Jets take top honors in Great Lakes-West
Trojans, Nordics, Knights also represented in all-conference selections
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CRYSTAL FALLS -- North Central received all the special awards as the Great Lakes Eight Conference West Division all-conference selection meeting was held Monday at Forest Park High School in Crystal Falls.
Jets senior Wyatt Raab was named Defensive Player of the Year, while junior quarterback Luke Gorzinski was named as Offensive Player of the Year. Head coach Leo Gorzinski was named as GL8C West Division Coach of the Year.
Area players to receive first team recognition: Sam McKissack, junior, Forest Park running back; offensive linemen Lane Nehring, senior, North Central; Tim Bendick, senior, Forest Park; Colt Glasheen, senior, North Dickinson; linebackers Chase Carlson, senior, Norway, and Max Mattson, senior, North Dickinson.
Nehring was also a first team selection at defensive line, while teammates Luke Gorzinski at defensive back, Alex Naser as return specialist and Jaden Walters at kicker were also first team selections. Senior Tim McKissack of Forest Park was named to the first team at defensive back, while Norway senior Aiden Richards was named as the all-conference punter.
Great Lakes Eight West Division 2021 All-Conference selections:
Team of the Year--North Central
Coach of the Year--Leo Gorzinski, North Central
Defensive Player of the Year--Wyatt Raab: senior, North Central
Offensive Player of the Year--Luke Gorzinski: junior, North Central
FIRST TEAM
Quarterback: Jaden Borseth-senior, Ontonagon
Running Back: Sam McKissack-junior, Forest Park; Ben Tampas-senior, Lake Linden-Hubbell
Wide Receivers: Carter Johnson-junior, Rapid River; Eric Abramson-senior, Ontonagon
Hybrid: Canaan Elson-senior, Stephenson
Offensive Linemen: Lane Nehring-senior, North Central; Tim Bendick-senior, Forest Park; Colt Glasheen-senior, North Dickinson
Linebackers: Chase Carlson-senior, Norway; Max Mattson-senior, North Dickinson
Defensive Linemen: Mason Totzke-junior, Ontonagon; Marcus Sutherland-senior, Lake Linden-Hubbell; Lane Nehrig-senior, North Central; Damyn Smith-senior, Rapid River
Defensive Backs: Luke Gorzinski-junior, North Central; James Milkey-junior, Lake Linden-Hubbell; Tim McKissack-senior, Forest Park
Defensive Hybrid: Kirby Koskela-junior, Lake Linden-Hubbell
Kicker: Jaden Walters-junior, North Central
Punter: Aiden Richards-senior, Norway
Return Specialist: Alex Naser-senior, North Central
SECOND TEAM
Quarterback: Blake Lundquist-sophomore, Rapid River
Running Back: Steve Graff-senior, Ontonagon; Gabe Hautamaki-senior, Norway
Wide Receivers: Marcus Sutherland-senior, Lake Linden-Hubbell; Alex Naser-senior, North Central
Offensive Linemen: Devon Groleau-junior, Stephenson; Kirby Koskela-junior, Lake Linden-Hubbell; Will Curtis-junior, Forest Park;
Linebackers: Caden Tietz-senior, North Central; Devon Groleau-junior, Stephenson
Defensive Linemen: Joey Smith-senior, Rapid River; Will Smith-senior, North Dickinson; Vincent Curtis-senior, Forest Park
Defensive Backs: Carter Tietz-senior, North Central; Peyton Imhoff-senior,Carney-Nadeau; Ben Tampas-senior, Lake Linden-Hubbell
Honorable Mention:
Payton Woollard-junior, Forest Park
Max Nason-sophomore, North Central
Steven Holmes-sophomore, North Dickinson
Michael Peterson-junior, Norway