Wykons’ Lundin, Thomson tabbed players of the year in West PAC Iron Division
IRON RIVER — The West PAC Conference Iron Division football coaches met on Monday and selected their 2020 all-conference team. Two West Iron players where recipients of Player of the Year awards.
Senior offensive lineman Nate Lundin was named Offensive Player of the Year. The 6’3″ 315- pound two-way player was also named to the first team at defensive lineman.
Wykons senior Nathan Thomson was named Special Teams Player of the Year. Thomson was also named to the first team at running back.
The Iron Division coaches selected former Gwinn head coach, the late Dion Brown as Iron Division Coach of the Year. Brown died unexpectedly in his office at Gwinn High School, back in late January.
Selected as Defensive Player of the Year is Bark River-Harris senior defensive back Tyler Racicot, while teammate Dom Ortega was named Iron Division Lineman of the Year.
Offense, first team
Quarterback: Nick Javurek, Bark River-Harris, senior
Running Back: Nathan Thomson, West Iron, senior; Aiden Johnson, Bark River-Harris, senior
Fullback: Trevor Lippens, Bark River-Harris, junior
Center: Harrison Hogenmiller, West Iron, senior
Guard: Riggins Stenberg, Bark River-Harris, senior; Sebastian, Saaranan, West Iron, senior; Evan Anderson, Norway, senior; Cameron Ghininghelli, Gwinn, senior
Tackle: Dom Ortega, Bark River-Harris, junior; Jaakob Fyle, Gogebic, senior
Tight End: Bink Cline, West Iron, Dylan Lippens, Bark River–Harris, senior
Kicker, Andy Fredrickson, West Iron
Punter: Nick Javurek, Bark River-Harris, senior
Defense, first team
Linebacker: Gage Larson, West Iron, senior; Carter Zawacki, Bark River-Harris, senior; Chase Carlson, Norway, junior; Carl Peterson, Gwinn, junior
Defensive Line: Nathan Lundin, West Iron, senior; Reed Hill, Gwinn, senior; Brandon Mason, Manistique, junior
Defensive End: Max Shiverski, Bark River-Harris, senior; Colton Marcell, West Iron, senior
Defensive Back: Gannon Bray, Norway, senior; Nolan Anderson, West Iron, senior; Tyler Racicot, Bark River-Harris, senior; Mastin Love, Gwinn, senior
Local Honorable Mentions:
Justin Grailer, Norway, senior, OT
Logan Horton, West Iron, senior, TE
Zach Seat, Norway, senior, DB
Drew Hebert, West Iron, DB