Varsity Football

The Wichita Eagle’s 2024 Kansas high school football all-state teams in 8-man, 6-man

The Wichita Eagle released its annual all-state teams for each class to recognize some of the best players from the 2024 Kansas high school football season.

Below you can find the all-state teams for 8-man and 6-man football. The large-class all-state teams for 6-5-4A were released on Monday, as were the small-class all-state teams for 3-2-1A.

Wichita Eagle all-class 8-man Division 1 football team

Offense

QB—Duncan Bell, sr., Hoxie

QB—Jack Skocny, sr., Clifton-Clyde

QB—Cashton Young, jr., Wichita County

RB—James Marcotte, jr., Lyndon

RB—Ryan Sramek, sr., Rawlins County

RB—Dayton Stephen, sr., Hill City

WR—Xavier Miller, so., Lincoln

WR—J.T. Prusa, sr., South Central

TE—Samuel Watkins, sr., Hoxie

OL—Ruxton Birdsong, sr., Little River

OL—Landon Daniels, jr., Central Plains

OL—Daylan Fairchild, jr., Rawlins County

OL—Max Whitham, sr., Wichita County

Defense

DL—Khris Hermosillo, sr., Wichita County

DL—Reese Krone, jr., Ell-Saline

DL—Damien Loewen, sr., South Gray

DL—Jase Rutherford, sr., South Central

LB—Kyler Bergkamp, sr., Little River

LB—Jack Herd, jr., South Central

LB—Eli Hurley, sr., Central Plains

LB—Creyo Koop, sr., West Elk

LB—Easton Nickelson, sr, Hoxie

DB—Trent Haag, sr., West Elk

DB—Josh Hutchinson, sr., Oswego

DB—Colton Isch, sr., Madison

DB—Kas Kramer, jr., Ell-Saline

Special teams

K—Trent Fenner, sr., Hoxie

P—Cordell Jordan, sr., Oxford

RET—Luke Budke, sr., Chase County

Offensive Player of the Year—Samuel Watkins, sr., Hoxie

Defensive Player of the Year—Easton Nickelson, sr, Hoxie

Coach of the Year—Lance Baar, Hoxie

Honorable mention

Quarterbacks—Tate Balthazor, jr., Hill City; Cooper Criss, so., Cedar Vale-Dexter; Eli Feltner, sr., Lyndon; Wyatt Griffin, jr., Chase County; Trent Haag, sr., West Elk; Zac Hendrickson, sr., South Gray; Easton Huck, so., South Central; Jeremiah Miller, so., Lincoln; Lucas Raile, jr., St. Francis; Logan Renken, sr., Little River; Aydin Ruiz, sr., Spearville; Trent Schartz, fr., Ellis; Johnathan Schroeder, sr., Oxford; Ashton Wynn, jr., WaKeeney-Trego.

Running backs—Connor Charvat, sr., Sylvan-Lucas; Jonathan Froese, jr., Sublette; Jaren Garrison, so., Little River; Trextin Koch, sr., Clifton-Clyde; Cruz Leiser, jr., Madison; Coda Lindsay, so., South Central; Josiah Pattangall, so., Decatur County; Isaiah Ridgeway, sr., Rock Hills; Braydon Scheetz, sr., Hoxie; Joel Schreiber, sr., Central Plains; Joshua Stuckey, fr., Kinsley.

Receivers—Ben Bell, so., Lincoln; Zach Criqui, jr., Lyndon; Paxton Dody, sr., Central Plains; Carlos Duran, sr., Solomon; Dayton Fromholtz, jr., St. Francis; Aiden Hekele, sr., Central Plains; Ashton Koehn, jr., Sublette; Braxton Munk, sr., Hoxie; Caleb Noble, sr., Ellis; Maverick Schalk, so., Cedar Vale-Dexter.

Offensive line—Rusty Bailey, so., Decatur County; Packer Bolinger, sr., Madison; Layne Buttenhoff, jr., Sylvan-Lucas; Kye Chase, sr., Clifton-Clyde; Lucky Cherico, sr., Sedan; Hayden Green, jr., Udall; Javon Kachel, jr., Hoxie; Koby Keiswetter, jr., Hill City; Malcom King, sr., Hoxie; Brodin Koch, sr., Clifton-Clyde; Alex Long, sr., Oswego; Rayden Myers, sr., Oswego; Josh Patteson, sr., West Elk; Chris Rangel, sr., Chase County; Pearson Rush, jr., Oxford; Hunter Sneath, sr., Little River; Logan Stroede, sr., Central Plains; Luke Stucky, sr., Goessel; Victor Ruiz-Torres, sr., Ell-Saline; Tadyn West, sr., Wichita County.

