Boneman’s All-Edmond FB team…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
As promised, here ya go:
All-Edmond
Offense
QB: Kameron Doolittle, Memorial (one of the best all-around threats in the state)
RB: Joe Aska Jr., North (heart and soul of Huskies’ offense)
RB: Brian Mills, Santa Fe (showed what real leadership means in tough season)
WR: Matt Leavell, Santa Fe (best WR you’ve never heard of)
WR: Nelson Medeiros, Memorial (better on defense, but a solid WR, too)
TE: Blake Gatewood, North (big target with good hands)
OL: Cale Coshow, Deer Creek (if he wasn’t a baseball star, he could make it at OL)
OL: Garrett Sullivan, Deer Creek (an absolute beast for the Antlers)
OL: Matt Hall, Memorial (EM’s line turned up down the stretch with Hall leading the way)
OL: Alex Land, Santa Fe (injuries depleted the group as a whole, but Land was solid)
OL: Tyler Goodrich, North (running game wasn’t the same when he was out)
K: Will Conant, Memorial (best kicker I saw this season)
KR: Qua’Don Henderson, North (injuries derailed what should have been a special season)
Defense
DL: Bryce Burget, Memorial (opposing coaches raved about him all year)
DL: Colton Byford, North (seemed like he was getting every sack for EN)
DL: Tyler Shaw, Santa Fe (force for the Wolves on underrated defense)
DL: Connor Myers, Memorial (next year will be even bigger for him)
LB: Randy Mack, Santa Fe (coach Gowen couldn’t say enough good things about him)
LB: Adrian Shoecraft, Memorial (size hurts, but nobody played better, IMO)
LB: Dakota Lambeth, North (was always in the middle of things no matter what)
DB: Xavier Smith, North (avoided most of the season, made best of limited opportunities)
DB: Rickey Lawyer, North (first year at CB and gave North a potent one-two combo)
DB: Jordan Marczewski, Memorial (not flashy but always effective, much like EM as a whole)
DB: Dakota Buck, Deer Creek (made big plays on both sides of the ball)
P: Cole Mount, Deer Creek (1a. with Conant as Mount has been solid for so long)
Offensive Player of the Year: Aska, North
Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Shoecraft and Medeiros, Memorial
Coach of the Year: Justin Merideth, Memorial
Honorable mentions (5 max per team): Deer Creek: Alex Christensen, QB; Colten Sander, RB; Leighton Dilbeck, TE; Isaiah Byrd, LB; Michael Coleman, LB. Memorial: Cale Olbert, RB; Jacob Stivers, WR; Nick Wilkinson, OL; Jared Chambers, DL. North: Travis Townsend, QB; Jared Benway, RB; Austin Brasher, K; Brandon Downing, DB; Jon McNeill, WR. Santa Fe: Will Long, QB; Justin Brewer, OL; D.J. Sims, OL; Tevin Doss, RB; Antonio Stayton, DB.
OPOY: Aska. A lot was expected of Aska this season, and his results equaled what everyone thought his potential was. He was making waves for being one of the best in the state halfway through the season. But injuries to the line limited Aska’s effectiveness. Aska averaged more than 5 yards per carry with 1,126 yards and 16 touchdowns.
DPOY: Shoecraft and Medeiros. Tough to pick between the two. While Shoecraft was the best player on the field, Medeiros is one of the best leaders I’ve seen. All you need to know (or see) is when Medeiros was put on the shoulders of his teammates after the North win. Shoecraft had 119 tackles with two sacks and two interceptions while Medeiros had 30 tackles and four interceptions and 11 receptions and a TD on offense.
COY: Merideth. I thought people were underestimating what the Bulldogs were capable of all season. You could sense how much this team was rallying behind Merideth. Practices were fun yet tough. The coaches enjoyed being with each other, and it carried over into the kids. Memorial was 1-3 before going on a seven-game winning streak to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since the Edmond split.
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