Liberty, Banks well-represented on All-State football teams
Team success breeds individual accolades, and as a result the Banks Braves and Liberty Falcons were well represented on the 2018 Oregon All-State football teams recently announced.
Banks' state title team boasted six first-teamers at seven positions, and four different players chosen as honorable mention.
The Braves were led by four first team selections: offensively, senior quarterback Hayden Vandehey, senior wide receiver Blake Markham, senior tight end Blake Gobel, and junior kicker Jacob Slifka. And on the defensive side of the ball: senior linebacker Hayden Gobel, Markham at defensive back, and junior defensive lineman Risdon White.
Vandehey finished the year completing 66 percent of his passes for more than 3,200 yards, and 36 touchdowns to just eight interceptions. In addition, the two-year starter rushed for more than 400 yards and four scores.
Markham, a versatile weapon on both sides of the ball, caught 67 passes for 1,194 yards and 11 touchdowns, while rushing for 384 yards and three touchdowns on just 47 carries. He also tallied 38 tackles on defense with four interceptions.
Blake Gobel had 53 receptions and 15 touchdowns from his tight end position, while his cousin Hayden led the Braves in tackles with 121.
Banks' honorable mention selections included: Senior linebacker Josiah Ochoa, junior center Andrew Nichols, junior linebacker Bryson Cook, and junior defensive back Gabe Streblow.
Liberty, who had their most successful season on record, claiming a Pacific Conference championship and advancing to the state quarterfinals before losing to Clackamas, had 10 overall state honorees, including first team defensive back Marquis Brown.
Brown, a junior who was also an honorable mention selection as a receiver, was the Pacific Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
Joining Brown on the list of honorees were honorable mention selections: senior quarterback Brad Norman, senior center Jarett Boyce, senior offensive lineman Rafael Hinojosa, senior offensive lineman Diego Rodriguez, senior defensive lineman Jed Steinhoff, senior linebacker AJ Records, senior defensive back Aiden Maloney, and Norman again, this time at punter.
The Player and Coach of the Year awards have yet to be announced.
All-State Football
6A
First Team Offense
QB Jackson Laurent Senior Lake Oswego
RB Matthew Burgess Senior Sheldon
RB Casey Filkins Junior Lake Oswego
WR Thomas Dukart Junior Lake Oswego
WR Anthony Gould Senior West Salem
WR Richard Kennewell Junior Clackamas
WR Silas Starr Junior Central Catholic
TE Patrick Herbert Senior Sheldon
C Seth Monahan Senior Jesuit
OL Ryan Bertelsen Senior Lake Oswego
OL Tanner Hall Senior Lake Oswego
OL Isaia Porter Senior Tigard
OL Joe Quillin Senior Jesuit
K Jeffrey Nelson Senior Clackamas
First Team Defense
DL Mike Mercep Senior Lake Oswego
DL Justice Pagan Senior Clackamas
DL Isaia Porter Senior Tigard
DL Timothy Price Jr. Junior Roosevelt
LB Jake Bushman Senior Clackamas
LB Zach Carr Senior Jesuit
LB Gabe DeVille Senior Lake Oswego
LB Alex Hurlburt Senior West Salem
LB John Miller Junior Tualatin
DB Marquis Brown Junior Liberty
DB Thomas Dukart Junior Lake Oswego
DB Jack Folsom Senior Sheldon
DB Max Lenzy Junior Tigard
P Jeffrey Nelson Senior Clackamas
Second Team Offense
QB Michael Johnson Jr., Sheldon, senior
RB Andy Alfieri, Jesuit, junior
RB Jobadiah Malary, Barlow, senior
RB Nick Ostmo, Lincoln, senior
WR Zach Folsom, Sheldon, senior
WR Cade Knutson, West Linn, senior
WR Colton Smith, McMinnville, senior
WR Casey Tawa, West Linn, junior
TE Lucas Musgrave, Bend, senior
C Ryan Seth, West Linn, junior
OL Brian Espinoza, Clackamas, senior
