FOOTBALL: 2016 Associated Press All-State Division 3-4 Football Team

 

The 2016 Associated Press All-State Division 3-4 Football Team, selected by a statewide panel of nine Michigan sports writers:

 

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

 

Kalil Pimpleton, Muskegon, senior

 

 

ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM

 

QUARTERBACKS

 

Kalil Pimpletom, Muskegon, senior

 

Jairus Grissom, River Rouge, senior

 

RUNNING BACKS

 

Trent Hillger, Lake Fenton, senior

 

Jeremy Burrell, Benton Harbor, senior

 

Najon Moore, Warren Fitzgerald, senior

 

RaShawn Allen, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, senior

 

WIDE RECEIVERS

 

Drew Couturier, Allendale, senior

 

Liam Soraghan, Dearborn Divine Child, senior

 

Sy Barnett, Williamston, senior

 

Jacorey Sullivan, Muskegon, senior

 

Jerrod Vines, St. Clair Shores South Lake, junior

 

LINEMEN

 

Sean Fitzgerald, Mount Pleasant, senior

 

Dane Stambaugh, Lake Odessa Lakewood, senior

 

Nate Ulmor, Allendale, senior

 

Jalen Mayfield, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, senior

 

Johnathan Berghorst, Zeeland East, senior

 

Aidan Hutchinson, Dearborn Divine Child, junior

 

Mike Furtney, Milan, junior

 

Ralph Holley, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, senior

 

Kyle Sassack, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, senior

 

LINEBACKERS

 

Storm Miller, Mason, senior

 

Andrew Ward, Muskegon, senior

 

Kolin Demens, Birmingham-Detroit Country Day, junior

 

Josh Ross, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, senior

 

DEFENSIVE BACKS

 

Reggie Pearson, River Rouge, junior

 

Chase Tarwacki, Edwardsburg, senior

 

Labien Fields, Detroit Mumford, Detroit Mumford, junior

 

SPECIALIST

 

Chris Bergin, Birmingham-Detroit Country Day, senior

 

Michael Brown, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, junior

 

KICKER

 

Pierson Cooke, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood, junior

 

PUNTER

 

Zach Clements, Ortonville-Brandon, senior

 

COACH OF THE YEAR

 

Nick Boucher, Lake Odessa Lakewood

 

 

 

ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM

(nominees receiving two or more votes from the voting panel)

 

QUARTERBACKS

 

Theo Day, Dearborn Divine Child

 

RUNNING BACKS

 

JD Ross, DeWitt

 

WIDE RECEIVERS

 

None

 

LINEMEN

 

Darrell Latham, River Rouge; Jayk Slager, Zeeland West; Cooper Clapp, Corunna; Mike Kizer, Warren Fitzgerald.

 

LINEBACKERS

 

Ryan Cornejo, Alma; Luke Adams, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep

 

DEFENSIVE BACKS

 

Chris LeMire, Escanaba; Darian Holbrook, East Lansing.

 

SPECIALIST

 

Trace Lindeman, Milan

 

PUNTER

 

Connor Charamella, East Lansing

 

COACH OF THE YEAR

 

Ellit Uzelac, Benton Harbor

 

 

HONORABLE MENTIONS

 

QUARTERBACKS

 

Zac Saltzgaber, Byron Center; Colton Kloote, Allendale; Omar Pagan, Detroit Mumford; Lucas Leak, Lansing Waverly; Jared Collins, Ludington; Demetrius Barnes, Milan; Steve Mann, Birmingham Detroit Country Day, Nick Semke, Fowlerville.

 

RUNNING BACKS

 

Matt Ellis, Grand Rapids Christian; Parker Scholten, Hudsonville Unity Christian; Hub Hejna, East Grand Rapids; Sam DeMeester, Coldwater; Dawson Bartlett, Battle Creek Harper Creek; Owen Walter, Corunna; Jaden Sutton, Lansing Waverly; Noah Caudy, Lake Odessa Lakewood; Corey Hampton, Stevensville-Lakeshore; Levi Six, Fruitport; Alex Carter, River Rouge; Dante Chrcek, Marysville; Aaron Wiggins, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood.

 

WIDE RECEIVERS

 

Brayden Smith, Byron Center; Antonio Strong, Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Kelvyn Valdez, Wyoming Godwin Heights; Donald Scott, Flint Powers Catholic; Drew Shafer, Eaton Rapids; Kentre Patterson, East Lansing; Khari Foy-Walton, Lansing Sexton; Kobi Russell, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood; Amarae Kittles, Ortonville-Brandon.

 

LINEMEN

 

Evan Gast, Byron Center; Carlos Agens, Allen Park; Ryan Westrick, Marshall; Owen Carter, Bay City John Glenn; Hunter Michael, Linden; Cam Feguer, DeWitt; Alex Guillaume, DeWitt; Nevin Brittain, Haslett; Bryce Neff, Gaylord; Brady Eding, Hamilton; Chris Osborn, Stevensville-Lakeshore; Jake Carter, Marysville; Luke Wilson, Croswell-Lexington; Travis Miracle, Yale.

 

LINEBACKERS

 

Baron Sholar, River Rouge; Tanner Motz, St. Johns; Connor Bruinius, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern; Traven VanOss, Three Rivers; AJ Christe, Bay City John Glenn; Andrew Foerster, Lake Fenton; Michael Stygles, DeWitt; Trevor Block, Fowlerville; Taylor Jackson, Corunna; Andrew Althouse, Ludington; Josh Holaway, Marysville; Zane King, Marysville; Nik Becker, New Boston Huron; Dwayne Chapman, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s.

 

DEFENSIVE BACKS

 

Jack Combs, East Grand Rapids; Anthony Ladd, Grand Rapids Christian; Anthony Humm, Alma; Tyler Beachnau, Allen Park; Ryker Rivera, Linden.

 

SPECIALIST

 

Nick Humphrey, Monroe Jefferson; Cody Blankenburg, Lansing Sexton.

 

KICKER

 

Luke Ezzo, Haslett; Hunter Morse, New Boston Huron

 

COACH OF THE YEAR

 

Dan Boggan, Lansing Sexton; Scott Cripe, Adrian