Defensive line—Kaiden Bliss, sr., WaKeeney-Trego; Asa Briscoe, jr., South Gray; Cade Brokes, sr., Sylvan-Lucas; Tyler Brown, so., Oxford; Noah Collins, sr., Canton-Galva; Dorian Culwell, sr., Rawlins County; Octavian Dean, jr., Madison; Graeden Deines, sr., WaKeeney-Trego; Garrett Emigh, sr., Decatur County; Locklund Feight, jr., Clifton-Clyde; Trent Fenner, sr., Hoxie; Noah Friesen, sr., Sublette; John Hess, so., Cedar Vale-Dexter; Colton Kewley, sr., Chase County; Brady Kraft, so., Kinsley; Zachary Kraft, sr., Kinsley; Melvin Lutes, sr., Ell-Saline; Connor Minor, sr., Oswego; Andruw Rodriquez, sr., West Elk; Juan Tapia, sr., Wichita County; Deagen Walters, sr., Lincoln.

Linebackers—Matt Bretz, so., Hoxie; Guthrie Danford, jr., Chase County; Tru Dewey, jr., Rawlins County; Branton Gosevener, so., Ell-Saline; Bradan Grumbein, sr., La Crosse; Matt Hamm-Jones, so., Solomon; Cade Hurlburt, sr., Madison; Cordell Jordan, sr., Oxford; Drake Loveall, jr., Madison; Maddex Moreno, sr., West Elk; Oliver Nobert, sr., Clifton-Clyde; Camden Polifka, sr., Quinter; Sylar Rohr, sr., Hill City; Carson Schartz, jr., Ellis; Gabe Smith, sr., Lakeside-Downs; Jaxson Smith, fr., Hill City.

Defensive backs—Luke Budke, sr., Chase County; Jhet Ewertt, so., Little River; Leo DeDonder, jr., Northern Heights; Lucas Griffin, jr., Lyndon; Jake Hittle, sr., Pratt-Skyline; Dylan Luna, jr., Wichita County; Cooper McDill, sr., Rock Hills; Kade Morales, jr., Sublette; Asa Popp, sr., Rawlins County; Jamie Sarmiento, sr., South Central; Garett Usry, jr., West Elk; Camden Ward, sr., Rock Hills; Kaden Weseloh, sr., Kiowa County; Demetri Williamson, fr., Oswego.

Specialists—Aiden Aschenbrenner, so., Ellis; Lucas Correa, jr., Ell-Saline; Dante Henley, sr., Burden-Central; Chris Norez, jr., Little River; Logan Schubert, so., Little River; Parker Sutton, jr., Flinthills; Jaryn Windholz, sr., WaKeeney-Trego.

Wichita Eagle all-class 8-man Division 2 football team

Offense

QB—Wes Anderson, jr., Frankfort

QB—Brandon Schmelzle, sr., Axtell

RB—Ry Kooiman, sr., Hutchinson Central Christian

RB—Lane Louiseau, sr., Frankfort

RB—Carson Vineyard, jr., Argonia-Attica

WR—Carter Olson, sr., Frankfort

WR—Jesse Smith, sr., Minneola

WR—Dane Winters, sr., Burlingame

TE—Tanner Bruna, jr., Hanover

OL—Parker Haid, sr., Burlingame

OL—Daltyn Heinen, sr., Axtell

OL—Kyle Huser, jr., Victoria

OL—Zach Oswald, sr., Lebo

Defense

DL—Trent Hardin, sr., Frankfort

DL—Camron Jueneman, sr., Hanover

DL—Brayden Lawson, sr., Marmaton Valley

LB—Cale Braun, sr., Victoria

LB—Eli Broxterman, sr., Axtell

LB—Rilyn Buessing, sr., Axtell

LB—Kolson Cook, sr., Bucklin

LB—Nathan Reed, sr., Hutchinson Central Christian

LB—J.D. Tyson, sr., Burlingame

LB—George von Leonrod, sr., Dighton

DB—Dalton Garman, sr., Osborne

DB—Wyatt Griffin, sr., Victoria

DB—Rhett Kats, sr., Logan-Palco

DB—Landon Schmitz, jr., Axtell

Special teams

K—Tyson Younger, so., Hodgeman County

P—Lucas Kirk, sr., Bucklin

RET—Daniel Cramer, sr., Dighton

Offensive Player of the Year—Brandon Schmelzle, sr., Axtell

Defensive Player of the Year—Eli Broxterman, sr., Axtell

Coach of the Year—Eric Detweiler, Axtell

Honorable mention

Quarterbacks—Braden Brockman, sr., Randolph-Blue Valley; Andy Cooper, sr., Pike Valley; Daniel Cramer, sr., Dighton; Lucas Kirk, sr., Bucklin; Andrew Konrade, sr., Lebo; Levi Lang, jr., Minneola; Kyler Murphy, sr., Norwich; Rieken Stallbaumer, sr., Hanover.

