After earning a runner-up finish this year the Smith Center Redmen had four players named to the 1A Kansas Football Coaches Association 1A All-State team.
Senior offensive linemen Joel Montgomery and Brell Speiss were joined on the offense by senior running back Jaden Atwood. Atwood rushed for 1,635 yards and 15 touchdowns before suffering an injury in the sub-state championship game that did not allow him to play in the state championship game.
Montgomery and Atwood were also named to the All-State defensive team as defensive linemen. Montgomery finished with 108 total tackles and 17 tackles for loss this past season.
Smith Center’s Trenton Colby was named to the 1A All-State defensive team as a defensive back.
Plainville was also well represented with seniors Jordan Finnesy and Jared Casey earning All-State honors on both offense and defense. Finnesy was selected at quarterback and defensive back and Casey at running back and linebacker.
Plainville’s coach Grant Stephenson was selected as the top coach in 1A.
LaCrosse’s Brock Brown was named to the 1A offense on the offensive line and Michael Showalter was selected as a linebacker.