Columbia Falls, Eureka athletes abound on all-state football teams
The Daily Inter Lake
Columbia Falls and Eureka each captured state championships last weekend. Now their players are scattered all across the Class A and B all-state teams, respectively.
The Wildcats, who defeated Hamilton 26-14 to win the Class A title, placed 10 players on the all-state team and 11 on the Northwest A all-conference first team, including the conference’s offensive players of the year — quarterback Austin Green and running back Colten McPhee — and one of its two defensive players of the year — defensive end Logan Kolodejchuk.
Five Lions earned all-state honors, while eight made the all-conference first team.
In addition to Green, McPhee and Kolodejchuk, center Hayden Falkner, offensive linemen Gage Karlin and Jacob Hagen, defensive lineman Kyler Koski, linebacker Tanner Gove, cornerback Devron Harris and safety Ben Windauer earned all-state honors.
Polson tight end Haden Smith also was named all-state.
Whitefish kicker Carver Gilman and Polson punter Connor Lanier joined Smith and the large contingent of Columbia Falls players on the all-conference first team.
Garrett Graves and Brenton Pluid led the way for Eureka, which pummeled Shelby 47-7 to win the Class B championship.
Pluid made the all-conference first team at three positions (wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner), and Graves was selected at quarterback and linebacker. Both were also named all-state along with the Lions’ Hank Dunn, Chet McCully and Jake Kindel.
Bigfork’s Logan Gilliard and Randy Stultz made the all-state team, as well.
Tight end Logan Taylor and defensive back Clayton Reichenbach joined Gilliard on the all-conference first team for the Vikings.
In addition to the five all-state selections, Eureka offensive lineman Colter Syzmoniak, kicker Simon Granberg and defensive end Mason Davis were named first-team all-conference.
Class A Football
All-State
Austin Green QB Columbia Falls
Carson Rostad QB Hamilton
Wes Jameson RB Fergus
Ben Voss RB Billings Central
Codi Small RB Hardin
Dylan Loring RB Browning
Bridger Bauder RB Hamilton
Sawyer Thogersen FB Sidney
Ryan Moodry FB Butte Central
Graden Greenslade FB Dillon
Easton Page WR Belgrade
Ivar Aageson WR Havre
Zach Dinardi WR Custer County
Deklan Harper WR Laurel
James Gilham WR Browning
Brant Bremner WR Browning
Tyler Chouinard WR Hamilton
Layne Swigart TE Sidney
Haden Smith TE Polson
Alex Gavlak TE Stevensville
Dalton Roscoe C Belgrade
Maverick Roberts C Billings Central
Hayden Falkner C Columbia Falls
Zach Fussell C Hamilton
Mason Harrison OG Fergus
Hayes Meged OG Custer County
Keegan Mires OG Dawson County
Carter Hughes OG Sidney
Gage Karlin OG Columbia Falls
Jacob Boggs OG Browning
Tyler Walker OG Dillon
Garrett Brown OG Corvallis
Marcus Wehr OT Billings Central
Jacob Hagen OT Columbia Falls
Coy Whyte OT Hamilton
BJ Hatcher DT Laurel
JaQuawahann Booth DT Billings Central
Kyler Koski DT Columbia Falls
Brandon Aimsback DT Browning
Jake Caldwell DT Frenchtown
Spencer Gordon DE Belgrade
Justin Brown DE Custer County
Logan Kolodejchuk DE Columbia Falls
Emmitt Augare DE Browning
Clay Allison DE Dillon
Wyatt Blythe LB Fergus
Matt Welsh LB Fergus
Colton McPhee LB Columbia Falls
Tanner Gove LB Columbia Falls
Alec Lovegren LB Sidney
Coby King LB Dillon
Brent Tezak LB Dillon
Brock Peterson CB Park
Chrishon Dixon CB Billings Central
Devron Harris CB Columbia Falls
Camron Rothie CB Hamilton
Ethan Pyron CB Frenchtown
John Waddell S Park
Jake Clinton S Fergus
Ben Windauer S Columbia Falls
Derek Loring S Browning
Clay Fisher S Butte Central
Gabe Kirkley S Dillon
