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By Paul Lecker
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
Marshfield senior defensive end Trevor Peterson has been chosen as a first-team selection to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-State Team, which was released Monday.
Peterson, a first-team all-Valley Football Association South Division choice and a finalist for the WisSports.Net and Wisconsin Sports Network Tim Krumrie Award given to the top senior defensive lineman in the state, was second on the Tigers with 42 tackles. He finished with a team-high 12½ sacks, 13 total tackles for loss, forced three fumbles, recovered five, blocked four passes and had one interception. He returned three fumble recoveries and the interception for touchdowns.
Peterson was one of six defensive ends chosen to the 66-player all-state first team.
Marshfield senior quarterback Elliot Ashbeck, senior wide receiver Austin Littmann and senior kicker Gus Utech were named as honorable mention.
Ashbeck completed 136 of 244 passes for 1,998 yards and 21 touchdowns for Marshfield, which finished 9-2 and made it to Level 2 of the WIAA Division 2 playoffs. Ashbeck finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in passing yards with 3,587.
Littmann caught a team-high 44 passes for 724 yards and eight touchdowns.
Utech, a state finalist for the Wisconsin Sports Network Kevin Stemke Kicker of the Year Award, made 7 of 13 field goal attempts and 53 of 56 extra points this season. Utech tied Craig Kolb’s single season field goal record that was set in 2004.
Wisconsin Rapids linebacker Vince Biegel, a University of Wisconsin recruit, was named the Defensive Player of the Year.
Menomonie quarterback Neico Stokke was picked as the Offensive Player of the Year.
No members of the Stratford, Auburndale or Spencer/Marshfield Columbus Catholic teams earned all-state honors.
Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-State Team
First Team
Defense
Linemen: Dan Brown, sr., Pewaukee; Kevon Clunis, sr., Kenosha Bradford; Garrett Eide, sr., Blair-Taylor; Sam Panzer, sr., Appleton North; Ken Reid, jr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Logan Schmidt, sr., Richland Center; Marcus Senn, sr., Wisconsin Rapids.
Ends: Garett Cary, jr., Big Foot; Connor Hanson, sr., Menomonie; Alec James, jr., Brookfield East; Taylor Kalepp, sr., Colby; Trevor Peterson, sr., Marshfield; Robby Williams, sr., Middleton.
Inside linebackers: Vince Biegel, sr., Wisconsin Rapids; Max Chamberlain, sr., Waunakee; Haydon Dvorak, sr., Somserset; Bennet Goff, sr., Middleton; Quanzell Murphy, sr., Kenosha Bradford; Clint Nievinski, sr., Mosinee; Grant Schindler, sr., Chippewa Falls.
Outside linebackers: James Gates, sr., Menomonie; Toneo Gulley, sr., Kenosha Tremper; Thurson Schuster, sr., Marshall; Eli Steimle, sr., Manitowoc; Luke Yapp, sr., Verona.
Backs: Erik Albeck, sr., Janesville Parker; Josh Breider, jr., Muskego; Matt Gaffney, sr., Menasha; Cody Jaeger, sr., Milwaukee Marquette; Eric Murry, sr., Milwaukee Riverside; Kyle Schueller, sr., Edgar; Bakari Triggs, sr., Milwaukee Riverside; Kenneth Walker, sr., Big Foot.
Punter: Jordan Gruettner, sr., Muskego.
Defensive Player of the Year: Vince Biegel, ILB, sr., Wisconsin Rapids.
Offense
Linemen: Hayden Biegel, jr., Wisconsin Rapids; Michael Biese, sr., Kimberly; Mike Edwards, sr., Sun Prairie; Alex Jorgenson, sr., Colby; Lucas Kahl, sr., Big Foot; Levon Myers, sr., Franklin; Jacob Ohnesorge, jr., Waunakee; Ryan Ramczyk, sr., Stevens Point; Kaleb Reichert, sr., Nekoosa; Mark Spelman, sr., Milwaukee Marquette; Connor Stefanski, sr., Waukesha West; Viktor Stelter, sr., Edgar
Backs: Mitch Champagne, sr., Coleman; Alex Giles, jr., Cedar Grove-Belgium; Toneo Gulley, sr., Kenosha Tremper; Bryar Harper, sr., DeForest; Leo Musso, sr., Waunakee; Joe Schobert, sr., Waukesha West; Alex Schuh, sr., Kimberly; Kenneth Walker, sr., Big Foot.
Quarterbacks: Johnny Eagan, sr., Wautoma; Jake Nelson, sr., Milwaukee Lutheran; Neico Stokke, sr., Menomonie; Jay Tollefson, sr., West De Pere.
Wide receivers: Matt Christensen, jr., Wilmot; Brent Esser, sr., D.C. Everest; Jazz Peavy, jr., Kenosha Tremper; Matt Sosinsky, sr., Montello/Princeton/Green Lake.
Tight ends: Zach Hauser, sr., Port Washington; Ryan Himes, sr., Somerset; Kennedy Ringelberg, sr., Greendale.
Kicker: Jack Russell, sr., Waunakee.
Offensive Player of the Year: Neico Stokke, QB, sr., Menomonie.
Honorable Mention
Defense
Linemen: Riley Delzer, sr., Oconto Falls; Collin Enstad, sr., Sun Prairie; Ryan Johnson, sr., Brookfield Central; Michael Mayo, sr., Green Bay Southwest; Justin Montanez, sr., Milwaukee Riverside; Matt Mueller, sr., Cedar Grove-Belgium; Anthony Namowicz, sr., Racine St. Catherine’s; Garreth Simpson, sr., Baldwin-Woodville; Matt Strachota, sr., Hudson.
