Prep Football- As District 5 for Eight-Player cheers for Iowa Valley to continue their undefeated run through the season with a quarterfinal showdown against Audubon at home this Thursday, November 6th, the All-District Teams were released with the Tigers leading the pack.
Offensive MVP
For the second consecutive season, Nolan Kriegel of Iowa Valley took home Offensive MVP as the junior combined for 2,434 total yards and 53 touchdowns through ten weeks of the season. Most importantly, as a quarterback, he has thrown zero interceptions and completing 67.3% of his passes.
His 58 total touchdowns rank first in the entire state. He was also voted 1st Team All-District quarterback.
Defensive MVP
Belle Plaine, the newcomer to the district, had Wade Sankot lift the hardware. The 1st Team All-District linebacker tallied 57 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and nabbed a pick-six in his senior season along with rushing for 845 yards and eight touchdowns.
Head Coach and Assistant Coach of the Year
Iowa Valley has produced one of the best seasons in their program’s history, climbing as high as #4 in the Eight-Player rankings for the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and still sitting at 10-0 with one win separating them from a trip to the UNI-Dome.
For those efforts, Casey Krull was named All-District Head Coach for the second straight season and Dan Sovers was named All-District Assistant Coach.
Golden Spikes Award
The Golden Spikes award is given out to players who were injured for all or part of the season and did not play enough games to earn All-District honors.
Unfortunately, Deshon Anderson of English Valleys made the list for the second consecutive year. Chandler McKibben of Iowa Valley was also nominated for the award.
WACO
The Warriors made it to the postseason for the 5th straight season after finishing in 3rd place for the district. For that achievement, WACO had five players make it on 1st Team Offense or Defense and five additional players find a spot on the 2nd Team.
Swiss army knife Hayden Shelman was named 1st Team running back for the district as his electric play carried the offense. The junior produced 1,212 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns on 7.1 yards per carry. He also added 571 yards through the air passing and 21 yards receiving. He finished the season with 22 total touchdowns.
Paving the way for Shelman and the offense that compiled 2,054 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns was 6’8 senior Adam Stafford. For his bulldozing ways, Stafford was named 1st Team offensive lineman.
For the final spot on the 1st Team offense, Niles Reichenbach was named 1st Team kicker. The senior was 26 of 28 on extra points and made a 30-yard field goal on the season. This is the second season in a row that he has earned this honor.
Switching over to defense, Trey Edeker was named 1st Team defensive lineman. The undersized lineman burrowed his way through for 25 tackles, including a team high eight tackles for loss and the only sack of the season.
Along with earning 1st Team kicker, Reichenbach also claimed 1st Team linebacker. The senior finished second on the team with 35 tackles and tied for first with interceptions two.
On the 2nd Team, Casey Coakley was named 2nd Team wide receiver and Nic Pacha was put on as 2nd Team offensive lineman. Coakley led the team with 187 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On defense, Tyler Rogers found a spot on the defensive line, while Sam Meyer and Raefe Davison were named 2nd Team linebackers. Meyer led the team in tackles with 43.5 and nabbed two interceptions. Davison collected six tackles for loss and Rogers amassed 18 tackles.
Levi Bachman and Kellen Shelman were named to the Honorable Mention list.
Winfield-Mt. Union
The Wolves nearly snuck into the playoffs but just missed out despite averaging 30 points per game with their most impressive win coming against English Valleys in a 28-26 final. Helping the offense glide through the air was Tayson Samuels, as he was named 1st Team wide receiver, and Max Edwards, 1st Team tight end.
Samuels led the team in receptions with 53 and yards with 615. He also grabbed three touchdowns. Edwards caught 46 passes for 580 yards with a team-leading eight receiving touchdowns. It is Edwards’ second time earning a spot on the 1st Team.
Also finding a spot on the 1st Team for the second straight season was senior offensive lineman Grant Anderson. He helped the rushing attack gain four yards per carry and 1,526 yards through the air.
Appreciating that time was 1st Team punter and 2nd Team quarterback Cody Milks. The junior averaged 36 yards per punt as he booted it away 18 times throughout the season. As a quarterback, he tossed for 1,404 yards and 13 touchdowns. He added 157 yards and five scores on the ground.
Nicholas Sparrow, a senior, was named 2nd Team running back for his 380 total yards and seven total touchdowns. Leading the way was 2nd Team offensive lineman Gabe Cummings, a senior.
Wyatt Palmer was placed on the 2nd Team defensive line as he accounted for 13.5 tackles, one tackle for loss, and two fumble recoveries. Kade Sweezer was named Honorable Mention.
Full 1st Team Offense
QB- Nolan Kreigel, Iowa Valley
RB- Hayden Shelman, WACO
RB- Cale Weisskopf, HLV/TC
RB- Dane Smith, Iowa Valley
RB- Braydon Anderson, English Valleys
WR- Tayson Samuels, Winfield-Mt. Union
WR- Evertt Bender, English Valleys
TE/FB- Max Edwards, Winfield-Mt. Union
OL- Mason Hoyt, Iowa Valley
OL- Will Sankot, Belle Plaine
OL- Adam Stafford, WACO
OL- Grant Anderson, Winfield-Mt. Union
UTL- Drew Fisher, English Valleys
UTL- Dallas Sherman, Iowa Valley
K- Niles Reichenbach, WACO
Full 1st Team Defense
DL- Kane Axmear, English Valleys
DL- Lane Chvala, Iowa Valley
DL- Owen Ary, Iowa Valley
DL- Trey Edeker, WACO
LB- Chance Hoyt, Iowa Valley
LB- Wade Sankot, Belle Plaine
LB- Cael Grove, English Valleys
LB- Niles Reichenbach, WACO
DB- Josh Reed, Iowa Valley
DB- Layne Peska, Iowa Valley
UTL- Jack Osborn, English Valleys
UTL- Aidan Timm, Belle Plaine
RET- Peyton Dostal, Belle Plaine
P- Cody Milks, Winfield-Mt. Union
Full 2nd Team Offense
QB- Cody Milks, Winfield-Mt. Union
RB- Nick Sparrow, Winfield-Mt. Union
WR- Casey Coakley, WACO
WR- Sean McCullough, HLV/TC
TE/FB- Derek Kressley, Belle Plaine
OL- Ben Flander, English Valleys
OL- Kaleb Bolinger, English Valleys
OL- Nic Pacha, WACO
OL- Gabe Cummings, Winfield-Mt. Union
UTL- Breyer Jack, HLV/TC
K- Kray Massman, Belle Plaine
Full 2nd Team Defense
DL- Tyson Kriegel, Iowa Valley
DL- Elijah Lillie, Iowa Valley
DL- Wyatt Palmer, Winfield-Mt. Union
DL- Tyler Rogers, WACO
LB- Colton Mikesell, English Valleys
LB- Sam Meyer, WACO
LB- Raefe Davison, WACO
DB- Boston Rooda, HLV/TC
DB- Zavier Pederson, Iowa Valley
Honorable Mentions
Belle Plaine: Tanner Johnson
English Valleys: Owen Mather and Christian Tripses
HLV/TC: Tristan Pirkl and Easton Krumm
WACO: Levi Bachman and Kellen Shelman
Winfield-Mt. Union: Kade Sweezer