A-P, D-NH football put 6 each on all-district first team

Aplington-Parkersburg and Dike-New Hartford football each earned six first-team selections on the Class 2A District 3 All-District Team.

 

A-P head coach Alex Pollock received top honors as District Coach of the Year, and Falcon senior Sam Thorn capped his senior season as the district's Offensive Most Valuable Player.

 

Thorn amassed a district-best 1,128 yards on the ground with 10 touchdowns against district opponents this season. Aplington-Parkersburg won the District 3 title with a 5-1 record and was 8-2 overall.

 

Falcon teammates joining Thorn on the first team include offensive linemen Grady Brungard, Colby Merryweather and Joe Schipper, wide receiver Braden Good, and linebacker Hunter Maitland.

 

D-NH's first teamers were offensive lineman Chase Arends, utility player Cade Fuller, kicker Isaac Jorgensen, defensive lineman Owen Goos, linebacker Jake Landphair and defensive back Ryan Moore.

 

Second-team selections for A-P were offensive lineman Everett Eggleston, tight end Coby Hoff, quarterback Carter Cuvelier, running back Lincoln Johnson, kicker Jacob Abbas, defensive lineman Jackson Smith and defensive back Aaron Price.

 

D-NH second-teamers included O-lineman Daniel Graves, running back Cade Bennett, defensive lineman Chase Wilson, linebacker Nathan Graves and defensive back Grant Bixby.

 

Receiving honorable mention were Brendon Sawyer and Ben Ogle from Aplington-Parkersburg and Colton Harberts and Noah Epley from Dike-New Hartford.

 

Class 2A District 3 All-District Team

Coach of the Year – Alex Pollock, Aplington-Parkersburg

Offensive MVP Sam Thorn, Aplington-Parkersburg

Defensive MVP  Nathan Bell, Roland-Story

 

First team

 

Offensive linemen – Grady Brungard, A-P, sr.; Colby Merryweather, A-P, jr.; Joe Schipper, A-P, jr.; Chase Arends, Dike-New Hartford, sr.; Garek Hurd, R-S, sr.; Luke Pinnick, West Marshall, fr.; Kyle Schaper, WM, sr..

Wide receivers/tight ends Braden Good, A-P, sr.; Logan Nicholson, East Marshall, sr.; Zane Johnson, EM, sr.; Beau Coberley, WM, sr.

Quarterback – Tyler DeBondt, EM, sr.

Running backs – Sam Thorn, A-P, sr.; Ben Chelsvig, R-S, jr.

Utility – Cade Fuller, D-NH, jr.; Austin Hobbs, R-S, sr.; Cameron Bannister, WM, jr.

Kicker – Isaac Jorgensen, D-NH, sr.

Defensive linemen – Owen Goos, D-NH, jr.; Matt Hougland, R-S, sr.; Kevin Rewoldt, South Hardin, sr.; Levi Randall, WM, sr.

Linebackers – Hunter Maitland, A-P, sr.; Jake Landphair, D-NH, jr.; Noah Bandstra, EM, jr.; Nathan Bell, R-S, jr.; Landon Greiner, R-S, sr.; Chase Burr, WM, jr.

Defensive backs – Ryan Moore, D-NH, jr.; Eli Anderson, EM, sr.; Carter Greenfield, R-S, jr.; Tyrell Todd, SH, jr.; Ryan Sabastiano, WM, sr.

Utility – Zach Twedt, R-S, fr.; Joe Halverson, WM, jr.

Punter – Colby Gray, R-S, jr.

 

Second team

 

Offensive linemen – Everett Eggleston, A-P, sr.; Daniel Graves, D-NH, jr.; Nic Hansen, R-S, sr.; Tommy Platte, SH, sr.; Jason Skartvedt, SH, sr.

Wide receivers/tight ends – Coby Hoff, A-P, sr.; Cole Nauman, EM, jr.; Josh Larsen, WM, jr.

Quarterback – Carter Cuvelier, A-P, jr.

Running backs – Lincoln Johnson, A-P, jr.; Cade Bennett, D-NH, so.; Jakob Pitman, R-S, jr.

Kicker – Jacob Abbas, A-P, sr.

Defensive linemen – Jackson Smith, A-P, sr.; Chase Wilson, D-NH, sr.; Ryley Overton, EM, jr.; Brock Tresemer, R-S, sr.; Ryne Fuller, SH, sr.

Linebackers – Nathan Graves, D-NH, so.; Dillon Lee, EM, sr.; Kolten Rewoldt, SH, sr.; Alex Dickey, WM, sr.; David Willis, WM, so.

Defensive backs – Aaron Price, A-P, jr.; Grant Bixby, D-NH, jr.; Logan Spindler, SH, sr.

Punter – John Larsen, WM, jr.

 

Honorable mention

(area players only)

A-P – Brendon Sawyer, Ben Ogle.

D-NH – Colton Harberts, Noah Epley.

 

Academic All-District

(area teams only)

A-P – Joesph Schipper, Ben Ogle, Brandon Cooley, Isaac Capper, Carter Cuvelier, Alec Maske, Aaron Price, Grady Brungard, Collin Johnson, Jacob Abbas, Everett Eggleston, Christian Olson.

D-NH – Chase Arends, Ben Freese, Allie Brouwer, Connor Luhring, Shay Bertram, Mason Dietrick, Cade Fuller, Daniel Graves, Isaac Jorgensen, Tim Koop, Ryan Moore, Clayton Wright.

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