Running backs—Jensin Barker, jr., Colony-Crest; Gavin Carson, sr., Rural Vista; Dustin Foster, so., Waverly; Aiden Haskell, sr., Bucklin; Eli Hauff, sr., Lebo; Alec Jueneman, jr., Hanover; Tyson Klotz, jr., Minneola; Travis Korbe, sr., Wallace County; Dawson Lantz, sr., Osborne; Matt Pfeifer, jr., Victoria; Miles Rickard, sr., Pike Valley; Weston Scherrer, so., Victoria; Brodie Snodgrass, jr., Fairfield; Logan Tate, sr., Rural Vista.

Receivers—Brody Froese, sr., Hutchinson Central Christian; Jaedon Granere, sr., Marmaton Valley; Brayden Hopkins, jr., Lebo; Hunter Howell, sr., Osborne; Jack Jenkinson, sr., Dighton; Jayden Linscheid, sr., Hutchinson Central Christian; Pearce Richardson, sr., Wallace County; Gavin Rose, jr., Macksville; Hazen Rydquist, sr., Hodgeman County; Drake Skirvin, jr., Burlingame; Caleb Sparks, sr., Logan-Palco; Ethan VonLintel, jr., Victoria; Connor Wilson, so., Dighton.

Offensive line—Mason Ferguson, so., Marmaton Valley; Andy Foltz, sr., Waverly; Josh Gregg, sr., Argonia-Attica; Patrick Jacquinot, sr., St. Paul; Lincoln Koehn, sr., Osborne; Leighton Konrade, sr., Bucklin; Garrett Lanning, sr., Fairfield; Mason Marsh, jr., Rural Vista; Jeb Miller, sr., Victoria; Keaton Miller, sr., Hutchinson Central Christian; Cole Norton, sr., Minneola; Payton Redburn, sr., Dighton; Matthew Rogers, sr., Pretty Prairie; Logan Sandman, so., Axtell; Cody Schmidtberger, jr., Victoria; Bryce Walters, sr., Hodgeman County; Jakobe Whitmore, sr., Burlingame.

Defensive line—Blaise Buessing, sr., Axtell; Kaden Graham, sr., Logan-Palco; Garrett Landis, so., Ashland; Ashton Lattimer, sr., Lebo; Jay Morgan, sr., Hodgeman County; Daniel Portillo, jr., St. John; Ryland Price, sr., Dighton; Timmy Roberts, sr., Burlingame; Braden Schwartz, sr., Hanover; Gage Seifried, sr., Osborne; Allen Skeen, sr., Minneola; Kingsly Smith, jr., Wakefield; Konnor Sullivan, jr., Hutchinson Central Christian; Carter Swingle, sr., Argonia-Attica.

Linebackers—Case Ashmore, jr., Logan-Palco; Simon Blankley, jr., Hartford; Dylan Brozek, jr., Stafford; Brevyn Campbell, jr., Marmaton Valley; Gavin Carson, sr., Rural Vista; Kadrick Cohorst, so., Hanover; Wyatt Detweiler, so., Axtell; Clay Guttery, sr., Osborne; Lucas Hilger, sr., Norwich; Treyton Hill, sr., Deerfield; Henry Ketter, so., Frankfort; Cael Kooiman, so., Hutchinson Central Christian; Brock Moon, jr., Burlingame; Dylan Ohlde, jr., Linn; Dawson Ruff, sr., Hodgeman County; Cooper Scharff, so., Marmaton Valley; Carson Vineyard, jr., Argonia-Attica.

Defensive backs—Braxton Alpers, jr., St. John; Connor Fowler, sr., Fairfield; Miles Haskell, so., Bucklin; Piercen Huff, jr., Hutchinson Central Christian; Gentry McGhee, sr., Colony-Crest; Lathan McPhail, sr., Ashland; Braylon Meyn, jr., Hanover; Greyson Ohlde, so., Linn; Denton Ramsey, sr., Colony-Crest; Kolie Riedy, jr., Rural Vista; Talon Shank, fr., Hodgeman County; Tyler Smith, sr., Frankfort.

