The Wyoming Coaches Association has released the state’s high school football all-state teams.
All-state listings are posted on the all-state page.
Powell’s Tony Lujan, Garrett Lynch and Brendan Phister; Cokeville’s Cody Nate; Southeast’s Wyatt Somsen and Colton Stees; and Midwest’s Cameron Ray were all named to the all-state team for the third time.
Repeat selections included Cheyenne East’s Tevis Bartlett, Cameron Johnson and Eric Williams; Gillette’s Cody Kelley, Austin Fort and Billy Williams; Natrona’s Taven Bryan and Logan Wilson; Cody’s Carter Myers, Ryan Nieters and Brandon Hinze; Douglas’ Logan Barker; Powell’s Hayden Cragoe, Cory Heny and Riley Stringer; Star Valley’s Trace Haderlie and Sam Gertsch; Big Horn’s Connor McCafferty; Burns’ Travis Romsa; Glenrock’s Devon Parkinson; Greybull’s Calder Forcella; Kemmerer’s Garrett Julian; Mountain View’s Cade Covington, Austin Houskeeper and Trystin Walker; Newcastle’s Merritt Crabtree; Wheatland’s Critter Ruwart and Jace Loyd; Burlington’s Preston Wardell; Cokeville’s Brock Teichert, Jonathan Fiscus and Braxton Delgado; Lingle’s Lane Hageman and Wyatt Hageman; Lusk’s Matt VandeBossche, Derick VandeBossche, Zane Hladky and Hunter Dockery; Riverside’s Tucker McKim; Rocky Mountain’s Joey Jewell; Southeast’s Travis Jinks; Upton-Sundance’s Jett Materi; Dubois’ Sterling Baker and Austin Tharp; Hulett’s Story Penning; Meeteetse’s Seth Bennett; and Midwest’s Tucker Even. Cokeville’s Jace Petersen and Meeteetse’s Jasper Smith were named all-state for the second time after both being named in 2011.
Twelve players — Bartlett, Wilson, Myers, Stringer, Forcella, Covington, Houskeeper, Derick VandeBossche, Hladky, McKim, Petersen and Materi — could become three-time selections in 2014. All 12 are juniors this year. (Edit: Forgot Petersen on the first version.)
(If you see any misspellings on the all-state page, please let me know!)
–patrick
Patrick. On Wyopreps it has Austin Paterson and not Bo Paterson. Did they both make it or is one list wrong?
Hi Riverton,
When I look at the 3A all-state list on Wyopreps, it says Bo Patterson… So I’m not sure what to tell you.
–patrick
You’re right. I looked at it a half hour ago I thought it said Austin. My bad!
All good. I appreciate all those who have my back!
–patrick
I’m curious about the format for this year’s all conference and all state teams. In the past, there’s been a first team, a second team, and an honorable mention for both levels, but I don’t see it published that way this year. Did they change it?
Each classification handles its all-state and all-conference selections differently. Which classification are you referring to?
–patrick
I guess I’d be referring to 4A…
Wyofootballfan: I think what happened in 4A was that, previously, if you made first-team all-conference, you were given second-team all-state. I think they’ve eliminated that, so now first-team all-conference doesn’t guarantee any state-level recognition.
At least that’s my take from looking at the teams the past few years. I’m not sure about this, but that’s how it has looked to me.
–patrick
Patrick:
As far as the 2nd team and honorable mention selections; the Wyoming Coaches Association recognizes the 1st team all-conference selections in every classification, as they are the athletes that are allowed to be on the ballot for the WCA All-State award. The 1st team All-State is the only team recognized with an award from the WCA.
It is the job of the classification coaches to disseminate the names of the 2nd teamers and HM players from their respective classes or conferences. I’m positive there were selections made at both levels by all classifications.
L Yeradi, WCA President