Four Bobcats named All-League First Team

Aberdeen’s Morrill, Walsh, Green and Lecomte earn 2A Evergreen All-League honors

Aberdeen’s Ethan Morrill, Emmy Walsh, Emma Green and Brooklyn Lecomte earned First Team honors as the 2A Evergreen League announced its All-League teams for football, girls soccer and volleyball.

Morrill, who was Aberdeen’s leading rusher and scorer this season, earned a First Team nod as a running back.

Walsh was named a First Team forward, Green a First Team midfielder and Lecomte a First Team defender for the Aberdeen girls soccer team.

Bobcats Char Gutierrez (soccer, goal keeper), Amiah Leach (soccer, defender) and Kennedy Pruett (volleyball) were named to their sports’ respective second teams.

The full lists for the 2A Evergreen All-League teams are as follows:

2A Evergreen All-Conference Football

League MVP — Jacob Schuster, Jr., Tumwater

Offensive MVP — Dylan Paine, Sr., Tumwater

Defensive MVP — Leandre Gaines, Sr., WF West

Coaching Staff of the Year — Tumwater

First Team

Offensive Lineman — Justus Kuykendall, Sr., Centralia; Tate Elliott, Sr., Black Hills; Luke Bennett, Sr., WF West; Drew Reynolds, Jr., WF West; Max Henry, Jr., Tumwater; Villami Hofoka, Sr., Tumwater

Quarterback — Josiah Johnson, Sr., WF West

Running Back — Jaiyden Camoza, Sr., WF West; Hunter Baker, Sr., Tumwater, Ethan Morrill, Sr., Aberdeen

Tight End — Austin Terry, Soph., Tumwater; Benito Valencia, Jr., Centralia

Wide Receivers — Max Taylor, Jr., WF West; Daniel May, Sr., Rochester; Carter McCoy, Jr., WF West; Talon Betts, Soph., Rochester

Kicker — Bryce Laufenberg, Jr., WF West

Punter — Ty Gilliland, Sr., Tumwater

Defensive Lineman — Trent Peters, Sr., WF West; Julian Kennedy, Sr., Black Hills; Cooper Wall, Jr., Tumwater; Derek Beairsto, Sr., Centralia; Ryan Otton, Soph., Tumwater

Linebacker — Zack Loveless, Sr., Black Hills; Jacob Halseth, Jr., Centralia; Tyler Woods, Sr., Tumwater Gaven Murphy, Sr., Tumwater

Defensive Back — Cade Haller, Jr., WF West; Turner Allen, Jr., Tumwater; Blaine Wass, Jr., Centralia; Jaylen Clay, Jr., Tumwater

Honorable Mention

Black Hills — Jacob Bender, Sr., K; Payton Hoyt, Soph., RB; Nick Bovenkamp, Sr., WR; Devin Claridge, Jr., OL; Owen Casto, Jr., OL; Ronnie Vader, Sr., LB; Ryan Moloney, Sr., DB

Rochester — Tristin Johnson, Sr., LB; Bodey Smith, Sr., DB

Centralia: Chase Sobolesky, Soph., RB; Brady Hoyt, Jr., RB; Cam Erickson, Jr., QB; Crystian Bean, Sr., WR; Paris Chavez, Jr., DL; Ephraim Halseth, Soph., DB; Chris Kirner, Sr., DB; Austin Lucht, Sr., OL; Sawyer Vogel, Jr., OL; Andrew Mitchell, Jr., P

Aberdeen — Joshua Fritts, Sr., OL; Jaden Hoseney, Jr., OL; Dylan Richie, Sr., LB; Giovanni Pisani, Sr., DB

Tumwater — Austin Working, Sr., OL; Cody Whalen, Jr., QB; Danny Goodburn, Sr., WR; Jack Jones, Jr., DB;Ryan Orr, Soph., DB; Nathan Vani, Jr., K

WF West — Kayden Kelly, Sr., DB; Garrett VonMoos, Sr., OL; Evan Moon, Jr., LB

2A Evergreen All-Conference Soccer

Aberdeen soccer players Emmy Walsh (2), Char Gutierrez, middle, and Brooklynn Lecomte, left, earned 2A Evergreen All-League honors last week. Walsh and Lecomte were named to the First Team while Gutierrez earned a second-team goalkeeper nod. (File photo)