Specialists—Kemper Benisch, jr., Wallace County; Brody Berntsen, sr., Argonia-Attica; Jimmy Escobar, sr., Thunder Ridge; Nick Feikert, jr., Bucklin; Devin Jones, sr., Burlingame; Sam Lowther, sr., Stafford; Carter Ohl, jr., Waverly; Noah Roemer, sr., Dighton.

Wichita Eagle all-class 6-man football team

Offense

QB—Nick Cottrell, jr., Weskan

QB—Will Wegerer, sr., Cunningham

RB—Langston Nothern, sr., Ingalls

RB—Dylan Wark, jr., Golden Plains

RB—Karsyn Wright, so., Weskan

WR—Luke Albers, sr., Cunningham

WR—Jameson Miles, so., Peabody-Burns

WR—Landon Traver, so., Marais des Cygnes Valley

OL—Breck Averhoff, sr., Ingalls

OL—Dylan Halderson, jr., Cunningham

OL—Diego Perez, jr., Golden Plains

Defense

DL—Wyatt Amlong, sr., Golden Plains

DL—Kelson Juno, jr., Otis-Bison

DL—Charlie Phelps, jr., Tescott

LB—Trey Allen, sr., Weskan

LB—Judah Crow, sr., Weskan

LB—Stephen Kerschen, so., Cunningham

LB—Josh Rath, sr., Golden Plains

DB—Tagg Bond, sr., Chetopa

DB—Owen Hammond, jr., Northern Valley

DB—Jake Hoopingarner, sr., Otis-Bison

DB—Austin Swonger, so., South Barber

Special teams

K—Dagim Reed, sr., Cunningham

P—Gavin Thalheim, jr., Northern Valley

RET—Joey Stirn, so., Tescott

Offensive Player of the Year—Langston Nothern, sr., Ingalls

Defensive Player of the Year—Trey Allen, sr., Weskan

Coach of the Year—Brett Clow, Weskan

Honorable mention

Quarterbacks—Quentin Franklin, sr., Moscow; Clayton Hammeke, sr., Pawnee Heights; Lawrence Holt, sr., Chetopa; Aiden Hurst, so., Peabody-Burns; Austin Miller, sr., Tescott; Noble Phillips, sr., Burrton; Landon Reed, so., Marais des Cygnes Valley.

Running backs—Gavin Alloway, jr., Otis-Bison; Danny Gomez, jr., Moscow; Ryan Huddle, sr., Triplains-Brewster; Dalton Philpott, so., Peabody-Burns; William Stackhouse, sr., Altoona-Midway; Joey Stirn, so., Tescott; Skyler Thimesch, jr., Cunningham.

Receivers—Kage Beck, jr., Altoona-Midway; Garen Cantrell, so., South Barber; David Cox, sr., Chetopa; Logan Maier, sr., Otis-Bison.

Offensive line—Isaac Barrie, jr., Ingalls; Ismael Cortez, sr., Otis-Bison; Brayden Duvall, jr., South Barber; Miguel Garcia, sr., Golden Plains; Griffin McKinney, fr., Northern Valley; Gage Robinson, so., Chetopa; Trent Schnittker, sr., Cunningham; Ayden Thompson, so., Tescott.

Defensive line—Tyler Calderwood, jr., Marais des Cygnes Valley; Brady Carlson, sr., Pawnee Heights; James Dickerman, sr., Tescott; Payton King, sr., Cunningham; Harley McPherson, sr., Cheylin; Marshall Minor, so., Chetopa; Cody Shklar, fr., South Barber; Gavin Thalheim, jr., Northern Valley.

Linebackers—Jackson Combs, so., Ingalls; Trey Decavele, sr., Marais des Cygnes Valley; Oakley Duvall, sr., South Barber; Cade Gossen, sr., Peabody-Burns; Braylon Johnson, so., Moscow; Keegan Nothern, so., Ingalls; Aiden Ochs-Lohrey, fr., Otis-Bison; John Sabatka, sr., Cheylin.

Defensive backs—Tate Burrell, jr., Western Plains; Kieran Foster, sr., Altoona-Midway; Joey Lamendola, sr., Altoona-Midway; Dalton Lingenfelter, so., Marais des Cygnes Valley; Daniel Stinemetz, jr., Ingalls.

Specialists—Jose Rios-Mendoza, so., Golden Plains; Caleb Wiebe, fr., Ingalls.

This story was originally published December 17, 2024 at 6:02 AM.

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