OL Nick Espinoza, Clackamas, junior
OL Mahmud Mustafa, Tigard, senior
OL Talati Polamalu, Sandy, senior
K Jay Kartub, Sheldon, sophomore
Second Team Defense
DL Kelsen Hennessy, Clackamas, senior
DL Austin Lasby, Sheldon, senior
DL Joe Quillin, Jesuit, senior
DL Talati Polamalu, Sandy, senior
LB Andy Alfieri, Jesuit, junior
LB Mitchell Cross, Tigard, senior
LB Keenan DeRaeve, Lake Oswego, senior
LB Zack Mandera, Roseburg, senior
DB Colin Anderson, Sherwood, senior
DB Josh Daul, Jesuit, senior
DB Joe Hutson, Lake Oswego, junior
DB Matthew Sebolsky, Lake Oswego, senior
DB Casey Tawa, West Linn, junior
P Kyle Dernedde, Tualatin, senior
Honorable Mention Offense
QB Cade Knighton, Central Catholic, junior
QB Brad Norman, Liberty, senior
QB Will Spitznagel, Jesuit, senior
QB Simon Thompson, West Salem, senior
RB Zakhayas Dennis-Lee, Oregon City, senior
RB Elijah Elliott, Central Catholic, junior
RB Jalen John, Lakeridge, junior
RB Dawson Jolley, West Linn, senior
RB Jonas Larson, Mountain View, senior
RB Elias Spence, North Medford, senior
RB Malcolm Stockdale, Tigard, senior
WR Marquis Brown, Liberty, junior
WR Randy Clark, Grants Pass, senior
WR Keyvaun Eady, Southridge, senior
WR Kehdon Fletcher, Reynolds, senior
WR Joey Gatto, Jesuit, junior
WR Forrest Love, Mountain View, senior
WR Andre Martinez, Lakeridge, senior
WR Ethan Wilborn, Beaverton, senior
TE Dominic Jacoby, Barlow, senior
TE Kade Hustler, Southridge, senior
TE John Miller, Tualatin, junior
C Andy Adams, Sheldon, junior
C Jarett Boyce, Liberty, senior
C Daniel Jefferies, Central Catholic, senior
C Eli Larson, Sprague, senior
C Dane Norlin, Tualatin, senior
OL Robesan Abraham, Centennial, senior
OL Ashton Adams, South Salem, senior
OL Jackson Barton, Sherwood, senior
OL Shea Brooks, Jesuit, junior
OL Rafael Hinojosa, Liberty, senior
OL Taylor Johnson, Sheldon, junior
OL Quinn McCarthy, Tualatin, senior
OL Seth Meier, Sheldon, junior
OL Jadon Morgan, Barlow, junior
OL Hunter Newcomb, Sunset, senior
OL Timothy Price Jr., Roosevelt, junior
OL Diego Rodriguez, Liberty, senior
OL Joshua Schmeltzer, McNary, senior
K Lach Davidson, Central Catholic, senior
K Will DeLoretto, Sprague, senior
K Kyle Dernedde, Tualatin, senior
Honorable Mention Defense
DL Carter Atkins, Sherwood, senior
DL Noah Jackman, Tigard, senior
DL Jed Steinhoff, Liberty, senior
DL Marshall McGuire, Lake Oswego, junior
DL Sandrey Mitberg, Beaverton, junior
DL Lucas Musgrave, Bend, senior
DL Hunter Newcomb, Sunset, senior
DL Ika Ngauamo, Sunset, junior
DL Dane Norlin, Tualatin, senior
DL Joshua Schmeltzer, McNary, senior
DL Ryan Seth, West Linn, junior
DL Braeden Veary, Central Catholic, junior
DL Sam Willis, South Medford, senior
LB Cole Boster, South Medford, senior
LB Zakhayas Dennis-Lee, Oregon City, senior
LB Brian MacClanathan, West Linn, senior
LB Joe Nizich, Central Catholic, junior
LB AJ Records, Liberty, senior
LB Junior Walling, McNary, junior
LB Parker Wiles, Sheldon, senior
DB Keyvaun Eady, Southridge, senior
DB Kehdon Fletcher, Reynolds, senior
DB Stanley Green, West Salem, senior
DB Marcus Harris, Grant, senior
DB Miles Jackson, Central Catholic, junior
DB Max Jacobs, West Linn, senior
DB Aidan Maloney, Liberty, senior
DB Jett Searle, Tualatin, senior
DB Simon Thompson, West Salem, senior
DB Travis West, Central Catholic, senior
P Patrick Herbert, Sheldon, senior
P Brad Norman, Liberty, senior
P Tysen Scott, Bend, senior
5A
First Team Offense
QB Nathan Overholt Senior Wilsonville
RB Wesley Kommer Junior Thurston
RB Aiden Patterson Senior Pendleton
WR Jonah Gomez Senior Wilsonville
WR Noah Page Senior Eagle Point
WR Marshaun Tucker Jr. Senior Churchill
TE Decker Stedman Senior Thurston
C Everett Willard Senior Pendleton
