3A-A all-area football team

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

JOEY CARON
Quarterback
Falcon, junior
Directed Falcons offense with 1,559 passing yards and 16 touchdowns

AARON BLEVINS
Running back
Falcon, senior
Provided punch in the backfield with 1,816 yards and 22 touchdowns

SHANE REED
Running back
Miami-Yoder, senior
His 2,165 yards and 25 touchdowns helped lead Buffaloes to playoffs

ROGER EDWARDS
Wide receiver
Ellicott, senior
Averaged 25 yards a catch with 723 yards and six touchdowns

JOSH GUSTAD
Wide receiver
Falcon, senior
Capped high school career with 623 yards and seven touchdowns

PAUL ROTERING
Tight end
Falcon, senior
His play on offense — 340 yards, four scores — accentuated his defense

DAVID FURTADO
Offensive line
Colorado Springs Christian School, junior
All-conference selection and one of the key leaders for the Lions

JARED GOAD
Offensive line
The Classical Academy, senior
Four-year starter was named to first team of Colorado Conference

DAVID HUFFINGTON
Offfensive line
Cañon City, senior
Helped the Tigers make the playoffs for second straight year

GARRETT MUSSON
Offensive line
Falcon, senior
Helped open gaping holes for Falcons running game all season

TRENT SMITLEY
Offensive line
Florence, senior
Anchored line for the Huskies, who advanced to the playoffs

CORY MASTERS
Kick/punt return
The Classical Academy, senior
Averaged nearly 30 yards on kickoff returns with a long of 52 yards

DEFENSE

DARYN BRUHJELL
Defensive line
Florence, senior
Biggest asset of his game was stopping the run for the Huskies

MIKE KATALENIC
Defensive line
Cañon City, senior
Played a pivotal role in leading the Tigers to the playoffs

DAKOTA WALKLEY
Defensive line
Woodland Park, senior
Collected 100 tackles and three sacks

BRANDON ALBRIGHT
Linebacker
Falcon, senior
Harassed quarterbacks with seven sacks and compiled 105 tackles

ZAC BLAHA
Linebacker
The Classical Academy, senior
Recorded 99 tackles and nine sacks while also forcing two fumbles

MARK NELSON
Linebacker
Colorado Springs Christian School, junior
Strong running back had 57 tackles and three sacks on defense

TAYLOR UTT
Linebacker
Manitou Springs, senior
All-conference selection was strong leader for young Manitou team

JORDAN CYPHERS
Defensive back
The Classical Academy, senior
Earned all-conference honors with 59 tackles and five interceptions

KYLE KING
Defensive back
Florence, senior
One of the top defensive backs in the Class 2A Tri-Peaks League

DRE LESTER
Defensive back
Harrison, junior
Solid defense added to nine rushing scores and two return TDs

MITCH SUTTON
Defensive back
Manitou Springs, senior
All-conference player was the leader of the Mustangs secondary

JACOB BLYTHE
Placekicker
Colorado Springs Christian School, junior
Showed off leg with 55-yard field goal and made 95 percent of PATs

LOUIE NEIL
Punter
Woodland Park, sophomore
His longest punt was 65 yards and he averaged 38 yards

SECOND TEAM

Quarterback: Heath Benker, Florence, senior
Running back: Vaughn Wingo, Harrison, sophomore
Running back: Dawson Weber, Elbert, senior
Wide receiver: Nathan Sassaman, The Classical Academy, junior
Wide receiver: Brent Ganger, Manitou Springs, senior
Tight end: Karl Schroeder, St. Mary’s, senior
Offensive line: Mo Weeks, The Classical Academy, junior
Offensive line: Ray Vincent, Falcon, junior
Offensive line: Angel Villa, Harrison, junior
Offensive line: Cole McQueeney, Manitou Springs, senior
Offensive line: Matt Lemley, Colorado Springs Christian School, senior
Defensive line: Steve Runte, Colorado Springs Christian School, junior
Defensive line: Rob Adams, Miami-Yoder, junior
Defensive line: Garrett Gomas, Falcon, senior
Linebacker: Jake Snow, Colorado Springs Christian School, senior
Linebacker: Ryan Gackle, The Classical Academy, junior
Linebacker: Jesse Weaver, Falcon, senior
Linebacker: Mike McDowall, Florence, senior
Defensive back: Ryan Miller, Ellicott, senior
Defensive back: Alex Beaton, Colorado Springs Christian School, senior
Defensive back: Devin Rico, Florence, senior
Defensive back: Jade Gale, Falcon, junior
Kick/punt return: Bryant Thomas, Peyton, senior
Kicker: Isaac Schoeppey, Falcon, junior
Punter: Greg O’Donnell, St. Mary’s, junior

HONORABLE MENTION

Justin Carpenter, Calhan; Ethan Mease, Calhan; Jake Sparks, Calhan; Josh Woolsey, Calhan; Kenny Blair, Cañon City; Adam Howell, Cañon City; Jimmy Jaramillo, Cañon City; Eric Mohr, Cañon City; Ty Shannon, Cañon City; Cody Sparks, Cañon City; Austin Trahern, Cañon City; Steven Trainor, Cañon City; Brandon Rix, Cañon City; Mitch Uhland, Cañon City; Colt Graham, Colorado Springs Christian School; Sean O’Neill, Colorado Springs Christian School; Michael DiCamillo, Cripple Creek-Victor; Devon Roach, Cripple Creek-Victor; Kyle Tapia, Cripple Creek-Victor; Christian Fournier, Discovery Canyon; Anthony Olsen, Discovery Canyon; Colton Holschuh, Elbert; Travis Hutchens, Elbert; Justin Ellison, Ellicott; Alex Harris, Ellicott; C.J. Henderson, Ellicott; Clayton Johnson, Ellicott; Aaron Jones, Ellicott; Casey Robinson, Ellicott; David Beals, Falcon; Ben Cope, Falcon; Alex Finlow, Falcon; A.J. Pinterpe, Falcon; Chris Rucker, Falcon; Joe Vela, Falcon; Nick Willis, Falcon; John Alexander, Florence; Garrett Benesch, Florence; Dan Droll, Florence; Mike North, Florence; Cameron Brown, Hanover; John Gilbreth, Hanover; Cody Campbell, Kiowa; Ben Pierson, Kiowa; Logan Asbury, Manitou Springs; Ronnie Bohnert, Manitou Springs; Brent Jones, Manitou Springs; Tanner Miller, Manitou Springs; Emanuel Akers, Harrison; Kyle Dove, Harrison; Terrell Miles, Harrison; Mark Taylor, Harrison; Lorenzo Wheeler, Harrison; Collin Babcock, Palmer Ridge; Hunter Warwick, Palmer Ridge; Blake Tope, Peyton; Danny Alvarado, St. Mary’s; Mike Highland, St. Mary’s; Cade Wolf, St. Mary’s; Sunny Munger, St. Mary’s; Thomas Caracena, The Classical Academy; Daniel Carlson, The Classical Academy; D.J. Garcia, The Classical Academy; Zach Gee, The Classical Academy; Ben Hinckfoot, The Classical Academy; Josh Magar, The Classical Academy; Justin Miller, The Classical Academy; Brice Queener, The Classical Academy; Eric Wermuth, The Classical Academy; Jon Wright, The Classical Academy