Midwestern League football 2021: All-league teams, coach and players of the year

Midwestern League football all-league selections and individual awards for the 2021 fall season, as determined by a vote of the league’s coaches

Jake Newell (Thurston) photo by Leon Neuschwander

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jake Newell, Thurston

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Braden Rohde, Churchill

COACH OF THE YEAR

Justin Starck, Thurston

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB Chace Pence, Churchill, senior

QB Caiden Lacey, Eagle Point, junior

RB Brycen Indell, Thurston, senior

RB Gavin Knights, Thurston, senior

RB Caden Lasater, Crater, senior

WR Jake Newell, Thurston, senior

WR Riley Van Camp, Churchill, senior

WR Jimmie Copeland, Eagle Point, senior

TE Grayson Starck, Thurston, senior

C Auron Cramer, Thurston, senior

OL Brycen Thomas, Churchill, senior

OL Chase Sattler, Springfield, senior

OL Jimmy Jordahl, Crater, senior

OL Desy McWilliams Stacy, Churchill, senior

K Gavin Levesque, Thurston, senior

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DL Braden Rohde, Churchill, senior

DL Jimmy Jordahl, Crater, senior

DL Jake Newell, Thurston, senior

DL Josh Buller, Thurston, senior

LB Vaun Halstead, Thurston, junior

LB Romynn Schaefer, Churchill, junior

LB Caden Lasater, Crater, senior

LB Isaiah Hill, Eagle Point, senior

DB Darien Witham, Thurston, junior

DB Miles Jennings, Crater, senior

DB Danny Womack, Churchill, senior

DB Triston McGuire, Eagle Point, senior

P Riley Van Camp, Churchill, senior

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

RB Austin Mills, Churchill, senior

RB Isaiah Hill, Eagle Point, senior

RB Vaun Halstead, Thurston, senior

WR Griffin Bushnell, Willamette, senior

WR Kellen Humphries, Thurston, senior

WR Caden Negra, Ashland, sophomore

TE Kayden Gardner, Crater, sophomore

C Ethan Bodenbender, Eagle Point, senior

OL Matthyw McGrath, Willamette, senior

OL Raegan Gowen, Crater, freshman

OL Trevor Henderson, North Bend, senior

OL Kaiden VanEtten, Springfield, senior

K Jeremiah Cordle, Eagle Point, sophomore

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

DL Jimmie Copeland, Eagle Point, senior

DL Travis Grantom, Willamette, sophomore

DL Trevor Henderson, North Bend, senior

DL Chase Sattler, Springfield, senior

LB Brycen Indell, Thurston, senior

LB Sidon Green, North Bend, senior

LB Tony Downes, Crater, junior

LB Johnson Lin, Willamette, senior

DB Gage Young, Churchill, senior

DB Parker Saunders, Thurston, senior

DB Dillon Butler, Willamette, senior

DB Miguel Perez, Thurston, senior

P Luke Higginson, Crater, junior

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

QB Alex Boring, Thurston, senior

RB Connor Dye, Springfield, sophomore

WR Henry Pence, Churchill, junior

WR Dwayne Fotta, Springfield, junior

TE Pete Pennington, Churchill, junior

OL Kekoa Kahookaulana, Ashland, freshman

OL Sage Wilson, Crater, junior

OL Colson Abel, Ashland, senior

OL Jaeden Frye, Churchill, senior

K Tony Perez, Crater, senior

K Danny Womack, Churchill, senior

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

DL Cruz Ortiz, Thurston, senior

DL Juan Ruiz, Eagle Point, senior

DL Matthyw McGrath, Willamette, senior

DL Dylan Bowles, Churchill, senior

DL Kevin Turcios, Eagle Point, senior

DL Ryken deVillenueve, Crater, senior

DL Mike Sherrill, Crater, junior

DL Joshio Stevens, North Bend, sophomore

LB Kellen Humphries, Thurston, senior

LB Ethan Moody, Eagle Point, senior

LB Luke Higginson, Crater, junior

LB John Peck, Churchill, senior

LB TJ Daniel, Springfield, senior

LB Kevin Jones, North Bend, senior

LB Craig Edera, North Bend, senior

DB Jermaine Richards, Willamette, senior

DB Quentin McDonald, Springfield, senior

DB Ronin Kimbrough, Ashland, senior

DB Alex Smith, Eagle Point, senior

DB Tony Perez, Crater, senior

DB Ethan Burkhead, Thurston, sophomore

DB Aiden Chenoweth, Crater, junior

DB Scott Price, Crater, junior

DB Jordan Vega, Springfield, senior

DB Julian Gomez, Springfield, junior

DB David Roberts, North Bend, junior

DB Sam Mickelson, North Bend, sophomore

DB Tripp Repp, Ashland, senior

P Gavin Levesque, Thurston, senior