7 others named honorable mention
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Football
Twelve area football players were named to the All-Hoosier North team, and another seven earned honorable mention status in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media.
Six Pioneer players, three from Winamac, two from Caston and one from Culver made the first team.
Two players each from Caston, Pioneer and Winamac and one player from Culver made honorable mention.
Pioneer players making the first team include Micah Rans, Noah VanMeter, Eli Guffey, Liam Rouch, Brady Price and Fletcher Smith. Tyler Schnurpel and J.J. Solano made honorable mention.
Winamac players making the first team included Talen Garner, Addison Allen and Ethan Burgess. Hayden Taylor and Tearson Wolford received honorable mention.
Caston players recognized included first-teamers Ashton Bowyer and Parker Zimpleman and honorable mention recipients Noah Herd and Jabez Yarber.
Logan Caudill was the lone Culver player to make the first team. Jonas McCuen made honorable mention.
North Judson’s Kole Wilcox was the Offensive MVP and C.J. Sanchez was the Defensive MVP.
North Judson won the conference with a 7-0 record.
ALL-HOOSIER NORTH
ASHTON BOWYER (CASTON), PARKER ZIMPLEMAN (CASTON), Hartley Hoover (North Miami), Ryan Meredith (North Miami), Lake Musall (North Miami), Jordan Simon (North Miami), Sy Freeman (North Miami), Braylon McIntire (North Miami), Esai Lemler (Triton), Jayden Overmyer (Triton), Dante’ Workman (Triton), Vincent Prater (Triton), Colton Reynolds (Triton), Wayne Reichert (Triton), LOGAN CAUDILL (CULVER), Jesiah McDaniel (North Judson), Brock Benson (North Judson), Kole Wilcox (North Judson), Cole Kozecar (North Judson), Trey McGowen (North Judson), C.J. Sanchez (North Judson), Grason McDaniel (North Judson), TALEN GARNER (WINAMAC), ADDISON ALLEN (WINAMAC), ETHAN BURGESS (WINAMAC), Brayden Lautenbach (South Central (Union Mills)), MICAH RANS (PIONEER), NOAH VANMETER (PIONEER), ELI GUFFEY (PIONEER), LIAM ROUCH (PIONEER), BRADY PRICE (PIONEER), FLETCHER SMITH (PIONEER)
HONORABLE MENTION
NOAH HERD (CASTON), JABEZ YARBER (CASTON), Kody Whann (North Miami), Logan Smith (North Miami), Ben McFarland (Triton), Maddox Dennie (Triton), JONAS MCCUEN (CULVER), Harley Box (North Judson), Teagan Hampton (North Judson), HAYDEN TAYLOR (WINAMAC), TEARSON WOLFORD (WINAMAC), Carter Holmquest (South Central (Union Mills)), Brad Beschinski (South Central (Union Mills)), TYLER SCHNURPEL (PIONEER), J.J. SOLANO (PIONEER)
Offensive MVP – Kole Wilcox (North Judson)
Defensive MVP – C.J. Sanchez (North Judson)
FINAL STANDINGS
North Judson 7-0, PIONEER 5-2, North Miami 5-2, Triton 5-2, WINAMAC 3-4, CASTON 2-5, South Central (Union Mills) 1-6, CULVER 0-7