Football all-conference teams feature several county athletes
By Doug Endres, staff writer
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 6:02 PM CST
The West Prairie Trail football coaches have released their 2009 all-conference teams.
Below are the all-conference selections for the West Prairie Trail Southwest Division.
First team offense
Quarterback - Michael Lafferty, senior, Illini West (unanimous).
Center - Travis Hobby, senior, IW (unanimous).
Guards - Jamie Wise, senior, Pittsfield/Griggsville-Perry (unanimous); and Josh Twidwell, senior, Central/Southeastern.
Tackles - Carl Hartweg, senior, IW (unanimous); and Tucker Moss, senior, PGP.
Ends - Jacob Schmudlach, senior, IW (unanimous); Michael Johnson, senior, PGP (unanimous); and Patrick Flesner, senior, CSE.
Running backs - Ser Whitaker, junior, IW (unanimous); Devon Johnson, senior, PGP; and Garrett Kestner, sophomore, CSE.
Kicker - Nathan Knuffman, sophomore, CSE (unanimous).
At-Large - Derrick Hull, senior, CSE; and Drake Schmudlach, junior, IW.
First team defense
Linemen - Hartweg, IW (unanimous); Moss, PGP; and Twidwell, CSE.
Ends - Kris Vincent, senior, IW; and Brad Wassell, senior, PGP.
Linebackers - Mitch Beals, senior, IW (unanimous); Grist, PGP (unanimous); Jesse Holtsclaw, senior, IW; and Jacob Conley, junior, CSE.
Backs - Burling, IW (unanimous); Lance Mountain, senior, PGP; and Flesner, CSE.
Punter - Lafferty, IW.
At-Large - Tim Yex, senior, IW; and Chris Corzatt, senior, IW.
Second team offense
Quarterback - Jordan Cawthon, senior, PGP.
Center - Sam Ghrist, senior, PGP.
Guards - Andy Boyer, senior, IW; and Jack Carlisle, junior, IW.
Tackles - Brogan Smith, senior, IW; and Koal Twaddle, senior, CSE.
Ends - Travis Wilson, senior, IW; Burling, IW; Steven Risley, junior, PGP; and Cole Stock, senior, Beardstown.
Running backs - Stefan Flynn, senior, IW; Elijah Hoover, senior, PGP; and Brady Spears, sophomore, Beardstown.
Kicker - Ryan Wilhite, senior, IW.
At-Large - Ben Miller, senior, RI; and Mark Sullivan, senior, RI.
Second team defense
Linemen - Justin Graves, senior, IW; Wise, PGP; Kodie Schilson, junior, West Hancock; and Kale Gastler, senior, CSE.
Ends - Dylan Van Fleet, junior, IW; and Doug Schroll, senior, Beardstown.
Linebackers - Jacob Schmudlach, IW; Kendall Summers, sophomore, WH; Adam Willard, senior, CSE; Tony VanZandt, senior, CSE; and Zeb Zillion, senior, Beardstown.
Backs - Dustin Carlisle, senior, IW; Johnson, PGP; Hull, CSE; and Caleb Bell, junior, Beardstown.
Punter - Summers, WH.
At-Large - Dalton Hays, senior, CSE; and Sullivan, RI.
Illini West won the division title with a 5-0 record. Pittsfield/Griggsville-Perry was second at 4-1, followed by Central/Southeastern (3-2), Beardstown (2-3), West Hancock (1-4) and Rushville/Industry at 0-5.
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