OL Caleb Baker Senior Wilsonville
OL Kalei Kauhi Senior Wilsonville
OL Grant Starck Junior Thurston
OL Kaimana Wa'a Senior Crescent Valley
K Ozzie Ramirez Senior South Albany
First Team Defense
DL Corbin Anderson Senior Lebanon
DL David Fukofuka Senior Wilsonville
DL Beau Skinner Senior Pendleton
DL Grant Starck Junior Thurston
DL Kaimana Wa'a Senior Crescent Valley
LB Beau Brunett Senior Churchill
LB Caae Edmondson Senior Wilsonville
LB Kirk Liscom Senior Pendleton
LB Jake Riley Junior Thurston
DB Trevor Antonson Senior Wilsonville
DB Cassius McGinty Senior West Albany
DB Connor McNabb Senior Scappoose
DB Decker Stedman Senior Thurston
P Cam Sanders Senior Crescent Valley
Second Team Offense
QB Demontre Thomas II, Churchill, senior
RB Cooper Mootz, Wilsonville, senior
RB Divenson Willis, North Bend, junior
WR Blake Davis, Pendleton, senior
WR Waylon DeHaven, Thurston, senior
WR Myles Westberg, West Albany, senior
WR Sam Westing, Wilsonville, senior
TE Gabe Bergman, Central, senior
C Cory Livingston, North Bend, junior
OL Patrick Antone, Thurston, senior
OL Richard Estrella, Churchill, senior
OL Cetch Kelly, Pendleton, senior
OL Quinn Parker, Churchill, senior
OL Ben Willis, Silverton, senior
K Jacob Hausserman, Wilsonville, junior
Second Team Defense
DL Caleb Baker, Wilsonville, senior
DL Colton Hallett, Thurston, senior
DL Kyle Hutson, West Albany, senior
DL Christian Ramirez, Wilsonville, senior
DL Jahi Richardson, South Eugene, senior
DL Ben Willis, Silverton, senior
LB Kody Gray, Wilsonville, senior
LB Kalei Kauhi, Wilsonville, senior
LB Matthew Roth, Scappoose, senior
LB Drew Toland, West Albany, senior
DB Ian Bannister, Pendleton, senior
DB Kevin Burke, Wilsonville, senior
DB Porter Phillips, West Albany, junior
DB Hunter Runion, Silverton, senior
P Ozzie Ramirez, South Albany, senior
Honorable Mention Offense
QB Cade Crist, Thurston, junior
QB Levi Nielsen, Silverton, senior
QB Colton Shepard, Lebanon, senior
QB Trent Sorey, Pendleton, senior
RB Devin Bradd, Eagle Point, sophomore
RB Keith Brown, Lebanon, sophomore
RB Taydrian Jackson, Parkrose, junior
RB Connor McNabb, Scappoose, senior
RB Cam Sanders, Crescent Valley, senior
WR Jesse Cable, Central, senior
WR Henry Williams, Wilson, senior
TE Anu Richardson, North Eugene, senior
TE Nate Smith, Hillsboro, junior
C Zach Luworo, South Eugene, junior
C Venly Tatafu, Cleveland, junior
OL Corbin Anderson, Lebanon, senior
OL Andre Beall, North Salem, senior
OL Cole Douglas, Wilsonville, senior
OL Kaiden Durheim, Milwaukie, senior
OL Jacob Ferenczi, North Bend, senior
OL G.W. Fulford, Corvallis, senior
OL Travis McGee, Pendleton, junior
OL Tommy McKedy, Scappoose, junior
OL Jahi Richardson, South Eugene, senior
K Gavin Levesque, Thurston, freshman
K Jacob Memmott, Crater, junior
K Ben Willis, Silverton, senior
Honorable Mention Defense
DL Hunter Bierce, North Bend, senior
DL Kaiden Durheim, Milwaukie, senior
DL Jacob Ferenczi, North Bend, senior
DL Tony Flores, Crater, senior
DL Gavin Larson, Scappoose, senior
DL Kimball Moeaki, Parkrose, junior
DL Kannon Ruano, Churchill, senior
DL Venly Tatafu, Cleveland, junior
DL Everett Willard, Pendleton, senior
LB Willie Camp, Pendleton, senior
LB Logan Lowder, Crater, senior
LB Myles Montgomery, Ashland, senior
LB Santino Stranieri, Thurston, junior
LB Dillan Weber, Lebanon, senior
LB Divenson Willis, North Bend, junior
DB Kyle Casley, Thurston, junior
DB Sawyer Cleveland, Crescent Valley, senior
DB Josh Hatten, Churchill, senior
DB Dylan Kinney, Crater, senior
DB Max Johnson, Corvallis, senior
DB Kimani Quade, Churchill, senior
DB Shawn Yeager, Pendleton, senior
P Hunter Bierce, North Bend, senior
P Perry Johnston, Churchill, senior
