The Southwest Missouri Football Coaches Association has released its all-state teams.
In Class 5-6, Webb City’s Devrin Weathers was named the Offensive Player of the Year, while Webb City’s Treghan Parker was the Defensive Player of the Year. Nixa’s John Perry was Coach of the Year.
Joplin, Webb City and Carthage all had several players selected to the Class 5-6 team.
Players selected to the First Team Offense were Joplin’s Alex Curry (OL) and Nathan Glades (RB), Webb City’s Grant Goltra (OL) and Zetthew Meister (OL), Weathers (RB) and Gary Clinton (TE) and Carthage’s Patrick Carlton (QB) and Aiden Logan (OL).
Listed on the Second Team Offense were Joplin’s Always Wright (QB) and Carthage’s Luke Gall (RB), Hudson Moore (WR), Lucas Neuenswander (TE) and Caleb Calvin (K).
Honorable Mention Offense selections were Joplin’s Davis Ramsey (OL), Trayshawn Thomas (WR) and Keaton Renfro (WR), Webb City’s Buddy Belcher (OL) and Cole Gayman (QB), Carthage’s Ian Ketchum (OL) and Garrett Lilienkamp (OL) and Neosho’s Kaden Decker (OL) and Drayke Perry (RB).
Listed on the First Team Defense were Joplin’s Glades (returner) and Jayden Holt (DB), Webb City’s Eli Goddard (LB) and Parker (DB) and Carthage’s Micah Lindsey (DL), Lucas Neuenswander (DE), Luke Gall (LB) and DJ Witt (DB).
Second Team Defense picks were Joplin’s Donovahn Watkins (DL), Scott Lowe (LB) and Webb City’s Matt McDaniel (DE) and Weathers (returner).
Honorable Mention Defense selections from the area were Joplin’s Jacob Prosser (DL), Webb City’s Jaystin Smith (LB) and Shane Noel (DB), Carthage’s Zach Lansford (LB) and Justin Sneed (DB) and Neosho’s Marcus Duncan (DL) and Jacob Fry (LB).
BULLDOGS SELECTED IN CLASS 4
Several Carl Junction athletes were recognized in Class 4.
Carl Junction’s Ethan Howard (OL), Cole Stewart (WR), Noah Southern (WR) and Alex Baker (QB) were First Team Offense selections.
Second Team Offense selections were Jesse Cassatt (OL) and Brady Sims (RB), while Reese Bonjour (OL) and Drew Patterson (WR) were listed on the Honorable Mention Offense.
Listed on the First Team Defense was CJ’s Jesse Cassatt (DE), while Southern (LB) and Jack Colgin (DB) were on the Second Team Defense. Listed on the Honorable Mention Defense from CJ were Hunter Row (DE), Trentyn Lehman (DB) and Myles Derfelt (DB).
