Hoquiam’s Payton Quintanilla and Matt Brown, and Elma’s Taitum Brumfield earned the top awards as the 1A Evergreen league released its all-league honors for the 2018 season.

After having a stellar regular season, Hoquiam took home three of the league’s top four honors.

Quarterback Payton Quintanilla was name the league’s Most Valuable Player after throwing for 1,959 yards and 22 touchdowns this season. Quintanilla completed 63 percent of his passes, has thrown just five interceptions and holds a quarterback rating of 115.2 for the undefeated Grizzlies (9-0).

Brown has been a stalwart in leading Hoquiam’s defense this season and was named the league’s Defensive MVP on Monday. The junior linebacker has 54 solo tackles on the season and averages 9.4 tackles-per-game for a Hoquiam defense that has allowed more than 20 points in a game just twice this season. He also recorded 2.5 sacks and caused one fumble in leading the Grizzlies defense.

Hoquiam linebacker Matt Brown averaged 9.4 tackles-per-game this season to earn the 1A Evergreen league’s Defensive MVP for the 2018 season. (File photo)

Hoquiam’s coaching staff, helmed by head coach Jeremy McMillan, was named the league’s coaching staff of the year after claiming a league title.

Elma’s Taitum Brumfield was named the league’s Offensive MVP after rushing for a league-leading 1,289 yards and 22 touchdowns to lead the Eagles to their best season since 2001. Brumfield is currently averaging 6.3 yards-per-carry and 128.9 yards-per-game.

Elma’s Taitum Brumfield has rushed for a league-best 1,289 yards and 22 touchdowns this season to win the 1A Evergreen Offensive MVP award for the 2018 season. (File photo)

The complete list of 1A Evergreen league football awards is as follows:

League MVP: Payton Quintanilla, Sr., Hoquiam

Offensive MVP: Taitum Brumfield, Sr., Elma

Defensive MVP: Matt Brown, Jr., Hoquiam

Coaching Staff of the Year: Hoquiam

First Team Offense: Quarterback — Shaydon Farmer, Sr., Montesano; Payton Quintanilla, Sr. Hoquiam. Running Back — Teegan Zillyett, Sr., Montesano; Tristan Pisani, Sr., Forks; Brady Shriver, Jr., Elma. Receiver — Sam Winter, Sr., Montesano; Dane McMillan, Soph., Hoquiam; Jonah Doll, Sr., Hoquiam. Tight End — Brett Moody, Sr., Forks. Offensive Line — Robert Marti, Soph., Tenino; Luke Dahlgren, Sr., Forks; Jacob Garcia, Sr., Elma; Alejandro Hernandez, Sr., Elma; Caleb Larsen, Sr., Hoquiam; Kai Olson, Sr., Montesano.

First Team Defense: Defensive Line — Kai Olson, Sr., Montesano; Alejandro Hernandez, Sr., Elma; Taitum Brumfield, Sr., Elma; Luke Dahlgren, Sr., Forks. Linebackers — Matt Brown, Jr., Hoquiam; Paxton Russell, Jr., Tenino; Colby Demorest, Sr., Forks; Brady Cummings, Sr., Hoquiam; Brent Hollatz, Jr., Montesano; Ben Sowers, Sr., Elma. Defensive Back — Jackson Folkers, Sr., Hoquiam; Keith Thompson, Sr., Forks; Cody Vollan, Jr., Elma; Sam Winter, Jr., Montesano.

First Team Special Teams: Punter — Tanner Nicklas, Jr., Montesano. Kicker — Alejandro Hernandez, Sr., Elma.

Honorable Mention (Offense): Hoquiam — Rayyon Dayton, Kyle Larsen, Junior Ensminger, Nick Grossi, Jon Brown, Trey Brydon, Jackson Folkers, Matt Brown. Elma — Blake Foster, Ben Bridge, Carter Jacobson, Tyson Richardson. Tenino — Anthony Levi, Paxton Russell, Takari Hickle, Shawn Nicholson. Forks — Iziah Morton, Eden Cisneros, Caleb Peters, Gabe Terrones. Montesano — Tanner Nicklas, Brent Hollatz, Braden Dohrmann, Jordan King.

Honorable Mention (Defense): Hoquiam — Ben Estes, Jonah Doll, Cameron Bumstead, Larry Leonard, Zach Underwood. Elma — Carter Jacobson, Tysen Richardson, Jesus Torres, Isaiah O’Farrell. Forks — Hayden Balzer, Tony Flores. Montesano — Teegan Zillyett, Tanner Nicklas, Trace Ridgway, Jordan King, Shaydon Farmer.