8-player District 5, 7 teams released

Both offensive and defensive MVP awards in area 8-player football districts went to area players.

In District 5, Iowa Valley’s Nolan Kriegel was selected as the offensive MVP; Belle Plaine’s Wade Sankot earned the defensive honors.

In District 7, Montezuma’s Brady Boulton was the offensive MVP. Teammate Broox Stockman was selected as a co-MVP on the defensive side with Wayne’s Gage Swan.

Complete all-district first teams are as listed below.

8P District 5

First Team

Offense: Quarterback — Nolan Kriegel, jr., Iowa Valley; Running back — Hayden Shelman, jr., WACO; Dane Smith, jr., Iowa Valley; Cael Weisskopf, jr., HLV-TC; Braydon Anderson, soph., English Valleys; Wide receiver — Tayson Samuels, jr., Winfield-Mt. Union; Everett Bender, jr., English Valleys; Tight end — Max Edwards, sr., Winfield-Mt. Union; Lineman — Mason Hoyt, jr., Iowa Valley; Will Sankot, sr., Belle Plaine; Adam Stafford, sr., WACO; Utility — Drew Fisher, sr., English Valleys; Dallas Sherman, sr., Iowa Valley; Kicker — Niles Reichenbach, sr., WACO

Defense: Lineman — Kane Axmear, jr., English Valleys; Lane Chvala, jr. Iowa Valley; Owen Ary, sr., Iowa Valley; Trey Edeker, sr., WACO; Linebacker — Chance Hoyt, jr., Iowa Valley; Wade Sankot, sr., Iowa Valley; Cael Grove, sr., English Valleys; Niles Reichenbach, sr., WACO; Defensive back — Josh Read, sr., Iowa Valley; Layne Peska, jr., Iowa Valley; Utility — Jack Osborn — jr., English Valleys; Aidan Timm, sr., Belle Plaine; Returner — Peyton Dostal, jr., Belle Plaine; Punter — Cody Mills, jr., Winfield-Mt. Union

Coach of the year — Casey Krull, Iowa Valley

Second Team

(Area only)

Offense: Wide receiver — Sean McCulloch, jr., HLV-TC; Tight end — Derek Kressley, jr., Belle Plaine; Lineman — Ben Flander, sr., English Valleys; Kaleb Bolinger, sr., English Valleys; Utility — Bryer Jack, jr., HLV-TC; Kicker — Kray Massman, jr., Belle Plaine

Defense: Lineman — Tyson Kriegel, soph., Iowa Valley; Elijah Lille, jr., Iowa Valley; Linebacker — Colton Mikesell, jr., English Valleys; Defensive back — Boston Roorda, sr., HLV-TC; Zavier Pederson, soph., Iowa Valley

8P District 7

First Team

(*-unanimous selection)

Offense: Quarterback — Brady Boulton, sr., Montezuma; Running back — Broox Stockman, sr. Montezuma; *Bridger Cox, sr., Southeast Warren; *Lane Ogden, jr., Wayne; Wide receiver— *Eli Dee, sr., Baxter; Luke Brennan, sr., Montezuma; Tight end — Declan DeJong, sr., Moravia; Lineman— *Gage Swan, sr., Wayne; Taren Dierking, soph., Southeast Warren; Blake Smith, sr., Montezuma; Cody Spurgeon, sr., Baxter; Utility— *Jamision Ewing, sr., Southeast Warren; Fischer Buckingham, sr., Wayne; Kicker — Aidan Chidester, fr.., Montezuma

Defense: Lineman— *Braxton Plants, sr., Montezuma; *Braden Werts, sr., Wayne; *Cael Dop, jr., Southeast Warren; Hunter DeGard, jr., Melcher-Dallas; Linebacker— *Colby Holbrook, sr., Wayne; Standan Vansice, sr., Baxter; Tucker Dierking, soph., Southeast Warren; Defensive back — Rett Pargeon, jr., Montezuma; Mason Black, sr., Wayne; Utility — Austin Henderson, sr. Wayne; Princeton Van Syoc, sr., Southeast Warren; Returner — Luke Long, sr., Moravia; Punter — Robert Goemaat, sr., Twin Cedars

Coach of the year — Jeff Bumsted, Moravia

Second Team

(Area only)

Offense — Dane Strong, jr., Montezuma