Varsity Football

Wichita-area high school players selected to Kansas Shrine Bowl

Derby’s Brody Kooser leaps for a first down past Blue Valley North safety DreSchaun McCallop during the Class 6A championship game in November. Kooser was chosen the West team for the Shrine Bowl.
Derby’s Brody Kooser leaps for a first down past Blue Valley North safety DreSchaun McCallop during the Class 6A championship game in November. Kooser was chosen the West team for the Shrine Bowl. jsleezer@kcstar.com

Kansas Shrine Bowl rosters have been announced, and a batch of Wichitans made the cut.

Of the 68 players selected, 18 are from the Wichita area, reaching across four classifications.

The Kansas Shrine Bowl will be played at 7 p.m. July 28 in Pittsburg at Carnie Smith Stadium.

East Players

Anthony Albertini, St. Paul; Nick Allen, Blue Valley Southwest; KeShaun Anderson, Labette County; Wyatt Beyer, Sabetha; Jack Blumer, Marysville; Josh Boyd, Silver Lake; Andrew Callahan, Fort Scott; Chase Curtis, Pittsburg; Eric Dooley, Olathe North; Sam Eddington, Columbus; Jared Flood, St. Thomas Aquinas; Gage Foster, Lawrence Free State; Dylan Freberg, Blue Valley North; Anthony Geist, Wellsville; Broc Ginavan, Frontenac; Jacob Glendinning, Washburn Rural; Mitchell Grissom, Mill Valley; Jackson Heath, Blue Valley Northwest; Mitchell Henry, Nemaha Central; Cade Holmes, Shawnee Heights; Dante Jackson, Lawrence; Connor Jeffers, Burlington; Marshall Kellner, De Soto; Tristan Lee, Burlingame; Trevor Little, Galena; Tanner Mattias, Topeka; Camron Mitchell-Johnson, Olathe East; Jonathan Olsson, Emporia; Brent Peavler, Topeka-Hayden; Carter Putz, Bishop Miege; Damon Schmidt, Olpe; Dexton Swinehart, Lyndon; Ivan Webb, KC Schlagle; Max Wilson, Pittsburg -Colgan

East Coaches

Warren Seitz, Namaha Central; Walt Alexander, Topeka; Tom Nickelson, Pittsburg; Mark Smith, Frontenac; Garrett Michael, Sabetha; Shawn Seematter, Pittsburg Colgan

West Players

Kyle Anderson, Smoky Valley; Levi Archer, Goodland; Neal Bever, Sedgwick; Andrew Brautman, Arkansas City; Garrett Bridwell, Wichita Northwest; Jhet Burkhart, Buhler; Tate Busse, St. Francis; Xavier Cason, Junction City; Nick Channel, Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Aaron Clark, Great Bend; Kirk Coomes, Phillipsburg; Mac Copeland, Wichita Collegiate; Dalton Cross, Valley Center; Demarcus Elliott, Garden City; Carlos Emanuel, Hanover; Grant Fairchild, Andale; Hayden Gillum, Plainville; Nik Grubbs, Manhattan; Federico Harvey Jr., Haysville Campus; Braden Howell, Bishop Carroll; Tanner King, Goddard Eisenhower; Brody Kooser, Derby; Dalton Kuhn, Smith Center; Peyton Lane, Clay Center; Matthew Lange, Conway Springs; Reese Nebel, Hesston; Jayden Price, Mulvane; Chance Rodriguez, Holcomb; Josh Seabolt, Cimmaron; Wyatt Seidl, McPherson; Luis Sotelo, Salina Centeral; AJ Vang, Goddard; Dalen Williams, Wichita Heights; Dawson Williams, Dodge City

West Coaches

Scott Vang, Goddard; Steve Martin, Wichita Northwest; Dusty Trail, Bishop Carroll; Tim Lambert, Smoky Valley; Tyson Bauerle, Hesston; Darren Sasse, Smtih Center

This story was originally published December 27, 2017 at 5:27 PM with the headline "Wichita-area high school players selected to Kansas Shrine Bowl."

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