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By Paul Lecker
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
After rolling through an undefeated season in conference play, Spencer/Columbus Catholic reaped the rewards with eight first-team selections to the 2015 All-Cloverbelt Conference Football Team, which was voted on by the conference coaches.
The Rockets, who went 7-0 to win their first-ever Cloverbelt championship, also had three second-team picks and three honorable mention selections.
Sophomore running back Hunter Luepke was one of the first-team picks for the Rockets and was named the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year.
Joining him on the first team were junior running back Noah Zastrow, junior offensive lineman Max Johnson, senior offensive lineman Elijah Welsh, senior defensive lineman Dakota Andreae, senior linebacker Hunter Hildebrandt, and senior defensive backs Calvin Lenz and Austin Post.
Head coach Jason Gorst was named Coach of the Year and defensive coordinator Todd Hildebrandt was picked as the Assistant Coach of the Year.
Second-team picks for the Rockets were receiver Ryan Busse, offensive lineman Brett Loveland, and senior defensive lineman Ryan Schauer.
Running back Jonny Tomke, defensive back Tim Bauer and offensive lineman Aaron Zenner were honorable mention choices for Spencer/Columbus, which finished the season with a 13-1 overall record and was the runner-up in the WIAA Division 5 state championship game, losing to Amherst.
2015 All-Cloverbelt Conference Football Team
First Team
Offense
Quarterback: Cody Folkers, sr., Fall Creek.
Running backs: Hunter Luepke, so., Spencer/Columbus; Noah Zastrow, jr., Spencer/Columbus; Trent Peterson, sr., Altoona.
Wide receivers: Aaron Morrow, jr., Colby; Sawyer Rubeck, sr., Fall Creek.
Linemen: Max Johnson, jr., Spencer/Columbus; Elijah Welsh, sr., Spencer/Columbus; Eric Jorgenson, sr., Colby; Noah Druckrey, sr., Altoona; Mason Bichanich, sr., Stanley-Boyd.
Defense
Linemen: Dakota Andreae, sr., Spencer/Columbus; Noel Ortiz, jr., Eau Claire Regis; Trent Sell, jr., Altoona; Steven Spaeth, sr., Stanley-Boyd.
Linebackers: Hunter Hildebrandt, sr., Spencer/Columbus; Zach Turner, sr., Stanley-Boyd; Noah Schober, sr., Eau Claire Regis; Lucas Bowerman, sr., Osseo-Fairchild.
Backs: Calvin Lenz, sr., Spencer/Columbus; Austin Post, sr., Spencer/Columbus; Zak Ingersoll, jr., Stanley-Boyd.
Specialists: Shawn Sedlacek, sr., Cadott; Jake Prudlick, jr., Osseo-Fairchild.
Second Team
Offense
Quarterback: Seth Hause, jr., Stanley-Boyd.
Running backs: Ben Goettl, jr., Stanley-Boyd; Tommy Cicha, sr., Eau Claire Regis; Connor Klatt, jr., Altoona.
Wide receivers: Ryan Busse, Spencer/Columbus; Dakota Steinke, sr., Osseo-Fairchild.
Linemen: Brett Loveland, sr., Spencer/Columbus; Jared Merkel, sr., Eau Claire Regis; Isaac Wolfe, sr., Eau Claire Regis; Tom Vanderwyst, jr., Fall Creek; Alex Myhers, sr., Osseo-Fairchild.
Defense
Linemen: Jered Olson, jr., Eau Claire Regis; Jason Kurth, sr., Neillsville; Tyson Klement, jr., Colby; Ryan Schauer, sr., Spencer/Columbus.
Linebackers: Austin Goettl, sr., Cadott; Dakota Hickok, sr., Altoona; Jake Walker, jr., Osseo-Fairchild; Sean Parker, sr., Colby.
Backs: Cody Osborn, jr., Eau Claire Regis; Cody Roman, jr., Neillsville; Mathew Karl, jr., Colby.
Specialists: Isaac Koehler, jr., Altoona; Brandon Herrick, so., Stanley-Boyd.
Honorable Mention
Offense
Quarterback: Paul Petit, jr., Eau Claire Regis.
Running backs: Jake Burns, jr., Eau Claire Regis; Jonny Tomke, sr., Spencer/Columbus; Tyton Raatz, sr., Colby.
Wide receivers: Dominic Bourget, sr., Eau Claire Regis; Ethan Ritger, so., Fall Creek; Christian Lemay, sr., Fall Creek.
Linemen: Jaret Kern, sr., Eau Claire Regis; Cole Struck, jr., Altoona; Michael Orth, sr., Osseo-Fairchild; Aaron Zenner, sr., Spencer/Columbus; Nick Ciszak, sr., Stanley-Boyd; Matthew Schneider, sr., Colby; Tim Krueger, jr., Stanley-Boyd.
Defense
Linemen: Eric Hoffstatter, jr., Stanley-Boyd; Jake Holum, sr., Cadott; Kaden Bowman, so., Osseo-Fairchild; Sam Roeske, so., Altoona; Jacob McInnis, jr., Fall Creek; Tanner Kurth, jr., Fall Creek.
Linebackers: Sam Burzynski, jr., Stanley-Boyd; Kris Hassemer, jr., Stanley-Boyd; Nate Manor, jr., Fall Creek.
Backs: Mitch Adrian, so., Altoona; Brandon Milas, jr., Stanley-Boyd; Matt Drilling, so., Cadott; Tim Bauer, sr., Spencer/Columbus.
Specialist: Kolton Dupey, so., Cadott.
Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Hunter Luepke, so., RB, Spencer/Columbus.
Defensive Player of the Year: Zach Turner, sr., LB, Stanley-Boyd.
Coach of the Year: Jason Gorst, Spencer/Columbus.
Assistant Coach of the Year: Todd Hildebrandt, Spencer/Columbus.