg 7-2
Dowagiac 5-4
Gull Lake 4-5
Three Rivers 4-5
Comstock 2-7
South Haven 1-8
Plainwell 0-9