CLASS 3A: Pirates’ Lewis, Cooper lead South honorees

Northern Nevada schools dominated the Class 3A all-state football team voted on by coaches, but Moapa Valley led the way in representing Southern Nevada.

Moapa Valley’s Casen Lewis took first-team honors at receiver and cornerback, and Hayden Cooper was named a first-team receiver and safety. Pirates quarterback Kelan Weiss, offensive lineman Taylor Schwartz, defensive lineman Zach Staley and linebacker Haydn Waite also received first-team status.

First-team honors also went to Boulder City offensive lineman Bleu Huxford, Virgin Valley defensive lineman Robert Lilly, Virgin Valley linebacker Kyler Hughes and Boulder City punter Austyn Hyde.

Truckee quarterback Ben Bolton was named Most Valuable Player. Lowry running back Jace Billingsley took Offensive Player of the Year, Truckee linebacker Morgan Nevin claimed the Defensive Player of the Year, Lowry’s Will Thacker was the Lineman of the Year, and Truckee’s Bob Shaffer was named Coach of the Year.

 

QB–Kelan Weiss, Moapa Valley. RB–Jace Billingsley, Lowry; Logan Irvin, Spring Creek; Colin Christian, Truckee. WR–Casen Lewis, Moapa Valley; Hayden Cooper, Moapa Valley; Anthony Painter, Elko. TE–James DePew, Truckee. OL–Will Thacker, Lowry; Bleu Huxford, Boulder City; Trevor Houghton, Truckee; Taylor Schwartz, Moapa Valley; Curtis Marcille, Spring Creek. K–Colby Patton, Spring Creek. KR–Billingsley, Lowry.

DL–Thacker, Lowry; DePew, Truckee; Zach Staley, Moapa Valley; Dillon Sheedy, Truckee; Robert Lilly, Virgin Valley. LB–Morgan Nevin, Truckee; Cole Roberts, Truckee; Haydn Waite, Moapa Valley; Kyler Hughes, Virgin Valley. CB–Lewis, Moapa Valley; Mitch Nelson, Truckee. S–Tony Rodriguez, Truckee; Cooper, Moapa Valley. P–Austyn Hyde, Boulder City.
Most Valuable Player–Ben Bolton, Truckee.
Offensive Player of the Year–Jace Billingsley, Lowry.
Defensive Player of the Year–Morgan Nevin, Truckee.
Lineman of the Year–Will Thacker, Lowry.
Coach of the Year–Bob Shaffer, Truckee.

QB–Colton Oney, Churchill County. RB–Zach Waite, Moapa Valley; Ty Wilson, Elko; Charlie Heck, Churchill County. WR–Joseph Floyd, Churchill County; Mitch Nelson, Truckee; Daniel Gleave, Virgin Valley. TE–Nolan Tanner, Virgin Valley. OL–Khauzaymah Perez, Elko; Hayden Buckmaster, Churchill County; Lilly, Virgin Valley; Matt Devore, Virgin Valley; Lane Stringham, Moapa Valley. K–Keenan Sharp-Bryant, Boulder City. KR–Lewis, Moapa Valley.

DL–Manual Castaneda, Dayton; Nick Cdebaca, Spring Creek; Ronnie Joe Schofield, Lowry; James Morgan, Boulder City; Devore, Virgin Valley. LB–Weiss, Moapa Valley; Frankie Badgely, Boulder City; Tyler Usko, Spring Creek; Hernan Garcia, Elko. CB–Logan Irvin, Spring Creek; Kage Walker, Dayton. S–Gleave, Virgin Valley; Brandon Cohen, Virgin Valley. P–Walker, Dayton.