Jace Johnson K Sidney
Northwest A All-Conference
Offensive Player of the Year: Austin Green, QB, Columbia Falls; Colten McPhee, RB, Columbia Falls
Defensive Player of the Year: Logan Kolodejchuk, DE, Columbia Falls; Brandon Aimsback, DT, Browning
First Team
Austin Green QB Columbia Falls
Derek Loring QB Browning
Dylan Loring RB Browning
Colten McPhee RB Columbia Falls
Logan Kolodejchuk FB Columbia Falls
Brant Bremner WR Browning
James Gilham WR Browning
Ben Windauer TE Columbia Falls
Haden Smith TE Polson
Hayden Falkner C Columbia Falls
Gage Karlin OG Columbia Falls
Jacob Boggs OG Browning
Brandon Aimsback OT Browning
Jacob Hagen OT Columbia Falls
Carver Gilman K Whitefish
Brandon Aimsback DT Browning
Kyler Koski DT Columbia Falls
Logan Kolodejchuk DE Columbia Falls
Emmitt Augare DE Browning
Hayden Falkner DE Columbia Falls
Tanner Gove LB Columbia Falls
Colten McPhee LB Columbia Falls
Dylan Loring LB Browning
Devron Harris CB Columbia Falls
James Gilham CB Browning
Derek Loring S Browning
Ben Windauer S Columbia Falls
Austin Green S Columbia Falls
Connor Lanier P Polson
Austin Green KR Columbia Falls
Second Team
Chandler Bower WR Libby
Drew Morgan TE Columbia Falls
Mark Anderson TE Whitefish
Keegan Wold C Whitefish
Wyatt Goode OG Polson
Tanner Gove OG Columbia Falls
Coleman Taylor OT Ronan
Jakob Beich OT Columbia Falls
Jacob Boggs DT Browning
Haden Smith DT Polson
Coleman Taylor DE Ronan
Andrey Bauer LB Polson
Logan Drown LB Whitefish
Parker Greene LB Columbia Falls
Gavin Strom CB Libby
Brant Bremner CB Browning
Noah Cheff S Ronan
Honorable Mention
Forrest Kobelt FB Whitefish
Trevor Schultz WR Polson
Justin Mays TE Ronan
Tanner Marshall OG Libby
Clancy Gout DT Libby
Nick Jones DE Libby
Hunter Fritsch LB Polson
Brian Peck CB Libby
Jack Eisenbarth CB Whitefish
Koby Garcia S Polson
Class B Football
Western B All-State
Garrett Graves Eureka
David Koppang Missoula Loyola
Brenton Pluid Eureka
Joey McElroy Missoula Loyola
Logan Gilliard Bigfork
Randy Stultz Bigfork
Karson Wheat Deer Lodge
Dax Miller Florence
Hank Dunn Eureka
Marcus Zeiler Florence
Scott Twite Missoula Loyola
Chet McCully Eureka
Jake Kindel Eureka
Jase Sorenson Thompson Falls
Western B All-Conference
First Team
Garrett Graves QB Eureka
Chet McCully RB Eureka
Ryan Tirrell RB Missoula Loyola
David Koppang WR Missoula Loyola
Brenton Pluid WR Eureka
Marcus Zeiler WR Florence
Logan Taylor TE Bigfork
Braedon Beck C Missoula Loyola
Joey McElroy OL Missoula Loyola
Colter Syzmoniak OL Eureka
Karson Wheat OL Deer Lodge
Logan Gilliard OL Bigfork
Simon Granberg K Eureka
Karson Wheat DT Deer Lodge
Logan Gilliard DT Bigfork
Mason Davis DE Eureka
Curtis Williams DE Missoula Loyola
Garrett Graves LB Eureka
Ryan Tirrell LB Missoula Loyola
Jake Kindel LB Eureka
Jase Sorenson LB Thompson Falls
Hank Dunn DB Eureka
David Koppang DB Missoula Loyola
Clayton Reichenbach DB Bigfork
Brenton Pluid DB Eureka
David Koppang P Missoula Loyola
Brenton Pluid KR Eureka
Second Team
Scott Twite QB Missoula Loyola
Augie Emslie QB Bigfork
Gabe Byrne RB Anaconda
Randy Stultz RB Bigfork
Hank Dunn WR Eureka
Cooper Waters WR Missoula Loyola
Anders Epperly WR Bigfork
Stetson Miller C Eureka
Seth Harris OL Florence
James Williams OL Eureka
Curtis Williams OL Missoula Loyola
Austin Forson OL Deer Lodge
Joey McElroy DT Missoula Loyola
Colter Syzmoniak DT Eureka
Brady Thorness DE Bigfork
Seth Harris DE Florence
Dax Miller LB Florence
Michael Bedford LB Bigfork
Jayden Dillon LB Bigfork
Reed Noyd LB Missoula Loyola
Marcus Zeiler DB Florence
Austin Varner DB Bigfork
Johnathan Schmidt DB Eureka
Cooper Waters DB Missoula Loyola
Colby Kohlman P Florence
David Koppang KR Missoula Loyola