Darren Kinnard
Section618.com
The Illinois High School Football Coaches Association has released its All-State teams with a dozen players from the region earning first team honors, and 11 more named honorable mention.
The region’s 2A first team selections are Austin Brown (Johnston City DB/QB), Cole Malawy (Nashville QB), and Issac Turner (Nashville WR).
The region’s 3A first team selections are Landon Zurliene (Fairfield QB), Beau Stipp (Mt. Carmel WR/DB), and Nolan Foppe (Mater Dei RB/LB).
The region’s 4A first team selections are Keegan Glover (Benton QB), Trevor Stewart (Carterville OL/DL), Gavin Kuba (Murphysboro DB), Shane Becker (Breese Central WR/P), and Londyn Little (Columbia WR/DB).
The region’s lone 5A first team selection is Hunter Simmons (Marion QB).
Here are the honorable mention selection. In 2A, the list includes Garrett Gunter (SVW LB), Bryce Amann (Red Bud DL/OL), and Josh Serrano (Wesclin TE/DL). In 3A, the list includes Cameron Gardner (Fairfield LB/TE), Zeke Hadra (Mt. Carmel RB), Mitchell Haake (Mater Dei WR/DB), and Jayce Napovanice (Mater Dei RB). In 4A, the list includes Ayden Newcomb (Benton WR/DB), Eli Downen (Carterville QB), Keyton Mitchell (Salem RB/LB), and Jacob Carmack (Freeburg DL/TE).
The Southern Illinois Coaches Association released its All-South selections. A total of 57 earned All-South honors with Nashville leading the way with seven selections. Benton was next with six. Fairfield and Carterville had five each, with Marion having four.
Here is the breakdown by school:
Anna-Jonesboro (1): Barry Johnson
Benton (6): Reid Baumgarte, Gabe Craig, Keegan Glover, Ayden Newcomb, Peyton Swigonski, Logan Williams
Carbondale (3): Will Bowlby, Jackson Grant, Darius Ragland
Carterville (5): Bryce Anderson, Jordan Cordes, Eli Downen, Trevor Stewart, Preston Sumner
Centralia (3): Mason Blakemore, Brendan Franklin, Will Pryor
Chester (2): Tyler Holm, Nate Heffernan
CZR (2): Caleb Davis, Cole Gelso
Du Quoin (2): Gavin Fisher, Trae Horn
Eldorado (1): Kaleb Cullison
Edwards Co. (1): Ryan St. Ledger
Fairfield (5): Carmeron Gardner, AJ Gonzalez, Aaron Perez, Kaleb Wells, Landon Zurliene
Harrisburg (2): Noah Boon, Bryant Lester
Herrin (2): Trent Bennett, Billy Braid
Johnston City (3): Austin Brown, Sam Harris, Zander Saylor
Marion (4): Gil Aguilar, Brody Larson, Venson Newsom, Hunter Simmons
Massac Co. (1): Jody Dumpprope
Mt. Vernon (2): Deshaunsae King, Evan Leake
Murphysboro (3): Ashton Caraway, Gavin Kuba, Trenton Shepard
Nashville (7): Jaxon Goforth, Evan Knolhoff, Wyatt Kwiatkowski, Cole Malawy, Nick Miller, Kade Ridgeway, Isaac Turner
Sesser-Valier/Waltonville (2): Garrett Gunter, Jaden Lance