The Joplin area was well-represented on the Missouri Football Coaches Association’s all-state teams for 2023.
In Class 6, Joplin senior running back Quin Renfro was a first team all-state selection.
Also for Curtis Jasper’s Eagles, senior tight end Whit Hafer, senior offensive linemen Dontrell Holt and senior linebacker Jonathan Williams were second team selections.
Webb City and Carthage had multiple players selected in Class 5.
Webb City senior offensive lineman Shaun Hunt was listed on the Class 5 first team.
Second team picks were Carthage senior offensive lineman Edward Carreto and Webb City senior linebacker Christian Brock.
Listed on the third team were Carthage juniors Landyn Collins (RB), Karson Murray (WR/TE) and Langston Morgan (DB) and Webb City senior defensive lineman Tucker Liberatore and junior defensive back Andrew Young.
In Class 4, Carl Junction senior linebacker Johnny Starks and Nevada senior offensive lineman Talan Chandler were first team selections.
Also for Nevada, junior running back Jack Cheaney and senior linebacker Henry Campbell were listed on the second team.
Also selected second team all-state in Class 4 were McDonald County seniors Toby Moore (OL), Jayce Hitt (DL) and Josh Pacheco (DB).
State runner-up Seneca had eight players selected to the Class 3 all-state team.
First team picks for the Indians were senior running back Jackson Marrs, senior offensive lineman Brian Bigbee, senior linebacker Morgan Vaughn and senior defensive back Blake Hurn.
Seneca senior Gavyn Hoover (athlete) was a second team pick, while senior Ethan Altic (WR), sophomore Jace Renfro (OL) and junior Nolan Napier (DE) were third team selections.
Mount Vernon junior running back Braden Dodson and Aurora senior linebacker Jose Ibarra were listed on the third team.
Class 2 state champion Lamar had 10 players selected.
On the first team offense were seniors Chase Querry (WR), Ian Ngugi (athlete), Aiden Loveall (OL) and Ayden Forst (OL).
On the first team defense were seniors Rourke Dillon (DL) , Trace Wooldridge (DE) and Khiler Nance (LB) and juniors Alex Wilkerson (DB) and Mario Delapena (DL). Nance was named the Class 2 Defensive Player of the Year.
Ngugi was a second team pick as a kick returner and senior running back Logan Kish was a third team selection.
Lamar’s Jared Beshore was the Class 2 Coach of the Year.
Sarcoxie senior punter Garrett Smith was a first team all-state pick in Class 2.
In the 8-man division, Lockwood junior running back Nik Thieman was a first team pick and teammates Miles Neely (OL) and Hank Eggerman (LB) were listed on the second team.
Liberal had two players selected to the third team, senior wide receiver Quincy Bazal and senior linebacker Brodie Wilson.
FULL ALL-STATE TEAMS:
Missouri Football Coaches Association – ALL-STATE (wildapricot.org)