Aberdeen soccer players Emmy Walsh (2), Char Gutierrez, middle, and Brooklynn Lecomte, left, earned 2A Evergreen All-League honors last week. Walsh and Lecomte were named to the First Team while Gutierrez earned a second-team goalkeeper nod. (File photo)

League Most Valuable Player — Hallie Bergford , Sr., Tumwater

Offensive Player of the Year — Marsaiah Navarrete, Soph., Black Hills

Defensive Player of the Year — Cassie Mullen, Sr., Tumwater

Coach of the Year — Brett Bartlett/John Hayes, Tumwater

Sportsmanship Award — Rochester

First Team

Forwards — Emmy Walsh, Sr., Aberdeen; Megan River, Sr., Black Hills; Naliya Navarrete, Jr., Black Hills

Midfielders — Emma Green, Jr., Aberdeen; Anna Zeldenrust, Sr., Black Hills; Sufina Ahmath, Sr., Rochester; Arianna Kee; Sr., Tumwater; Cameron Sheets, Fr., WF West

Defenders — Brooklyn Lecomte, Jr., Aberdeen; Cassidy MacWhorter, Jr., Black Hills; Emily Briggs, Sr., Tumwater; Ainsley Wall, Soph., Tumwater; Cassy Schilter, Jr., WF West

Goalkeeper — Madison Bates, Jr., Rochester; Aeryn Elder, Sr., WF West

Second Team

Forwards — Maddie Metke, Jr., WF West; Brianna Geathers, Jr., Tumwater; Taylor Prante, Sr., Black Hills

Midfielders — Mia Oniske, Fr., Black Hills; Rebecca Robbins, Sr., Centralia; Amirica Jones, Soph., Rochester; Tizzy Zylstra, Jr., WF West; Maddie Klinger, Jr., Black Hills; Kaari Little, Fr., Tumwater

Defenders — Alea Corona, Sr., Centralia; Kellie Robertson, Jr., WF West; Amiah Leach, Jr., Aberdeen; Emily Schade, Sr., Black Hills; Bella Landers, Jr., WF West

Goalkeeper — Charlize Gutierrez, Soph., Aberdeen; Ella Brown, Jr., Black Hills

Honorable Mention

Aberdeen — Nayeli Morris, Sr., Defender; Elizabeth Martinez, Jr., Midfielder; Madison Gore, Fr., Defender

2A Evergreen All-Conference Volleyball

Aberdeen senior Kennedy Pruett, seen here in a file photo, was named to the 2A Evergreen League’s Second Team after leading the Bobcats with 113 kills and 22 blocks in 2019. (Ryan Sparks | Grays Harbor News Group)

Aberdeen senior Kennedy Pruett, seen here in a file photo, was named to the 2A Evergreen League’s Second Team after leading the Bobcats with 113 kills and 22 blocks in 2019. (Ryan Sparks | Grays Harbor News Group)

MVP — Ellie Bocksch, Sr., Tumwater

Co-Coaches of the Year — Jordan Stray and Jill Giudice, Tumwater; Emily Mora, W.F. West

First Team

Leah Cairns, Sr., Tumwater; Kailie Storm, Sr., Black Hills; Brenna Nelson, Sr., Black Hills; Paytton Crawford, Sr., W.F. West; Ashlyn Whalen, Sr., W.F. West; Lexie Jones-Sederberg, Sr., Rochester

Second Team

Aliyah Willms, Sr., Tumwater; Rachel Schultz, Sr., Tumwater; Coletta Franklin, Jr., Black Hills; Kennedy Strophy, Sr., Centralia; Kylie Sharp, Sr., Centralia; Kennedy Pruett, Sr., Aberdeen

Honorable Mention

Rose Foisy, Sr., Tumwater; Destiny Knight, Sr., Black Hills; Sage Foust, Soph., Black Hills; Addie Ainsworth, Soph., Black Hills; Olivia Hisaw, Soph., Black Hills; Drea Brumfield, Soph., W.F. West;

Payge Crawford, Sr., W.F. West; Jadyn Hawley, Soph., Centralia; Madison Stoeckler, Fr., Centralia;

Emily Morris, Sr., Rochester; Kortney Kerbaugh, Sr., Rochester