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Wichita Eagle/VarsityKansas 2014 All-Metro Football


All-Metro offensive football team front row: Andover's Anthony Jackson, Carroll's Colton Howell, Carroll's Denzel Goolsby, Eisenhower's Blake Lynch and Andale's coach Gary O’Hair. Second row: Northwest's Matt Washee, Maize's Kendall Stewart, Trinity Academy's Tyler Burns and Andale's Hunter Knoblauch. Third row: Maize South's Jeremy Luck, Heights' Chris Ivy, Carroll's Noah Johnson and Andover Central's Tyler Harris.
All-Metro offensive football team front row: Andover's Anthony Jackson, Carroll's Colton Howell, Carroll's Denzel Goolsby, Eisenhower's Blake Lynch and Andale's coach Gary O’Hair. Second row: Northwest's Matt Washee, Maize's Kendall Stewart, Trinity Academy's Tyler Burns and Andale's Hunter Knoblauch. Third row: Maize South's Jeremy Luck, Heights' Chris Ivy, Carroll's Noah Johnson and Andover Central's Tyler Harris. The Wichita Eagle

Offense

Tyler Harris

E, Andover Central, 6-0, 175, Sr.

Led Jaguars into 4A-I quarterfinals. Had 37 catches, 835 yards, 10 TDs.

Kendall Stewart

E, Maize, 5-9, 157, Sr.

Two-time All-Metro selection. Had 45 catches, 736 yards, 7 TDs.

Chris Ivy

L, Heights, 6-5, 290, Sr.

Had 47 pancake blocks. Helped lead Falcons to 5A quarterfinals.

Anthony Jackson

L, Andover, 6-0, 210, Sr.

Led Trojans’ offense, which had nearly 3,000 yards of total offense.

Noah Johnson

L, Carroll, 6-2, 265, Jr.

Led line that blocked for Eagles’ offense that gained 4,957 yards and scored 98 touchdowns.

Jeremy Luck

L, Maize South, 6-5, 297, Jr.

Led line that blocked for Mavericks’ offense that gained nearly 3,500 yards and scored 294 points.

Matt Washee

L, Northwest, 5-10, 200, Sr.

Key to Grizzlies’ offense that had 4,462 total yards and averaged 39 points.

Colton Howell

QB, Carroll, 6-2, 205, Sr.

Had 1,531 passing yards, 19 TDs, 5 INTs. Also had 834 rushing yards, 22 TDs, 1 receiving TD. Led Carroll to 13-0 record, 5A title.

Tyler Burns

RB, Trinity Academy, 6-0, 210, Sr.

Two-time All-Metro selection. Had 158 carries for 1,662 rushing yards, 26 TDs.

Denzel Goolsby

RB, Carroll, 5-11, 205, Sr.

Had 1,641 rushing yards, 31 TDs. Had 44 TDs, including six on special teams for unbeaten Eagles.

Hunter Knoblauch

RB, Andale, 6-0, 180, Sr.

Despite injury that sidelined him for nearly 4 games, had 1,241 rushing yards, 21 TDs for 13-0 Indians.

Blake Lynch

K, Eisenhower, 5-5, 150, Sr.

Two-time All-Metro selection. Hit 6 of 7 field goals, including a long of 51.

Defense

Christopher Dugan

L, Carroll, 6-2, 220, Jr.

Changed positions to fill a need. Had 76 tackles, 27 for loss and six sacks on defense.

Kyler Ehm

L, Collegiate, 6-3, 265, Sr.

Also an OL, had 63 tackles, 28 for loss and led Spartans to 3A quarterfinals.

Hank Honas

L, Carroll, 6-2, 210, Sr.

Had 54 tackles, 32 for loss, 14 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries for starting defense that allowed 7 points.

Carlos Taylor

L, Heights, 6-0, 220, Sr.

Had 54 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 2 fumble recoveries.

Blake Beckett

LB, Halstead, 6-3, 183, Jr.

Had 124 tackles, 44 solo and 11 for loss. Led Dragons to Class 3A semifinals.

Nate Crossman

LB, Derby, 6-0, 205, Sr.

Had 65 tackles, 4 for loss, 1 interception as Derby finished 9-2 and advanced to 6A quarterfinals.

Jason Hermreck

LB, Andale, 6-3, 195, Sr.

Had 86 tackles, 292 receiving yards, 4 TDs and helped lead Indians to 4A-Division II title.

Tommy Marquez

LB, Carroll, 6-2, 210, Sr.

Led Carroll’s dominating defense with 89 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, INT.

Darreon Jackson

DB, Derby, 6-0, 190, Sr.

Had 145 tackles, 121 unassisted, 5 INT and 7 TDs, which included two on punt returns, two on kick returns.

Mark Quaney

DB, Carroll, 6-0, 190, Sr.

Had 48 tackles, 14 for loss, 5 INTs, 5 fumble recoveries, recovered four onside kicks.

Jaques Williams

DB, Collegiate, 5-8, 170, Sr.

Had 3 INT, 3 tackles for loss, 1,484 rushing yards 31 TDs. Had 12 playoff TDs, including receiving, passing, INT returned for TD.

Joe Hickerson

P, Kapaun, 6-4, 200, Sr.

Had 35 punts for a 35.5 per punt average.

Gary O’Hair

Coach, Andale

Led Indians to a 13-0 record, the Class 4A-Division II title. Andale has three unbeaten state titles, all under O’Hair.

This story was originally published December 3, 2014 at 7:41 PM with the headline "Wichita Eagle/VarsityKansas 2014 All-Metro Football."

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