Ends: Austin Bown, jr., Manitowoc; Tom Cychner, sr., Lake Geneva Badger; Trent Denlinger, sr., Cuba City; Jordan Edgerson, sr., Pewaukee; Peter Herman, sr., Arcadia; Kyle Johnson, sr., Baldwin-Woodville; Kody McHugh, sr., Mosinee; A.J. Natter, jr., Milton; Logan Neitzke, jr., Appleton North; Mike Tomasino, sr., Franklin; Benji Wichman, sr., Mequon Homestead.
Inside linebackers: Austin Cordell, sr., Hartford; Jesse DeLorme, sr., Brodhead-Juda; Thomas Fruehe, sr., Appleton North; Jordan Gruettner, sr., Muskego; Dan Herriges, sr., Sussex Hamilton; Gunner Mach, sr., Necedah; Zach Pethan, sr., Manitowoc; Jake Rademacher, sr., Kettle Moraine; Jeremy Siebel, sr., Bloomer; Nick Wall, sr., Waukesha West.
Outside linebackers: John Alanis, sr., Seneca; Gavin Borchardt, sr., Edgar; Ethan Elgersma, sr., Wisconsin Rapids; Matthew Gajewski, sr., Appleton North; Tom Keene, sr., Potosi; Shawn Shillcox, sr., Two Rivers; Trevor Stauner, sr., South Milwaukee; Hunter Young, sr., Shiocton; Jacob Zwiefelhofer, sr., Bloomer.
Backs: Jackson Abresch, jr., Hartland Arrowhead; Cole Bollant, sr., Waunakee; Logan Emendorfer, sr., Platteville; Justin Erickson, sr., Racine St. Catherine’s; Spencer Froemming, sr., Bonduel; Brady Goska, sr., Wisconsin Rapids; Zach Hetzel, sr., Cedarburg; Jake Heuer, sr., Beaver Dam; Ben Holcomb, sr., Germantown; Matt Knapp, sr., Eau Claire Memorial; Matt Mayer, sr., Kimberly; Jerry Nash, sr., Kenosha Bradford; Ray Paul, sr., Merrill; Jimmy Schmidt, sr., Appleton Xavier; Mike Schwanke, sr., Appleton East; Jackson Weber, jr., Whitefish Bay; Jacob Werner, sr., Appleton North; Logan Wolf, jr., Elmwood.
Punters: Max Chamberlin, sr., Waunakee; Lex Pelke, sr., Menomonie.
Offense
Linemen: Mensah Amuzu, sr., Mequon Homestead; Theron Baumann, sr., Monona Grove; Hutner Corrigan, sr., Kenosha Bradford; John Ednres, sr., Eau Claire Memorial; Ben Ewings, sr., Lakeside Lutheran; Parker Himes, sr., Ellsworth; Matt Huebner, sr., Lancaster; Evan Kanz, sr., Luxemburg-Casco; Tim Klockziem, sr., Verona; Caleb Krause, sr., Waukesha Catholic Memorial; Reggie Larson, jr., Somerset; Robby Loose, sr., Cedar Grove-Belgium; Taylor Lucas, sr., Brookfield East; Mark Miller, sr., Kewaskum; Austin Morreau, sr., Manitowoc; Matt Pulizos, sr., Greendale; Josh Ruka, sr., Greenfield; Trevor Schell, sr., Hartland Arrowhead; Will Shanley, jr., Whitefish Bay; Collin Smith, sr., Muskego; Jabari Thompson, sr., Milwaukee Riverside; Sam Versnik, sr., West Allis Hale.
Backs: Caleb Belknap, sr., Menasha; Corey Broussard, sr., Waukesha South; Austin Kukulka, sr., Nekoosa; Levin Nayes, sr., Bloomer; Drew Otto, sr., Menomonie; Nick Patterson, sr., Sussex Hamilton; Eric Perkins, sr., Kewaskum; Brady Rose, sr., Cumberland; Kyle Schueller, sr., Edgar; R.J. Shelton, jr., Beaver Dam; Adam Vesterfelt, sr., Janesville Parker; Hunter Young, sr., Shiocton.
Quarterbacks: Elliot Ashbeck, sr., Marshfield; Sam Brick, sr., Greendale; Tanner Dixon, sr., Manitowoc; Logan Emendorfer, sr., Platteville; Kyle Larson, jr., Clayton; Jason Meichtry, sr., Brookfield Central; Chris Nelson, sr., Wilmot; Nathan Otto, sr., Appleton North; Ryan Saeger, sr., Hartland Arrowhead.
Wide receivers: David Bast, sr., Plattevile; Kevin Folker, sr., Milwaukee Lutheran; Cole Franklin, sr., Tomah; Austin Haugestuen, sr., Barron; Austin Littmann, sr., Marshfield; Matt Misiewicz, sr., Milwaukee Marquette; Teontae Morgan, sr., Cudahy; Jamar Morris, sr., Madison Memorial; Cody Nyhagen, jr., St. Croix Central; Trayvon Palmer, jr., Brown Deer; Brett Pozolinski, sr., Kimberly; Jordan Roosa, sr., Mosinee.
Tight ends: Lucas Emmerich, sr., Eau Claire Memorial; Mitch Fure, jr., Platteville; Drew Haack, sr., Middleton; Alex Jaromin, sr., Tomah; Zach Poker, jr., Oconomowoc; Zach Schradle, jr., Clayton.
Kickers: Tom Barneson, sr., Eau Claire Memorial; Steve Drida, jr., Waukesha West; Donnie Manke, jr., Lodi; Nathan Otto, sr., Appleton North; Gus Utech, sr., Marshfield.