Kpreps.com Class 4A-II All-State Team
(Players are listed in alphabetical order by last name)
Quarterbacks
Valentino Degollado (6-2, 195, Sr) – Hugoton
-- 58% completion, 1,990 passing yards, 21 TD; 693 rushing yards, 11 TD
Brandon Mlekus (5-11, 180, Sr) – Frontenac
-- 66% completion, 1,194 passing yards,16 TD; 1,211 rushing yards, 16 TD
Running backs
Spencer Baum (6-1, 175, Sr) – Holton
-- 1,535 rushing yards, 14 TD
Collin Ellis (6-0, 205, Sr) – Clearwater
-- 1,165 rushing yards, 13 TD; 1st Team AVCTL-IV RB
Peyton Newton (5-9, 180, Sr) – Santa Fe Trail
-- 1,692 rushing yards, 20 TD
Keenan Stanley (6-2, 190, Jr) -- Columbus
-- 1,307 rushing yards, 16 TD; 19 receptions, 307 receiving yards, 3 TD
Travis Theis (5-10, 175, So) -- Pratt
-- 1,975 rushing yards, 24 TD
Wide Receivers
DeShawn Hanika (6-3, 180, Jr) – Topeka Hayden
-- 38 receptions, 473 yards, 6 TD
Jad Hourani (6-2, 185, Sr) – Wichita Collegiate
-- 40 receptions, 630 yards, 10 TD
Hunter Kaufman (5-10, 170, Sr) – Pratt
-- 20 receptions, 472 yards, 7 TD; 924 rushing yards, 21 TD
Will Thompson (5-10, 165, Sr) – Osawatomie
-- 38 receptions, 559 receiving yards, 5 TD
Tight End
Zack Leininger (6-5, 215, Sr) – Hugoton
-- 34 receptions, 629 yards, 9 TD
Conner Van Cleave (6-7, 215, Sr) – Holcomb
-- 35 receptions, 570 yards, 7 TD
Offensive Line
Ben Adler (6-4, 305, Sr) – Wichita Trinity
Sam Eddington (6-1, 230, Jr) – Columbus
Jake Hastings (6-3, 305, Sr) – Santa Fe Trail
Brandon Lehnherr (6-3, 235, Sr) – Holton
A.J. Lusker (6-2, 275, Sr) – Frontenac
Justin Peine (6-6, 285, Sr) – Prairie View
All Purpose
Cody McNerney (6-1, 190, Jr) – Wichita Collegiate
-- 62%, 2,287 passing yards, 32 TDs; 790 rushing yards, 5 TD
Jordan Schippers (6-0, 190, So) -- Colby
-- 919 rushing yards, 16 TD; 41 receptions, 758 receiving yards, 11 TD
Defensive Line
Beck Elliott (6-3, 195, Sr) – Smoky Valley
-- 39 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, fumble recovery
Jake Heit (5-9, 210, Sr) – Topeka Hayden
-- 149 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 fumble recoveries, defensive TD
Ethan Jay (5-9, 285, Sr) -- Colby
-- 103 tackles, 10 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles
Traik Peltier (6-6, 240, Sr) – Pratt
-- 43 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles
Linebackers
Tanner Hettenbach (6-2, 210, Sr) – Chapman
-- 136 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, fumble recovery
Brent Peavler (6-3, 210, Jr) – Topeka Hayden
-- 172 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 2 INT
Cooper Root (6-3, 225, Sr) – Wichita Collegiate
-- 77 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 INT, , 2 fumble recoveries
Dillon Williams (6-0, 225, Sr) – Holcomb
-- 137 tackles, 6 sacks, more than 530 career tackles
Defensive Backs
Isaac Bicknell (6-1, 190, Sr) – Frontenac
-- 57 tackles, tackle for loss, 5 INT, 2 passes broken up
Justin Faurot (5-10, 150, Sr) – Scott City
-- 48 tackles, 2 INT, fumble recovery
Michael Roth (6-0, 150, Sr) – Holcomb
-- 39 tackles, 10 INT, fumble recovery
Braden Stewart (6-3, 175, Sr) – Nickerson
-- 1st Team Central Kansas League selection as DB & WR
Kicker
Patrick Ellrich (6-0, 175, Sr) – Topeka Hayden
-- converted 31 of 35 PAT attempts; game winning 47-yard FG against Seaman
Punter
Noah Myers (5-10, 160, Sr) – Pratt
-- averaged 38.4 yards per punt on 21 punts
Return Specialist
Kyle Lamb (6-0, 180, Sr) – Anderson County
-- 384 kickoff return yards, 2 TD; also rushed for 1,246yards, 10 TD
Miles McClintock-Strozier (5-9, 170, Sr) – Holton
-- 320 kickoff return yards; also rushed for 1,223 yards, 17 TD
Coach
Jamie Cruce – Pratt
-- led Greenbacks to the school’s first state title since 1995
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