Brooks leads handful of Bobcats on all-league football team

Aberdeen junior named First Team on both offensive/defensive lines

Aberdeen lineman JaBron Brooks earned two First Team honors as the 2A Evergreen Conference announced its all-league team this week.

The Bobcats junior was named to the First Team both as an offensive and defensive linemen.

“JaBron is a third-year starter and has been an anchor of both our lines during that time,” Aberdeen head coach Todd Bridge said. “Obviously, the other coaches in the league think as highly of him as we do.”

A handful of Bobcats were named to the league’s Second Team, including junior Aidan Watkins (running back) and sophomore Marcus Hale (tight end) on the offensive side.

Aberdeen junior Paul Baltazar (defensive line) and seniors Trey Anderson (linebacker) and Kale Goings (defensive back) were named Second Team defense.

The entire all-league team is as follows:

2A Evergreen All-Conference Football Team

Most Valuable Player — Daniel Matagi, sr., WF West

Offensive MVP — Gavin Fugate, sr., WF West

Defensive MVP — Jeremy Hafoka, sr., Tumwater

Coaching Staff of the Year — WF West

First Team Offense

Offensive Lineman — William Buzzard, sr., WF West; Owen Gillespie, sr., Rochester; Logan West, sr., Shelton;

Landon Roy, soph., Tumwater; JaBron Brooks, jr., Aberdeen; Landon Hirte, sr., WF West.

Quarterback — Mason Goos, sr., Shelton 12

Running Back — Carlos Matheny, sr., Tumwater ; Brad Eleton, sr., Shelton; Johnnie Stallings, sr., Black Hills.

Tight End — Max Mboob, sr., Rochester ; Brad Tiller, sr., Shelton

Wide Receivers — Gage Brumfield, soph.,WF West; Gabe Menefee, jr., Shelton; Evan Stajduhar, sr., WF West

Kicker — Cody Pennington, sr., WF West

Punter — Brendon Keizur, sr., Shelton

First Team Defense

Defensive Lineman — William Buzzard, sr., WF West; Alex Hatch, jr., Tumwater; JaBron Brooks, jr., Aberdeen; Blaze Andrews, sr., Shelton; Andrew Penland, jr., WF West.

Linebacker — Blake Ely, sr., WF West 12; Beckett Wall, soph., Tumwater; Evan Stajduhar, sr., WF West; Hunter Leth, soph., Shelton.

Defensive Back — Gavin Fugate, sr., WF West; Brad Eleton, sr., Shelton; Gage Brumfield, soph., WF West; Tanner Parkinson, sr., Black Hills; Luke Reid, sr., Tumwater.

Second Team Offense

Offensive Lineman — Carlos Vallejo, soph., Centralia; Orian Haury Jr., jr., Tumwater; Hank Spray, sr., Black Hills; Ian Wilsbach, sr., Shelton; Andrew Penland, jr., WF West; Jaden Nichols, jr., Rochester.

Quarterback — Alex Overbay, sr., Tumwater.

Running Back — Logan Cole, jr., Tumwater; Aidan Watkins, jr., Aberdeen; Tucker Land, soph., WF West.

Tight End — Jake Dillon, soph., Tumwater; Marcus Hale, soph., Aberdeen.

Wide Receivers — David Malroy, soph., Tumwater; Maddox Hodge, jr., Black Hills; Dante Trikoff, sr., Shelton.

Punter — Xavier Ickert, jr., Tumwater.

Kicker — Lukas Stuart, sr., Tumwater.

Second Team Defense

Defensive Lineman — Jerome Gouley, jr., Shelton; Paul Baltazar, jr., Aberdeen; Jadin Allen, sr., Tumwater; Malijah Tucker, soph., Tumwater.

Linebacker — Keagan Rongen, sr., Black Hills; Palmer Watt, jr., Rochester; Declan McDonald, jr., WF West; Cash Short, soph., Tumwater, Trey Anderson, sr., Aberdeen.

Defensive Back — Maddox Hodge, jr., Black Hills; Brady Baird, sr., Rochester; Jayden Fuller, jr., Shelton; Cody Pennington, sr., WF West; Cristo Parriott, sr., WF West; Kale Goings, sr., Aberdeen.

Honorable Mention

Black Hills — Jaxsen Beck, soph., QB; Braiden Bond, sr., WR/DB; Jack Ellison, jr., LB; Travis Carson, jr., LB;

Gavin Gordon, jr., LB; Bronson Campbell, sr., DB.

Rochester — Ashton Rodriguez, sr., DB; Carson Rotter, soph., DB; Kai Robbins, sr., LB; Tate Quarnstrom, jr., RB; Asher Neff, jr., OL.

Centralia — Cobain Kennedy, sr., WR/DB; Willie Stinkeoway, sr., DL; Gabe Seymour, sr., LB.

Aberdeen — Mason Sorensen, OL; Nathaniel Wright, OL; Trey Anderson, RB; Jeremy Sawyer, RB; Nolan Cook, LB; Aidan Watkins, DB.

Tumwater — Tyler Criss Jr., jr., DB; Blake Hereford, fr., LB; Brad Tilson, Tumwater, OL; Lolomana’ia Hafoka-Tumwater, sr., OL.

WF West — Cameron Amoroso, sr., WR; Cody Pennington, sr., WR; Cristo Parriott, sr., WR; Ben LeBoeuf, sr., LB; Tucker Land, soph., LB.

Shelton — Carter Whitney, sr., LB; Anthony Sanchelli, jr., OL; Cam Huisingh, jr., DB.