The LincolnLand Large School Division has announced its all-conference football selections that include a number of Macomb High Bombers.
Junior Drake May was a two-way first team selection at the offensive skill position (running back) and as a linebacker on defense.
He was also named the division's Defensive Player of the Year.
Other first team selections for the Bombers included the following: Offense
Skill – Drew Watson, senior Line – Charlie Bodiford, junior Kicker – Hayden Katz, junior Second team selections for Macomb included the following: Offense
Line – Will Thomas, junior
Defense
Line – Blaze Howell, junior and Thomas Linebackers – Nolan Hoge, senior and Jeshua McPheeters, junior Backs – Watson; Kyler Norton, junior and Carter Havens, junior Honorable mention selections for Macomb included the following: Offense
Quarterback – Kaden Knupp, junior Tight end – McPheeters Line – Sam Potter, sophomore Other first team selections included the following: Offense
Quarterback – Carson Noy, Farmington, freshman Skill – Jack Gronewold, Farmington, senior (unanimous); Isaiah Knotts, Illini West, senior; Brydon Walters, Knoxville, senior; Chandler Dadant, West Hancock, junior and Hunter Froman, WH, junior Gronewold was also named the division’s Offensive Player of the Year.
Tight end – Tommy Burkitt, Elmwood/Brimfield, senior Line – Reid Maynard, Bureau Valley, junior; Walter Lampe, E/B, senior; Noah Passmore, Farmington, senior (unanimous); Brady Agan, Knoxville, senior (unanimous) and Ryan Horn, WH, senior Kicker – Beau Grunow, E/B, senior At-Large – Daniel Hudleston (line), Knoxville, senior Defense
Line – Lampe, E/B; Kaydon Bollinger, Farmington, senior (unanimous); Chase Yelton, IW, senior and Nick Flacco, Knoxville, senior Linebackers – Garrett Perkins, Farmington, junior (unanimous); Thomas Seaborn, Farmington, senior; Knotts, IW and Agan, Knoxville Backs – Burkitt, E/B; Gronewold, Farmington (unanimous); Landon Crawford, Farmington, senior (unanimous) and Bradley Cummings, Knoxville, senior Punter – Gauge Kruzan, LVC, junior At-Large – Carson Horn (line), Farmington, senior Other second team selections included the following: Offense
Quarterback – Brayden Carter, WH, senior Skill – Dane Stewart, BV, junior; Myler Alger, E/B, senior; Crawford, Farmington; Boston Smith, Farmington, senior and Izik Jones, IW, senior Tight end – Tysean Pullens, Knoxville, senior Line – Bollinger, Farmington; Carter Gavelyes, Farmington, senior; Yelton, IW; Carter Clemons, LVC, senior and Gage Carlton, WH, senior Kicker – Johny Gibbs, Farmington, senior Defense
Line – Horn, WH and Jess Scott, WH, senior Linebackers – Jaxson Steinkamp, IW, junior; Clemons, LVC and Layton Conkright, WH, senior Back – Treyven Haroldson, Farmington, senior Other honorable mention selections included the following: Offense
Quarterback – Kruzan, LVC Skill – Layne Johnson, E/B, senior; Brayden Brewer, Farmington, sophomore; Caleb Schreake, IW, sophomore; James Long, Knoxville, freshman and Easton Harshbarger, Knoxville, junior Tight end – Scott, WH and Grunow, E/B Line – Baren Case, E/B, senior; Isaiah Geissler, IW, senior and Caleb Secrist, Knoxville, senior Defense
Line – Passmore, Farmington and Long, Knoxville Linebacker – Ethan Martin, Farmington, senior Backs – Noah Fleming, Farmington, junior and Tanner McGarry, Knoxville, senior The final division standings were as follows:
TEAM DIV ALL Farmington 7-0 11-1 Macomb 6-1 9-2 West Hancock 4-3 6-4 Knoxville 4-3 5-5 Illini West 3-4 5-5 Elm/Brim 3-4 3-6 Bureau Valley 1-6 1-8 LVC 0-7 0-9