4A
First Team Offense
QB Hayden Vandehey Senior Banks
RB Alexander Teubner Senior Seaside
RB Chris Zakour Senior Mazama
WR Erick Giffen Senior Cottage Grove
WR Ben Hill Senior Gladstone
WR Blake Markham Senior Banks
TE Blake Gobel Senior Banks
C Travis Fenton Senior Seaside
OL Isaias Jantes Senior Seaside
OL Jackson Simmons Senior Gladstone
OL Greg Stump Senior Marshfield
OL Paxson VanNortwick Senior Seaside
K Jacob Slifka Junior Banks
First Team Defense
DL Macoy Christman Senior Cascade
DL Jackson Simmons Senior Gladstone
DL Corey Stover Senior Marshfield
DL Risdon White Junior Banks
LB Hayden Gobel Senior Banks
LB Jake Healy Senior Mazama
LB Jagger Hogan Senior Klamath Union
LB Nate Virtue Senior Sweet Home
DB Erick Giffen Senior Cottage Grove
DB Chase Howerton Senior Marshfield
DB Blake Markham Senior Banks
DB Alexander Teubner Senior Seaside
P Erick Giffen Senior Cottage Grove
Second Team Offense
QB Dylan Graves Senior Cottage Grove
RB Nathan Reed Junior La Grande
RB Mason Scheehean Junior Gladstone
WR Sean Bodi Senior Stayton
WR Jacob Dunn Junior Cottage Grove
WR Blaine Shaw Junior La Grande
TE Corey Stover Senior Marshfield
C Gannon Holland Senior Marshfield
OL Aidan Adams Senior Marshfield
OL Jack Foss Senior Gladstone
OL Roy Ramirez Senior North Marion
OL Dalles Seufalemua Junior The Dalles
K Mateo Burgos Sophomore Gladstone
Second Team Defense
DL Zach Coon, Mazama, senior
DL Jack Foss, Gladstone, senior
DL Greg Stump, Marshfield, senior
DL Jake Tucker, Newport, senior
LB Tristan Lemmons, Marshfield, senior
LB Josiah Niblett, Marshfield, junior
LB Gio Ramirez, Seaside, senior
LB Nathan Reed, La Grande, junior
DB Sean Bodi, Stayton, senior
DB Zach Gibson, Mazama, senior
DB Jaxon Jedrykowski, Gladstone, junior
DB Nick Keller, Estacada, senior
DB RJ Veliz, Woodburn, senior
P Jake Swanson, Sweet Home, senior
Honorable Mention Offense
QB Nick Keller, Estacada, senior
QB Ben Rash, Stayton, junior
QB Payton Westerholm, Seaside, senior
QB Grant Woolsey, Marshfield, senior
RB Ethan Coffey, Cascade, junior
RB Hayden McDonald, Sweet Home, senior
RB Josiah Niblett, Marshfield, junior
RB Sirus Robie, Marshfield, senior
WR Jacob Carpenter, Marshfield, senior
WR Seth Forsyth, Ontario, senior
WR Justin Villa, Astoria, senior
WR Nate Virtue, Sweet Home, senior
TE EJ Barajas, Woodburn, senior
TE Macoy Christman, Cascade, senior
TE Jake Swanson, Sweet Home, senior
C Andrew Nichols, Banks, junior
C Austin Olin, Sweet Home, senior
C Jacob Rodriguez, Ontario, senior
OL Zach Coon, Mazama, senior
OL Joseph Fleener, Ontario, senior
OL Isaac Flemmer, Valley Catholic, senior
OL Jagger Hogan, Klamath Union, senior
OL Christian Kasper, Mazama, senior
OL Joel Miller, Sisters, senior
OL Garret Sandefur, Stayton, senior
OL Jacob Schultz, Cascade, senior
K Erick Giffen, Cottage Grove, senior
K Wyatt Hernandez, Sisters, senior
K Arturo Ledesma, Marshfield, junior
Honorable Mention Defense
DL Joseph Fleener, Ontario, senior
DL Christian Kasper, Mazama, senior
DL Joel Miller, Sisters, senior
DL Garret Sandefur, Stayton, senior
DL Dalles Seufalemua, The Dalles, junior
DL Gabe Shukle, La Grande, junior
DL Chandler Vargas, Woodburn, senior
LB Bryson Cook, Banks, junior
LB Ben Hill, Gladstone, senior
LB Josiah Ochoa, Banks, senior
LB Tanner Stottlemyre, Newport, senior
LB Jacob White, Marist Catholic, senior
DB Matthias Collins, Marist Catholic, senior
DB Seth Forsyth, Ontario, senior
DB Garrett Phelps, Marist Catholic, senior
DB Gabe Streblow, Banks, junior
DB Casey Tow, Sweet Home, junior
DB Jake Whisman, Cascade, senior
DB Zach Wiggins, La Grande, junior
P Kaleb Boomer, Tillamook, junior
P Darius Holmes, Klamath Union, junior
P Arturo Ledesma, Marshfield, junior