Indians Named to Kpreps All-State Team
The 2016 Kpreps Class A 8-man Division-1 All-State Football Team has been selected. Four St. Francis High School student athletes have been honored with selections to the team. Quinton Cravens was selected as a quarterback, Trayton Doyle was selected as an offensive lineman, Taylor Rogers was selected as a defensive back, Brock Waters was honored as a defensive lineman.
A complete listing of the Kpreps team is below.
2016 Kpreps Class A 8M-I All-State Team
(Players are listed in alphabetical order by last name)
Quarterbacks
Quinton Cravens (6-3, 185, Sr) – St. Francis
-- 70% completion 1,979 passing yards, 26 TD; 819 rushing yards, 14 TD
Dalton Sporing (5-9, 165, Jr) – Burlingame
-- 1,430 passing yards, 35 TD; 1,221 rushing yards, 30 TD
Running Backs
Luke Heskamp (5-8, 165, Sr) – Spearville
-- 1,166 rushing yards, 23 TD, 11.4 yards per carry
Denton Schurr (5-10, 160, Jr) – Osborne
-- 1,788 rushing yards, 31 TD; 227 receiving yards, 7 TD
Chandler Struthers (6-0, 170, Sr) – St. Paul
-- 1,960 rushing yards, 45 TD; 260 receiving yards, 2 TD
David Thompson (6-1, 190, Jr) – Logan-Palco
-- 1,696 rushing yards, 31 TD; 101 receiving yards, 2 TD
Ends / Receivers
Alex Barton (6-3, 175, Jr) – Central Plains
-- 47 receptions, 815 yards, 17 TD
Tyson Martinez (6-0, 185, Sr) – Ellinwood
-- 61 receptions, 667 yards, 11 TD
Colton Noonan (5-9, 150, Jr) – Burlingame
-- 36 receptions, 570 yards, 12 TD
Karson Waters (6-0, 160, So) – Macksville
-- 56 receptions, 920 yards, 14 TD
Offensive Line
Trayton Doyle (6-3, 230, Jr) – St. Francis
Landon Lackey (6-0, 195, Sr) – Osborne
Trey Schulte (6-0, 225 Sr) – Central Plains
Wyatt Strecker (6-0, 205, Sr) – Spearville
All Purpose
Caleb Charbonneau (5-8, 150, Sr) – Clifton-Clyde
-- 1,502 rushing yards, 24 TD; 631 passing yards, 13 TD; 38 tackles, 5 INT
Cullen Grabast (6-1, 165, Sr) – Osborne
-- 1,608 rushing yards, 32 TD; 2 receiving TDs, 8 passing TDs; MVP of 8M-I, 49tkl, 7int
Defensive Line
Anthony Albertini (6-2, 210, Jr) – St. Paul
-- Physical nose guard that helped Indians to 8M-I quarterfinals
Tristan Lee (5-10, 225, Jr) – Burlingame
-- 120 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, INT, 4 fumble recoveries
Josh VanLaeys (6-4, 195, Sr) – Logan-Palco
-- 114 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries
Brock Waters (6-2, 190, Sr) – St. Francis
-- 54 tackles, 4 TFL, 15 sacks, 4 passes broken up, 3 blocked punts, also standout WR
Linebackers (tie in voting for 4th LB)
Tate Becker (6-1, 215, Sr) – Herington
-- 75 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, sack, 2 passes broken up;
Will Ginther (6-0, 210, Sr) – Atwood-Rawlins Co.
-- 100 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries
Derek Neagele (6-1, 215, Sr) – Osborne
-- 96 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries
Hunter Padgett (6-0, 205, Sr) – Sedan
-- 12.8 tackles per game, 6 tackles for loss, INT
Austin Reynolds (6-1, 190, Sr) – Peabody-Burns.
-- 83 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 3 INT; RB: 1,250 rush yards, 30 total TD
Defensive Backs
Jonathan Lollar (6-0, 170, Sr) – Herington
-- 39 tackles, 11 INT, 9 passes broken up, 3 fumble recoveries; standout WR
Cade Miller (5-8, 150, Jr) – West Elk
-- 68tkl, 6 INT; as QB 1,240 rushing yards, 29 TD; 1,033 passing yards, 18 TD; 3 return TDs
Taylor Rogers (5-11, 175, Sr) – St. Francis
-- 71 tackles, 2 sack, 9 INT; as RB 1,100 rushing yards, 24 TD; 522 receiving yards, 6 TD
Cole Sramek (5-9, 165, Sr) – Atwood-Rawlins Co.
-- 103 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 6 INT, 17 passes broken up
Kicker
William Young (6-2, 285, Sr) – West Elk
-- averaged 43.3 yards per kick on 81 kickoffs, 48 touchbacks
Punter
Gabe Hamel (5-8, 170, Sr) – Hill City
-- averaged 35.5 yards per punt on 17 punts; also rushed for 1,333 yards, 16 TD
Return Specialists
J.J. Allen (5-9, 165, Jr) – Bennington
-- 471 total return yards; TD, averaged 23 yards per punt return
Demetrius Adkins (6-0, 180, Sr) – Cedar Vale-Dexter
-- explosive return man and running back for the Spartans
Coach
Cullen Riner – Osborne
-- led Osborne to the 8M-I state title
