Raymond-South Bend’s Ferrill Johnson named to all-state football team

Ravens senior honored as First Team kick returner

By Ryan Sparks • January 17, 2024 5:00 pm
PHOTO BY LARRY BALE Raymond-South Bend senior Ferrill Johnson (5), seen here in a file photo, was named to the WSFCA 2B All-State Team as a kick returner.
PHOTO BY LARRY BALE Raymond-South Bend senior Ferrill Johnson (5), seen here in a file photo, was named to the WSFCA 2B All-State Team as a kick returner.

Raymond-South Bend’s Ferrill Johnson was named as one of the state’s top football players as the Ravens senior was named to the Washington State Football Coaches Association’s 2B All-State Football team for the 2023 season.

Johnson was named to the all-state First Team as a kick returner after amassing 330 yards – and average of 23.6 yards per kickoff return – and scoring two touchdowns this past season, including a season-long 83-yard scoring return.

The complete 2B all-state team is as follows:

2B All-State Football Team

State Player of the Year: Carter Kuchenbuch, quarterback/tight end/defensive end/linebacker, jr. Okanogan.

State Offensive Player of the Year: Ashton Demarest, quarterback, sr., Napavine.

State Defensive Player of the Year: Kasey Erickson, defensive lineman, sr., Okanogan.

First Team Offense

Offensive line: Lane Zandell, sr., Onalaska; JackNelson, jr., Napavine; Braydon White, jr., Okanogan; Nate Clinton, sr., Riverview; Parker Farr, sr., Northwest Christian (Colbert); Jonathan Holdway, sr., Reardan.

Quarterback: Hyatt Clark, jr., Riverview; Titus Spuler, sr., Northwest Christian.

Running back: Rodrigo Rodriguez, jr., Onalaska; Ethan Carver, sr., Toledo; Matthew Gray, sr., Goldendale; David Huffstetler, jr., Okanogan.

Wide receiver: Karsen Denault, Jr., Napavine; Ethan Brightbill, sr., Kalama; Gavin Ells, sr., Asotin; Emmett McLaughlin, sr., Northwest Christian.

All-purpose: Aiden Brown, jr., Kalama.

First Team Defense

Defensive line: Bayron Rodriguez, sr., Toledo; Rylan McGraw, sr., Onalaska; Carter Dickhaus, sr., Tri-Cities Prep; Sam Wilder, sr., Goldendale; Austin Morgan, jr., Okanogan.

Linebacker: Nate Dahlgren, sr., Forks; Cael Stanley, sr., Napavine; Manny Rodriguez, sr., Okanogan; Kayden Mozingo, sr., Onalaska; Elijah Kinsey, sr., Columbia Burbank.

Defensive back: James Grose, sr., Napavine; Cooper Lawrence, jr., Onalaska; Tanner Grooms, jr., Okanogan; Ryan Waters, sr., Northwest Christian; Cody Brown, sr., Riverview.

Kick returner: Ferrill Johnson, sr., Raymond-South Bend.

Specialist: Jacob Bell, punter, sr., Northwest Christian.