Niles lands 18 on all-division/league teams
Published 9:47 am Wednesday, January 29, 2020
NILES — A total of 18 Niles athletes earned SMAC All-West or All-Conference honors for the fall sports seasons.
First-team selections were Javond Ball and Leon Williams in football, Drew Gourlay and Andrew Boling in boys soccer, as well as Kaylee Thompson and Adam Shepherd in cross country.
Gourley also earned first-team Division 1/2 Academic All-State in football from the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association.
Niles also earned honorable mention academic all-state in football.
SMAC ALL-WEST DIVISION/ ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conference tennis
HM — Chase Lotsbaich, Niles
AllWest Division football
First team defense
DB — Javond Ball, NIles
Honorable mention
LB — Jason Matlock, Niles
First team offense
IL — Leon Williams, Niles
Second team
WR — Nate Goins, Niles
IL — Caiden Smith. Niles
RB — Javond Ball, Niles
Honorable mention
IL — Noland Garrard, Niles
All-Conference soccer
Drew Gourlay, NIles
Andrew Boling, Niles
Honorable mention
Cade Vota, Niles
Kyle Bruckner, niles
Dominick Thornton, Niles
All-West volleyball
Second team
Nikki Nate, Niles
Bianca Pickens, Niles
Taylor Bailey, Niles
All-West/All-Conference
cross country
Adam Shepherd, Niles
Kaylee Thompson, Niles