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Au Gres-Sims, Posen and Hillman football receive 8-man All-State honors

Au Gres-Sims' Chad Zeien honored as the 2018 Michigan AP Coach of the Year for 8-man football.

 

The 2018 Associated Press Division 8-Player, All-State football team, selected by a statewide panel of Michigan sports writers:

Quarterback: Caden Zeien, Au Gres
Quarterback: Hunter Nowak, Morrice
Running back: Montell Glover, Stephenson
Running back: Benson Heath, Wyoming Tri-Unity
Receiver: Nicholas Edington, Pickford
Receiver: Roubens Fink, Eben Junction Superior
Lineman: Brendan Shelton, Colon
Lineman: Nicholas Briggs, Bellevue
Lineman: Isaiah May, Pickford
Lineman: Jarron Masuga, Cedarville
Linebacker: Grant Papineau, Central Lake
Linebacker: Jimmy Storey, Pickford
Defensive back: Noah Gorzinski, Powers North Central
Defensive back: Andrew Blanchard, Engadine
Athlete: Ryan Schwiderson, Au Gres
Athlete: Braydon Ophoff, Wyoming Tri-Unity
Player of the Year: Jimmy Storey, Pickford
Coach of the Year: Chad Zeien, Au Gres

Honorable Mention:

RB/LB Ben Acton, Onekama; RB/DB Sam Brunet, Posen; QB Gino Costello, Bellevue; RB/LB Brandon Crawford, Colon; RB/DB Patrick Ervin, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart; OL/DL Jacob Fritz, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart; TE/LB Eric Halvorsen, Suttons Bay; QB Hunter James, Kingston; QB/DB Ty Knoblock, Kinde North Huron; FB/LB Connor Lucas, Morrice; WR/DB Gunner Mellingen, Hillman; OL/LB Lenny Menary, Rapid River; OL/DL Sam Orth, Rapid River; LB Hunter Perkins, Forest Area; OL/LB Curt Vogel, Deckerville; RB/DB Jonathan West, Colon; Coach: John Neph, Onekama; Coach: Robbie Hattan, Colon

MHSFCA – 2018 All State – 8-Player Division 2

QB – Andrew Blanchard (Engadine)
RB – Tyler Sundling (Rapid River)
RB – Sam Brunet (Posen)
RB – Roubens Fink (Superior Central)
WR – Nate Olson (Rapid River)
OL – Zach Belinsky (Bear Lake)
OL – Jacob Peterson (Crystal Falls Forest Park)
OL – Dalton Hancheck (Powers North Central)
DL – Jarron Masuga (Cederville)
DL – Gage Kasubowski (Posen)
DL – Ned Smith (Portland St. Patrick)
LB – Lenny Menary (Rapid River)
LB – Ben Action (Onekama)
LB – Noah Mead (Tekonsha)
DB – Brendan Zeien (Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart)
DB – Riley Kissane (Portland St. Patrick)